Girl Talk aka Greg Gillis apologized to fans on Monday for “breaking the Internet” with his newest album, All Day, in an interview with MTV. All Day was released on his record label Illegal Art...this time absolutely gratis (2006’s Night Ripper was released as a pay-what-you-want download on the web site), causing mass mash-up chaos with his longest album to date.
What’s the catch? Well, none, really. It seems that Gillis was just eager to toss out his two-and-a-half-year effort — 71 minutes of steady, chilled out beats, featuring more than 370 samples — to his adoring masses. More than twice the length of Unstoppable, All Day takes a more laidback approach in its transitions, and it seems to have a greater pop and R&B sampling than his previous stuff.
We get oodles of Rihanna, including “Rude Boy,” Queen Gaga, and even some of M.O.P’s “Ante Up” over none other than Miley Cyrus. Some of his more ingenious moments include Soulja Boy’s “Pretty Boy Swag” over the minimal beats of Aphex Twin in “Get it Get it“ and, of course, everyone gets excited when they hear the classics of Prince and Beastie Boys.
There seems to be something missing from Girl Talk’s newest work, though. Maybe it’s the lack of energy that we’ve come to expect from the all-out live performer. But, there’s no harm in listening...it is free.
