Donna Summer

Label: Irritant
Genre: Beats, Experimental

It's fitting that Aquarius Records, the same store that introduced me to the mash-up some ten years ago (before they were called mash-ups) with Evolution Control Committee's brilliant pairing of Public Enemy and Herb Alpert, would effectively wean me off that guilty pleasure with the next level noise of this here lad. Neither mash-up nor IDM, neither kitschy nor political, Donna Summer (a.k.a. Jason Forrest) throws juxtaposed refrains and riffs from popular music into a high-speed blender with no lid. Somehow the result, while initially as soothing as highway rumble strips, begins to make sense and even sounds catchy after a few listens...and a 12-pack of Mountain Dew. WARNING: Not recommended for those with epilepsy. (Seriously.)

Sperry and Foil [MP3, 8.7MB, 160kbps]
Accept the Cheap [MP3, 1.6MB, 64kbps]
Heals Over Head [MP3, 1.4MB, 64kbps]
The Man Who Was Thursday [MP3, 2.7MB, 64kbps]
What You Truly Need [MP3, 2.0MB, 64kbps]

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Posted by sam on 09.14.04 | Buy from Amazon, Insound
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