All Hail The Kleptones!

If you are familiar with any of the following; Negativland, John Oswald a/k/a Plunderphonics, The Evolution Control Committee, etc., you MUST check out The Kleptones. I did go out and buy the new Cake, Fatboy Slim and William Shatner/Ben Folds CDs today, but I can't stop listening to The Kleptones' masterpiece, A NIGHT AT THE HIP-HOPERA. In the style of their previous YOSHIMI BATTLES THE HIP-HOP ROBOTS and DJ Dangermouse's THE GREY ALBUM, this is a mash-up of some of Queen's hottest hits and many other artists raps, rhymes, tunes, and full recordings. It's completely non-releasable, so go to their site and use BitTorrent (search for it, it's PC and Mac compliant) to download the music and artwork in a zip file. The only way you can get it is for free, like most mash-up music. I wish I knew a way to send money to The Kleptones to support their efforts. They freakin' rock.
Highlights: Mixing at least four Beastie Boys tunes seamlessly with "I Want To Break Free" and "Radio Ga-Ga", Turning "Bicycle Race" into a laugh fest with Eminem and Ben Stein. Also in there, among others, are ODB, Missy Elliot, Q-Tip, and The Moonites from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. Download this NOW!

I'll type more this week, because there are a lot of things to talk about, including FahrenHYPE 9/11 on DVD. Oh, and practicing harmonica while driving.