Masher, Go Home...
The king of all mash-ups – Mark Vidler of Go Home Productions – is hanging up his crown. Rather than continuing the alchemy that has marked his reign as mash-up producer supreme, he is instead concentrating on original productions and, I would assume, club and radio DJ-ing. Our loss.Vidler is the canny Brit responsible for such amazing blends as Madonna vs. the Sex Pistols (“Ray of Gobâ€), Ian Dury vs. the Beastie Boys (“Triple Rhythm Stickâ€), and the track that first made me wonder at the magnificent idiocy of it all, the Beatles vs. the Monkees’ “Paperback Believer.â€And in case you need more specifics, Vidler confected three of my all-times: his inspired mix of the Velvet Underground’s “Rock and Roll,†Christina Aguilera’s “What a Girl Wants,†and the Communards’ cover of the Jackson 5’s hit “Never Can Say Goodbye,†which sounds like it was meant to be that way; the unlikely but seamless welding of Coldplay’s “Clocks†and the Temptations’ “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stoneâ€; and the intersection of Grace Jones’ “Slave to the Rhythm†and Nelly Furtado’s “Turn Out the Light,†which – to my ears - actually improves on the original tracks.I’m gonna post all three monster mashes – and, as a special feature, clue you in to a treat. Right now, you can download what amounts to Vidler’s entire output of mash-ups at http://www.gohomeproductions.co.uk/ - and you probably should. It’s quite a treasure trove. I bet you’ll thank me later.Christina Aguilera vs Velvet Underground vs The Communards – “Girl Wants (to Say Goodbye to) Rockâ€:




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