The Mash-Ups Thread!

[Buried Alien]

Started by request. :)

Somewhere out there, there's a great mashup of the Romantics' "Talking In Your Sleep" and Depeche Mode's "Dream On."

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[DonC]

Is this a race? First one to find this wins a new car and a trip to Fiji?

[Aubergine~!]

Can anyone recommend good mashups? Getting Revolved and Cracked Pepper as we speak.

[BizarroBeachHead]

Night Ripper by Girl Talk is probably my favorite mash up album.

It's very much a club/dance mash up and I don't always care for the raps he uses, but the range of music is pretty good.

In one song he samples the Boredoms. The freakin BOREDOMS!

You can find a quick example at YouTube (http://youtube.com/watch?v=rBwYqtTkflw), though I would add it's not one of his better songs.

If you're keen to YouSendit, Smash Your Head (http://download.yousendit.com/4D0CA8E551478C99) is my favorite of his songs, but that's probably because he samples one of my favorite Nirvana song(Scentless Apprentice) AND a chipmunked Elton John's Tiny Dancer.

[Sanagi]

I've been meaning to check out more mashups. Listening to them is weirdly like being adrift in pop culture.

I enjoyed American Edit, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Edit) and it forced me to admit that Green Day is a decent enough band.

[Brad Barton]

Okay, I can't be the only one looking at this thread with a big "?" over my head, so someone's going to have to come with a definition of what a "Mash-up" is...

Is it taking two songs and....mashing them together?

[howyadoin]

Okay, I can't be the only one looking at this thread with a big "?" over my head, so someone's going to have to come with a definition of what a "Mash-up" is...

Is it taking two songs and....mashing them together?Pretty much. Apparently, jamming a wussy plastic pop tune together with something more rock 'n' roll equals some sort of "punk rock" statement for people who can only like music in ironic ways.

[BizarroBeachHead]

Pretty much. Apparently, jamming a wussy plastic pop tune together with something more rock 'n' roll equals some sort of "punk rock" statement for people who can only like music in ironic ways.

Yeah, but those are the boring mash ups. I have no interest in listening to some diva singing over the Smell Like Teen Spirit riff.

Fun mash ups are like Sanagi said, a sea of pop culture. Or at the very least they should attempt to present an entirely new song from existing sources.

With Girl Talk, it can be fun just trying to identify all the different songs being used.

[Sanagi]

I'm listening to Cracked Pepper now and enjoying it. Does anyone know what songs were used? I mean, some are obvious but I don't recognize them all.

[Spike-X]

Can anyone recommend good mashups? Getting Revolved and Cracked Pepper as we speak.
Where might one be able to find these?

[Karl H]

Listen to any 2 many DJ's album. They're about the only guys who can do it properly. Most other stuff just sounds rubbish.

[Sanagi]

Where might one be able to find these?
I got Cracked Pepper here. (http://memethief.com/2007/07/26/mashup-cracked-pepper/) The official site for it was causing me trouble in itunes because it was formatted as a podcast and itunes doesn't see why you should be able to have podcasts in your music library(stupid itunes - and it used to be so good). I haven't found a working link for Revolved yet.

[Spike-X]

Ooh, all tracks and artwork in a convenient tarball! thanks!

[The Mirrorball Man]

Here's an excellent Jay-Z vs Bon Jovi mashup (http://youtube.com/watch?v=AqbMnbWFVeI).

[SlightlyMad]

There is a comprehensive article on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashup_%28music%29) concerning mash-ups which gives details on various mash-ups out there (hopefully The Beachles: Sgt. Petsound's Lonely Hearts Club Band should have finished downloading before I get home tonight!).

There was also an official album called Mashed (http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/3299918/Mashed/Product.html) released here in the UK last year. It has a couple of good tracks (Passenger Fever = Peggy Lee's Fever mixed with Iggy Pop's Passenger & Rapture Riders = Blondie's Rapture + The Doors' Rider On The Storm) but overall, it was fairly average.

[Aubergine~!]

I got Cracked Pepper here. (http://memethief.com/2007/07/26/mashup-cracked-pepper/) The official site for it was causing me trouble in itunes because it was formatted as a podcast and itunes doesn't see why you should be able to have podcasts in your music library(stupid itunes - and it used to be so good). I haven't found a working link for Revolved yet.

That's where I got mine. And I got Revolved off Soulseek.

[Aubergine~!]

Oh, and sorry for the double post, but I found this good Beatles mashup, the description says it's over 40+ songs compressed into 5 minutes of goodness.

http://www.randomthink.net/music/singles/Beatles%20Mash-up%20Medley%20-%20Hank%20Handy.mp3

[jessecuster3]

I love Partyben. You can find his indivdual songs here (http://partyben.com/downloads/), his longer mixes here (http://www.partyben.com/downloads/mixes.html) and the old SixxMixx he used to do for a San Francisco radio station here (http://www.dreroc.com/RAM/beats.html). he was also the DJ behind American Edit(the Green Day mash up album) and is probably most famous for his mix of Oasis' Wonderwall, Green Day's Boulevard of Broken Dreams, and Travis' Writing To Reach You, among others.

[BizarroBeachHead]

I'm listening to Cracked Pepper now and enjoying it. Does anyone know what songs were used? I mean, some are obvious but I don't recognize them all.

01) Cracked Pepper
The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
David Bowie - Sound & Vision
Paul McCartney & Wings - Live & Let Die
The Stone Roses - I Am The Ressurrection
The Rolling Stones - We Love You
The Beatles - It's Only Love
The Beatles - I've Got A Feeling
The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
The Beatles - Rain

02) With A Little Glam
The Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends
Gary Glitter - Rock'n'Roll Parts 1 & 2
KLF / Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis
Paul McCartney - Smile Away
John Lennon - I'm Stepping Out
Wings - Hi Hi Hi
The Beatles - She Loves You (Royal Variety Performance)

03) Lucy At The River
The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Groove Armada - At The River
The Beatles - I Want To Tell You
The Beatles - Because
The Beatles - Golden Slumbers
The Beatles - Wait
The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down
The Beatles - Cry For A Shadow
The Beatles - For No One
The Beatles - Christmas Time Is Here Again

04) The Word Is Good
The Beatles - Getting Better
The Clash - London Calling
The Beatles - The Word
The Beatles - Revolution
The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
Queen - You're My Best Friend
Queen - Killer Queen

05) Kelly Watch The Hole
The Beatles - Fixing A Hole
Air - Kelly Watch The Stars
The Beatles - And I Love Her
The Beatles - Ask Me Why
The Beatles - I Call Your Name
The Beatles - Dear Prudence
The Beatles - This Boy
The Beatles - 12 Bar Original

06) She's Slipping
The Beatles - She's Leaving Home
Kinobe - Slip Into Something
George Harrison - Microbes

07) Love Kite
The Beatles - Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite
The Beatles - It's Only Love

08) It's Far Too Late
The Beatles - Within You Without You
The Doors - I Looked at You
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Fire

09) Hawaii 64
The Beatles - When I'm 64
Brian Wilson - Blue Hawaii
The Beach Boys - Cool, Cool Water

10) Struttin' Rita
The Beatles - Lovely Rita
Primal Scream - Struttin'
The Beatles - Octopus' Garden

11) Good Pressure
The Beatles - Good Morning Good Morning
The Selecter - Too Much Pressure
The Specials - Nite Club
The Beatles - I'm Down
The Beatles - Rock & Roll Music
The Beatles - Bungalow Bill
The Skatalites - Independent Anniversary Ska
The Skatalites - Guns of Navarone

12 Cracked Pepper (Reprise)
The Beatles - Sgt Pepper (Reprise)
George Martin - March of The Blue Meanies
The Beatles - Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me & My Monkey
The Beatles - Lady Madonna
Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her
Stevie Wonder - We Can Work It Out
The Beatles - Savoy Truffle
The Beatles - Only A Northern Song
The Beatles - Long, Long, Long
The Beatles - Kansas City / Hey Hey Hey Hey

13) A Sky Blue Rhapsody
The Beatles - A Day In The Life
George Gershwin - Rhapsody In Blue
ELO - Mr Blue Sky

[SlightlyMad]

I just copied down A Night At The Hip-Hopera (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_night_at_the_hip_hopera) - Queen mashed with various. Interesting.

[cosmoboy]

storm large's 'Abba Gadda da Vida' is pretty cool and should be looked up.

[Pepsigirl]

Night Ripper by Girl Talk is probably my favorite mash up album.

It's very much a club/dance mash up and I don't always care for the raps he uses, but the range of music is pretty good.

Yeah, Girl Talk is a lot of fun. I've seen him live 3 times now, and each show has been amazing. It's been a bit of a trip watching him go from nobody, to Pitchfork darling, to playing to Paris Hilton at Coachella.

I'm not too big on most mash-ups though, a lot of them are pretty awful. The only mash-ups I've really enjoyed this year are A-Trak's, on his Dirty South Dance mixtape. Other than that, Party Ben's are always classic, and I second the 2ManyDJs recommendation.