Mashuptown
Contributions made to the mashup/bootleg/bastard pop music blog Mashuptown.
- Culture Bully Review of the RHCP/Mashuptown Challenge ()
The Red Hot Chili Peppers Challenge proved a solid pool of entries from bootleggers ranging from fresh faces to Mashuptown regulars. The better mashes created a rich palette for which the tracks involved were heard on an entirely new level. While a number of tracks attempted to utilize “Dani California” it was some of the tracks that […]
- A Plus D Interview ()
When did you start making mashups? A Plus D: We made our first mashup back in 2004, when we mashed up Missy Elliott with The Cure, and produced “I’m Really Hot Hot Hot!!!” Back in those early days of bootlegging, someone once said that your first mashup should always be made with either Missy Elliott […]
- DJ Schmolli Interview ()
When did you start making mashups? DJ Schmolli: I did my first mashup in summer 2000 (Creed vs. Destiny’s Child); after doing a couple more I decided to go for other musical projects as I am a live musician too. I rediscovered the bootleg scene in autumn 2005, going strong since then. Was there any […]
- team9 Interview ()
When did you start making mashups? team9: In their current form I started probably about 2002. I think the first one I did was Shola Ama vs. the Pet Shop Boys, I’ve got no idea where that is now–long deleted. I used to mess around with mixing tapes into records though back in the ’80s. […]
- Copycat Interview ()
When did you start making mashups? Copycat: Depends on what you categorize as a mashup. I’ve been laying tracks on top of each other since the ’80s. But as regards the modern equivalent, doing it on a computer, using parts of different tracks to create entirely new ones, I’d say around 2002/2003. But I didn’t […]
- Illuminoids Interview ()
When did you start making mashups? Jells Mayhem: Back in 2006, after listening to some CDs that where floating around, and we would always listen to DJ Paul V.’s Mashup of the Day that used to air on Indie 103.1. And we became so fascinated with the whole concept. And then seeing that there was […]
- dj BC Interview ()
When did you start making mashups? dj BC: In about 2004, after hearing some made by other folks. But before that I was making them for a few years outside the ‘computer realm’ and was thinking of them more as hip-hop remixes. But Sony Acid opened up a whole new world for me. Was there […]
- Dj Doc Rok Interview ()
When did you start making mashups? Dj Doc Rok: I first started doing remixes of songs in late 2006, the first one was Mims “This Is Why I’m Hot.” It was a vehicle to promote my production skills, I didn’t mix it with another famous song I just put my own beat underneath it instead. […]
- dj Erb Interview ()
When did you start making mashups? dj erb: In keeping with what I’ve actually heard from quite a few DJs and producers, it probably all started with a dual tape deck. I always loved Pantera and metal music where there’d be just a groove to it and there would usually be a breakdown part in […]
- G3RSt Interview ()
When did you start making mashups? G3RSt: When I was younger, I used to make a lot of tunes and remixes using tracker software on the PC (ScreamTracker, ImpulseTracker, that kind of stuff). Most of it was very experimental and not very good. Ha! After a few years, my interest in that waned, so I […]
- Divide & Kreate Interview ()
When did you start making mashups? Divide & Kreate: December 2004 Was there any other mashup producer, or producers, that inspired you to get started? Divide & Kreate: I think it was that Soulwax As Hear On… that got me started. Have you had any legal threats or issues arise surrounding any of your bootlegs? […]
- Matt & Kim vs. Beastie Boys mashed by DJ STV SLV ()
If there’s one thing that can still be said of the Beastie Boys that is as true now as it was when they were at their commercial peak, it’s that they are as much fun to watch as they are to listen to. I had the privilege of seeing Matt and Kim this past December and the […]
- ToToM releases new album: “Dylan Mashed” ()
I don’t know what’s more impressive: a Bob Dylan-themed mashup album, or the fact that such a collection has been created by the traditionally gritty-sample leaning ToToM. After dropping his excellent trio of NineInchNails releases last year, by the name of Bootleg is Resistance, the French producer solidified himself (in my mind, at least) as one of the […]
- Rage Against the Machine vs. Beck mashed by Overdub ()
A few years back when the Beastie Boys released a number of acapella versions of their songs for free via the group’s website, Beastie-mashes were immediately everywhere. One that really got me going at the time was DJ Payroll’s mash of “Intergalactic” and Rage Against the Machine’s “Know Your Enemy.” It was fairly rudimentary, but […]
- House of Pain vs Amsterdam Klezmer Band mashed by Faroff ()
File under: I can’t believe someone actually thought of doing this Brazil’s DJ Farfoff (who splits his time between Massachusetts and Brasilia) has created a multi-genre trio of tracks released as his East vs. West digital EP. The tracks take an extreme of offering classic songs contrasted with world music: “Lady Madonnavic” for instance mashes the Beatles […]
- Slayer vs. Queen mashed by DJ Schmolli ()
There’s been an ongoing battle in my head between who is the best at using metal or hard rock tracks in their boots. For as much as I’ve heard and enjoyed from Morgoth, Aggro1 or ToToM, a longtime personal favorite of mine has just raised the bar considerably. I’ve never (eeeeever) heard a mashup that […]
- McSleazy Calls It Quits, Creates Ultimate Mash ()
This evening as I was going through some mash links that I hadn’t visited in a while I stumbled onto some huge news from McSleazy, “10 years of messing around with other people’s tunes compressed into 5 one hour mixes for your listening pleasure. Am uploading this now as I’m retiring McSleazy, and moving on to other […]
- The Klaxons vs. the Police mashed by Renton F. ()
Though most every day we’re given a bit of news recalling a story of how the big players of the recording industry have partaken in some sort of shady business practice, it still comes as a bit of a shock when you read about some of the absurd stuff that goes on. One of the […]
- Chris Cornell vs. Jennifer Paige mashed by DJ Schmolli ()
Had you told me in 1998, when Jennifer Page’s “Crush” oozed into the pop music mainstream, that Chris Cornell would take the direction he has with his life, I wouldn’t have believed you. At that point in time Cornell was just out of Soundgarden, and fans were likely still attached to the band’s sound (the […]
- Kelly Clarkson vs. Ozzy vs. Pink mashed by Dan Mei & Marc Johnce ()
It’s been years since Ozzy and the Osbourne family first became entrenched in MTV-culture, so why not toss the Prince of Darkness into the deep end of the pool: mashing the Black Sabbath frontman with Pink and Kelly Clarkson. The resulting mashup is a track primarily focusing on the dueling vocals of Ozzy & Pink […]
- Dan Deacon vs. GS Boyz mashed by ABX ()
Not that the internet has even been known as a beacon of positive reinforcement, but the last Hood Internet track combining Dan Deacon’s “Paddling Ghost” with the GS Boyz’s “Stanky Leg” has received nothing but hate on the duo’s website. In this situation I think that the final product has a lot to do with the […]
- Green Day vs. Jack Johnson (and more) mashed by Norwegian Recycling ()
It’s not entirely unusual to stumble across a mashup that you enjoy, despite it featuring a track which you absolutely despised in its original form. I can think of more than a few… actually, the number of Fergie mashups I have on my hard drive is downright embarrassing. But it’s a little more difficult to […]
- Beastie Boys vs. Metallica vs. the Ting Tings mashed by DJ Schmolli ()
Having already battled in Europe, Germany’s BootOx and Austria’s DJ Schmolli are taking their rivalry overseas where the two will perform at L.A.’s monthly Bootie in April. The stop is the first of four for Schmolli as he makes his way across the US, playing San Francisco, New York and Boston before returning home. If you have […]
- Dead Prez vs. Bloc Party mashed by Yold ()
The intensity of Dead Prez is rarely matched and I’d be out of line if I said that Bloc Party’s “The Prayer” came close to touching the classic beat from “Hip Hop.” I don’t think I’ve heard a bootleg pairing the vocal track from “Hip Hop” with an alternate back track, but considering the opposite […]
- Massive Attack vs. Lily Allen mashed by Mighty Mike ()
There’s nothing particularly brilliant about Mighty Mike‘s “Massive Fear;” the mashup is a simple overlaying of two songs and its title an even simpler connection between the source tracks. But the combination is comfortable, with Massive Attack’s “Exchange” serving as a pillow for the cheeky-innocence of Lily Allen’s “The Fear” to gently land on. Not that […]
- Mashup Industries presents Café del Mash ()
Earlier this week I had been revisiting a number of albums that I hadn’t listened to in years, Radiohead’s The Bends being one that received a few spins. With all of the hyperbole surrounding OK Computer, and the media hoopla that continues to revolve around In Rainbows, these days it’s easy to let the the rest of the band’s […]
- Hey Brit Awards… The Hood Internet Already Did It ()
There’s an episode of South Park where one of the characters’ evil alter-ego (Professor Chaos) attempts to come up with a number of ways to bring, well, chaos to the town. But throughout the brainstorming process, his assistant continues to remind him that his original ideas are unfortunately not all that original. At every stop, Butters, er… […]
- The Ting Tings vs. Franz Ferdinand mashed by DJ Y Alias JY ()
When the Ting Tings released We Started Nothing last year, the album’s second single immediately jumped out as not simply one of the best tracks from the band, but one of the best tracks we’ve already heard from another group. Allow me to explain… While not being explicitly called out in the media for its suspiciously familiar […]
- ELO vs. Run DMC & Aerosmith mashed by Pytski ()
It’s always refreshing to hear a new take on classic track… especially one that has permanently embedded itself in my brain. Though I’m fairly certain that I could live a complete and fulfilling life if I went the rest of my years without hearing “Walk This Way” again, it’s still interesting to hear a new […]
- The Cult vs. Faith No More mashed by G3RSt ()
I’d venture to say that the Cult are one of my favorite bands from the ’80s. You can always tell how much you liked an old group by your response to its output in the twilight of its career. And as I enjoyed the band’s 2001 “comeback” album, Beyond Good and Evil, I think it’s fair […]