The Red Hot Chili Peppers Challenge proved a solid pool of entries from
bootleggers ranging from fresh faces to Mashuptown regulars. The better mashes created a rich palette for which the tracks involved were heard on an entirely new level. While a number of tracks attempted to utilize
"Dani California" it was some of the tracks that explored the Chili's
catalog a bit deeper that proved the most exciting.
Rather than using "Dani California," MilkyMan's "Hey! Oh It To Me"
utilized another of the band's Stadium Arcadium tracks, "Snow (Hey Oh);"
in doing so it created a relaxed club sound fueled by Timbaland & Nelly
Furtado's vocals from "Give It To Me." The track is entirely fluid and
brings new meaning to the simple riffs used. In much the same way Leroy
Brown too utilizes "Hey! Oh," though "Dollaz of Snow" which combines the
same sample with M.I.A.'s "10 Dollar." While Milkyman's mash abruptly
ends Brown's version uses The Jackson 5 as its denouement, both are
wonderful nonetheless.
The other stand out was Aekon's "Hump My Violent Bump." The mash
combines vocals from the recently released Nine Inch Nails song "My
Violent Heart" and the Chili's "Hump De Bump;" Trent Reznor never
sounded so funky.
Well done to all who entered the contest, but a special congratulations
to MilkyMan, Leroy Brown and Aekon for their impressive and imaginative
boots.
- Chris DeLine, www.culturebully.com
Ed note: Chris DeLine is a frequent guest contributor to Mashuptown.com. For more of his insights on the music scene check out his site Culturebully.com His most recent article 'Are Mashups Dead?' is a great read.
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