Girl Talk - Free the Music

The first time I heard Girl Talk I had to sit down. It was October 2006 and my friend brought over Night Ripper, the third album from the DJ Gregg Gillis. He popped the CD into the stereo and we just sat on the sofa and listened - not once, but twice. 

As music lovers, we were blown away by the ease with which Gillis had mixed all these seemingly different songs and genres together. That's right, we were blown away by a mash-up DJ, but not just any mash-up DJ. Girl Talk might be the best because he creates new songs from old ones, which is more than what most mash-up DJs do. 

Gillis has a new album, Feed the Animals and he's asking for donations. Radiohead did a similar setup with its last album, but in the case of Gillis it's more interesting because there are some people who do not consider him an artist because he's "just sampling." Personally, I deem Gillis a postmodern music deity because his music is fun and exciting. But decide for yourself and check out what's done on Girl Talk's website.