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Night Ripper
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AMG Review of Night Ripper
Marisa Brown
All Music GuideGregg Gillis has been cutting up and gluing bits and pieces of songs together as a DJ in Pittsburgh since his 2002 debut, Secret Diary, an album that, though a lot of easily identifiable samples (the Price Is Right theme, for example) were used, was so delayed and skipped and glitched that it was too obfuscated to do much in the mainstream. Such is not the case with Night Ripper, however, which, thanks to Gillis's ability to draw from a myriad of musical sources (the names of the artists used, though not their songs, are listed in alphabetical order inside the liner notes, and in fact make up the entirety of the liner notes), can appeal to anyone who's heard the radio (particularly ap radio) in the past few years. Because of the recognizability of the pieces used, Night Ripper is a good tool for showing listeners unfamiliar with the art of sampling what a talented DJ can actually do; Gillis' favorite trick on the album is to play a long vocal track, preferably something from the Ying Yang Twins or Ludacris, over ock (be it classic, indie, or grunge) beats, which he speeds up or slows down as necessary. It's pretty impressive, and at first listen, it's pretty fun. On the opener, "Once Again," Luda's "Pimpin' All Over the World" moves into the Twins' "Wait (The Whisper Song)" over the Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony," which then turns into Slim Thug's "I Ain't Heard of That" plus the acoustic guitar of Oasis's "Wonderwall," all of which ends with the Five Stairsteps' oft-sampled "O-o-h Child." Actually, "ends" is not really the right term, as the whole album works as one piece, the track titles only serving to help those more song-inclined not feel as if they are in foreign electronica territory, with its 50-minute sides and incomprehensible blips and bleeps. The thing is, this openness to pop culture, while it may increase and amuse his audience, also serves to make the album a fleeting affair. How many times do you really want to hear Fleetwood Mac's "Little Lies" trade off with the 69 Boyz's "Tootsie Roll?" Or Sophie B. Hawkins mix with Panjabi MC and Better Than Ezra while the Game's vocals from "Hate It or Love It" play over? The very thing that makes Night Ripper entertaining, its basis on current hits and long pop-song breaks, is also the thing that kills it, that makes it lose its appeal after a few spins; good for one party, one car trip, one afternoon at the beach, and that's all. Which isn't to say, however, that that one hour can't be a whole lot of fun.
Girl Talk burns up MusicFestNW
Musical mad scientist
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Only the great Greg Gillis aka Girl Talk would even think to mash up James Taylor, the Pixies, Weezer and about 15 other samples into one track...and it works swimmingly!I was just on his website, and this guy gets cooler every day in my book. He only plays weekend gigs because he has a day job as some sort of engineer. And he is playing a high school prom next month in San Fransisco...like the...
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Its all about the layers
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Greg Gillis is a mad musical genius...i challenge you to listen to 'Night Ripper' from start to finish and see how many snippets of great songs you here...I will post a few tracks to show you what i mean.Really...i am that bored and snowed in! Give this a listen and in the comments write a song you heard..i hear...elasticaIts the perfect soundtrack to our ADD nation
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overhyped? maybe. awesome? abso-friggin-lutely.
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you've probably read about it on music review sites like pitchfork or stylus. and if you're like me your first reaction was probably utter cynicism -- albums receiving this much hype rarely live up to the talk. but when i heard that gregg had incorporated more than a hundred samples into this ADHD mega-mix (talk about abuse of the fair use clause!), i decided it was worth a listen.lauded by ill...
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Don't listen, unless, you know, you like music
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So I added a bunch of cd's to my collection this weekend, and the biggest jewel I found thus far is in the more-than-a-mash-up cd, Night Ripper by Girl Talk. Being one to judge a book by it's cover, I first put off getting this album. The name Girl Talk just made me think back to my early childhood when I played the game with a best friend, which brought with it the shame that memories of putti...
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okay...girl talk time
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so i just downloaded some girl talk tracks and am busy having my mind blown, i wish i felt 100 % so that i could dance my body off. but instead im stuck on this one guitar part that sounds so familiar, but for some reason i cant put my finger on what it's from, i think maybe a weezer song??? its on the track hold on, starts at around 48 seconds, and if it IS a weezer song, which one, it's ju...
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Talk Girl Talk!
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Now, don't get me wrong. I try hard to uphold a super cool avant garde freak folk vibe most of the time, but you know, we all gotta *get down!* once in a while. This kid Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis from Pittsburgh) has put together a killer mashup that seems like it grabs 6 or 7 or 8 songs at a time to form one crazy pandemonium of a sweaty dance freak out. Soooo good! These songs hook you f...
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42 minutes of fun
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My emusic quota got reset today, and I've already used up most of my downloads. I need to learn some restraint or convince more people to sign up so I can get the bonus tracks.Anyway, the first thing I grabbed was the new Girl Talk album, "Night Ripper". Wow is this a fun disc! It's not as glitchy as the older stuff and is more like just a straight DJ/mash mix, but it's great. Definitely de...
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Girl Talk Uses Radiohead's "In Rainbows" Prototype For New Album Release
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If you head over to Girl Talk's label Illegal Art's Web site a world a magic and wonderment awaits. Not really, but you do have the option of downloading Girl Talk's new album Feed The Animals for (que the magic word) FREE. There is a catch.You see, Girl Talk aka former biochemical engineer Gregg Gillis seemed to have liked all the attention Radiohead got for In Rainbows' "pay-what-you-like" ph...
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Musical mad scientist
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Only the great Greg Gillis aka Girl Talk would even think to mash up James Taylor, the Pixies, Weezer and about 15 other samples into one track...and it works swimmingly!I was just on his website, and this guy gets cooler every day in my book. He only plays weekend gigs because he has a day job as some sort of engineer. And he is playing a high school prom next month in San Fransisco...like the...
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Its all about the layers
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Greg Gillis is a mad musical genius...i challenge you to listen to 'Night Ripper' from start to finish and see how many snippets of great songs you here...I will post a few tracks to show you what i mean.Really...i am that bored and snowed in! Give this a listen and in the comments write a song you heard..i hear...elasticaIts the perfect soundtrack to our ADD nation
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My weekly Girl Talk post
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How could you not love the Notorious BIG rhyming over Elton John's 'Tiny Dancer? Greg Gillis is my hero...I love the guy so much because he is first and foremost a music freak...as you can tell by listening.
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GIRL TALK is Coming To Europe!!!
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Girl Talk who tears up every room he puts his laptop in is coming to Europe this week. If you like to dance, and you know you do, run don't walk to this show/party...Dec 7 2007 8:00P Le Showcase ParisDec 8 2007 8:00P Festival Transmusicales Rennes, BretagneDec 10 2007 8:00P Le Feche d’Or ParisDec 11 2007 8:00P Bardens Boudoir LondonDec 12 2007 8:00P Paradiso AmsterdamDec 13 2007 8:00P Whealans .
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okay...girl talk time
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so i just downloaded some girl talk tracks and am busy having my mind blown, i wish i felt 100 % so that i could dance my body off. but instead im stuck on this one guitar part that sounds so familiar, but for some reason i cant put my finger on what it's from, i think maybe a weezer song??? its on the track hold on, starts at around 48 seconds, and if it IS a weezer song, which one, it's ju...
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Talk Girl Talk!
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Now, don't get me wrong. I try hard to uphold a super cool avant garde freak folk vibe most of the time, but you know, we all gotta *get down!* once in a while. This kid Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis from Pittsburgh) has put together a killer mashup that seems like it grabs 6 or 7 or 8 songs at a time to form one crazy pandemonium of a sweaty dance freak out. Soooo good! These songs hook you f...
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42 minutes of fun
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My emusic quota got reset today, and I've already used up most of my downloads. I need to learn some restraint or convince more people to sign up so I can get the bonus tracks.Anyway, the first thing I grabbed was the new Girl Talk album, "Night Ripper". Wow is this a fun disc! It's not as glitchy as the older stuff and is more like just a straight DJ/mash mix, but it's great. Definitely de...
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Girl Talk burns up MusicFestNW
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Given that Girl Talk always leaves the stage during his sets the best place to be was on the stage. I got some cool footage of him buried in the crowd. aMore >
Girl Talk Interview Tomorrow
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I'm conducting a short interview with Gregg Gillis aka Girl Talk tomorrow. If you have any questions you'd like to ask him, just leave a comment or e-mail us at thetapeblog@yahoo.com. Awesome. Girl Talk- Smash Your Head
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Don't listen, unless, you know, you like music
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So I added a bunch of cd's to my collection this weekend, and the biggest jewel I found thus far is in the more-than-a-mash-up cd, Night Ripper by Girl Talk. Being one to judge a book by it's cover, I first put off getting this album. The name Girl Talk just made me think back to my early childhood when I played the game with a best friend, which brought with it the shame that memories of putti...
More >
overhyped? maybe. awesome? abso-friggin-lutely.
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you've probably read about it on music review sites like pitchfork or stylus. and if you're like me your first reaction was probably utter cynicism -- albums receiving this much hype rarely live up to the talk. but when i heard that gregg had incorporated more than a hundred samples into this ADHD mega-mix (talk about abuse of the fair use clause!), i decided it was worth a listen.lauded by ill...
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