The summer has kicked in with intent and brought with it a teeming swarm of mashups and compilations. There’s been quite a harvest of tracks to sift through this month, but that means you can be certain only the very best mashups have made it into this month’s RE:boots.
An interview I did for the Some Assembly Required podcast and radio show is online now at the Some Assembly Required blog. If you’re interested in finding out a bit more about The Reborn Identity - how I work, my inspiration and motivations - then go check it out.
SAR’s Jon Nelson has been really supportive of Mashed in Plastic, and the latest episode of the podcast (show 234) features my track Lauren’s Opus. Many thanks, Jon, for all the exposure.
RemoteTreeChildren is an ambient electronic partnership between singer-songwriter Glen Phillips and producer John Askew, and takes the former Toad the Wet Sprocket singer’s music further away from his rock and folksy roots into deep, dark electro territory. The RemoteTreeChildren album, Veteran of the Loudness Wars, is available for free download (or whatever you want to pay for it) here - go check it out.
There are several outstanding tracks on the album, including the unignorable ”World of Warcraft disco” of You Will Be Pwned and the brooding, strutting love song, Blood Pressurize. It’s the latter I’ve tackled here, cranking up the tempo and recasting it as an even more intense electro track. If anyone fancies remixing the track themselves, you can pick up the stems here.
To get the summer season swinging, DJ Useo has put together an impressive two disc collection of mashups from some of the top names on the scene. Amongst the all-exclusive tracks on Summer Booty 2009 is a brand new chilled out summer mash from the Reborn Identity. Slip on your flip flops and head over to Useo’s Summer Booty website to pick up the album.
The Reborn Identity - Wonderful Liar
- Oasis - Wonderwall - Beyoncé ft Shakira - Beautiful Liar
As featured on last month’s Ministry of Mashed Sound compilation, Sounds From A New World, Wonderful Liar is a shameless genre clash, which pairs up the loveable Mancs Oasis with the slinky Arabic sounds of Beyoncé and Shakira. This won’t be the last slice of mashed up Britpop from The Reborn Identity either - stay tuned…
The Reborn Identity - Sour Glass - Portishead - Sour Times
- Blondie - Heart of Glass
- Kanye West - Love Lockdown
I’ve been busy in the video studio the past few weeks, putting together clips for some of my recent tracks. The latest mashup to get the visual treatment is the haunting heartbreak of Sour Glass. You can also watch it on YouTube.
The Reborn Identity - Ladykillers - Ladyhawke - Back of the Van
- The Killers - When You Were Young
I’ve been meaning to put together a video for this track since I first put it out in January. Spurred on by the re-release of Back of the Van and seeing Ladyhawke live on her UK tour (she was superb, in case you were wondering), I finally took the time out to get it done. Hope you enjoy it.It’s also up on YouTube here.
All tracks presented on this site have been created for fun and are not intended for any commercial purposes. The copyright of all tracks used in mashups and remixes remains with the original copyright holders unless stated otherwise. Tracks will be gladly removed from the site at the request of any offended parties - please contact gavin@rebornidentity.com.
