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Saturday 29 December 2007

Mixed Messages

Well, it's time for probably my last post of the year, and I thought what better way to see out the year than with a multi-artist mega mash!

I actually began working on this track back in June, knocking up the intro in a matter of minutes, but I hit a brick wall, in that I couldn't find a vocal worthy of slipping over the awesome Unfinished Sympathy (one of the best tracks of the 90s without doubt). 6 months later and I went back to the project to see if anything had changed, having amassed another 500 or so acapellas to my collection (I've come across some awesome Motown vocals - watch this space!).

"The Message" is one of those vocals that has probably been done to death in the world of mash-up, but it still remains one of the greatest and most powerful raps out there, it's story of life living in the ghetto being one of the most moving rhymes ever committed to vinyl (hence it's well deserved place in the Rolling Stone top 100 Greatest Songs of all time). Placed in context with the also overused "I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., it creates an even more powerful and moving story.

Drop in some emotive piano from one of UNKLE's finest moments and backing vocals from the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, with a dash of the Pussy Cat Dolls and hopefully you have a party banger with a message.

Thanks again to everyone for the support in 2007, and I'll see you all next year!!!

Mixed Messages

UNKLE vs. Martin Luther King, Jr. vs. Pussycat Dolls vs. Massive Attack vs. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five vs. Aretha Franklin

(In a State (Album Version) vs. I Have a Dream vs. In a State (Edit: Music for a Film Version) vs. Don't Cha vs. Unfinished Symapthy vs. The Message vs. Who's Zoomin' Who?)



Download Page Here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?bxmpm9znpy1

Last Resort ZShare Link Here:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6001817ecf5ef7/


Dedicated to the lovely Gemma Kennedy, who I promised a track to in return for listening to me CD! This one's for you hon! Looking forward to more dancing in the New Year :D

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Andy

I hope you had a good Xmas. This one looks pretty cool - will be downloading it very shortly. You never disappoint though, so that's why I'm posting a comment now - before listening to it. Like Bobby, you've never done a mash that I don't like mate.

All the best for 2008.

Scott
http://ramdomthoughts.co.uk/

Unknown said...

Cheers Scott,

I got your message regards the exclusives, so I'll respond when I get a tic mate, but needless to say, yep - you can have plenty more exclusives in the New Year (as long as my creativity doesn't leave me!).

Hope you enjoy it mate and I'll catch ya in 2008,

All the best,
Andy

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