Are all the beats from The Harder They Come soundtrack? Johnny Too Bad, Shanty Town… I assume Ms. Vampire Booty's at least going to be Scratch Perry's Vampire Dub, right?
(I wish there was a lot more dub bass on these, but Def's rhymes are synced tight and he's a strong enough MC to fuck with just about any beat.) posted by klangklangston at 10:36 AM on May 4, 2010
this is the type of mashup that bears additional listens. great link! posted by the aloha at 10:41 AM on May 4, 2010
Ah, a remix of Check Your Head. I'm not going to be able to listen to that one, no one should remix that album. Even George Clinton included it among his favorites of the year in a Rolling Stone article, it's undeniably a classic of the genre no matter your opinion on the Beastie Boys. Even MC Serch says as much now, and he and the rest of 3rd Bass were really hard on them at first. posted by Kirk Grim at 10:44 AM on May 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
(Note for the trainspotters: that last interview link in my prior comment contains the source of each track) posted by filthy light thief at 10:51 AM on May 4, 2010
Although on whole the Hitchhiker's Guide movie was kinda disappointing, Mos Def as Ford Prefect makes the whole thing worthwhile to me. His utterly laid back yet still somehow jarring not quite human-ness totally capture Ford for me. The commentary track has lots of funny bits about Mos Def on the set. posted by Babblesort at 11:00 AM on May 4, 2010
This actually works amazingly well. posted by JeffK at 11:29 AM on May 4, 2010
If you download the album there is a text file with the sources for all the mashups. posted by chunking express at 11:31 AM on May 4, 2010
I love posts like this. Where you just post something undeniably cool and then you get like a dozen "wow this is cool." posts. posted by The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew at 12:36 PM on May 4, 2010
Really solid. A lot of this sort of thing is all gimmick, but this just sounds *good*. Thanks! posted by freebird at 12:53 PM on May 4, 2010
I like Erykah Badu and Breaking Bad. I still don't think that expression makes any sense. posted by chunking express at 3:03 PM on May 4, 2010
"Prove" meaning "test". This is the exception that tests bricabrac's rule about mash-ups. Presumably, the rule has failed. posted by Squid Voltaire at 3:51 PM on May 4, 2010 [1 favorite]
Wow, I can sync up a Mos Def acapella and a Scientist track in Ableton Live too! With the awkward-sounding "Beats" timestretching mode! And the bare minimum of edits! This album could be made in a single day. posted by scose at 11:19 PM on May 4, 2010
Ah, a remix of Check Your Head. I'm not going to be able to listen to that one, no one should remix that album.
I think you're missing out on something pretty great this way. It's definitely recognizable as Check Your Head material only it has a layer of new and surprising to it (in that it rearranges mainly and adds very little totally new) that really add to it in my opinion. posted by Glow Bucket at 11:25 PM on May 4, 2010
posted by hellphish at 10:24 AM on May 4, 2010 [2 favorites]