Collected Mashups Vol. 6: Challenger II

Happy Holidays! Here is a gift. Challenger II features all of the mashups I made in 2011, most of them for various challenges, plus three bonus tracks. Many of them have never been "officially" released. Now they are here. Here they are. Enjoy!

Love, DJ not-I.

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Tracklist:

DJ not-I
Collected Mashups Vol. 6: Challenger II

1. Galvanize The Truth (The Chemical Brothers vs. Najat Aatabou)
2. Rebel Rhythm Circle (Arabian Radio) (Zeb vs. Azeem vs. Rakim vs. Public Enemy vs. M-1)
3. Smells Like Bee Gees (The Bee Gees vs. Nirvana)
4. Downtown (New York/Tokyo/Vienna) (Petula Clark vs. Alicia Keys vs. Yellow Magic Orchestra)
5. Interruptor Principal de Cricuito
    (Don Omar, Fat Joe, N.O.R.E. & LDA vs. Mark Ronson & The Business Intl)
6. Sympathy For Sexy (The Rolling Stones vs. Right Said Fred)
7. Phone Me Till You're Blue (Lady Gaga vs. Alan Hawkshaw)
8. Killing Chaos (Edo B & The Melody Maker vs. Yellow Magic Orchestra vs. My Bloody Valentine)
9. Take It As It Bangs (Mark Ronson & The Business Intl vs. Concord Dawn)
10. Where Eagles Have Been Lost (Redux)
11. Smells Like Bee Gees (Original Rough Mix)
12. (Ready For) Love In Kashmir (Original Mix)

Complete list of sources in mp3 tags.

Produced by DJ not-I @ Mexikotrax, 2011.
Compiled with additonal production in 2014.
For promotional use only!

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Playlist:

Collected Mashups Vol. 5: Challenger

Challenger is a double album of 36 different mashups comprising over two and a half hours of quality music produced in one year (2010). Every track was made for a challenge of one sort or another, hence the title.

Download:
   
Disc 1 & Disc 2

Alternate links in "comments."

Tracklist:

Disc One:

1.   One Love Plunge (Cool Calm Pete vs. Nirvana vs. Talib Kweli vs. The Herbaliser/DJ Food) *
2.   Dear Proud Prudence (John Fogerty vs. The Beatles) **
3.   Bloody Red Killing Jar (Siouxsie & The Banshees vs. Vin Gordon) **
4.   Psycho Chillin’ (Talking Heads vs. Tego Calderón & Don Omar) **
5.   ToxicToxicity (Britney Spears vs. System Of A Down) *
6.   Steez (Guruji Remix) (Guru/Gang Starr vs. Dan The Automator vs. GZA/Genius) ***
7.   Apollo Mambo Request Single (T. Rex vs. Macy Gray vs. Ghostface Killah vs. Beyonce) **
8.   Welcome To The Game (Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush vs. Coheen and Cambria) **
9.   Simon The Overlord Says Bang (Pharoahe Monch vs. Lazerbeat vs. Rye Rye & M.I.A.) +
10. Buddy Holly's Mosquito Bite (Weezer vs. Queens Of The Stone Age) **
11. Heavy Metal Dead Man Dance (Dr. Dre vs. Motion Man vs. Jedi Mind Tricks & Ill Bill vs. Lady
      Gaga vs. System Of A Down) ++
12. (Would You) Do The Right Thing (?) (Redhead Kingpin vs. Usher vs. Paris) **
13. Teardrop Adirim (Elizabeth Fraser/Massive Attack vs. Balkan Beat Box) **
14. Lotus Milk (Kyozan Joshu Sasaki Roshi vs. Nichiren Chanters vs. Lazerbeat) +
15. Freeland Band (On The Run) (Paul McCartney/Wings vs. Freeland) **
16. Gritty Money (Ol’ Dirty Bastard vs. David Holmes) **
17. Mercedes Under Fire (Miss Platnum vs. The Prodigy) **
18. 1000 Heart-Shaped Boxes (Nirvana vs. MSTRKRFT) **

Disc Two:

1.   Peninsolar Steppin' (M.I.A. vs. Noetics) **
2.   Lady GaGa Eats Madonna's Rays (Madonna vs. Collapsed Lung vs. The Beatles) **
3.   Really Love One Thing (Amerie vs. Freelance Hellraiser/Paul McCartney) **
4.   (Ready For) Love In Kashmir (Candido vs. Crookers vs. The Four Tops vs. Led Zeppelin vs. Puff
      Daddy vs. The Temptations) +++
5.   Right Drunk Back Around (Flo Rida vs. Riva Starr vs. Justin Timberlake) **
6.   Back In The Casbah (The Beatles vs. The Clash) **
7.   In Digital Bloom (Nirvana vs. Daft Punk) **
8.   A Pop Rhapsody (Jay Sean vs. Flo Rida vs. T.I. & Rihanna vs. Shakira vs. Taylor Swift vs.
      Soulja Boy / Sammie vs. Lady Gaga vs. Beyonce vs. Katy Perry vs. Kelly Clarkson vs.
      Coldplay vs. A-Trak) §
9.   Keep On Rockn (My Rebellion) (The Steve Miller Band vs. Arcade Fire) **
10. Burst Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac vs. The Chemical Brothers) **
11. Hot Cold n Ill (Katy Perry vs. Mayer Hawthorne) **
12. Linus, Lucy and James (Metallica vs. The Vince Guaraldi Trio)
13. Telstar In Love (The Beatles vs. The Tornados vs. The Beach Boys) **
14. Live A Little (T.I. / Rihanna vs. Dreadzone) **
15. Drop Your 99 Guns (Jay-Z vs. Control Freak) **
16. California Giveth (Über Alles) (Dead Kennedys vs. Queens Of The Stone Age) **
17. My Favorite Allez (Nothing Else Matters) (Metallica vs. Eastenders vs. Diana Ross/The
      Supremes) *
18. Skillz (D&B Remix) (Guru / Gang Starr vs. Drunken Masters) ***

Challenges:

*       Produced for Off The Beaten Meter: Mashups Beyond 4/4 (compilation).
**     Produced for GYBO Weekend Challenges
***   Produced for the Guru Tribute Mixes
+      Produced for the GYBO 8-Bit Challenge
++    Produced for the GYBO 72 Mash Cup Challenge
+++ Produced for the Mashstix Stanton Challenge
§       Produced for the Mashstix 2010 Pop Challenge

Complete list of sources in mp3 tags.

Produced by DJ not-I @ Mexikotrax, 2010.
Compilation: 2014.
For promotional use only!

Central cover image by Cromenon, under Creative Commons License (CC-BY-NY-ND-3.0).

Download: Disc 1 & Disc 2.
Alternate links in "comments."

Enjoy!

Love, DJ not-I

Playlist:

Collected Mashups Vol. 4b: The Shitcase Cinema Remixes

My musical collaboration with Johnny Shitcase and Professor Bruce of Shitcase Cinema began in 2009. I don't recall the precise circumstances of our initial contact, but I think it had something to do with my search for Youtube footage of Donald Sutherland's notorious eye-roll scene in Virus, the sci-fi-horror flick of 1999, stumbling across a Shitcase Cinema review of the film in the process, and consequently watching a whole bunch of Shitcase. I absolutely love(d) their humorous, do-it-yourself approach to reviewing (mainly) bad movies, which showcased (and still features) John's well-written scripts and thick Yorkshire accent, Professor Bruce's "science" segments and role as comic foil, their silly over-the-top skits often involving a cast of characters such as Caveman Wayne, a heavy dose of Pythonesque absurdity, and (of course) a propensity for creative cursing.

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This led me to contact Johnny Shitcase, and after some friendly back-and-forth messages, I offered (or agreed, I don't remember) to do some mashups of Professor Bruce's already perfect theme song with some soundtrack tunes. Over the course of the next couple years, I did a total of seven short Shitcase Cinema Theme Song mashups/remixes, six of which were featured in various Shitcase reviews. At some point, with the Google takeover of Youtube and its private message system, John going on a long trip overseas, and me having various other things on my plate, our collaboration petered out, so I thought I'd take this occasion to duly celebrate it with this collection. And what better way to introduce uninitiated not-I fans to Shitcase Cinema than with a series of Shitcase videos that feature my little remixes? (See end of post.) DOWNLOAD (alternate link in "comments").

Collected Mashups Vol. 4b: The Shitcase Cinema Remixes is a mini album (only 36 MB) intended for die-hard not-I collectors and Shitcase enthusiasts, which includes the following mini-maxi mix of all the remixes:

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Tracklist:

DJ not-I: Collected Mashups Vol. 4a: The Shitcase Cinema Remixes

1. Shitcase Cinema Theme (Mouth Of Madness Remix)

    Professor Bruce vs. John Carpenter and Jim Lang - “In The Mouth Of Madness”

    As featured in “In The Mouth Of Madness - Shitcase Cinema review”)

2. Shitcase Ninja

    Professor Bruce vs. “Shogun: Total War” (computer game soundtrack)

    Spoken samples: A shitload of shitty ninja movies

    As featured in “Ninja Squad - Shitcase Cinema review” (@ 6:42)

3. Shitcase Cinema Theme (L.A. Remix)

    Professor Bruce vs. Shirley Walker & John Carpenter - Escape From L.A (Main Title)

    Spoken samples: Johnny Shitcase

    As featured in “Bad 3rd movies - Shitcase Cinema short”

4. Shitcase Cinema Theme (Crookers Remix)

    Professor Bruce vs. Crookers - "Aguas de Parco”

    Spoken samples: Johnny Shitcase

    As featured in “Mars Attacks - Shitcase Cinema review”

5. Who Made Shitcase (AC/DC Theme Remix)

    Professor Bruce vs. AC/DC - “Who Made Who”

    As featured in “Maximum Overdrive - Shitcase Cinema review”

6. Shitcase Cinema Theme (Commando Remix)

    Professor Bruce vs. James Horner - “Commando (Prologue/Main Title)”

7. Shitcase Cinema Theme (Broken Arrow Remix)

    Professor Bruce vs. Hans Zimmer - “Broken Arrow theme.”

    Additional beats: A-Trak

    As featured in “Broken Arrow - Shitcase Cinema review”

8. Shitcase Cinema Theme (Mini Remix Megamix)

    Miix of tracks 1-7 with not-I shout-out.

9. Shitcase Cinema Theme (Mouth of Sadness Remix)

    Professor Bruce vs. John Carpenter and Jim Lang - “In The Mouth Of Madness”

    First version.

Produced by DJ not-I @ Mexikotrax, 2009-2011 (except 8, produced in 2014). For promotional use only!

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And now for some Shitcase Cinema (by the way, they have an official page and a very active group on Facebook. And here's my official Facebook page: DJ.not.I).

Love, not-I

1. Crookers Remix (feat. Donald Sutherland's notorious eye-roll scene @ 1:12)

2. Who Made Shitcase (AC/DC Theme Remix) (feat. John on air guitar)



3. Mouth Of Madness Remix




Three more Shitcase Cinema reviews feat. not-I remixes after the jump!

Collected Mashups Vol. 4: Sleeper

Good Morning! The next installment of the Collected Mashups series has finally arrived! I've called this collection "Sleeper" because of: 1.) "Sleeper (noun): someone or something unpromising or unnoticed that suddenly attains prominence or value"; 2.) Klaudia Gottwald's portrait of me featured on the cover; and 3.) My love of deep sleep whenever I can get it. Download it: Disc 1 Disc 2 (alternate links in "comments").

These mashups are all from 2009. This was a great year for me in terms of my development and new place in the mashup game. My previous work was finally getting recognized, as was my new stuff. I performed at Bootie Munich and at Bootie Vienna and played out several of the mashes featured on this album live, including "Nanafushi Bulletproof" and "Chop Synergy Dare," which are being released here for the first time. I ventured back into the 80s with the popular "Spin Shout Right Round!" and "He Got Scream," and explored uncharted territory with epic jams like "MORE Cowbell," "100 Million Butterflies," and "Raising The Small Things In Life." My mashups had decisively shifted to the melodic. I still showed love for hip-hop, but also for the pioneering adventures that had come to define my style (e.g. "Three Skies A Lady," "Phantom Sanctuary").

Despite my occasional pop stylings and apparent pangs "to be liked", I think most of these mashups are utterly uncompromising, and all the better for it.

Don't make music you think people want to hear, make music you want to hear!

Love, DJ not-I

P.S.i I couldn't decide how to order these mashups, so I (mostly) arranged them according to increasing beats per minute (BPMs).
P.S.ii Don't "sleep on" Disc 2. It's not filler and includes two previously unreleased tracks.

Download: Disc 1 Disc 2 (alternate links in "comments")

Tracklist:

DJ not-I

Collected Mashups Vol. 4: Sleeper

Disc One:

1.   Epic Wit Chu (Faith No More vs. Queens Of The Stone Age)

2.   Kool Shook C.R.E.A.M. (Mobb Deep vs. Wu-Tang Clan vs. Kool & The Gang)

3.   He Got Scream (Janet & Michael Jackson vs. Public Enemy vs. KRS-One vs. Buffalo Springfield)

4.   Aunt Jackie’s Sexy Pickup (Jason Fox vs. Justin Timberlake vs. Average White Band)

5.   Ready Or Not, Let Me Go (Fugees vs. Heaven 17)

6.   100 Million Butterflies (Rap Version) (Muse vs. Birdman & Lil’ Wayne)

7.   Knockout On The New Frontier (Lily Allen vs. Donald Fagen)

8.   Nanafushi Bulletproof (La Roux vs. Gloria Gaynor vs. KODO) *

9.   Spin Shout Right Round! (Tears For Fears vs. Dead Or Alive vs. Crookers vs. Michael Jackson)

10. MORE Cowbell! (The Sisters Of Mercy vs. NAPT)

11. Phantom Sanctuary (Dawn Til Dusk Mix) (The Cult vs. Justice)

12. Ain't Got kNOw Home (Clarence “Frogman” Henry vs. Queens Of The Stone Age)

13. Three Skies A Lady (The Commodores vs. Queens Of The Stone Age)

14. Raising The Small Things In Life (Tracey Thorn vs. Blink 182 vs. Robot Redford)

15. MORE Cowbell! (No Mercy Mix)

Disc Two:

1.   Jingle & Mashup Medley (DJ not-I)

2.   He Got Scream (Original Mix)

3.   100 Million Butterflies (Muse vs. Birdman)

4.   Chop Synergy Dare (Gorillaz vs. System Of A Down vs. Fingathing) *

5.   Spin Shout Right Round! (Original Mix)

6.   MORE Cowbell! (Radio Edit)

7.   Cinco De Mayo (War vs. Free vs. Deee-Lite vs. Beyonce vs. Pitbull vs. Ween)

8.   Phantom Sanctuary (Dusk Til Dawn Mix)

9.   Vino Hip Vino Hop (Video Version) (Dead Prez vs. Eastenders)

10. My Favorite Allez (The Supremes vs. Eastenders) *

11. MORE Cowbell! (Sisters Of Cowbell Mix)

12. He Got Scream (Instrumental)

* previously unreleased

Complete list of sources in mp3 tags.

Produced by DJ not-I @ Mexikotrax, 2009.

Additional production: 2014.

Cover painting by Klaudia Gottwald.

For promotional use only!

Download: Disc 1 Disc 2 (alternate links in "comments")

Playlist:

Collected Mashups Vol. 3: The Videos

Here are all the videos for Collected Mashups Volume 3a (Of Love, Hate and Change) and Volumes 3b and 3c (The Shinobi and Enso EPs). Some were made by friends and/or people who liked my work, but I made most of them myself. All of these mashups are available on the albums in the above links or individually on Heartthis.at Enjoy and stay tuned for the next collection in the series as a double album: Collected Mashups Vol. 4! 

Love, DJ not-I


1. Smells Like Futurama (Nirvana vs. Futurama Theme Song)
 


2. Who Do You Love (In The Night)? (Bo Diddley vs. Eagles of Death Metal)
 
 

3. Freaky Undone Hombre (M.I.A. vs. KoRn)



4. Heavy Metal Amour (Jedi Mind Tricks & Ill Bill vs. Rachid Taha)



5. (W)right America (Eminem vs. Optical vs. The Beatles)



Ten more videos after the jump! (Featuring Alicia Keys, Bo Diddley, Cléan, Coldcut, Dead Prez, DJ Vadim, Eastenders, Gwen Stefani, Hexstatic, Jill Scott, Kanye West, M.I.A., Mr. Scruff, Rage Against The Machine, Talib Kweli, and The Go-Gos.)

Collected Mashups Vol. 2: The Videos

Following up on my last post, here are all the extant videos for Collected Mashups Vol. 2a and Vol. 2b (no videos have been produced for Vol. 2c). I made two of these myself, but most were made by people who liked my stuff enough to make fan videos and/or use them as soundtracks to whatever cool things they were doing, and were decent enough to credit them. To me, there is no greater compliment, and I have duly credited these video-makers.

All of the featured mashups are available for free download as part of the albums in the links above or individually via hearthis.at.

Enjoy & Have Fun! Love, DJ not-I

(P.S. My three recommendations are marked with *)

1.* Trans Planet Insomnia (Kraftwerk vs. Faithless vs. Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force) (Video by not-I)


Six more videos after the jump!

Collected Mashups Vol. 1: The Videos

Following the release of volume three of the Collected Mashups series, and with volume four on the way, I thought this might be a good opportunity to post some video retrospectives, starting with the videos for volume one. Many of these were made by me, many were made by others, some of them have been blocked on Youtube in certain countries, and some of them are only available on Vimeo, all of which is duly noted below. 

All of the original audio mashups are downloadable as part of the Collected Mashups Vol. 1 double-album or individually at hearthis.at. Now let's get this party started!

1. Heart-Shaped Sky (Blackalicious vs. Nirvana) (video by GonzoJam)

 
Prom Night Of The Dead (DJ Not-I AMV) from MindlessGonzo Productions on Vimeo.

2. Feel All Apologies (Blackalicious vs. Nirvana) (video by Chrysler76)

 

3. Shimmember Me (Ol' Dirty Bastard vs. Blue Boy) (video by me)

  
   Vimeo version here

Seven more videos after the jump!

Collected Mashups Vol. 3b & 3c: The Shinobi & Enso Pop EPs

In addition to the mashup "singles" I released in 2008 (available here), I produced two special projects as mini-albums: The Shinobi EP and The Enso Pop EP. The former featured seven mashups utilizing instrumentals by artists signed to one of my favorite labels (Ninja Tune), while the latter demonstrated my ability to make (more-or-less) straight "pop mashups" whenever I felt like doing so. Despite having divergent intentions, I believe both EPs share a common thread or signature (in the music, not just the artwork) that makes you say, "These are DJ not-I mashups."





This is one of the reasons I've compiled both EPs as a single download in volumes 3b and 3c of the Collected Mashup Series. Enjoy!

Love, DJ not-I.

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Tracklists:

The Shinobi EP (Seven Ninja Tune Boots)

1.   Get Your Hello On (The Doors vs. David Bowie vs. Amon Tobin)
2.   10th Together (The Beatles vs. Clifford Gilberto)
3.   Random Nyash (Lady Sovereign vs. Antibalas)
4.   Whatcha Waiting For, Get A Move On (Gwen Stefani vs. Mr. Scruff)
5.   Auto Temp Crash Test (Sean Paul vs. Hexstatic)
6.   Timber Freq (Dead Prez vs. Coldcut & Hexstatic)
7.   Jude's Drunken Trumpet (The Beatles vs. Kid Koala)

 

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The Enso Pop EP

1.   M.I.A.'s Lips Ain't Sealed (M.I.A. vs. Hilary & Haylie Duff)
2.   Back To Karma (Alicia Keys vs. Amy Winehouse/Mark Ronson)
3.   Rihanna's Troubled Moths & Bees (Rihanna vs. Chris T-T vs. Shampoo)
4.   Gangsta's Foundations (Kate Nash vs. Coolio/Doug Rasheed)
5.   No One's Lockdown (Kanye West vs. Alicia Keys)

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Playlists:

Collected Mashups Vol. 3a: Of Love, Hate and Change

2008 was a watershed in many respects: The mashups of this collection mirror both the anxious global mood before the U.S. elections and the sense of measured optimism that arose afterward, even in the midst of an economic crisis of vast proportions. The long, dark (inter-)national nightmare of the Cheney-Bush regime's reign of terror was finally over. (Unfortunately, though perhaps predictably, the Obama administration has continued, and even expanded, many of the same policies.)

Several of these mashups are overtly and unabashedly political. They range from Eminem's and The Beatles' unintentional (and Reverend Wright's explicit) advocacy of Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton during the primaries ("(W)right America") to the conspiracy theories of Immortal Technique ("Infra-stition"), Jedi Mind Tricks ("Heavy Metal Amour"), and M.I.A. ("Under Paper Planes"), to the full-on partisan endorsement of Obama against McCain/Palin and the unprecedented dirtiness of their campaign ("Change The Hate"). Even one of the 'dance' tracks is infused with politics ("Vino Hip Vino Hop"). I had made political mashes before, but perhaps never with such passion and intensity.

Yet this album also features several non-political tracks expressing, among other things: love (the Bo Diddley Tribute Mixes), optimism ("Just Might Be Big Love," produced after the elections), awareness of death ("6 Feet Under The Bitter End"), rock 'n' roll ("Freaky Undone Hombre"), and just good, clean fun ("Smells Like Futurama" and "Rihanna's Troubled Bees").

Many of these mashups also gave me the opportunity to utilize and juxtapose more diverse sources than previously, including blues, drum & bass, indie, and nu metal. In this collection, I've included a few first versions and alternate mixes. I believe this collection is representative of my work's diversity and is quite a decent album too (hence the cheeky cover). I hope you agree. Enjoy! Love, not-I

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.zip file, 163 MB, 19 tracks, high-quality mp3s
package includes artwork and notes

Tracklist:

1.    Smells Like Futurama (Nirvana vs. Futurama)
2.    Who Do You Love (In The Night) (Bo Diddley vs. Eagles Of Death Metal)
3.    Freaky Undone Hombre (M.I.A. vs. KoRn)
4.    Heavy Metal Amour (Jedi Mind Tricks & Ill Bill vs. Rachid Taha)
5.    (W)right America (Eminem vs. The Beatles vs. Optical)
6.    Vino Hip Vino Hop (Dead Prez vs. Eastenders)
7.    Rihanna's Troubled Bees (Rihanna vs. Chris T-T vs. Shampoo)
8.    6 Feet Under The Bitter End (Placebo vs. Thomas Newman/Photek)
9.    You Can't Judge A Boom Sumting (Bo Diddley vs. DJ Vadim)
10.  Under Paper Planes (M.I.A. vs. Cléan)
11.  Infra-stition (Immortal Technique & Busta Rhymes vs. Stevie Wonder vs.
       Placebo)
12.  Change The Hate (Jill Scott vs. Rage Against The Machine vs. Talib Kweli)
13.  Just Might Be Big Love! (Lupe Fiasco & Gemini vs. Fleetwood Mac)
14.  No One's Lockdown (Original Mix)
15.  (W)right America (Original Version)
16.  6 Feet Under The Bitter End (Original Version)
17.  Infra-stition (Demo Version)
18.  Just Might Be Big Love (Demo Version)
19.  Change The Hate (Single Edit)

Full list of sources in mp3 tags.

Mashed, mixed and produced by DJ not-I @ Mexikotrax, 2008
For promotional use only.


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.zip file, 163 MB, 19 tracks, high-quality mp3s, artwork and notes

Playlist:

Collected Mashups Vol. 2c: El Álbum Latino

This collection consists of single versions of all the mashups featured on not-i-podcast-02: la edición latina as well as a few Latin-themed bonus tracks. It is the last installment in Collected Mashups Vol. 2 (those made in 2007).

In accordance with the title and theme, much of the lyrical content is in Spanish, yet these juxtapositions are quite eclectic and roughly half of them mix English-language lyrics with Latin-flavored instrumentals - many of them include both languages. Hence, you don't have to speak Spanish to enjoy this album. In fact, I don't know much Spanish myself, but the highly melodic character of the Latina/Latino vocals featured here (including the reggaeton "rapping") suggested several fascinating combinations, which along with many of the tracks on Vol. 2a, marked my final departure from strictly hip-hop blends into truly melodic mashup territory.

In this collection you will hear top reggaeton artists like Tego Calderón or Voltio sing-song-rapping over jazz and dub reggae as well as Latin singers such as Don Omar, Notch, or Orquídea Negra of L.D.A. soaring over Jean-Michel Jarre and The Police. You will also hear underground rappers J3hst (UK) or The Perceptionists (US) spitting poison over slick-and-smooth-as-silk reggaeton instrumentals as well as Tweet waxing R&B-style over Santana and soul queen Jill Scott testifying over the Latin-heavy drums of Swizz Beatz. There is also a bit of The Simpsons en Español.

Variety is key here, yet regardless of genre, language or style, all of these mashups have a decidedly Latin flavor and, perhaps because of it, all of them are quite danceable. ¡Pásalo bien! Love, DJ not-I.

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.zip file, 92 MB
14 tracks, high-quality mp3s
package includes artwork and liner notes

Tracklist:

1.   Mexican Radio (Remix of Wall Of Voodoo feat. Latin Hip-Hop Allstars and
      not-I)
2.   Golden Ride (Beginner's Mind) (Jill Scott vs. Swizz Beatz vs. Thich Nhat
      Hanh)
3.   Puerto Rico 67/07 (Frankie Cutlass, Lumidee, Voltio, Joell Ortiz vs. The
      Young-Holt Trio)
4.   Eyez Like The Wind (DJ Vadim & Deuce Eclipse vs. Skream)
5.   Chevere Takeoff (Voltio & Notch vs. RJD2/Jean-Michel Jarre)
6.   El Flow Inside My Head (Peligro & L.D.A. vs. The Police)
7.   Chevere Phlegm (Jeh5t vs. Voltio/Tainy/Mas Flow)
8.   Chico Keep That Fire Burning (Petey Pablo vs. Pitbull vs. The Last Eighth
      vs. The Killergroove Formula)
9.   Call Me La Puesta (Que No, Dicky Ranking & Don Abusivo vs. Tweet vs.
      Santana)
10.  Check It Easy (Fugees vs. Beyonce vs. White Lion vs. Voltio & Slim Thug)
11.  Dame Una Carrere (The Perceptionists vs. Latin Hip-Hop y Mas)
12.  El Robot Telefonico (Robot Boy vs. Wisin Y Yandel & Hector Bambino)
13.  Chillin' Love Dub (Tego Calderón & Don Omar vs. Sly & Robbie)
14.  Manchester Couch Potato (Visionaries vs. DJ Vadim)
 
Full list of sources in mp3 tags.
Mashed, mixed and produced by DJ not-I @ Mexikotrax, 2007
For promotional use only.
 
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.zip file, 92 MB, 14 tracks, high-quality mp3s, artwork and liner notes

Playlist:

Collected Mashups Vol. 2b: The Sohei Album Sampler

The Sōhei Album Sampler - "Hip-Hop Mash Attack." Full of vigor, hip-hop sensibilities, and "fighting spirit" and produced almost entirely from vinyl sources, this was my first attempt at a proper album, which turned out as an EP-length "album sampler." Started in late 2006 and released in January 2007, these songs actually preceded those of Collected Mashups Vol. 2a. I am still quite proud of them. The sampler includes the internet hits: "Fergie Must Go," "Pass The Chunfly," and "Stranglehold Friday".

Originally, I had planned to release an entire CD-length work called The Sōhei Album. Many of the songs I had intended to include were gradually released as singles, though several unreleased tracks in various states of completion still remain on my old hard drive . The Collected Mashups series will eventually feature them as well, perhaps as the last volume.

I offer this long-unavailable EP as Vol. 2b in the series. I hope you enjoy it!

Love, not-I.

8 high-quality mp3s, artwork, notes
30:34, 52 MB, .zip file




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Tracklist:

1.  I Gotcha Sûrement (Lupe Fiasco vs. Ez3kiel)
2.  Abacab Warzone (Pete Rock feat. Dead Prez vs. Genesis)
3.  Dhol's What I'm After (Lords of the Underground vs. Asian Dub
     Foundation)
4.  Stranglehold Friday (Cool Calm Pete vs. Chops feat. Raekwon vs. Ted
     Nugent vs. Sage Francis)
5.  Pass The Chunfly (People Under The Stairs vs. Voltio/Nesty)
6.  Fergie Must Go (El-P vs. Fergie/Polow the Don vs. The A'z)
7.  Tika Tok Krunk (Ak'sent vs. Skibadee/Crissy Criss)
8.  Cry Hope (Nas vs. Obie Trice/Sicknotes vs. KRS-One)

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Collected Mashups Vol. 2a: Year Of The Pig

The second volume of the Collected Mashups, this 2007 collection documents my expansive progression from the hip-hop-heavy blends of 2004-2006 to melodic/harmonic juxtapositions involving a wider array of genres, including electro, dream-pop, and dub/reggae.

Featuring "Trans Planet Insomnia," "Dr. C's Sexual Healing," "Dracula's 77 Nation Army," "F.E.A.R. Of Karma," and "Fool Of Mergen," as well as several long-unavailable tracks, this set is bound to please your ears.

In a departure from Vol. 1, I've abandoned chronology (exact release dates) and arranged the songs in listening order as a proper album. Enjoy! Love, ~I

.zip file, 18 tracks, 
includes artwork & notes
Total time: 1:19:12
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Tracklist:

1. DJ not-I Jingle

2. Shooters, It's On! (Lil Wayne & Robin Thicke vs. KoRn)

3. Well You Know What It Is (T.I. & Wycleff Jean vs. The Crusaders)

4. Since You're Young (Bekay vs. The Cars vs. Cypress Hill)

5. Trans Planet Insomnia (Kraftwerk vs. Faithless vs. Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force)

6. Sir Niney In Control (Missy Elliott vs. King Tubby vs. Wreckx-N-Effect) 

7. Dr. C.'s Sexual Healing (Marvin Gaye vs. Alias & Tarsier)

8. F.E.A.R. Of Karma (Ian Brown vs. Björk vs. Massive Attack/Mad Professor)

9. Fool Of Mergen (Lil Jon vs. Albert Kuvezin & Yat-Kha)

10. How We Enganchala In China (Busta Rhymes & Missy Elliott vs. Banzaî Spirit vs. Casper & Fen-X)

11. Fist Of Holla (Ghostface Killah vs. Lee "Scratch" Perry)

12. Dracula's 77 Nation Army (Nostalgia 77 & Alice Russell vs. Bob Marley/Lee "Scratch" Perry)

13. Slow Down Gandhi, You're Rutten' 'Em (Sage Francis vs. Skream) 

14. What's Happy About War (Visionaries vs. Bobby McFerrin vs. 4 Non Blondes vs. Dr. Dre/Eminem)

15. Run Funda Siren Sound (Dizzee Rascal vs. Pink Floyd vs. Ben & Lex vs. KRS-ONE vs. Ghostface Killah)

16. Fuzion Of Me (Lateef & The Chief/Gift of Gab vs. Peshay)

17. Soul Changes 4 My People (Missy Elliott vs. Tupac Shakur vs. Pras/Ol' Dirty Bastard/Mya vs. Feature Cast)

18. Dr. C.'s Friendly Pressure (Jhelisa vs. Alias & Tarsier)

.zip file, 18 tracks, 

includes artwork & notes

Total time: 1:19:12

High-quality mp3s

(224-320 kbps)

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