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the hood internet – decalogue

We all know that I love a nice mash-up as much as the next person. But it is rare that we hear a “concept mashup”, which is exactly what we’ve got ourselves today thanks to The Hood Internet. That is, each portion of the track is a mashup of two songs from each year of the past decade. Two songs from 2000, 2001, etc. See the full list of tracks by year below. I first heard this track last night thanks to James at Mediated Media and it was pretty much love at first site. I definitely smiled more than once when the song would break into the next year/mashup.

How many of these songs were you able to identify on your own?

2000 – Dr. Dre vs Radiohead
2001 – Missy Elliott vs Daft Punk
2002 – Ludacris vs The New Pornographers
2003 – Kelis vs The Rapture
2004 – Twista f/ Kanye West vs Arcade Fire
2005 – Three 6 Mafia vs Sufjan Stevens
2006 – T.I. vs Peter Bjorn and John
2007 – Rich Boy vs LCD Soundsystem
2008 – Lil Wayne vs Hot Chip
2009 – Jay Sean vs Phoenix

I think the strangest part for me is realizing that Idioteque is 10 years old. Holy Canoli!

The Hood Internet – Decalogue

PS. how awesome is this pic? I borrowed it from My Old Kentucky Blog and they are good.

electric wire hustle – they dont want

today weve got a track for you that my former housemates cam and nate would describe as “hot”. electric wire hustle hails from wellington, new zealand and their sound has a little bit of something to keep everyone. there are elements of hip hop, soul, funk, electronic and experimental elements all wrapped up together. theyre currently in the middle of a european tour and i really think they have a good thing going.

“they dont want” has a little something for everyone. it begins with a big horn/string sample (well, i dont know if its really a sample, but its used like a sample) thats almost a bit reminiscent of the opening tunes of kanyes “flashing lights” and then breaks into a marvin gaye inspired soul sound. just when youre getting into the groove of that, it does a complete 180 and goes completely experimental. how do they fit so many genres into one four and a half minute song and still make it all work? cam and nate, this ones definitely hot.

electric wire hustle – they dont want

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