January 24, 2004

The 20th Century in Only 53 Megabytes

A stunning sound collage, montage, assemblage, potpourri, hodgepode, mismash-melange and pastiche, summing up in a mere 53 megs the trainwreck of the 20th century. If T.S. Eliot were alive and working today, this is how he'd create "The Wasteland" with the help of William Burroughs, the Beatles, Ed Sullivan, and Grandmaster Flash.

But be warned that it IS 53 megs, which is a good argument for getting broadband if you don't already have it.

Friday, January 23, 2004 One to catch quickly: "raiding the 20th century - (a history of the cut-up)" by DJ strictly kev. This 53mb download is the bootleg mash-up to end all mash-ups, a virtuoso 39 minute journey through pop, past, present and future. There are literally hundreds of artists sampled, layered, spliced, time-stretched, edited and compiled. It's quite amazing, although whether you'd want to listen to it on a regular basis is quite another matter. All human life is here: S-Club, Jimi Hendrix, the Strokes, Missy Elliot, U2, Pointer Sisters, Madonna, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Pink, the JAMMS, etc. etc. etc. (full track-listing - you have to admire this guy's record collection if nothing else). The relentless switching between the tracks doesn't half inspire you to check out the originals again.
-- From thingsmagazine Posted by Vanderleun at January 24, 2004 11:28 AM | TrackBack