I have already evangelized about Kutiman on Facebook and Twitter... so I might as well put down a sermon here about this mashup wizard.
Someone made a comparison to DJ Shadow's first album in describing the kind of music integration that Kutiman is doing, and I think it's a good comparison, both in terms of skill level and overall musical influences. Kutiman, an Israeli artist/musician/hero utilizes YouTube videos, almost all entirely containing video of musicians playing their individual instruments of choice, to mix together both the video AND audio components to create a whole new musical piece. Think of what a DJ does... but he's just combining audio and video elements to create something new and improved.
I am truly blown away by this initial body of work and have been going back to it several times a day to listen and enjoy. "The Mother of All Funk Chords", "I'm New", and "Wait For Me" are my faves thus far... but they are ALL amazing.
In addition to the Thru-You site, you can find additional info about Kutiman on his MySpace page.
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