Between a new wave guitar riff, and lyrics about Brixton & Leads, I'm not sure how you can go wrong. Enter in MPHO with her first single, "Box N Locks," off her debut album, "Pop Art," due out this fall. The song is a promising offering, and with both Santigold and M.I.A. lending a hand in the album, I'd say this'll be one release to anticipate.
Introducing: MPHO
Mash-up Madness, part deux
I think I may have found my favorite new mash-up artist. Hailing from France, ComaR primarily focuses on mixing only 2 songs together - taking the melody of one song and overlapping it with the vocals of another - which results in a concoction that sounds more like a remix one can actually dance to, rather than an chaotic, albeit interesting, listening experience which mash-ups tend to be. He doesn't have a dedicated album out, but you can find plenty of mash-ups if you sift around on his blog. Here's one of my favorites: Phoenix's "Heat Wave," mixed with Twista's "Give It Up," feat. Pharrell Williams.
ComaR - Give HEAT up
Thursday, July 16th @ The Mountain Bar
Continuous Dance Mix, Vol. 1
I recently game across the latest album by Super Mash Bros., "All About The Scrillions," hoping I had found mash-ups as dynamic as I had heard on Girl Talk's "Feed the Animals." Although it's a worthy offering, it doesn't quite match-up to the sonic schizophrenia of Girl Talk. In anycase, they're both worth a listen, especially if you're not familiar with the world of mash-ups.
Super Mash Bros. - Still Bleeding
Girl Talk - In Step