ok, in case you missed out on the subtle clues in yesterdays treat, here’s the story.
2011 sees the 10th anniversary of the release of a stroke of genius, the classic bootleg/mashup that helped launch a whole genre of b*stard pop.
following the explosion, its creator, the freelance hellraiser, went onto the forge all manner of excellent naughty treats which were lapped up across the world.
then as is the way, the freelance hellraiser went legit.
he started doing official remixes for bands such as snow patrol, and even the verve, and went onto release a non-mashup dance-pop album, waiting for clearance, that really hit the spot for yours truly (i still think its a bit of a lost classic that took a pasting because it wasn’t what people were expecting).
after the album sank without trace, the freelance hellraiser went into hiding, and became an in demand production/writer/studio boffin kind of bloke, with ladyhawke, vv brown, little boots amongst those that called upon his skills.
then when the urge rose for him to craft dance floor shakers, the freelance hellraiser teamed up with anu ‘freeform five‘ pillai to release tracks under the kid gloves pseudo for a-traks label, fools gold, but it became clear that the world of mashups was calling him back.
so, much so that when he got his hands on some rem parts for an online remix, he couldn’t resist in resurrecting the bootlegger-in-hiatus.
of course, the addition of the auto-tuned to f*ck bill withers vocals will make some recoil in horror, but hey, it’s just a bit of fun.
isn’t it ?
mp3 : here