(Re)mixed responses – Walk Off the Earth feat Sarah Blackwood cover Gotye

Posted on 27 January 2012

(Re)mixed responses - exploring il/legitimate appropriation from remix to sampling to blatant rip-off

Good on Gotye! Yesterday his track ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ which he did with Kimbra came in as number one in yesterday’s Hottest 100 count down on Triple J. While I’d heard this cover before, it’s timely to post about it. Canadian band Walk Off the Earth used just one guitar between all the band members to record an very cute cover of the track ^_^

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Watch Walk Off The Earth’s Adorable Cover Of Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ David Greenwald on MTV Buzzworthy Blog, 11 January 2012.

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Tagged: Gotye, Kimbra, Triple J, Triple J Hottest 100, Walk Off the Earth

IN/OUTPUTS for 21 to 27 November

Posted on 24 November 2011

In/outputs - a taste plate of stuff that’s gone through my feeds this week Faker to give new album away for free In an open letter on their website, Sydney band Faker have announced they will release their third studio album Get Loved for free from their website from midday on 2 December. The letter, penned by front man Nathan Hudson, starts, ”We are giving our record away. For free.” Hudson continues, “The point and excitement in writing and releasing Get Loved is in danger of being missed.” While as yet I haven’t been able to find out anything about the licensing of the release, I think the move clearly demonstrates how confused and disjointed the music industry is right now. I hope the free download is everything you want…

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(Re)mixed responses – 360 covers Regurgitator

Posted on 18 November 2011

(Re)mixed responses - exploring il/legitimate appropriation from remix to sampling to blatant rip-off Melbourne-based rapper 360 reinterpreted Regurgitator‘s “! (The Song Formerly Known As)” as part of Triple J‘s Like a Version and this year’s Ausmusic Month. While I wouldn’t so much call it a cover, since it only adopts the original song’s chorus, it’s still worth a listen. It’s part of my cherry-picked tracks for Ausmusic Month. Haven’t sampled enough? Grab the (Re)mixed responses RSS feed for random moments of il/legitimate appropriation.