Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Move over, Grey Album -- "London, Booted"


Former BoingBoing guestblogger Todd Lappin says,
"Hot on the heels of the Grey Album comes another innnnteresting mash-up/bootleg project that was originally posted as a collaborative challenge to DJs in February. The goal: Take one track from the Clash's "London Calling," and "remix it, add to it, subtract from it - put your own tributary spin on it." The result is "London Booted" - 19 tracks (plus a few bonus extras) of eclectically reinterpreted Clash. In return for the download, the project organizers are asking listeners to donate to one of several charities, including Future Forests, a reforestation initiative that was a favorite of Joe Strummer. For £17.50 you can even have your own tree in Joe Strummer's Rebel Woods, a future forests project on the Isle of Lucy... er... Skye."
Pretty righteous. I'm fond of "Bubba's Got a Brand New Cadillac," "What about Brixton," and "(Spanish Bombs) over Baghdad," a mashup with a track from Outkast's Stankonia. Hmmmm.... Outklash?
Link to London Booted home, and try this alternate site if that doesn't work.



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