Freelance Hellraiser – A Stroke Of Genie-us
the song that defines the decade
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Freelance Hellraiser – A Stroke Of Genie-us [mp3]
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Looking back at the noughties, The Guardian’s Dorian Lynskey examines how a mashup (A Stroke of Genius by Freelance Hellraiser) that never got a legitimate release prefigured all the significant pop trends of the decade.
We can’t agree more, call it as you want: bootleg, bastard pop, cut and paste music, mashup, unofficial remixes; but the IY remix culture was the most important thing in the first decade of the new millenium. Freelance Hellraiser’s mashup is one of the shinniest diamonds of our scene, inspired many many producers to start to make mashups like this and even ater all these years it sounds fresh and brill.
Like Dorian says: – Looking back, it feels like digital music was the genie in the bottle and, now that it’s been let out, nobody can put it back in. -
Make sure to read the full article on The Guardian and turn the choon LOUD to celebrate our loved MASHUP CULTURE.
Big up to all the mashup DJ’s and producers out there, APC <3 U!!
