
For as long as DJs and remixers have been recycling rock, rap and pop scraps into home made hybrids and patchwork tracks - I've been collecting them.
The King of cut and paste pop
is Mark Vidler/Go Home Productions (
the legendary 'Ray Of Gob' and 'Can't Get Blue Monday Out of My Head' are both GHP creations ) whose brand new booties
'Spliced Krispies' have been rocking my noggin for the past two weeks. And as if he's not busy enough making mashups
and a full set accompanying videos, Radio One appearances, magazine features, podcasts guest spots and a new album - the Grand Master of Mashups himself Mr Mark Vidler is here,
right here to give us some exclusive snap, crackle and pop on a selection from his latest tasty treats
'Spliced Krispies' -
"Wouldn't It Be Nice To Have A Finger Of Fudge"OK, I was born in the original Summer Of Love (not the attempted ecstacy-fuelled 80's version), pre-Pepper by a month yet the smell of Strawberry Fields was still strong, if you get my drift. So...that means I grew up in the Seventies:
Space Dust, Planet Of The Apes, The Double Deckers, Krazy Comic, Horror Bags crisps, Top Deck, Space Invaders, Glam Rock, Punk Rock, New Wave, Mod Revival, Texan Bar, Curly Wurly, Finger of Fudge (got there in the end).
The Cadbury's Fudge jingle / TV ad appeared at the tail end of the 70's and well into the 80's, so if you're of a certain age you'll either remember it fondly or dismiss it for being a mild irritant. I guess I'm somewhere between the two camps but back in April when I started creating the "Spliced Krispies" album, I always knew I was going to 'doctor' it in some way. It's light and breezy feel (mostly a capella) and school boy charm was just crying out to be bastardised with something from another universe (in musical terms).
Fact 1: Mike D'Arbo (formerly of Manfred Mann) wrote the jingle.
Fact 2: I originally matched it up with Nirvana's "Teen Spirit".
Thank God I didn't stick with that idea though. It's one of those 'For every 5 gems, there's 50 shit ones' scenarios. So I continued trying to find Fudge a partner well into the wee small hours, fuelled by a bottle of Columbian Gallo and roast chicken (Hong Kong style), until Pet Sounds came calling from the corner of the room. It was purely accidental If I'm brutally honest. I was listening to 'Let's Go Away For A While' earlier in the week, so the CD was close to hand. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" seemed to good to be true. One of those 'goosebump' moments when I could hear that Fudge worked effortlessly with it...
I guess it's the one track that's getting the most attention since releasing "Spliced Krispies" to an unexpectant public in May. Chris Moyles (Radio 1 DJ) picked and played it 3 times on his breakfast show. Fair play, he gave 'The Vidler' and 'Go Home Productions' website a very massive plug, questioning my sanity for even contemplating the 2 songs together yet describing it as genius. The phone was hardly on it's hook that morning.
Funny what a 'finger of fudge' can actually do for you...
GHP -
"Wouldn't It Be Nice To Have A Finger Of Fudge"
9 comments:
If only I had the tech knowledge to do that to the vintage adverts I play in among my records on the radio!
Very interesting post, my fave is the CC Peniston one (of course).
I'd love to make a mashup using either 'The Self Preservation Society' or 'Theme From The Liver Birds' but wouldn't have a clue where to start.
CC Peniston is my pick of the pops too, but I do love the Stones/Carly Simon one as well
And did you ever hear the GHP U2/Yazoo or Christina Ag'/Velvet Underground ones - genius!
I've never been really into the idea of mash-ups but I have to say that these are pretty ace, especially the Ce Ce Peniston track. Going to check out that Stones one now...
Great post and one that is currently close to my heart because like both Roman Empress and Planet Mondo, I too would like to do a bit of simple mashing but have no idea how to go about it. Therfore, I would like to offer the services of my own humble little blog to anybody that would care to produce a 'how to' or a 'beginners guide' to mashing up. I am happy to post this guide in as many parts as it takes to do the subject justice, and if anybody is keen to show off their skills, I'd be most happy to accomodate them. Just email me through my site.
Once again, a great post. Mondo hinted that he had something a bit special up his sleeve. Nice one Cyril - oops! there goes that 70's vibe again.
Cocktails - Here's a couple of links to start you off, It's mainly GHP and Soundhog that have made most of the really bootylicous nuggets.
Axe - I think the trick is something to do with 'reverse engineering'. I use Ableton for mixing and I'm pretty sure this could do it. Perhaps there's a tutorial on youtube?
Completely bonkers!
Brilliant
Another great coup Mondo! Like yourself i'm a long time GHP fan, and was completely bowled over with 'Ray of Gob' (5 years ago???! how scary is that!) a real revelation, and now he's done it again!
As a massive Pistols fan I love a quality booty using their stuff. Maybe it's because they recorded so little stuff - all of which I love, but in reality their aint much of it - these booties almost seem to extend the Pistols catalogue, giving us new a new slant on their work.
great stuff!
P - Did you ever get the GHP Pistol Whipped? A collection of Pistols based booties. Most of the goodies are online for download here...
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