mash up artists

boomstick · Post by **boomstick** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:47 am

what do you guys think of these mash up artists who semirandomly combine tracks? love em, hate em, indifferent? theyre pretty big in the US, and i want to see what other people think (examples would be Super Mash Bros, Girl Talk). i dont especially like them, but i want to get an understanding of what the minimal techno community thinks of these guys.

tone-def · Post by **tone-def** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:11 pm

gimmicky and it works better with more commercial music.

Richie Hawtin is good at it though. Closer to the edit is one of my favorite CD's.

Kiani · Post by **Kiani** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 6:28 pm

I don't like it...it tends to become 'too much' after a while. These guys don't let a track breathe most of the time, it's all about doing crazy things

boomstick · Post by **boomstick** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 4:27 am

hmm. i didnt know richie did that stuff. i really only know him as plastikman though. kiani- i agree

gowans · Post by **gowans** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 4:49 am

tone-def wrote:gimmicky and it works better with more commercial music.

Richie Hawtin is good at it though. Closer to the edit is one of my favorite CD's.

i prefer closer to the edit than transitions, awesome CD, got to love the dubby groovyness of it!

Phase Ghost · Post by **Phase Ghost** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 6:13 am

hate it

infernal.techno · Post by **infernal.techno** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:01 am

Good music is good music no matter how it's made or shaped

Bad music will always be bad. Remixes and mash ups of popular music will never be good to me, and it surrounds me constantly.

Girl Talk is boring. Sold out shows that attract scalping bewilders me for such effortless "creations". I've seen people pay $100 a ticket to see him do something that all the local kids do for 2 beer tickets at any given bar.

boomstick · Post by **boomstick** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 9:14 am

good thoughts there infernal, pretty much the same opinion i have.

also, these guys are called mashup artists for a reason. they mash everything together, even if it doesnt fit. they are genre benders, but not in a positive way.