Comments on: Raiding the 20th Century, 2005

Raiding the 20th Century, 2005

mathowie — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 09:43:33 -0800

If you liked the Kleptones and other posts about mashups, you might have caught "raiding the 20th century" in early 2004. Well, DJ Food has completely updated it for 2005 and now clocks in at a full 59 minutes of monster mashup mix madness. Download the mp3 here and enjoy the eclectic sonic landscape.

By: PantsOfSCIENCE

PantsOfSCIENCE — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:05:35 -0800

I downloaded this about two weeks ago and burned it for a few friends. Since then it's been spreading like gospel by word of mouth in my local circles. It almost never fails to get a few WTF?! moment from new listeners.

By: The Card Cheat

The Card Cheat — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:20:22 -0800

These things always make me feel like I've come down with ADD. Clever? Yep. Interesting? Sure. Fun to listen to? Definitely. Of lasting musical value? I'm not so sure. / old crank That said, novelty records have been a part of rock music from the start, and this one's better than most.

By: numlok

numlok — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 10:22:55 -0800

Anybody have a working link to the torrent? Thanks!

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:38:55 -0800

I don't think the point is about lasting musical value. It's a commentary on the evolution of digital music and fair use.

By: keswick

keswick — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:47:34 -0800

Mashups? Is that stuff still goin' on? "Hay guyz, i mixed Jay-Z and Liberace. I call it "The Gay Album!!!1!1!1eleven"

By: livii

livii — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:13:08 -0800

Nice; interesting listening - not just a straight music mashup.

By: anthill

anthill — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:21:43 -0800

I like the part which samples the question: "If you thought that Frank Sinatra and Led Zeppelin would go together...." to which the answer, a few seconds of trainwreck later, is "No.". A mix set released a few months ago (can't remember the DJ) has the same sample, except this time the answer is "Edit." followed by a wicked mashup of Frank Sinatra's "Chicago" with the backing line from a Led Zep song. There's plenty of entertainment value left in snotty mashups! "Houston, we have a problem. " at 57:00 lolzorz!!1!1!1eleven

By: lastobelus

lastobelus — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:56:09 -0800

ah, ADD...THAT'S why I like mashups so much more than actual, uh, music.

By: lastobelus

lastobelus — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:06:56 -0800

lol, the reggae version of we will rock you is rad. Yes, I pillaged the 20th century for the word rad just for this comment.

By: Phantomx

Phantomx — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:46:32 -0800

I'm never on the up and up with this sort of stuff. I was excited to see an updated version until I looked at the one I had and realized it was already 59 minutes long. I had downloaded it long enough ago that I don't remember when I got it and it was at least six months ago. Hooray for Metafilter!

By: kuperman

kuperman — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 17:05:39 -0800

I liked the "History of Cutup" mix an awful lot, and I really enjoy the near-radio-documentary feel of this one. Unfortunately, though, I imagine that people who aren't music nerds to the nth degree and don't know the difference between Coldcut and MARRS and Double D and Steinski (and don't get giddy when they hear snippets of the "Lessons") won't appreciate this nearly as much. (On a purely technical note, I am a little surprised by how many times it uses Osymyso's "Intro Introspection")

By: mathowie

mathowie — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 10:42:20 -0800

Here's a working torrent

By: rxrfrx

rxrfrx — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:04:15 -0800

mathowie- not working.

By: Lenlow

Lenlow — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 17:51:34 -0800

I don't think it's noted anywhere, but it should be: that these individual soundbytes aren't the creations of Strictly Kev/DJ Food... not to take anything away though -- these guys are legends. But if you're interested, here's a track listing that includes the names of the bootleggers/mashup artists.