under new mgmt- john
(Amplive at Birds Bigtop Blowout. More pictures HERE)
There are all sorts of good DJ related mixtapes and remixes you should be listening to right now thank to the all-encompassing power of the internet. Offhand, a few recommendations are the Wale Seinfeld themed mixtape, the new Girl Talk record which you can get for donation (or not) over at Illegal Arts, and this interesting Leo Le Bug mix which features a lot of Beastie Boys in some fresh incarnations called Music to Wake Children Up To. But, some new stuff that isn’t getting as much attention on this big blue internet of ours is that latest from the guy who brought us the Radiohead Remix album and who Djed our Birds Bigtop Blowout- the one and only- Amplive.
He has produced two really great tracks featuring elements of MGMT’s album Oracular Spectacular that should be tearing up your itunes playlists. One is a straight mashup of MGMT and Of Montreal. The second remix takes on “Of Moons, Birds & Monsters,” which keeps the dope synth line the boys are known for and adds a exclusive verse from Oaktown hero and Snoop Dogg personal friend- MC Mistah Fab. His Snoop Dogg guest work on ‘Life of the Party” is probably falling down the TRL charts right about now...but his customized flow over the synth-tastic MGMT song is excellent in that it reads as more 'true.' I don’t really believe that any of the rappers on the Snoop track are actually spending millions of dollars on liquor and gambling save for the video shoot. I DO believe that Amplive was hanging out at Mistah Fab’s “crib” one day playing Grand Theft Auto 4 and he was like- “Hey, you know what band that the internet seekers are into these days and you would really like? MGMT.” Then after they got busted by the cops for having 6 stars before they could get to a Pay N Spray, they went to the studio and cranked out this verse. I choose to believe. And now you can have it all for free below. It is the American dream.
MP3: Amplive vs. MGMT: Of Moons, Birds & Monsters [Communication Edit ft. Mistah Fab]
MP3: Amplive: MGMT vs. Of Montreal
There are all sorts of good DJ related mixtapes and remixes you should be listening to right now thank to the all-encompassing power of the internet. Offhand, a few recommendations are the Wale Seinfeld themed mixtape, the new Girl Talk record which you can get for donation (or not) over at Illegal Arts, and this interesting Leo Le Bug mix which features a lot of Beastie Boys in some fresh incarnations called Music to Wake Children Up To. But, some new stuff that isn’t getting as much attention on this big blue internet of ours is that latest from the guy who brought us the Radiohead Remix album and who Djed our Birds Bigtop Blowout- the one and only- Amplive.
He has produced two really great tracks featuring elements of MGMT’s album Oracular Spectacular that should be tearing up your itunes playlists. One is a straight mashup of MGMT and Of Montreal. The second remix takes on “Of Moons, Birds & Monsters,” which keeps the dope synth line the boys are known for and adds a exclusive verse from Oaktown hero and Snoop Dogg personal friend- MC Mistah Fab. His Snoop Dogg guest work on ‘Life of the Party” is probably falling down the TRL charts right about now...but his customized flow over the synth-tastic MGMT song is excellent in that it reads as more 'true.' I don’t really believe that any of the rappers on the Snoop track are actually spending millions of dollars on liquor and gambling save for the video shoot. I DO believe that Amplive was hanging out at Mistah Fab’s “crib” one day playing Grand Theft Auto 4 and he was like- “Hey, you know what band that the internet seekers are into these days and you would really like? MGMT.” Then after they got busted by the cops for having 6 stars before they could get to a Pay N Spray, they went to the studio and cranked out this verse. I choose to believe. And now you can have it all for free below. It is the American dream.
MP3: Amplive vs. MGMT: Of Moons, Birds & Monsters [Communication Edit ft. Mistah Fab]
MP3: Amplive: MGMT vs. Of Montreal