Finally got around to listening to Dirty South Dance, a mash-up album by Montreal's own A-Trak that can be purchased here. A large portion of the tracks in the album have mainstream rap anthems mixed with electro/dance tracks and I was not sure what to think of it at first. But as I finished listening to the album it was obvious the blend works well and every mix is calculated as each track flows seamlessly to the next while making you move your body around at the same time. An example would be taking Rick Ross's Hustler and mixing it with Simian Mobile Disco's "Hustler", and using this "obvious idea" to create a unique track of his own. Definitely an album to purchase for the party-filled summer all you kids are planning. Here's my two current favorite tracks from it:
A-Trak - Roder (M.I.A.)
A-Trak- Get On My Pony
p.s. in unrelated news, check out this article on palms out sounds about the ripping of †, the full length by Justice. It's a good read but i will not get into the same argument that people always get into over the leaking of new music.
