Variety

You're looking at the faces of The Hood Internet, one of my favorite mashup producers. They've been producing for a long time and it seems like every song they do is good in its own way. They've avoided the mistakes of other mashup producers and continue to methodically produce good music. You won't listen to a strikeout from these guys.

Almost forgot, but the title of this post just describes the variety of songs I've got for you today. Electrontric, mashups, indie, one-stop music shopping.

I've featured these guys today because they've produced a sweet mash using M83's Midnight City. Possibly one of the most mash'd up songs, I've yet to hear one that's come close to the original. Except for this one. What's different about this song is how they don't try to compete with the original on its own turf (electronic), but they sidestep, use the song's strengths, and add in some very fitting vocals.

One Midnight With You - The Hood Internet





Found a different song by these guys, but I checked out their SoundCloud and found this gem. Still trying to figure out the meaning of the song. While they are indie, they aren't the whinning, anxious type I usually associate with the genre. Fluid vocals, sweet riffs.
Life in the Fields - Sporting Life





Now I am no SBTRKT fan. Crazy dubstep is just not my thing. I can't get into it. However this song by SBTRKT is very different. Mellowed out to the extreme and so very skillful poppin' electros. This song has hit it big in the blogosphere, hopefully it will hit you as well.
Atomic Peace - SBTRKT





Got another M83 mix here for you. These guys just refuse to go away. Their music has been used in such a range of music it is really staggering. It's a testament to them because it shows what a wide audience they've attracted. This one is much, much more subtle than The Hood Internet's track. It starts off slow but builds without you even realizing it, and has the crescendo in the end. Keep with it, you won't regret it.
Raconte-Moi Une Historie Sur Le Ciel - Wait What





Final song is from a  mashup type that I haven't heard in a long time and always makes me smile. You'll find no pop here, no head banging drops. These mashup producers like Settipalli Productions treat what they produce like an art, and it pays off big time. The creativity is off the charts and you can feel how much sweat and soul has been poured into the song. Enjoy.
Ron Burgundy is Beautiful - Settipalli Productions



Music is truly best when you crook your ear far and wide. It's impossible to like every type of music, but label as few genres "off limits" as possible. Listen to mashups. Listen to classical. Listen to country. Listen to indie. Listen to variety.


As always, if you like what you hear, buy the artists's albums and go see where they are performing and see their concerts.


-Luke