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Suddenly Mashups. Everywhere. LXII

March 8, 2013 by mashix

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It’s only been two weeks this time! I’m getting better. Ready for some fricking awesome mashups? Let’s do it.

Gramatik is true to his style even when he’s making mashups. This track is funky as anything, giving “No Diggity” a whole new sound with this funky background. Gramatik matches the beat to the rap and drops the beat to emphasize it further. The end effect is stunning and very cool. Enjoy it folks.

No Diggity 2013 – Extraordinary Magnitude Vs. Blackstreet / Or from SoundCloud

The Hood Internet drop a new track every week or so it seems. It makes it hard to keep up but gives them devoted fans. This track is one of their latest gems. The synths backing TI are deep and stunning. Well worth listening to. Check it out.

Magic Adventure (Future x T.I. x Clicks & Whistles) – The Hood Internet / Or from SoundCloud

Dave Edwards is making mashups. I was surprised. But pleased. This mashup in particular is catchy and well crafted. Rihanna’s powerful vocals soar effortlessly along with the beat that Edwards chose for it. The end effect is as satisfying as it is powerful. And as a bonus it is completely dance-able. Give it a listen!

Where Have You Been Amazing (Dave Edwards Edit) – Rihanna x Joris Voorn & Moby x Maison & Dragen / Or from Facebook

Yoni did it. That means I have to share it. “Harlem Shake” meets Zombie Nation for the hook which I thought was quite clever. And for those dubstep junkies out there, Yoni made sure to include some Skrillex on a Nero track. Enjoy!

Harlem Chant – Yoni / Or from SoundCloud

3lau dropped this gem of a mashup this week. It feels like a while since we last heard a mashup from 3lau, which makes it all the sweeter. Progressive house meets the Chili Peppers and the end result is quite good. Check it out!

Otherside (3LAU Edit) – Nilson vs Third Party feat. Red Hot Chili Peppers / Or from SoundCloud

And of course I have to include at least one song from Mashup-Germany. This was his first mashup of the year and it combines 11 songs into a cohesive whole. It’s more complex and detailed than most mashups and it shows. Give it a listen!

We are the Lucky Ones – Mashup-Germany / Or from Facebook

You probably should have heard this by now, I had it posted on my Facebook twice in eight hours. If that isn’t a meaningful metric for you, you should know that in the last four days (since it was posted) it has garnered over 1.1 million listens. “Call Me Maybe” has that kind of power, and pomDeter channeled it at the suggestion of a Reddit user, combining it with Nine Inch Nails. It works surprisingly well. Enjoy, and have a great weekend!

Call Me A Hole – pomDeter / Or from ZippyShare

BONUS: I can’t wait for Elocnep to release this for download. “Thrift Shop” has never sounded so good. First Elocnep makes it sound incredibly jazzy, then adds more hip-hop and the jazzy beat becomes a jazzy electro beat. Mindblowing.

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Blame It (Emynd NOLA Remix) – Jamie Foxx Ft T-Pain vs Emynd

January 17, 2013 by mashix

Emynd takes Jamie Foxx’s pop club hit “Blame It” in a completely new direction with this remix. He starts out strong, setting the stage with a jazzy piano and bass line that flawlessly fits the vocals without having a hint of the original background. He uses practically a lounge beat. This is fitting considering that the lyrics are so focused on drinking. By changing the background, Emynd moves the setting of the song from the club to the lounge without altering the story or the message. I would say it raises the classiness of the song easily. Take a listen. Enjoy!

Blame It (Emynd NOLA Remix) – Jamie Foxx Ft T-Pain vs Emynd / Or from SoundCloud

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Cold – Raz Simone

January 11, 2013 by mashix

I’ve gotten this track in my email a couple times now, and while that usually doesn’t catch my attention, I still listen to it. This is a great song, totally worthy of being received twice. Raz Simone released “Cold” as a single off of his upcoming album, ‘Solomon Samuel Simone’, almost a week ago. The lyrics alone are stunning, addressing hypocrisy in religion, human relations, and in relationships. The chorus and song title refer to how people see him, as cold, when he points out that he’s just not playing along with the hypocrisy everyone else does, that he won’t lie, not even to his kid about Santa. On top of the brilliant lyrics, this track has a jazzy, entrancing beat, and it even has a sax solo. But what pulls this is entire song together is the quality of voice that Raz Simone utilizes. He is both a catchy rapper and a smooth singer. Together the effect is practically chilling. Enjoy this one.

Cold – Raz Simone

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Colorado Mountain High – Big Gigantic

January 7, 2013 by scaw

To celebrate Colorado’s vote to legalize the recreational use of marijuana last month, Big Gigantic put out a free track entitled Colorado Mountain High. It uses some cool samples from Weezy, and is just generally a really good BG-style dubstep track with some sax thrown in for good measure. Also, it’s four minutes and twenty seconds long. So there’s that.

Colorado Mountain High – Big Gigantic

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Smash the Funk – GRiZ

September 6, 2012 by mashix

GRiZ dropped an amazing album the other day called “Mad Liberation”. The album is filled with funky electro fusion that is unbelievably catchy. Here’s what GRiZ has to say about the album:

Mad Liberation is a collection of songs that I have been working on for the past year that ranged from mostly original compositions to varied sample work (retro vinyl recordings and new all original recordings); digital synthesis that took me weeks to master; to live instrumentation tediously and soulfully recorded by myself and some of my very good friends.

“Smash the Funk” was one of the singles put out a week or so before the album dropped and it remains one of my favorite tracks on the album. The song moves seamlessly in and out of saxophone, sampling, and electronic synthesizing. Altogether, the effect is one of awesome electronic soul. You can stream the entire album on SoundCloud before you decide if you want to download it here. Enjoy!

Smash the Funk – GRiZ / Or from GRiZ’s Website

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