HERE’S SOMETHING NO ONE WAS ASKING FOR: AN ELECTRONICA REMIX OF MASTODON

Our pals over at Metal Insider are currently hosting a remix of Mastodon’s “Oblivion” by a fellow named DJ Troublemaker (pictured above spinnin’ mad crazy dope shit, yo). My brutha from anutha mutha, Bram Teitelman, writes of the track –

It’s not that it’s terrible – it’s just not particularly good. It’s slow, plodding, and has all the edge of an episode of According to Jim. Other than a line or two of vocals, a guitar sample, and the acoustic bridge, it has almost no resemblance to the original, which I guess is the point. But the end result sounds  like something you would expect to hear while shopping at a store that Mastodon wouldn’t set foot in.

With all due respect, Bram, I disagree – it is terrible. And I’m not saying that as a “purist.” There’s no amount of X in the world that could make this shit sound good. Maybe there’s a world in which Telefon Tel Aviv or somebody could have done a cool techno-remix of this song… but DJ Troublemaker failed. Epically, as the kids say.

Head over to Metal Insider to listen to the remix, then come back here and let us know your thoughts.

-AR