Do you think the U.S. is ready for bootlegs?

Otherwise, prolly not. I can't see yr average Septic "getting" "A Stroke Of Genie-us" in any shape or form - too much space between the genres concerned.

Or is that oversimplifying?

i know it all took off first in the UK, but i'm not clear on exactly how far has it gotten? have boots actually gotten significant 'commersh radio' airplay over there alongside standard chart pop? or is it just on the radar in different ways?

although honestly i fail to see how 'weird' this all is...i hesitate to write it off as pure novelty, but it's hard to get around the fact that the more clever and well-known examples are known exactly for their novelty value. plus i've yet to hear a good explanation of how it's all any different from the instrumental/a cappella juxtapositions of different records that hip hop DJs have been doing forever, aside from the 'clever' and dramatic combinations.

why are these remixes illegal anyway... ... so you are suing for? loss of earnings? no? oh how about defamation...ooohhhhh..

Now, obviously, no station that I know of has ever been prosecuted for that, and I don't think anyone will. Because that would mean any pop radio dance mix set would be breaking the law...(and it could be argued that it is, oddly enough).

Gawwwd, a point I've been arguing to any poor bugger who'll listen for *ages*. How can labels legitimately a. get hot under the collar and b. slap injunctions on/chuck random threats at radio stations - as happened to Xfm in London when they first aired "A Stroke Of Genie-Us" way back when?

If a DJ segues one song into another, live on air, is he breaking the law? Really? I mean, c'mon! Why do labels release a capella versions of tracks on b-sides? Simple question! Why? As DJ tools, right? Is playing two records at once against the law anywhere? Are RIAA/ARIA/BPI really that STUPID? Are they?

Fuck...the world is weird.

i very much doubt the american industry and audience will identify the concept of 'bootlegs' as marketable and consumable given how HUGE sample-heavy hip hop has already been so dominant over there for so long...present the majority of the record-buying public over there with 'Freak Like Me' and they'll go 'uhhh...i dont like these retroey synths, whats wrong with the Adina Howard original anyway?' present them with 'A Stroke Of Genieus' and i suspect both many Strokes fans and Aguilera fans would feel it was cheapening what they do somewhat...the U.S. audience (to generalise even more) has never seemed that interested in sample culture (its not the primary appeal of hip hop/dance for most) so that angle is lost...dare i say they dont care that you've fucked around with the context of the original/sampled songs, they just want a good groove to dance to (as with Moby or Fatboy Slim)

however there has been a fair degree of interest in the Boom Selection compilation in terms of many orders coming from the States, so i think its going to enjoy its 'cult' status and novelty appeal for a while but will not really be commercially viable - just something cool for college kids and in-tune media-whores to laugh about for a little bit longer before the whole thing evolved further

Tom i have no idea personally - but maybe we can do a swap and i'll bootleg it for you ;)

Anyway isn't the current influx pretty much dead in the water already?

i can imagine recent Soulwax sets lacking the variation and veneer of the Hang The DJ set and the mix CD...from what i heard on their KIss show they've been concentrating more on 'leclash rather than bootleg type stuff...i doubt there's much difference between a set by them or by Erol Alkan at the mo - altho Alkan's really exploding as a DJ now (didnt he win Best Breakthrough DJ at the Muzik Dance Awards?)

as for 3 or 4 years ago, definitely a teaser of what was come - remember all the Stardust and 'Intergalactic' (esp. the one vs Alan Braxe's 'Vertigo' and the one vs Shalamar, Chic and Hot Chocolate!) bootlegs well...plus Basement Jaxx's own 'Slim Shady' vs The Jam's 'Start'