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Track Listings
| 1. B For My Name |
| 2. 14th St. Break |
| 3. Suco De Tangerina |
| 4. The Gala Event |
| 5. Electric Worm |
| 6. Freaky Hijiki |
| 7. Off The Grid |
| 8. The Rat Cage |
| 9. The Melee |
| 10. Dramastically Different |
| 11. The Cousin Of Death |
| 12. The Kangaroo Rat |
Product Description
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Having long since shed their image as hip-hop's clown princes, the Beastie Boys now bring what feels like their emeritus recording, a celebratory instrumental memoir of all of the influences (except punk) that brought them to their secure place among hip-hop's fickle elite. The party opens with the aptly titled "B for My Name," its plodding bounce staking claim to the mid-tempo path the album treads almost throughout. "14th St. Break" picks up the pace, especially in the auxiliary percussion breakdown, complete with rally whistle. Then, beginning with "Suco de Tangerina," the album drops into a deep groove cut from dub- and dancehall-tinged ostinati that carry through a full third of its tracks. Among these, "The Gala Event" suffers from a lack of developmental motion that characterises many of these tracks, but highlights still abound. "Off the Grid," for example, departs from the otherwise unbreakable chill and rips the proceedings wide open, blooming again and again in a series of pulsing riffs that celebrate the very institution of the instrumental groove. More than 20 years since Licensed to Ill took a long, irreverent piss into the mainstream, it seems you can still fight for your right to party. --Jason Kirk
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BEASTIE BOYS The Mix Up (2007 UK CD album - The Mix-Up finds NYCs favorite sons drawing on one of their arsenals primary strengths and pushing it into bold new directions; with Diamond Horovitz and Yauch back on drums guitar and bass with able assistance from Keyboard Money Mark and percussionist Alfredo Ortiz on 12 brand new wordless sample-less scratchless originals presented in a digipak picture sleeve)
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By M. J. Craven
Format:Audio CD
I've always been an appreciator of the Beastie Boys since those goofy days of Licensed to Ill. They are a progressive act, developing themsleves and their sound as the last 20 odd years (gulp) of recording has gone by. But, without wishing to state the obvious, they have remained popular because of their hip hop/rap talent and, in turn, their original interpretation of it. A wholly instrumental long player is going to be that..........a LONG player. Don't get me wrong, as individual tracks the material is definately worth a listen. It takes me back to their chilled out sessions for Check Your Head which was probably the bands creative peak (with Paul's Boutique of course). I'm no musical history expert but if you want a sound comparison I'd say this is somewhere between Cafe Bleu era Style Council and Hamilton Bohannon. Stand out tracks on first listen are B For My Name, Off the Grid and The Cousin of Death but as with any Beastie album, it's likely to florish on further listening. Don't get me wrong, it'll be a great CD for listening to whilst driving or for relaxing to throughout the summer but I gotta admit, I miss the words. Still spitting hot fire but perhaps consuming too many fumes.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
First off, this aint your avearge Beasties LP. No rapping from Ad Rock, MCA or Mike D, but plenty of chillin' instrumentals. If you liked "The In Sounds From Way Out", then you're sure to dig this collection of chilled out grooooooves. Almost trip-hop in places, with hints of dub, soul and pretty much any other pigeon-hole catagory you can think of, this is an album to come down to. If you're looking for a right-to-party to fight for - this is a long way off but, if you fancy something a little different to kick back to look no further. I'm lovin' it. relax, give it a couple of listens and it'll be on at the very end of all your part sessions.
Format:Audio CD
If you have heard any of the B-Boys previous albums, and enjoyed the intrumental tracks, The Mix-Up is a natural extension of these. Funky, groovy, mellow tunes which make up for the lack of lyrics with messages in the music itself.
Different moods, different instruments; each song is unique. There are up-tempo jams, sad ones, mellow ones, and eerie ones. They do not require a niche taste at all: it is simply good music by folks of good musical taste.
Of all the albums in my music collection, and there are many, of different genres and eras, The Mix-Up is my most-listened. I regularly leave it playing, looping endlessly: over two-hundred listens and I still do not tire.
I'm a big fan of the B-Boys lyrical style and rhymes. But a major reason for this is the backing music in their tracks. The Mix-Up allows this to take hold of you and take you on a far more sensual ride than you might think.
Different moods, different instruments; each song is unique. There are up-tempo jams, sad ones, mellow ones, and eerie ones. They do not require a niche taste at all: it is simply good music by folks of good musical taste.
Of all the albums in my music collection, and there are many, of different genres and eras, The Mix-Up is my most-listened. I regularly leave it playing, looping endlessly: over two-hundred listens and I still do not tire.
I'm a big fan of the B-Boys lyrical style and rhymes. But a major reason for this is the backing music in their tracks. The Mix-Up allows this to take hold of you and take you on a far more sensual ride than you might think.
By Vuk Miljus
Format:Audio CD
For all you Beastie Boys fans which are willing to experiment with them.
A collection of great ideas played simply and efficiently!
If you are expecting one of their regular performances with lyrics this is not it. Its a mix
of instrumentals but nonetheless they keep their mind frame, humor, and casual style!
Highly recommended!
A collection of great ideas played simply and efficiently!
If you are expecting one of their regular performances with lyrics this is not it. Its a mix
of instrumentals but nonetheless they keep their mind frame, humor, and casual style!
Highly recommended!
By Flickering Ember
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Audio CD
Firstly, for any spelling/grammar pedants, the title I chose for this review is not a typo, but a useage of the title of a track from this album.
Now we have got that out of the way, I was given this album as a completely random gift. I am not really into The Beastie Boys but this is just an instrumental album.
The instrumentals are very similar to what you'd expect from The Beasties, just obviously you're able to really hear them better as that's all there is to listen to.
I can easily imagine this being played in a cool bar in Hoxton or somewhere. It's a very solid album and also very chilled and relaxed and relaxing. Each track flows effortlessly into the next and it's a pleasure to listen to and unwind to.
Now we have got that out of the way, I was given this album as a completely random gift. I am not really into The Beastie Boys but this is just an instrumental album.
The instrumentals are very similar to what you'd expect from The Beasties, just obviously you're able to really hear them better as that's all there is to listen to.
I can easily imagine this being played in a cool bar in Hoxton or somewhere. It's a very solid album and also very chilled and relaxed and relaxing. Each track flows effortlessly into the next and it's a pleasure to listen to and unwind to.
2 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By A. Fabellini
Format:Audio CD
I'm about to go to Kruger Park South Africa, and this will be the perfect soundrack, beasties all around and in my ears. Kidding apart, I'm a huge estimator of the Beasties, gonne see them live in 14 days time in a Gala event, and I think this album confirms their creativity and their originality. I'm listening to it right now, I give it 5 stars.
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