Bynar's Top 20 Mashups of 2008

If you have been listening to my show, you should know by now that I'm a big fan of mashups. Now before you ask, a mashup, bootleg or blend (also mash up and mash-up) is a song or composition created from the combination of the music from one song with the a cappella from another. So, a mashup is a song created out of pieces of two or more songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the music track of another.

In full swing at the end of the 20th century, mashups have been described positively as "ultimate post-modern pop song" or "culture jamming in its purest form". They have also been described negatively as "the logical extension of the sampling fever of the '80s taken to its dumbest extreme". Due to the questionable legal status of mash ups and little chance of profits "there's a real punk rock attitude attached to the movement". So, love 'em or hate 'em, mashups are here to stay. The mashup scene is really thriving, so why don't you give it a try yourselves? Even I managed to make a bunch of mashups! Anyway, 'nuff said, here are my top 20 mashups of 2008.

Bynar's Top 20 Mashups of 2008

1. Superbass vs. New Order vs. Bronski Beat - A Smalltown Monday Solution (Copycat)
2. Metallica - Electro Sandman (Dunproofin')
3. The Kooks vs. Beastie Boys - Sabotaging The Kooks (DJ Schmolli)
4. Bloc Party vs. Kate Perry - Party Kisser (Divide & Kreate)
5. Beastie Boys vs. Daft Punk & Sebastian - Intergalactic Human (DJ Earworm)
6. The Clash vs. The Bloody Beetroots - Should I Stay Or Should I Go (Aggro1)
7. Depeche Mode vs. Blaqk Audio - Stiff Martyr '08 (The Illuminoids)
8. Klaxons vs. Bronski Beat - Golden Boy (Hi-brid)
9. MGMT vs. Adam Freeland - We Want Your Kids (Starters)
10. TV on the Radio vs. Rihanna Feat. Jay Z - Wolf Like Rihanna (ToToM)
11. Bon Jovi vs. Dragonette - You Get Around (A Bad Name) (DJ Matt Hite)
12. Metallica vs. Coldplay - Until It Talks (Divide & Kreate)
13. The Stooges vs. Flo Rida vs. Dakar & Grinser - Low Dog (DJ Fox)
14. New Order vs. Thirteen Senses - Into the Crystal Fire (ThE hOmOgEnIc ChAoS)
15. Ian Brown vs. Opus III - F.E.A.R.D.A.Y. (LEEDM101)
16. M.I.A. vs. New Order - $20 Monday (A plus D)
17. The Killers vs. Client - Killer Client (Bobby Martini)
18. Underworld vs. Jeff Klein - Guns Of Brixton's Underworld (Apollo Zero)
19. Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Snap - Rhythm Is A Baby (Martinn)
20. Air vs. The Do - Sexy Boy On My Shoulder (Electrosound)

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