The Reborn Identity

As promised last time around, the Reborn Identity round-up of the year’s best mashups is now going monthly. Whittling down the amazing tracks released in June to just 10 has been tricky to say the least, especially given the incredibly varied mix of bootlegs on offer this month, but after much deliberation here they are…

1. ComaR - Knocklife
2. Mad Martigan - Let’s Get Illusion
3. Beloki - Imperial Stress
4. Kro - Punklover
5. G3rst - Kenny’s Last Rhythm
6. Ben Double M & ElectroSound - Since Arguru’s Gone
7. DJ Schmolli - The Wonderwall Tempest
8. Voicedude - Ride A Black Horse
9. DJ Lobsterdust - Same Old Songs EP
10. Celebrity Murder Party - Sabotage the Reaper

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John Sakamoto of the Toronto Star produces a weekly column called The Anti-Hit List, which picks out his top 10 favourite non-hit songs of the week - often including the odd mashup. Scrolling through his latest columns, I was stunned to see a Reborn Identity track make an appearance:

3. THE TING TINGS VS. GARBAGE VS. BLACK EYED PEAS

“Shut Your Mouth and Let Me Go”

A.k.a. that insanely catchy song in the new iPod commercial, The Ting Tings’ “Shut Up and Let Me Go” gets the mash-up treatment with a couple of similarly pushy songs: Garbage’s “Shut Your Mouth” and the Black Eyed Peas’ “Shut Up.” Those ingredients recalibrate the song’s prime influence (though not its timeframe) away from the cheerleader shriek of Toni Basil’s “Mickey” to something closer to the sleek rumble of Blondie’s “Rapture.”

For the full top 10 head over here. Thanks for the exposure, John!

The Mashup Bootleg Series is a new site from Mashup Facts that brings together compilations of mashups featuring a specific artist.

The first album in the series is all about Madonna, and features the Reborn Identity track 4 Minute Miracles. It’s joined by a selection of excellent tracks by some well-known names on the bootleg scene. Fans of her Madgesty can check it out here. 

If Madonna’s not your cup of tea, the second album in the series is Duran Duran. Head over to The Mashup Bootleg Series site for more info.

It’s time for the third installment of my favourite mashups of the year, and this will be the last six-weekly roundup. From now on I’ll be picking out the best tracks each month, to help bring you even more of the best bootlegs available.

1. Go Home Productions - Spliced Krispies
2. Instamatic - Neon Sex People
3. Eamezey - Krawl & Apologize
4. DJ Schmolli - M.I.A Wanted Dead or Alive
5. Bobby Martini - Oh My God It’s a Genie In a Bottle
6. mARKYbOY - A Clown’s Perspective
7. MadMixMustang - The Love Cat Shack
8. Colatron - American Finale
9. DJ ShyBoy - You Spin Me Upside Down
10. Icky - 4 Minute to Say Yeah and Bring the Noise

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It’s time for the second installment of my favourite mashups of the year, picking up the outstanding tracks of the past six weeks. there’s some real corkers here, so check them out!

1. 10,000 Spoons - This Charming Caravan
~ The Smiths - This Charming Man
~ The Housemartins - Caravan of Love

2. Dunproofin’ - Alphaboot
~ Alphabeat - Fascination
~ The Futureheads - The Hounds of Love

 3. Fissunix - Enjoy Tomorrow
~ Stereophonics - Maybe Tomorrow
~ Morcheeba - Enjoy the Ride

4. Party Ben - Smells Stronger
~ Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
~ Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

5. DJ Schmolli - Justice for Billie Jean
~ Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
~ Justice - D.A.N.C.E.

6. mARKYbOY - Back to the Ritz
~ Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
~ Ella Fitzgerald - Putting on the Ritz

7. Copycat - Does your Homosapien Know?
~ ABBA - Does Your Mother Know?
~ Pete Shelly - Homosapien

8. Divide & Kreate - Nineteen
~ Paul Hardcastle - 19
~ Eagles of Death Metal - I Got A Feeling (Just Nineteen)

9. World Famous Audio Hacker - K. Wows M.
~ Kylie - Wow
~ Madonna - Into the Groove

10. Hi-Brid - Two Tribes Quickie Divorce
~ Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes
~ Elbow - Grounds for Divorce

The Reborn Identity track G.I. Jolene (Dolly Parton vs Stan Ridgway) has been picked out as one of the top 10 tracks for March 2008 at Bootie in San Francisco! Thanks go to AplusD for the unexpected honours, and of course to the clubgoers of SF for grinding down to a splash of country.

For the full lowdown on all the tracks in the round-up head over to the Bootie Blog.  

We’re only six weeks into the New Year but there have already been some outstanding bootlegs released. Here’s my run-down of my favourite mashups of the year so far (some are from last year but all are first heard by me this year and all are cracking tracks)…

1. Ben Double M - Every Breath Takes Me to the Sun
~ The Police - Every Breath You Take
~ Disco Freaks - Take Me To The Sun

2. DJ Lobsterdust - Jenny’s Superstitious
~ The Killers - Jenny Was a Friend of Mine
~ Stevie Wonder - Superstitious

3. DJ Topcat - Red Umbrella
~ Rihanna - Umbrella
~ UB40 - Red Red Wine

4. DJ Clive$ter - Justified and Crazy
~ KLF - Justified and Ancient
~ Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

5. Hi-brid - Message Influx
~ The Police - Message in a Bottle
~ Bloc Party - Flux

6. Copycat - Stand By for the Floor
~ Hot Chip - Ready for the Floor
~ Ben E King - Stand By Me

7. DJ Earworm - United State of Pop
~ Featuring the 25 most popular songs of 2007 in the US Billboard charts.

8. DJ Schmolli - Mash Me Amadeus
~ Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
~ Plus Nelly, Luniz and many more

9. Bobby Martini - Makes Me Wonder if This Ain’t Love
~ Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder
- Spiller ft Sophie Ellis Bextor - Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love)

10. G3rst - Hotel California in Fire and Flames
~ The Eagles - Hotel California
~ Dragonhead - Through the Fire and Flames 
 

Welcome one and all to The Reborn Identity. This website will be used to showcase some of the mashup tracks I’ve put together, as well as picking out some of the best tracks I’ve come across from other (more) talented mashup maestros on the Net. I know there’s not much here at the moment, but there’s plenty to come so please be patient.

Cheers
Gavin
Email me via gavin(at)rebornidentity(dot)com

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 remains with the original copyright holders. Tracks will be gladly removed from the site at the request of any offended parties.