Imma Make You Feel Alright

DJ Copy - Mariah Carey : Emotions.

One wouldn't necessarily think that R'n'B from the early 90s would have much in common with electro beats from 2006. But you'd be dead wrong. The emotional core of these two artists is somehow the same. Just listen. Two things happen: 1. you sorta miss how Mariah Carey used to be. 2. You marvel at how beautiful the whole thing is. This isn't some cheesy publicity stunt or jokey mashup. This seems to be about love for the music to me.

DJ Copy, who's album Mobius Beard is very quickly dropping on the Audio Dregs label, gives this treatment to five other songs on his latest mix. It's called The Diva Mixtape v1, and features TLC, Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson and Destiny's Child. It's all great like this. The take on "No Scrubs" is particularly inspired, and the Janet Jackson is just awesome. He works through great, sad beats underneath these enormous r'n'b hits.

It reminds me a lot of Ratatat's mixtape from two years ago. It's no surprise that they're on the same label.

At any rate, the mix comes free when you buy the cd or vinyl versions of Mobius Beard. The vinyl comes in a hand-screened sleeve, limited to 500 copies. When you place your order, put in the code "Hook Me Up." You can pick up the album on CD or LP from our friends at Audio Dregs.