When is a Genre not a Genre? When its a MashUp!
April 12th, 2006
Okay, so to state the bleeding obvious, MashUp’s are already a super-popular form of (re)creating and listening to music. If you don’t know what I’m on about, see this Wikipedia entry on Bastard Pop (aka Musical MashUps).
I’ve gotten some laughs out of Beatallica, a mashup of sorts that combines the Beatles and Metallica. I really dug DJ BC’s effort The Beastles, a more typical form of MashUp which forged the Beatles with the Beastie Boys. Some of the Beastles tracks have been on high rotation in my iTunes playlist over the last 9 months or so.
However, I’ve been super impressed with an outfit from the UK called The Kleptones who seem to be pretty diverse with their sources of music. I’ve just downloaded, and am listening to ‘A Night At The Hip Hopera’, which you can download for free here. You can also download their other work, of which ‘From Detroit To J.A.’ has been a stayer on my player. (Yes, I am the Scarlet Pimpernel)
Anyway, if you’re keen to listen to some new music that is very cool and definitely danceable, check out the Kleptones. Now!