Free MP3s: Young MC, Panda Bear, Tone-Loc RMXD

by Piotr Orlov

We all know by now that remixing classic songs -- like remaking classic films -- is the folly of the foolhardy. (Fatboy Slim's take on "Sympathy for the Devil" or Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes -- choose your pop-culture poison?) But every once in a while, a mash-up combo comes along that you can not argue with -- at least not before you've had a little taste, and maybe not even then. And whaddaya know, not only have we got a trio of said combos, pitting a few well-worn tracks vs. some of today's rhythm specialists, they're all free as air! How's that for a deal?

From the vaults of Delicious Vinyl Records, the late '80s/early '90s Los Angeles label that helped define hip-hop's New School, come remixes of their biggest artists: First off, B-more breaks specialists Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir pull up to the bumper of Young MC's stone-cold "Know How" and pimp into a 21st century ride. Then, Peaches, our favorite Canadian tart, drags Tone-Loc and his multi-platinum R-rated anthem "Wild Thing" into a XXX hot-tub orgy. You know you wanna hear that! (And a full album of Delicious Vinyl remixes is on the way...)