Thursday, July 17, 2003
Crazy Mash-ups Linked at Bastard Pop!
Physical State: creaky
Mental State: leaden
Music: Stereo Total - s/t
Fashion sense: white shirt, blue shorts
I know I know, talk about Johnny-come-latelies. Bastard Pop (aka mash-ups). You hear the dentist, the hot dog vendor and even your favourite radio dj all talking about them. They are the creations of innovative computer hobbyists and disgruntled djs who mix unlikely songs together in bizarre and sometimes hilarious ways. Judas Priest, Pat Boone and SPK (I would love to hear that one if it existed). Nothing is sacred. I think its called "being so wrong" or also culture jamming. However for entertainment value they are unrivaled. The premium site of all things mash-up has to be Bastard Pop. I have linked to their great links page of these various unknown geniuses of audio delight (some of them even have their own mixes of their own music). I think that the group Electric Six's "Gay Bar" will burn out very quickly when people get tired of hearing it over and over again as it's used in a lot of mash-ups. But for the time being you can both delight and cringe at the ingenious massacring of The Stranglers' "No More Heroes" by Bitter Sound Foundation, or the unlikely pairing of Devo vs. 50 Cent or The Shamen vs. Static X both by Dinbot. Check out Cartel Communique (also linked at Bastard Pop) for some crazy video mashups too. Enjoy.
