Dec 08
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Watch as Granny Teller explains and demonstrates exactly what a mashup is:
By the way Wikipedia says:
A mashup , bootleg or blend[1] (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. These songs may be considered part of the European bastard pop musical genre.[citation needed][weasel words] A mash-up 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.[2]
In full swing at the end of the 20th century, mashups have been described positively as “ultimate post-modern pop song[s]” or “‘culture jamming in its purest form’”[3] and “display an analytical impulse…we actually hear how these songs resonate with one another, comment upon and affect one another…in a way, the music speaks for itself”.[4] 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”.[3]
Cultural critic and legal commentator Siva Vaidhyanathan has commented that “The most interesting and entertaining phenomenon of the MP3 libraries on peer-to-peer systems is the availability of “mashes” – new compositions created by combining the rhythm tracks of one song and the vocal tracks of another.” Noting that mashups have a rich history he observes that “It is merely the latest incarnation of a widely shared, deeply embedded cultural habit of cultural recombination across time and space.”[5]
