Much to my surprise, I recently found out that one of my mashups is featured on a bootleg compilation CD that is available through retail distribution channels. I’ve even managed to get my hands on the press release which I have excerpted below.
Following in the footsteps of 2002’s underground CD sensation, The Best Bootlegs In The World Ever, this next installment in the series shifts its focus away from the U.K., and instead showcases the immense mashup talent currently coming out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Featuring a dozen of the Bay Area’s best DJs and mashup artists, The Best Mashups In The World Ever Are From San Francisco clearly shows why the City by the Bay has been dubbed the “epicenter of the American mashup scene.”
Proving that mashups are so much more than just another round of “rap rock,” these ingenious “bastard pop” creations delight in juxtaposing together different musical genres, forcing disparate artists into duets, and bringing new meaning and subtext into the songs. Whether it’s a hands-in-the-air dancefloor stomper, or a clever hybrid of two artists from different eras who wouldn’t even be in the same room together, there’s something here for everyone. More than just a novelty, these seventeen tracks show off the diversity and range of the bastard pop genre, and in the process, create something even greater than the sum of its parts.
The “second wave of mashups” has officially begun – and it starts with The Best Mashups In The World Ever Are From San Francisco. It’s available now at a music retailer near you or online at Juno. I’m still trying to hunt down an online retailer selling it in the US.
TRACK LISTING:
1. a plus d - decepta-freak-on
2. party ben - bizarre light triangle
3. tripp - maniacs emerge
4. jay-r - milkshake it up
5. dj john - it takes two to kiss
6. mei-lwun - sweet home country grammar
7. axel - lil’ brick house
8. earworm - no one takes your freedom
9. tripp - benny got back
10. party ben - another one bites da funk
11. tristan shout - das supermodell
12. earworm - the night of kittin’s messy dream
13. nemozob - the immigrant check
14. stink - radio clash-up
15. tristan shout - we are all made of dead stars
16. matt hite - fuck my bitch up
17. party ben - boulevard of broken songs
BTW, I’ve heard the whole thing and it’s flawless. It’s a great representation of the San Francisco mashup scene, and I’m really proud to be part of this anonymous compilation. For more information on this compilation, email tbmitweafsf@mutemail.com.
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good for you!
I want! I want! I want! This is so cool! And congratulations!
BTW, it’s also available at 720 Records:
http://www.720records.com/dispatchSite.cfm?section=shop&page=detail&category=&SKU=15755
Seems to be sold out at the moment, though.
you can also get it here (U.S.):
http://sandbox.pair.com/
I just picked it up at Amoeba in Hollywood. Great compilation!
excellent!
Hey Matt!! I just discovered this on your site. I’m on there too!! How freakin cool. I wonder if copies are still being sold?
John
I just placed an order from the the 720records link provided by Bob, thank you very much, but i didn’t scroll down far enough to see you can get it at Amoeba too! how are the links to the right on this page? which are the more recommeded ones?
Hey Matt! I’m sure you’ve heard by now from GYBO, but if not, the current July 2005 edition of Remix magazine did a small write up on the Mash-Up CD. Very cool!!! I went to Barnes & Noble today, but they still have the June edition on the racks.
I saw that! I subscribe so it should hopefully arrive in the postbox soon! I agree, very cool..
Well done Matt, I remember the feeling I had when I found out I was on The Best Bootlegs in the World Ever and with it bein the first track on the cd.
It was a big range of wtf! to just simply laughing my face off at the whole irony of the thing.
processor tournesol is a french bastard pop crew
listen to our bootlegs and compilations with some guests as dj zebra, loo and placido….
http://processortournesol.free.fr
were can i download the mash up of (50 cent vs the ramones) sedateddisco please let me know thanks
Hell yes!
The title of this record is proof that San Francisco, and and it’s residents should be eliminated through slow biological torture.
Have a nice day.
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