Friday, June 20, 2008
Music news Girl Talk offers new online release for free, sort of
Posted by Cameron Hubbard on Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 5:48 PM
Of all the musical combos that will probably never occur, a collaboration between the Carpenters, Metallica and Lil Mama has to top the list.
But thanks to Pittsburgh-based Greg Gillis — the man behind Girl Talk — such aural fantasies can finally come to fruition. (Don't tell me it's not a combo you've lain awake nights dreaming of?)
His newest album, the 14-track Feed the Animals, continues the trend that gained popularity with his ’06 release Night Ripper — a CD that featured him mashing together absurdly diverse elements to create infectious pop music. The new album is currently available for download from Illegal Art in the same name-your-own-price format Radiohead used last year with the successful release of In Rainbows.
The more you pay for Feed the Animals, the more features you'll get. Five dollars buys mp3s or the option of FLAC files, plus a one-file seamless mix of the album; $10 gets you mp3s, FLAC files and the physical CD when it is released.
Those who choose to download the mp3s for free are forwarded to a rather guilt-inducing option list where they must check why they prefer not to pay. It reads:
I have opted to pay $0.00 because:* I may donate later
* I can't afford to pay
* I don't really like Girl Talk
* I don't believe in paying for music
* I have already purchased this album
* I don't value music made from sampling
* I am part of the press, radio or music industry
* Other reasons
Here's the playlist for Feed the Animals:
"Play Your Part (Pt. 1)"
"Shut The Club Down"
"Still Here"
"What It's All About"
"Set It Off"
"No Pause"
"Like This"
"Give Me A Beat
"Hands In The Air"
"In Step"
"Let Me See You"
"Here's The Thing"
"Don't Stop"
"Play Your Part (Pt. 2)"
(Photo courtesy Fanatic Promotion)
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