''De La Soulviet'' is a mashup album produced and mixed by Miami-based producer and sound engineer
TenDJiz. It uses acapellas of hip-hop trio
De La Soul
De La Soul () is an American hip hop trio formed in 1988 in the Amityville area of Long Island, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative ...
and couples it with instrumentals created from
Soviet soul and jazz samples. The album was released on October 1, 2011.
Reception
The album has received positive reviews from critics. Jeff Weiss of
The Los Angeles Times stated "the blends are artfully done and the samples are tastefully chosen."
The Miami New Times
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named the album "Mashup Revolution". Melissa Enaje, contributor of
The Source Magazine, said "Once I heard the album, my neck muscles were probably strained from how much I was nodding my head in appreciation for the sound. It was def in tune with the essence of hip-hop...".
Roslynn Cobarrubias, the Senior Director of Urban Marketing at
MySpace Music posted the album on her blog. Edith Zimmerman of New York Magazine and Esquire described "De La Soulviet" as "great". Jarry L. Barrow, the editor-in-chief of
Scratch Magazine, said that TenDJiz "ingeniously mixed them
e La Soulwith Soviet soul and jazz. The result is inspiring." DeVon Thompson from Creative Beach claims that
"the mix sounds like it could be the original!". The album has been featured on many on-line magazines and music websites such as:
Blurt Magazine, Peace Magazine, Rumba Magazine (Finland),
Radio Nova (France), Rubyhornet.com, Thewordisbond.com, Fleamarketfunk.com, Bamalovesoul.com, Blockmuzikradio.com
Track listing
References
External links
*Official website of
TenDJiz'
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2011 remix albums
Mashup albums
Unofficial remix albums