dj dangermouse

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 7:32 pm

for anyone who hasn't heard, this guy mixed jay-z's "black album" with beats comprised soley of samples from the beatles "white album" and spread it around the internet as the "grey album".

I downloaded a few songs, some are impressive. Sounds like he may have used something like live for this feat. Anyone know anything about it?

Spiralgroove · Post by **Spiralgroove** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 8:57 pm

I know I can't stand Jay-Z or any other commercial Rapper crap like that.
I know it's a sacrilege to rip off the Beatles.

hmmm · Post by **hmmm** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 9:32 pm

why not ripping the beats of some1 ??

do you really want to reinvent the wheel ??

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 9:32 pm

spiral i can't stand that jayz shit either but it is an interesting listen and does sound good, I can't for the life or me figure why that guy didn't use some quality hiphop for the project, what a fuck head.

Spiralgroove · Post by **Spiralgroove** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 9:48 pm

hmmm wrote:why not ripping the beats of some1 ??

do you really want to reinvent the wheel ??

If you can't write your own beats you're just lazy.

Is imagination dead?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 9:49 pm

I'm really disapointed by this response.

I'm not into the style of music that most of the people on this board share, but I don't make any negative comments, appreciate everyone's efforts, and listen for the good things in their music.

Does anyone have anything more interesting to say than what a fuckhead, and i hate jay-z?

mic-minimal · Post by **mic-minimal** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 10:09 pm

I understand where the last poster is coming from, negativity doesn't really serve any purpose, but i also understand where the 'what a fuck head' poster was coming from, if i'm not mistaken they were saying that it could of been that much better, least thats how I took it but anyway, respect is something that will never go out of style. If you don't like Jay-z
you don't have to listen to him, for me imho it is this last album of his and this dangermouse rendition of it in particular that make it listenable, I hadn't been a fan of Jay-Zs up until this point. Even so I greatly wish, pray, and hope for the day when the media at large gives equal representation to the vast
amount of hiphop music that out numbers Jay-zs genre, as it stands now radio and television do an unimaginable dis-service to the artform.

kabuki · Post by **kabuki** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 10:21 pm

The idea was to take 2 things and make them new.

The Beatles White Album, second only to the Sgt. Pepper's Album, which is to many the PINNACLE of the Beatles work and likewise, the top of Rock and Roll musicmaking,
and the Jay-Z Black Album, a less than great CD (noted by MANY hip-hop fans, including yours truely). I've never been a big Jay-Z fan mostly due to his production (wack beats IMO); his rhyme skill can be really good at best, but not great).

The only thing these two works have in common with each other are the titles of the Records (White vs. Black).

I'm sure Dangermouse got struck with the idea of taking a great, edgy Rock Classic and combing it with a Hip Hop record that SHOULD have been better... "Hmmm...! Black and White! That would be COOOL! I hope Yoko won't sue..."

I've heard it and it is a cool idea (I was impressed more with the concept than the final work, albeit it is a LOT better than Jay-Z's original Balck Album.)

From what I understand, Dangermouse did some of this stuff LIVE in England recently, according to another DJ that spun at that set... from Vinyl.

I can appreciate the idea and the amount of work it must have taken.

And I would take a scratched Jay-Z CD over house/IDM/Trance/Tribal "music" any day. But alas, that is just MY humble opinion.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 11:07 pm

I'm not sure but I think I read somewhere or heard from someone that dj dangermouse used fruity loops studio for the grey album... which is kinda cool IMO

/jah

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 1:03 am

It's prompted three friends of mine to go out and buy Beatles albums. Which is an interesting twist.

mikemidi · Post by **mikemidi** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 2:29 am

Actually dangermouse did not rip off the Beatles White Album to make the beats. He sampled, deconstructed, and reconstructed new musical compositions out of tiny snippets of Beatles sounds. He rarely uses straight up loops on the Grey Album. So please listen before you spew ignorance...

Secondly, he used ACID 4 not Fruity or Live. Which he demonstrated on his MTV interview.

mikemidi-

tjwett · Post by **tjwett** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 2:34 am

isn't this kind of "yesterday's news" anyway? at any rate, i think it was a great idea conceptually, and it didn't sound half bad. some of it i rather liked. i'm not a jay-z fan. or even a Beatles fan. but i do appreciate a good idea and more importantly, people who actually follow through with an idea. i'm a lazy bastard so i admire anyone who finishes anything.

btw, here is the entire album if anyone still doesn't have it:

http://www.illegal-art.org/audio/grey.html

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 4:42 am

copyright infringement is hip-hop. i liked the grey album, and dangermouse got free publicity from it.

even if you don't like the grey album, dangermouse and jemini's ghetto pop life was one of the dopest hip-hop albums last year. and released on warp's offshoot hip-hop label. is that enough net-geek credibility for ya nerds? haha

tjwett · Post by **tjwett** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 5:41 am

Anonymous wrote:copyright infringement is hip-hop. i liked the grey album, and dangermouse got free publicity from it.

even if you don't like the grey album, dangermouse and jemini's ghetto pop life was one of the dopest hip-hop albums last year. and released on warp's offshoot hip-hop label. is that enough net-geek credibility for ya nerds? haha

yeah really good stuff! psyched to see J-Zone making a guest appearance on there too.

DayzOne_aka_Electronimix · Post by **DayzOne_aka_Electronimix** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 2:05 pm

exactly......thew beats on Dangermouse and Jemini's lp are superb, and the rhymes are equally tight. It was one of the best hip hop records of the year.....and clearly didnt get the spins and recognition that it deserved. Cant wait to see what kind of beats he dishes out for Prince Po's (Organized Konfusion.....one of the best hip hop acts ever....period!)anticipated album to drop shortly.

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