Mashups
A mashup is the combining of two or more songs to create something new. They could, sometimes, be considered remixes, though I think of a remix as being something slightly different than a mashup.
A friend of mine re-introduced me to mashup music. He downloaded several of the Best of Booty albums (http://bootiemashup.com/blog/) and handed some of the songs to me. Recently, he introduced me to a mashup artist called Girl Talk. Their latest compilation, called “All Day” starts off with Ludacris’ “Move Bitch” combined with Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs.” These are two of my favorite songs and though, I wouldn’t have thought to put them together, the mix works surprisingly well. (Check it out!!! http://illegal-art.net/allday/)
There are days when I feel like I could do Mashups like that, but in reality, I don’t currently hear music that way. I am more apt to do a remix of a song than combine it with two or three different ones.
Just like I have gotten back into writing recently, I plan to get back into music sometime soon (which I have been saying for the last 2-3 years or so.). Playing with a new medium (remixing or perhaps creating mashups, or even writing up electronica) might help me get back into the swing of things.
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