Better Bastard

Amusing mashups are still a dime a dozen but I want to highlight two of the best I heard this last year. (Aside: Is that term "mashup" even accurate/valid anymore? Bootie is still using the term to bring more folks into the fray, but I like the embracement of "bastard pop" to describe what was formerly "bootlegs" or "mashups". This seems even more appealing when used to describe increasingly sophisticated attempts to re-wire the circuitry of the pop machine, 'specially when you start to think of Girl Talk and five hundred other similar folk probably lurking on myspace. And when I say sophisticated I just mean something that isn't Song A + Song B = Song C. Anyways on to the tracks.)



Justin Timberlake - My Love (Diplo Remix) : jt vs lcd soundsystem
mp3 from zShare











Cassie - Me & U (Siik Remix) : cassie vs ratatat
mp3 from siik.org

(Check out siik's site for other choice cuts - his Amerie remix is another sign of brilliance- the dude is one p-fork track review away from blowing up.)









....and if you're still interested here's another that was oddly hilarious combined with my enthusiasm for the original.

Fedde Le Floyd - Put Your Hands Up For The Wall : flg vs pink floyd
mp3 from zShare