Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III: 2008 Mashed Up

For the third year in a row, we've turned to master bootlegger team9 to take some of our favorite songs of the year and mash them together. On Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III you'll hear familiar blog hits from artists like Lykke Li, of Montreal, the Breeders, Bloc Party, Crystal Castles, and Beck remixed with beats and vocals borrowed from some of the year's most inescapable pop hits. (There are some oldies thrown in, too.)

As always with our original compilations, you may download all the tracks for free, as individual MP3s, ZIP or torrent. There is no better way to celebrate 2008 for no money.

One hitch: we need an album cover! You're creative, will you make one for us?

All covers must be sized 500x500 pixels and display this title:

Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III

Post a .jpg link in the comments or e-mail it to tips@stereogum.com. You have until this Thursday 12/18 at 6 PM EST. We'll post the best one Friday and the reader who created it will get a $50 Amazon.com gift card, redeemable for millions of items. (So use your real e-mail address if you submit via comment.)

UPDATE: And here's the winning cover, courtesy of Stereogum reader Mark E. Thanks Mark E.

Stream the comp here, download links below the player.

Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III
01 "Britney Gets Bloc-ed" (Britney Spears "Womanizer" vs Bloc Party "Mercury") (MP3)
02 "B.F. Meets T.I." (Ben Folds Feat. Regina Spektor "You Don't Know Me" vs T.I. "U Don't Know Me") (MP3)
03 "Good After Time" (Lykke Li "I'm Good I'm Gone" vs Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time") (MP3)
04 "Albert And Katy Sitting In A Tree" (Albert Hammond Jr. "GFC" vs Katy Perry "I Kissed A Girl") (MP3)
05 "Debbie Does Montreal" (Blondie "Call me" vs of Montreal "Id Engager") (MP3)
06 "Bang On A Milli" (Lil Wayne "A Milli" vs The Breeders "Bang On") (MP3)
07 "Lockdown Shelter" (Kanye West "Love Lockdown" Vs. The Rolling Stones "Gimme Shelter") (MP3)
08 "Disturbed Youth" (Rihanna "Disturbia" vs Beck "Youthless") (MP3)
09 "Killer Mirror" (The Killers "Human" vs Arcade Fire "Black Mirror") (MP3)
10 "Crystal Holiday" (Crystal Castles "Magic Spells" vs Naughty By Nature "Holiday") (MP3)
11 "The Sound Of Roses" (Human Highway "The Sound" vs Guns N' Roses "Paradise City" vs Stone Roses "Waterfall" vs Extreme "More than Words") (MP3)

ZIP FILE

If you liked those, we recommend team9's brand new original album We Don't Disco. It's a little bit ambient, a little bit pop, a little bit electro, and available as a free download via Creative Commons license. Download at team9.net along with remix packs so you can put your own spin on it.

MySplice.06 and MySplice 2.0 are still available, too.

Enjoy, and happy holidays squid brains.

Posted at 5:12 PM by Scott in Contest, MP3, MySplice
Tags: Albert Hammond Jr. | Arcade Fire | Beck | Ben Folds | Bloc Party | Blondie | Britney Spears | Crystal Castles | Cyndi Lauper | Extreme | Guns N' Roses | Kanye West | Katy Perry | Lil Wayne | Lykke Li | Naughty By Nature | of Montreal | Regina Spektor | Rihanna | Rolling Stones | Stone Roses | T.I. | team9 | The Breeders | The Killers | The Sound

56 Comments

the picture is weird
it represents the living legend heath ledger

Posted by: Pat at 12/16/08 6:38 PM  | Reply
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um, living legend = someone who is ALIVE and legendary....

Posted by: boomchaka at 12/16/08 9:10 PM  | Reply
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LOLz

Posted by: Woods  in reply to boomchaka's comment at 12/19/08 11:06 AM  | Reply
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The untimely death of Heath Ledger aside, Team9 kills it once again..
However, im undecided as to which "lockdown' remix is better, this or Dj Earworms reckoner mix

Posted by: Ofthestreets at 12/16/08 9:21 PM  | Reply
Score = 5

WHOA to the killers/arcade fire. ridiculously good.

Posted by: tommy at 12/16/08 9:29 PM  | Reply
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Yes! Merry Christmas to me! I always get excited for Mysplice! Killed it like ALWAYS!

Posted by: Erika at 12/16/08 9:42 PM  | Reply
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Good After Time is the best of all the songs.

Great stuff here.

Posted by: Gary Oak at 12/16/08 10:48 PM  | Reply
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i'm in for the photoshop contest.

Posted by: Charles at 12/16/08 10:49 PM  | Reply
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Here's my entry:
Without Text: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/3114370619_1d3f0520ec_o.jpg
With Text: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3157/3115200838_2b247c903f_o.jpg

Posted by: I PEE GOLD at 12/16/08 11:20 PM  | Reply
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this fucking sucks.

Posted by: jimbo  in reply to I PEE GOLD's comment at 12/18/08 6:38 PM  | Reply
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these are all pretty decent but feels a little a little less inspired than last years mash up... or at least none of the tracks blew me away like rocKnife did.

Posted by: machu at 12/16/08 11:40 PM  | Reply
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I'm in total agreement with you there. Roc Knife was my favourite track off of last year's Mysplice. I was a little bit disappointed. I think my favourite off this year's is Good After Time.

Posted by: Jos  in reply to machu's comment at 12/23/08 11:32 PM  | Reply
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As expected, great stuff from Team9, but I don't hear an insta-classic like 2006's "Cold War Fiasco" in there.

Posted by: Bender Bending Rodriguez at 12/16/08 11:46 PM  | Reply
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But hey, I'm not complaining! I'm just reminding myself how nukular Cold War Fiasco was! A few of these mashes will no doubt be in my constant rotation. Cheers, T9!

Posted by: Bender Bending Rodriguez  in reply to Bender Bending Rodriguez's comment at 12/17/08 12:09 AM  | Reply
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Yeah I like his old stuff better than his new stuff.

Posted by: DJ "Regurgitator" KL at 12/17/08 12:02 AM  | Reply
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My Entry, Thankyou, Enjoy:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/3115308968_eccb8f2eda_o.jpg

Posted by: Charles at 12/17/08 12:19 AM  | Reply
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That cover is sick.

Posted by: monster  in reply to Charles's comment at 12/17/08 8:43 AM  | Reply
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The Katy Perry one actually gives her some artistic merit. Wow.

I've always wondered how these guys get the isolated instrument/vocal tracks though, otherwise I'd have a go myself.

Posted by: Richaod at 12/17/08 1:28 AM  | Reply
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Upon reflection, I do like his new stuff too.

Hey, I PEE GOLD: Best. Album. Cover. EVER.

Posted by: KL at 12/17/08 1:29 AM  | Reply
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Cover art submission

Front
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l199/richg8/mysplice3-front.jpg

Back
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l199/richg8/mysplice3back.jpg

u mash the music, i mash the art

Posted by: Richlost at 12/17/08 1:56 AM  | Reply
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Sounds awesome! The Mysplice 06 is down - any chance of that link being fixed?

Posted by: Alex Hudson at 12/17/08 3:54 AM  | Reply
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Yeah could somebody somewhere put up MySplice 06? I'd like to hear that stuff.

Posted by: Miles  in reply to Alex Hudson's comment at 12/17/08 6:18 AM  | Reply
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Its available at the team9 site under the mysplice images :)

Posted by: Sunil  in reply to Miles's comment at 12/17/08 6:58 AM  | Reply
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Been looking forward to this and its not let me down!! Thanks to you guys and Team 9!!

Posted by: Sunil at 12/17/08 3:55 AM  | Reply
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The first Mysplice from 2006 is down...:(

Posted by: cheezemack at 12/17/08 6:08 AM  | Reply
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Wow, that You/U Don't Know Me seemed to have written itself.

Posted by: barry at 12/17/08 8:01 AM  | Reply
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Love the Bloc Party/Britney Spears cut.

Submission: http://i39.tinypic.com/2ce6gjo.jpg.

Thank you.

Posted by: Mikey Mars at 12/17/08 9:21 AM  | Reply
Score = -4

That looks awesome, but it's "MySplice" and not "MySpace" :)

Posted by: Filipe Tavares  in reply to Mikey Mars's comment at 12/17/08 10:53 AM  | Reply
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Thanks a lot for spotting that Filipe. I completely missed it.

Here's the corrected submission: http://i44.tinypic.com/2vxlnwj.jpg

Posted by: Mikey Mars  in reply to Filipe Tavares's comment at 12/17/08 5:08 PM  | Reply
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lykke + cyndi makes my morning wake-up not so bad. thank you :)

Posted by: jodifer at 12/17/08 10:02 AM  | Reply
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I re-upped the first MySplice zip. Enjoy:

http://cdn.stereogum.com/mp3/mysplice/Stereogum_team9_MySplice1.zip

Posted by: Scott at 12/17/08 11:57 AM  | Reply
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here's my submission: http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/manbartlett/album_cover_v2_500px.jpg

cheers

Posted by: Man Bartlett at 12/17/08 12:57 PM  | Reply
Score = 7

my submission: http://i42.tinypic.com/21jvio6.jpg

Posted by: billy at 12/17/08 1:00 PM  | Reply
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Can I submit two entries?

1 - http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3133/3115833265_4ed655f64d_o.jpg

2 - http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3076/3116660478_5516b50f39_o.jpg

Posted by: dextrose at 12/17/08 2:55 PM  | Reply
Score = -5

my submission:
http://i43.tinypic.com/2zi6713.jpg

Posted by: HypeSociety at 12/17/08 3:07 PM  | Reply
Score = -3

mine: http://i43.tinypic.com/jaw1w9.jpg

Posted by: James at 12/17/08 4:17 PM  | Reply
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Here's my submission!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3240/3116014923_373eb4d513.jpg?v=0

Posted by: Steven at 12/17/08 4:26 PM  | Reply
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and another:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3226/3116102933_d53084a3a1.jpg?v=0

;)

Posted by: Steven at 12/17/08 5:09 PM  | Reply
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Thanks for spotting that Fillipe.

Here's my corrected submission: http://i44.tinypic.com/2vxlnwj.jpg.

Posted by: Mikey Mars at 12/17/08 5:10 PM  | Reply
Score = -2

My collage, using most of the Gummy album winners covers:
http://balooisabear.com/content/zipp_mysplice3.jpg

Posted by: drewzipp at 12/17/08 5:15 PM  | Reply
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right on, brother.

Posted by: rupe at 12/17/08 5:15 PM  | Reply
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yea, good shit.

Posted by: Ofthestreets at 12/17/08 6:42 PM  | Reply
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I've just emptied Team9s site onto my iPod. Genius. Thanks everyone!!

Posted by: Nu Fan at 12/17/08 6:50 PM  | Reply
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That's a Heath LEdger picture "mashed" up with an Obama poster

Posted by: Diego21 at 12/17/08 11:03 PM  | Reply
Score = 1

entry
http://i42.tinypic.com/16k0ro1.jpg

Posted by: sldirzezgials at 12/18/08 3:44 AM  | Reply
Score = -6

My submission: http://boxstr.com/files/4392063_ci7es/MySpliceIII.JPG

Posted by: Dan't at 12/18/08 11:24 AM  | Reply
Score = -4

Here is my submission:
http://hireanna.com/experiments/MYSPLICEIII_AnnaLowe.jpg

Posted by: Anna at 12/18/08 1:07 PM  | Reply
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Here is my second submission

Front
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l199/richg8/mysplice3-front2.jpg

back
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l199/richg8/mysplice3back2.jpg

Posted by: richlost at 12/18/08 1:34 PM  | Reply
Score = -1

I LOVE MISPLICES <3 i have both old ones

Posted by: gaby at 12/19/08 1:52 AM  | Reply
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Hey Monster, I love you, I wanna have your babies!

Posted by: Steven at 12/19/08 4:21 AM  | Reply
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This is my first year really diggin into all this music, and these are SICKEST mashups I've heard.
They are subtle, not tryin to hard, and they work.. Kanye V. Rolling Stones & of Montreal V. Blondie are my favs!

Posted by: dLos at 12/19/08 1:46 PM  | Reply
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The Ben Folds/T.I. track should be a silly gimmick, but it works so well! Well done.

Posted by: Paul at 12/20/08 1:02 PM  | Reply
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Crystal Holiday and Good After Time moving onto my iPod now!

Posted by: Selena at 01/14/09 6:57 PM  | Reply
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quite nice mix, indeed. i'm digging Ben Folds/T.I. :]

Posted by: liolia at 04/29/09 4:44 PM  | Reply
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touch me!

Posted by: Richard Head at 05/07/09 4:21 PM  | Reply
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The Sound of Roses cannot be downloaded. The link is broken.

Posted by: Kitty at 08/13/09 10:24 AM  | Reply
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