… a polyphonic prostitute …

Hello. *waves to audience out there in the black*

This is where I’ll be writing about music, and linking to MP3s I’ve found. To give you some idea of scope, I have things to say about Dean Gray, Biber, Kasabian, the White Stripes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rachmaninov and Steeleye Span. Whether I get around to all these, or go off on a tangent about some new mash-up I’ve discovered, is another matter.

Your starter for 10 …
American Edit is a mash-up of the whole of Green Day’s American Idiot, mixing in tracks by Oasis, Ashanti, Roxy Music, U2, Bryan Adams … plus Bushisms and miscellaneous samples. It was the subject of a Cease and Desist order from Warner Records: it’s non-profit and fairly easy to find.

This 7MB track mixes Bush, the KLF and ‘Holiday’, and it’s fab. Especially because the two main themes fit together without any murky dissonance; and because the final reprise of the chorus is such a cheerful resolution; and because it made me laugh out loud the first time I heard it, and laughter isn’t a common response to music.