Bite Lip

I'm all for recycling, the eco-friendly chap that I am, so here's some of my fave source files recycled in a new light. And yes, if you hadn't guessed, Slick is one of my favourite songs of the last 10 years...

Title? 3 reasons. 1) I'm rubbishing at thinking of titles. 2) It's slightly 'harder' than chewing your lip, and 3) I've bit my lip for the last 12.5 months in more ways than one.

Bite Lip

Chew Lips - Slick
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps



And in case you were wondering, that is indeed a mannequin head, with hot lips grafted on via Photoshop.

New source material on the way!

Snowdust

Celebrating 12 months....

Snowdust

Antony and the Johnsons - Dust and Water
Clint Mansell - First Snow
feat. Denzil Washington - The Book of Eli (movie dialogue) [2010]

Run Rabbit Run

The evil that men do

Run Rabbit Run

Caspa - Riot Powder Intro
Skream - Arola
UNKLE - Rabbit In Your Headlights
Charlie Chaplin - The Great Dictator (movie dialogue) [1940]

If You're Not In Tokyo (the video)

Well, thanks to my good friend, The Reborn Identity, I've taken the plunge and had a go at making my own video for one of my favourite, most personal mashups I made in 2010.

The intertwining tales of Daniel Bedingfield, a lonely Stormtrooper and crazy annihilist running rampant in Tokyo come together to pay tribute to a love lost.

If You're Not In Tokyo



Audio:
Magnetic Man - Flying Into Tokyo
Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One
Tokyo! (movie dialogue) [2008]
Magnetic Man - Anthemic (sample)

Video:
Tokyo Dance Trooper
Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One (US video)
Tokyo! The Movie
miscellaneous footage taken from arond Tokyo
home video - 5th November 2009

Video can be downloaded at
Vimeo

Jumpin' Mack Flash

This week, I have mainly being throwing swinging happenings for all the lovedup groove cats, surrounded by lava lamps and incense burners

Jumpin' Mack Flash

Ananda Shankar - Jumpin' Jack Flash
Martha and the Vandellas - Jimmy Mack

with additional stereoscopic sound FX from me!

Some Old Mamie

Something a little different from me this weekend. The other day I stumbled across a downtempo mix from ace electronica star Eskmo, and the opening track was a jaw-dropping group acapella prison song from around 1947-'48, called "Old Dollar Mamie".

Having to know more, after a bit of research, I dug out a couple of albums from the marvellous Alan Lomax Collection including the album I was after for this track, "Prison Songs vol.1 - A Murderous Home". There really are some stunning songs on there, so be sure to check it out if you can.

In the meantime, me being me....I couldn't leave well alone...

Some Old Mamie

Alan Lomax presents "22" & Group - Old Dollar Mamie
Goldfrapp - Some People

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And if you're wondering, yes - the artwork is 50s sex bomb Mamie Von Doren, grafted on to Alison Goldfrapp's body....as you do...

Dressed To Fight

Taken from last year's biographical mix album, here's the cautionary tale of walking home late through Birmingham City Centre drunk after a Soni Quella gig, and being approached by 3 lads with ill intentions....

Dressed To Fight

Boy Crisis - Dressed To Digress (Nero remix)
Elton John - Saturday Night
Fight Club (movie dialogue) [1999]



Now with fight-tastic video from my good friend The Reborn Identity



At least this night, I got my spare keys back through one means or another...

In Munich We Will Live Forever

Editors hold a very special place in my musical heart - back in 2005, the band were based in my very own home, Birmingham, and were relentlessly gigging around the area. I was fortunate to get to see them (the first of many times) at Birmingham's legendary flea pit of a venue - the Flapper, down on the canal. The stage itself is in the basement, and was probably never designed to hold more than 150 people.

Well, this was a free gig (!) and I'd say there were closer 500 people there, crammed in (and out) of the main room, trying to catch a glimpse of the next big thing. Wedged right in at the back, being irritated in debate with a so called comics expert, and charmed by a lovely young couple (the boyfriend a DJ no less), Editors instantly blew me away with their uptempo Joy Division meanderings. And Munich was the standout track.

Fast forward 6 years - now I'm the DJ (!!), and Munich remains one of my favourite songs from the '00s. So I leapt at the chance to mash this track when the mighty Dunproofin posted the stems on mashers' fave GYBO.

With more than a passing nod to my beloved Phil Retrospector, I present:

In Munich We Will Live Forever

Doris Days - To Ulrike M (sample)
Clint Mansell - Together We Will Live Forever
Editors - Munich

Mashnetic Man - EP

Following on from A Year in the Life, and back on the mashstep, here's my little tribute EP to my favourite act of 2010, the incredible Magnetic Man

Mashnetic Man EP

If You're Not In Tokyo

Magnetic Man - Flying Into Tokyo
Daniel Beddingfield - If You're Not The One
Tokyo! (movie dialogue) [2008]
Magnetic Man - Anthemic (sample)



I Need People

Magnetic Man - I Need Air
Soylent Green (movie dialogue) [1973]
Empire of the Sun - We Are The People



Don't Fear the Anthem

Magnetic Man - Anthemic
Blue Öyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper
The Zombies - She's Not There




Boiling Elton

Magnetic Man - Boiling Water
Elton John - Your Song



Trouble Sleeping

Faithless - Insomnia
Magnetic Man - Box of Ghosts
Magnetic Man - MAD
Morcheeba - Sleep



Getting Somewhere

Magnetic Man (feat. John Legend) - Getting Nowhere
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
Allen Collins (interview) [1980]



All tracks within the following RAR file

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Mashnetic Man

Busy start to the year, but much more to follow. Keep 'em peeled folks!

Just The Prayer You Are

Because every mash-up producer should have at least one slab of cheese in their portfolio....

2 pop mashes in 1 week. I apologise. Please remain calm. Normal service will be resumed shortly ;)

Just The Prayer You Are

Duran Duran - Save A Prayer
Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are

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