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Artist:	DJ BROKEN WINDOW
Title:	Parallel Universe Vol. 1
Label:	VIOLENT TURD (NEW ZEALAND)
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	TURD 004CD

"From the mind and decks of the mysterious DJ Broken Window -- an unnamed longtime American IDM legend known for his plunderphonics who also releases electro on labels from the UK, Europe and the USA --come pop song mash-ups that go far down the path forged by Evolution Control Committee and the early '8Øs dancefloor-pop-oriented Slingshot 12-inches. These are not lo-fi, chopped up, lobotomized collages of MP3s, but incredibly well researched, selectively re-layered entire songs -- vocals and instrumentals-- from tracks pulled from the rare and clean vinyl in Broken Window's ridiculous and massive record collection. Unbelievably smooth tunings and compositional alignments are in effect as Broken Window finds entire instrumentals and a cappella songs that fit together. In other words, every verse and chorus line up because the songs have exactly the same structure -- to freaky and hilarious effect, not to mention seeming like uncannily legit collaborations by artists who are generations, genres, and continents apart. For example: R&B vox over late '6Øs moog classics; Miami rap over obscure Canadian synth-pop; '6Øs garage-psych over '9Øs Detroit electro; Tahitian islanders sing and chant with techno lock grooves; children sing over commercial hip hop club tunes; IDM meets prog-rockers-gone-pop."

Artist:	DJ BROKEN WINDOW
Title:	Parallel Universe Vol. 2
Label:	VIOLENT TURD (NEW ZEALAND)
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	TURD 005CD

"The Swiss army knife of pop-record-matching delivers a second CD full of hilarious whole-song mash-ups. The mysterious DJ -- an unnamed international IDM and electro producer -- continues amazing research on pairs of vocal and instrumental tunes that, once overlain, create a kind of Top 20 pop hits from a parallel universe. In addition, the CD contains printed instructions for every track used and exactly how to mix them together. Selection and conceptual integrity is why these mashups stand out; each is the combination of an instrumental and a capella vocals that happen to be parallel arrangements across through their entire durations, but are usually a few decades and genres apart, as well: doo-wop vocal harmonies backed by micro-house; rap over '70s prog-rock anthems; R&B backed by classic industrial dance music; club divas backed by a '60s samba trio; even contemporary jabs at the Hooked On Classics series. They resemble pop tunes, except that all the 'wrong' vocals are fronting all the 'wrong' bands. Unlikely combinations work out perfectly due in no small part to Broken Window's encyclopedic knowledge of pop and avant-garde music. Because Parallel Universe relies on the elegant layering of whole, unedited tracks, they are free of the scars of brutal computer-based reconstructive surgery that make glitchy, MP3-based mash-ups unpalatable to many music fans. In fact, some work so well, you might suspect that they were legitimate, next-wave productions by the original artists."

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