Matt beat me to it. Mash Ups are almost always worse than the sum of their parts. To me they're nothing more than faddish curiosities that grow boring quickly.

Posted by: Reggie at 05/10/05 2:16 PM | Reply
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Reggie - "faddish curiosities that grow stupid" are you serious? Its just fun man- relax - analyzing this isnt necessary - its music - have fun!

Posted by: nikki d at 05/10/05 2:25 PM | Reply
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Probably the only mash-up i truly love: flaming lips' 'yashimi' vs. snoop's 'drop it like its hot.' better than both originals:

http://halley.lunarpages.com/~djbc002/djbc-yoshimibattlessnoopdogg.mp3

Posted by: michael at 05/10/05 2:54 PM | Reply
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I second that 50 cent/Jungle Book mash. Classic, seriously.

You can get it over at moebius rex's.

moebius_rex.livejournal.com

Posted by: robothead at 05/10/05 3:23 PM | Reply
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Some band/recording artist should have the bright idea of putting out a CD or mp3s of mashed up tracks from their own previously recorded material.

Think it would sell?

Posted by: Blu at 05/10/05 3:25 PM | Reply
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DJ BC - G'd Up Ride (vines vs. snoop vs. norman cook"

http://culturebully.blogspot.com/2005/05/new-mash-ups-for-hipsters-cbc-approved.html

Posted by: CultureBully at 05/10/05 3:57 PM | Reply
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anyone at all have a complete version of that hollertronix one? still tippin/toxic?

Posted by: sum33th at 05/10/05 3:57 PM | Reply
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Missy Eliott vs Le Tigre, Deceptafreakon, is pretty cool.
http://www.rebeldjs.com/A+D_Decepta-Freak-On.mp3

Posted by: stephanie at 05/10/05 4:21 PM | Reply
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Im about to post an MIA vs. The Killers! Check soon. Its pretty good.

Posted by: fd5000 at 05/10/05 5:50 PM | Reply
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^ you mean MIA vs. bravery? "it was an honest Mia"

Posted by: marsh at 05/10/05 6:20 PM | Reply
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Hello, Party Ben here, some bald guy showed me this site, thanks for the big ups, those who are bigging up. Those who are anti: A lot of bootlegs and "unofficial mixes" are crap, for sure, including some of mine, but at their best (Strokes vs. Xtina Aguilera for one) they not only expose overlooked aspects of the originals but also become great songs in their own right. Saying "I hate mashups" is like saying "I hate music." It's just silly.

Posted by: Party Ben at 05/10/05 8:13 PM | Reply
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PS Team9 is totally my current fave - the QOTSA/Beatles, and the Cure/Beatles, and his QOTSA Little Sister remix, are all spectacular.

Posted by: Party Ben at 05/10/05 8:14 PM | Reply
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PPS - It's Mylo vs. Tegan & Sara, "Walking with a Ghost in Paris," but no biggie.

Posted by: Party Ben at 05/10/05 8:15 PM | Reply
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Party Ben has got it right. A lot of mashups are crap, like a lot of bands (looking in your direction , bravery) but then there is that 10 percent or so that are just fucking amazing! I love "Rockitlikeit'slobster" way more than the original songs. Mashups are just at the beginning and I think some amazing hybrid sounds are going to come from this musical direction. I for one think an artist putting out a mashup of their past works on cd could be brilliant, might even rejuvenate a dying career.

Posted by: fred at 05/10/05 10:04 PM | Reply
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If there's one thing I miss about living in SF, it's Party Ben's Sixx Mixxes. Thankfully, I can still download them, but it's just not the same! That Tegan & Mylo one is great, it's been on my Pod since Ben first posted it.

Posted by: deathbysexy at 05/11/05 12:16 AM | Reply
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And that's supposed to say played it, not posted it...

Posted by: deathbysexy at 05/11/05 12:17 AM | Reply
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Am I the only one that finds 99% of all "mash ups" painfully unlistenable?

Posted by: rossi at 05/11/05 12:51 AM | Reply
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I remember this one afternoon waking up from a nap and listening to my first mash-up on this website of paul mccartney vs. the killers or something and mid-way through I lost all reason to live. First and last mash-up for me. Remix's are one thing but they just seem like a novelty. I thought pop music was the most disposable, at least it still gets a few listens out me-mashup seem to be a one listen type deal.

Posted by: Devin at 05/11/05 9:20 PM | Reply
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The problem is that mashups are like any other kind of music. You don't need a license to make them. In fact, they might be even more problematic, granted that you don't even need musical ability to make them. So anybody with any curiosity can make something, and chances are, it's not going to be any good.

Poke through something like Get Your Bootleg On and see for yourself. There are probably 50-100 new mashes every week. If you don't have time to listen to them all, wait until you see the recommendations.

A bad mashup sounds like two songs played simultaneously on broken record players. A good mashup sounds like a song of its own design.

Giving up because one sucked? I assume you stopped going to movies, too?

Posted by: UglyRedHonda at 05/11/05 10:26 PM | Reply
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I found one I liked :

http://musicbuilder.net/music/bands/1934/

Hol

Posted by: Hol at 05/20/05 8:28 PM | Reply
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Have a look at my first attempt into the world of mashing.

The tunes are still being worked on as is the site, but its all gonna come together soon!

Ade

www.mashed4u.com

Posted by: Ade at 08/17/05 4:22 PM | Reply
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As a musician, I am not a mashup fan. I think the music should be left "real" the way the writer or original performer envisioned it.

Mashups are a train-wreck of styles and genre. I, for one, don't want to hear any of my stuff "mashed" into somebody else's stuff.

Even the term "Mashup" has negative connotation.
There you have it: my two-cents worth.

Posted by: Rich at 09/23/05 1:36 PM | Reply
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The best mash up ever is nelly vs. lynard skynard. Country grammar and sweet home alabama. Absolutely amazing

Posted by: Bob at 10/02/06 8:07 PM | Reply
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people who don't like mashups are usually people who prefer to listen to Brittney Spears the way it was originally intended...... IN THE MALL! Get a clue...

You've obviously never heard DJ Earworm's "Stairway To Bootleg Heaven" or "What's My Name?". If you had you'd know that there are some killer mashup DJ's out there...... Sorry, not ALL DJ's are nothing more than a glorified human juke box. go listen to some FM radio or something.

Posted by: Ant at 03/25/07 3:29 PM | Reply
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iv heard a mashup with freaks and out of touch on myspace
www.myspace.com/djdcuk

Posted by: simon at 07/31/07 5:07 PM | Reply
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