I've been seriously digging Girl Talk's album Feed the Animals. A bunch of people had it on their year end best of...lists, and I'm always like, well, if you say its the BEST the least I can do is listen to it. Plus, its a pay what you wish album, so i was like, whatever, 3 bucks, even if I hate it, its like a shitty cup of coffee.

But its awesome!

I guess I'm late to the Girl Talk party but for anyone else who is too, its basically a whole album of samples stitched together. Which sounds like, ok, what, a mashup album? The first time I listened, I was sort of like, well, some of this is random, but whoo, there are some awesome little pieces in there. Then I listened again and I started loving it. The sheer volume and breadth of samples used and the witty way they get mixed really turns it into its whole own thing. And its just like, all the beats and hooks and melodies you've ever heard in from 1980-2008 made into one long album length song, like someone shook your head and all the music came out and it yelled DANCE DANCE DANCE.

For example - there's a part where Salt & Pepa's Push It comes up against Dee Lite's Groove is in the Heart and it segues into the bass and shouting of Nirvana's Lithium and it all sounds so fun, like all the best parties you've been to rolled into one.

And for whatever you wish to pay, you too can party up.