Copycat's "Mashups of the year"

You might've seen my Best of 2008 charts over at Audio Porn Central or Culture Bully - well, here they are again, just in case you've missed them. Let's start with the impossible task of my Mashups of the year. And no, Girl Talk's not even close to make this list.

In no particular order:

• Wicked wedding - Schmolli
• Take it easy on me - Mad Mix Mustang
• You shook me - The KLEF
• Electro Sandman - Dunproofin'
• Blue Rinse - Celebrity Murder Party
• Back to virginity - Phil RetroSpector
• Phantom part III - Divide & Kreate
• Until it talks - Divide & Kreate
• The Clash vs. The Bloody Beetroots - Aggro1
• Enter You - Wax Audio

Bonus: Reckoner Lockdown - Earworm

All of the tracks can be downloaded over at the artist's sites respectively - or over at Culture Bully.

After completing this list just before x-mas, I listened to Team9's annual MySplice compilation for Stereogum. If I'd heard that album prior to posting my list, I'd definitely include his "Good after time", mixing Lykke Li's "I'm Good I'm Gone" with Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time". One of the absolutely best mash-ups of 2008. Maybe ever.

Tainted tainted love (A Copycat Mash)

You ever wondered what it would sound like if you took the original "Tainted love" by Gloria Jones and mixed it up with Soft Cell's brilliant cover from the 80s. No? Well I did. And I had to find out. So I did this little quickie a while ago.

Never posted it here, tho. Gave it to Ramdom Thoughts for their 100th episode back in May. Thought I drop it here now as well. Quite fun little ditty...

[Download]

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Who's that Hollaback girl? (A Copycat Mash)

Ok, so this might not be the most urgent track of '09. My only excuse is that it's done in 2005, when both tracks were quite new. But I still like it quite a lot. Despite ms Stefani's participation...

It's Robyn's collaboration with The Knife, the tremendous "Who's that girl?" vs ms Obnoxious' highly annoying "Hollaback girl". My apologies...

Previously only aired on Swedish radio and Ramdom Thoughts. But here's your chance to get your hands on the mp3.

[Download]

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Video: Radiohead - Creep '08 (A Copycat Remix)

Thanks to Mistah Pok for the vid.

Missed the track?
[Download] [Original post]

Missed the club remixes?
[Original post]
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Tying Tiffany - I wanna be your MP3 (A Copycat Remix)

Just before Christmas, I was invited to contribute to Audio Porn Central's Guilty Pleasures series. Following the success of APC's tribute to Rick Astley, the object of worship this time was Italian electro punk queen Tying Tiffany and her "I wanna be your MP3".

I opted for a free-for-all electro-disco-punk-house remix having it large in all ways possible. Reports from the TT camp have it that Tiff liked it. Both my version and the rest of the tracks, including contributions from the likes of Go Home Productions, Divide & Kreate, Dunproofin' , and Celebrity Murder Party. And if things go as planned - which they rarely do in these cases - they might just face an official release of sorts one of these days.

Until then, you will have to make do with the long mix, including all remixes, by no other than Mr. Simon Iddol. Listen to it in the Fairtilizer player to your right - or here below . Mine's after the sixth APC logo. If you want to download it, try the player below - or pop over to APC and grab it.

we wanna be your mp3 by AudioPorn Central

The year of the Cat - a retrospective

Here's what I've been up to lately. [Almost] All my tracks from 2008. Including a handful of previously unreleased as well (Golden lights, Who's that Hollaback Girl, Tainted tainted love). Hope you like.

Click the comments link below the post if you want to get a fuller picture of this cat's 2008. Or if you wanna say something nice. See you around.


January
- Stand by for the floor (A Copycat Mash)
Hot Chip "Ready for the floor" vs Ben E King "Stand by me"
[Download] [Original post]

February
- A Smalltown Monday Solution (A Copycat Mash)
New Order "Blue monday" vs Bronski Beat "Smalltown boy" vs Superbass "Solution" vs Nouvelle vague "Blue monday" vs Zook "Blue Monday" [Download] [Original post]

- Golden Lights (A Copycat Mash)
Scissor Sisters "Lights" vs Klaxons "Golden Skans"
[Download] [Original post]

March
- "Does your homosapien know (A Copycat Mash)
ABBA "Does your mother know" vs Pete Shelley "Homosapien"
[Download] [Original post]

April
- Yazoo - Nobody's diary (A Copycat Remix)
Yazoo's classic gets a retro makeover in time for their re-union tour
[Download] [Original post]

And two exclusive, previously unreleased,
mashups for Ramdom Thoughts:

- Who's that Hollaback Girl? (A Copycat Mash)
Robyn's collaboration with The Knife "Who's that girl" vs Gwen Stefani "Hollaback girl". From 2005 (!). Previously only on Swedish radio. [Download]

- Tainted tainted love (A Copycat Mash)
Gloria Jones "Tainted love" vs Soft Cell "Tainted love" [Download]

May
- Radiohead - Creep (A Copycat Remix)
Radiohead's classic gets massacred. My apologies!
[Download] [Original post]

June
- Copycat's Euro2008 crazy (A Copycat Mix)
A long mix of cheesy soccer anthems/goodness for the Euro 2008 Cup
[Download] [Original post]

July
- Radiohead - Creep (Copycat Club Remix) [Download]
- Radiohead - Creep (Copycat's Happy Rework) [Download]
Radiohead's "Creep" gets the club treatment [Original post]

August
- Lady Jacqueline (A Copycat Mash)
Lady Gaga "Just dance" vs Franz Ferdinand "Jacqueline"
[Download] [Original post]

September
- Dean Martin - "Mambo Italiano (A Copycat Remix)"
Dino's classic gets a modern outfit. Too modern for some. Part of Mashup Industries' tribute to Dino - "King of the road" [Download] [Original post]

October
- Singing that A-ha Melody (A Copycat Mash)
A-Ha "Take on me" vs Swingfly "Singing that melody"
[Download link removed by request] [Original post]

November
- Psychos, lunatics and crazy ghosts (A Copycat Mash)
Talking Heads "Psycho killer vs The Specials "Ghost town" vs Fun Boy Three "The lunatics have taken over the asylum" vs Violent Femmes "Crazy", Reverberi Brothers "Nel Cimitero Di Tucson" vs Bernard Herrmann "The Murder" (Psycho O.S.T.) & more [Download] [Original post]

- Daddy's song (A Copycat Mash)
Glasvegas "Daddy's gone" vs Elton John "Your song". First/only Glasvegas mash in the world? [Download] [Original post]

December
- Blind Esmeralda (A Copycat Mash)
Hercules & Love Affair ft Antony "Blind" vs Santa Esmeralda "Don't let me be misunderstood". Premiered exclusively on Culture Bully's "2008 Mashed"

- Tying Tiffany - I wanna be your MP3 (A Copycat Remix)
For Audio Porn Central's "We wanna be your MP3" long mix. Pending official release (?) [Download long mix] [Original post]

- Copycat goes to Moscow pt 1 & 2 (A Copycat Mix)
Dj-sets for Next FM, 105.2 / Clashburger, Moscow. Aired & posted in Feb (?).

Copycat on iGot's Best Mashups of 2008

Here's another nice little belated x-mas gift. Japanese iGot ranks my "Stand by for the floor" (Hot Chip's "Ready for the floor" vs Ben E King's classic "Stand by me") among the best mash-ups of 2008.

Honoured and very grateful - cheers Homma!

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Copycat among the best of 2008...

This time of year there is an infinite amount of "best of"-lists floating about. I'm happy to say that some of them seem to be partial to felines...



My "Singing that A-Ha Melody", in which A-Ha's "Take on me" hooks up with Swingfly's "Singing that melody", made it to Attuworld's Mashups of the year album. Thanks Attu! And special thanks to Simon Iddol!





"A Smalltown Monday Solution" - New order vs Bronski beat vs Superbass vs more - made it to #4 over at Culture Bully's Top 15 mashups of 2008. Last year my ABBA vs Nelly Furtado mash-up "Knowing the rhythm is right" made it all the way to #1 on the same list. Apparently, I'm starting to lose my touch... Just kidding - I'm honoured. Thanks Chris@Culture Bully!




AudioPornCentral ranked "A Smalltown Monday Solution" as the sixth best mash-up of the year in their aggregate list, whereas one of the editors ranked it #1. Pretty good, n'est-ce pas? Thank you guys!






And finally, Dj Bynar of Waveradio.gr also considers "A Smalltown Monday Solution" to be the best mash-up of 2008. Efaristo, brother! I agree ;)


My apologies if I missed anyone. If so, just drop me a line and I'll update.

Thanks again! /Cc

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Happy new year, folks!

Happy 2009! The cat's back after a well-deserved vacation. Santa was kind enough to bring a few tunes this x-mas. I thought I'd share them with you in the next few posts.

Quite a few things cooking at the moment. Hopefully I'll be able to share some of it with you presently. Stay tuned - cat you later ;)

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