Just because the leaves have fallen and the cold weather is upon us, doesn't mean it's time to stop rockin'. Check out three of ellecanada.com's favorite new albums and beat the winter blahs one beat at a time.
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Girl Talk Feed the Animals Illegal Art It seems like everywhere you turn these days, you hear something about Girl Talk, no not the fodder of 12-year-olds at slumber parties, but the music mash-ups courtesy of Gregg Gillis. The 27-year-old from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania seems to have thrown a whole new dilemma into the mix with his sample heavy tracks. The former biomedical engineer has been releasing 'mash-up' albums since 2002 and seems to have really hit the nail on the head with his latest effort Feed The Animals. Not only has he hit a few nails, but he's ruffled a few feathers as he's used 300 samples to make the freshest DJ mash-up set, well, ever. When you can somehow manage to find a way to mix Dr.Dre and Styx, throw some Avril Lavigne over Jay Z's "Big Pimpin'" quickly followed by the Jackson 5's "ABC" mashed with Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody", it's safe to say DJ Girl Talk has a rare gift. Throughout all of this musical chaos, he weaves recognizable blips like the recognizable 'la la la la's' we know from Yael Naim's "New Soul" (the Mac Air Book ad) or Jimmy Hendrix interrupting the action for a quick, 'scuse me while I kiss the sky'. Here's the problem: none of the samples that he's found a way to connect with beat matching and creative rhythm manipulation, have been legally cleared. What does this mean? So far not too much, it seems as though the artists he's managing to connect don't really mind … yet. If this press continues and money starts really rolling in, we'll see how laissez-faire the rest of the music industry is about this issue. Following in the footsteps of Radiohead, Greg Gillis released Feed the Animals as a pay-what-you want effort; those who chose to pay $10 would receive a physical copy of the CD that is yet to be released. Whether you download the album through production company Illegal Art, or wait for in to be released in CD form, get this CD. I can safely say with a musical array ranging from Rod Stewart to T-pain, this album is truly for everyone. Have a listen to this month's album recommendation and let me know what you think! Shoot me an e-mail at larissa@ellecanada.com</a>. Until next time, go forth and make sweet melodies.
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