The other day I saw a mention of a guy who goes by Girl Talk on song:illinois and decided to give the CD a look-see. I’ll admit I downloaded it…but when a CD is boasting 150+ unlicensed samples, bitching about me downloading it would be a pot kettle black moment. What can I say about Night Ripper? Well for one…It’s a god damned blast. Don’t like what’s coming out of the speakers? Wait 45 seconds…it’ll change. Night Ripper is the Shawn Merriman of mash-ups…that means it’s mash-ups on steroids for those non-sports fans out there. Compiled and created with DJ software and a laptop, it makes me wanna start downloading acappella versions of songs and try my hand at creating something, and that’s quite a feat for any CD…sample based or organic. I wish I had known about this CD before (it came out in May of 2006) but now that I do. It will definitely be my party album of the beginning of 2007. This CD begs for a drinking game to be based on it, and with 168 alleged sources it’s the perfect disc for a night of whiskey (root beer for the kids) and a game of “name that source”. After some further research on the Internets it seems that “Night Ripper” is more tame and DJ Party mix based than Girl Talk’s earlier releases. I guess on those, while he still uses popular samples, he works harder to create original works from those samples. Color me interested. Girl Talk’s back catalog will be added to my buy list.  Check ‘em out if you are looking for a good time. Guaranteed STD free.

Girl Talk – Once Again
Girl Talk – Minute by Minute
Girl Talk – Summer Smoke

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