Illegal Art is a record label pushing the limits of sample-based music since 1998. We are comprised of artists such as Girl Talk, Junk Culture, Touch People, Okapi, People Like Us, The Bran Flakes, Steinksi, and more.Tumblr (3.0; @illegalart)http://illegalart.tumblr.com/<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/37274890" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>BAD SPELER’S <a href="http://illegal-art.net/badspeler/">WEEKLY NEW SONG</a> #8</strong></p> <p>“Peeping Tom of Finland” - Bad Speler (remixing Plack Blague)</p> <p><a href="http://illegal-art.net/badspeler/mixfiles/peepingtomoffinland.mp3">FREE DOWNLOAD</a></p>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/18127111185http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/18127111185Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:59:40 -0600badspelermix<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OChfLWu3h34?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>T.J. Miller remix album coming in July/August featuring The Kleptones, Junk Culture, Jesse Case, Babes, Touch People, Bran Flakes, and Steinski.</p>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/18025908765http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/18025908765Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:56:49 -0600tjmillerjunkculturesteinskitouchpeoplebabesthebranflakesthekleptonesjessecase<a href="http://thewire.co.uk/articles/8439/">Vicki Bennett: Collateral Damage in The Wire</a>: <p><em>In the early 2000s, increased bandwidth allowed recombinant artists to enter the gift economy. It’s a freedom we should defend at all costs, argues Vicki Bennett aka People Like Us</em></p>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/17962267223http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/17962267223Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:53:00 -0600peoplelikeus<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36881035" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/17729899165http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/17729899165Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:24:17 -0600<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36772979" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>BAD SPELER’S <a href="http://illegal-art.net/badspeler/">WEEKLY NEW SONG</a> #7</strong></p> <p>“How Will I Know” - Bad Speler</p> <p>Whitney Houston remixed.</p> <p><a href="http://illegal-art.net/badspeler/mixfiles/howwilliknow.mp3">FREE DOWNLOAD</a></p>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/17617302266http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/17617302266Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:07:00 -0600badspelermix<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mashup-Remix-Star-Girl-Talks-Engraved-iPod-w-his-Favorite-Albums-Mixtapes-/110817823015?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19cd41c927#ht_3433wt_1141">ebay: Girl Talk's Engraved iPod w/his Favorite Albums & Mixtapes!</a>: <p>via @girltalk tweet: <span>“put some tunes on an ipod and its being auctioned …</span><span> all proceeds go to building affordable homes for families in need”</span></p>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/17385690781http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/17385690781Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:10:59 -0600girltalk<a href="http://Wired.com http//www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/01/xbox-720-used-games/">Why 'Xbox 720' Might Reject Used Games</a>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/17385087445http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/17385087445Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:57:40 -0600pssst<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36441622" width="400" height="265" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>BAD SPELER’S <a href="http://illegal-art.net/badspeler/">WEEKLY NEW SONG</a> #6</strong></p> <p>“Have You Ever Had a Dream?” - Bad Speler</p> <p>A remix inspired by a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RgN9ijwE4&feature=player_embedded">YouTube video</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://illegal-art.net/badspeler/mixfiles/haveyoueverhadadream.mp3">FREE DOWNLOAD</a></p>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/17316508015http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/17316508015Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:06:00 -0600badspelermixpssst“OKAPI is a maestro of the sample. Twisting hundreds of tiny sounds into a dense and emotive fabric, rich with as much left-field avant leanings as micro techno head nods. We dig..! Heady but also for the heads.”<br/><br/> - <em>Boomarm Nation <a href="http://boomarmnation.com/2012/02/07/okapi-world-premiere/">premieres batch #4</a> from <em><a href="http://illegal-art.net/okapi/operariparata/">Opera Riparata</a></em></em>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/17234409661http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/17234409661Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:58:00 -0600okapi<a href="http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/43724">Steinski on WFMU ( Mid-'90s Rough Mix Rebroadcast)</a>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/17003705540http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/17003705540Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:21:43 -0600steinski<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36040420" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><div> <p><strong>BAD SPELER’S <a href="http://illegal-art.net/badspeler/">WEEKLY NEW SONG</a> #5</strong></p> <p>“Joecummer” - Bad Speler</p> <p>Frank Zappa’s “Joe’s Garage” and “Sy Borg” mixed Bad Speler style. </p> <p><a href="http://illegal-art.net/badspeler/mixfiles/drumcummer.mp3">FREE DOWNLOAD</a></p> </div>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/16918095025http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/16918095025Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:05:00 -0600badspelermixpssst<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/L1WTLCgl-tg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Contestant on NBC’s <em>Who’s Still Standing</em> game show wins $2000 for giving the correct answer of “Girl Talk.” Is Gregg Gillis really a household name?</p>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/16776592227http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/16776592227Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:15:55 -0600girltalk<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35665829" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>BAD SPELER’S <a href="http://illegal-art.net/badspeler/">WEEKLY NEW SONG</a> #4</strong></p> <p>“So Called Gangsta” - Bad Speler</p> <p>This week’s track reworks Wacka Flocka Flame.</p> <p><a href="http://illegal-art.net/badspeler/mixfiles/socalledgangsta.mp3">FREE DOWNLOAD</a></p>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/16519133928http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/16519133928Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:13:00 -0600badspelermixpssst<p><span>The Bran Flakes are playing Saturday January 28th in Seattle at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/233118223427905/">ONN/OF</a> “a light festival”. They go on at 9:45pm. </span></p>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/16422705838http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/16422705838Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:09:22 -0600thebranflakes<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly3t6kUdXU1qas9i6o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/356518961027329/">Okapi in Rome on Jan. 28</a></p>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/16173098647http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/16173098647Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:47:00 -0600okapi<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35300586" width="400" height="265" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>BAD SPELER’S <a href="http://illegal-art.net/badspeler/">WEEKLY NEW SONG</a> #3</strong></p> <p>“Prairie Kids” - Bad Speler (sampling Meaner Pencil)</p> <p><a href="http://illegal-art.net/badspeler/mixfiles/prairiekids.mp3">FREE DOWNLOAD</a></p>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/16126255897http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/16126255897Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:42:00 -0600badspelermixpssst<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33851644?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><em>Girl Walk // All Day</em>, the completely fan made, unofficial 71 minute dance music video for the entire Girl Talk <em>All Day </em>album, now has all chapters to <a href="http://girlwalkallday.com/watch-the-film">watch online</a>.</p>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/15942190592http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/15942190592Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:20:56 -0600girltalk<a href="http://hearnebraska.org/content/bad-spelers-song-week-project-feature-story">Bad Speler's Song-a-Week Project | Feature Story</a>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/15824429643http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/15824429643Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:02:00 -0600badspelermix<a href="http://www.theendofirony.net/2012/01/premiere-okapi-rips-apart-opera.html">Okapi batch #3</a>: <p><a href="http://www.theendofirony.net/2012/01/premiere-okapi-rips-apart-opera.html">The End of Irony</a> premieres the third batch of tracks from Okapi’s upcoming <em>Opera Riparata (Fixed Opera)</em>. Previous batches and other info are on <a href="http://illegal-art.net/okapi/operariparata/">this page</a>. </p>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/15736055647http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/15736055647Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:59:00 -0600okapi<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/34874036" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><div> <p><strong>BAD SPELER’S <a href="http://illegal-art.net/badspeler/">WEEKLY NEW SONG</a> #2</strong></p> <p>“Known For It” - Bad Speler</p> <p>Remix of Death Grips. Fun fact: The original song samples “De Futura” by Magma, but Bad Speler samples “Do the Music” by Magma!</p> <p><a href="http://illegal-art.net/badspeler/mixfiles/knownforit.mp3">FREE DOWNLOAD</a></p> </div>http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/15724471413http://illegalart.tumblr.com/post/15724471413Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:43:00 -0600badspelermixpssst