Free Download: Radiohead and Jay-Z Mash-Up, 'Jaydiohead'
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Radiohead's Thom Yorke (left) and Jay-Z
Jay-Z is no stranger to involuntary collaborations with the rock'n'roll elite; remix wizards across the web have mashed his tunes with those of bands from Oasis to Pavement and beyond. And now he has another musical partnership to add his lengthy list: Radiohead.
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Unlike Danger Mouse's sensational The Grey Album, which united Jay's Black Album and the Beatles' self-titled "White Album" track for track, Jaydiohead mashes an array of songs from both artists, including pairs like The Black Album's "99 Problems" and Kid A's "Nation Anthem" (remix title: "99 Anthems"), and American Gangster's "Fallin'" and In Rainbows' "15 Step" ("Fall in Step"). The man behind the mix: New York's DJ Minty Fresh Beats, who premiered Jaydiohead on his MySpace page December 30.
To download the complete album, visit Jaydiohead.com. And then leave your thoughts on the mix in the comment section below.
01.06.09 6:15 PM
The majority of songs on 'Jaydiohead' are good in that they fit. There's a universe-filling amount of mashups out on the interwebs that are a little offbeat or seem forced, much like the only head-scratcher on this album, "Change Order." 'Jaydiohead' is a good attempt in the Jay+rock niche--"No Karma" and "Fall in Step" stand out--that unfortunately is still easily upstaged by 'The Grey Album', which changed the way I heard the 'White Album,' and a single "Roc Boys"/"Paranoid Android" minute from Girl Talk's track "Set It Off."