The next chunk from the Bootie lists

There are a surprisingly large number of good items to be noted. I'll probably do a second batch next week just so I don't overwhelm the few of you who actually take the time to click on the links.

http://soundcloud.com/foxsounds/money-4-nothing-bmore-2
DJ Fox showed up in my first set of Bootie reviews this time and I've been going through his mixes since then. This one is probably my favorite of the things he has posted. I'm still trying to puzzle out the components - obviously it's built on Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" but the "BMore" almost certainly refers to Baltimore. At least some of the sounds seem to come from Estelle ft Kardinal Offishall - I Can Be a Freak (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKBxpXDD58Y) which is itself sampling a bunch of things.

http://bootiemashup.com/top10/mp3s/Fatboy%20Slim%20vs%202Pac%20-%20California%20Skank%20%28DJ%20BootOX%20pres%20Blaze%20Music%29.mp3
DJ BootOX (whose MySpace page starts making annoying noise when loaded up) puts together 2Pac's "California Love" with the classic "Rockefeller Skank" from Fatboy Slim. There are some additional funky riffs mixed it, making a nice overall package.

http://titusjones.somethingsgottago.com/Mashes/Titus%20Jones%20-%20Ke$ha%20vs.%20Glee%20Cast%20vs.%20La%20Roux%20vs.%20Black%20Eyed%20Peas%20vs.%20Iglu%20&%20Hartly%20-%20Imma%20Stop%20Loving%20Drugs.mp3 (or http://tinyurl.com/34cl4es)
Titus Jones (http://www.titusjones.com/) is unknown to me, and apparently I need to correct that. He turns in a brilliantly multi-layered mix here built around the Glee cast cover of Journey that started all the remixing. He pulls in BEP and Ke$ha but don't despair he's also got a healthy respect for La Roux vocals and doesn't let any of the better-known names dominate.

If anyone can pinpoint the source of the "I like your beard" sound sample in there I'd love to know it. ETA: fidgetmonster gets it first go; see comments.

http://bootiemashup.com/top10/mp3s/LeeDM101%20%28Find%20Myself%29%20A%20Heap%20Of%20Love_PN.MP3
LeeDM101 (http://leedm101audiolego.blogspot.com/) lays down a slow and sensual mix built around Florence and the Machine, with help from Depeche Mode and Imogen Heap.

http://viprhealthcare.typepad.com/files/mashup-germany---hit-and-drop-on-all-the-single-ladies-rihanna-vs.-ray-charles-vs.-snoop-dogg-vs.-beyonce.mp3
I'm undecided on this one. I'm not a big "put a ring on it" fan, nor all that hot on Snoop, but Ray Charles is a seriously under-utilized source for mash material. In the early days of rap, a number of hip-hop artists took riffs from his tunes and looped them, often uncredited. His influence on modern music is huge and it's fun to imagine what it would sound like if he was playing in his prime on the same stage as a Beyonce or a Rihanna. Here Mashup Germany goes a good way toward giving us a feel for how that might sound.

Next time, the last of the mashes from the Bootie Blog, including the hands-down best smooth mix of the year.

The next chunk from the Bootie lists

There are a surprisingly large number of good items to be noted. I'll probably do a second batch next week just so I don't overwhelm the few of you who actually take the time to click on the links.

http://soundcloud.com/foxsounds/money-4-nothing-bmore-2
DJ Fox showed up in my first set of Bootie reviews this time and I've been going through his mixes since then. This one is probably my favorite of the things he has posted. I'm still trying to puzzle out the components - obviously it's built on Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" but the "BMore" almost certainly refers to Baltimore. At least some of the sounds seem to come from Estelle ft Kardinal Offishall - I Can Be a Freak (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKBxpXDD58Y) which is itself sampling a bunch of things.

http://bootiemashup.com/top10/mp3s/Fatboy%20Slim%20vs%202Pac%20-%20California%20Skank%20%28DJ%20BootOX%20pres%20Blaze%20Music%29.mp3
DJ BootOX (whose MySpace page starts making annoying noise when loaded up) puts together 2Pac's "California Love" with the classic "Rockefeller Skank" from Fatboy Slim. There are some additional funky riffs mixed it, making a nice overall package.

http://titusjones.somethingsgottago.com/Mashes/Titus%20Jones%20-%20Ke$ha%20vs.%20Glee%20Cast%20vs.%20La%20Roux%20vs.%20Black%20Eyed%20Peas%20vs.%20Iglu%20&%20Hartly%20-%20Imma%20Stop%20Loving%20Drugs.mp3 (or http://tinyurl.com/34cl4es)
Titus Jones (http://www.titusjones.com/) is unknown to me, and apparently I need to correct that. He turns in a brilliantly multi-layered mix here built around the Glee cast cover of Journey that started all the remixing. He pulls in BEP and Ke$ha but don't despair he's also got a healthy respect for La Roux vocals and doesn't let any of the better-known names dominate.

If anyone can pinpoint the source of the "I like your beard" sound sample in there I'd love to know it. ETA: fidgetmonster gets it first go; see comments.

http://bootiemashup.com/top10/mp3s/LeeDM101%20%28Find%20Myself%29%20A%20Heap%20Of%20Love_PN.MP3
LeeDM101 (http://leedm101audiolego.blogspot.com/) lays down a slow and sensual mix built around Florence and the Machine, with help from Depeche Mode and Imogen Heap.

http://viprhealthcare.typepad.com/files/mashup-germany---hit-and-drop-on-all-the-single-ladies-rihanna-vs.-ray-charles-vs.-snoop-dogg-vs.-beyonce.mp3
I'm undecided on this one. I'm not a big "put a ring on it" fan, nor all that hot on Snoop, but Ray Charles is a seriously under-utilized source for mash material. In the early days of rap, a number of hip-hop artists took riffs from his tunes and looped them, often uncredited. His influence on modern music is huge and it's fun to imagine what it would sound like if he was playing in his prime on the same stage as a Beyonce or a Rihanna. Here Mashup Germany goes a good way toward giving us a feel for how that might sound.

Next time, the last of the mashes from the Bootie Blog, including the hands-down best smooth mix of the year.