I stumbled on The Hood Internet recently from the Last.FM page for Broken Social Scene's "7/4 (Shoreline)" [Editor's note: the "7/4" in the title refers to the time signature, which makes the music geek in me light up inside]. I wanted to share the song with some people and this seemed like good way to do it, since nowadays Last.FM offers free full tracks for a large portion of their library.
While I was on there, I read the comments people had posted about the song. One of the commenters had posted a link to a beautiful mashup of this song with R. Kelly's "I'm A Flirt." I listened to it about 4 times in a row before getting back to something productive. I also took a little time to check out The Hood Interent's site, and in the process learned that they have a huge collection of free mashups available for download on their site. And most of them are pretty good.
Steve Reidell and Aaron Brink, the DJs who comprise The Hood Internet, hail from Chicago and used to be in a rock band together there. You can feel the love for both indie rock and hip-hop in their mashups as each genre tends to get equal footing in the songs as opposed to one being used for a punchline. "Shoreline" is my favorite of theirs I've heard so far, but I've been impressed by nearly all of them.
Do you have a favorite mashup?
8/25/08
The Hood Internet: Mashup Heaven
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Did somebody say "MashUp"????
Ohh hell yes!
Of course I'm a fan of the remix too...
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A-Trax Baby!
i have no favorite mashup, but i'm always impressed by them. mostly 'cause it seems like inventive cooking to me: raspberries and basalmic vinegar? i never would've thought to put them together, but by god, they work!
in the meantime, thanks for clarifying the title of 7/4 (Shoreline). i kept thinking it had to do with independence day, which didn't make much sense to me as they're canadian. or at least this girl thinks they are.
I not only have no favorite Mashup, but I have no knowledge of any of the songs or stations you mention. However, I am a huge fan of yours. xo The Muralist
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