Following in the footsteps of Danger Mouse's The Grey Album and Girl Talk's slap-happy sampling, New York hip-hop duo Metermaids has grafted material from its recent effort Nightlife onto Sufjan Stevens' winsome, weird Illinoise to create the free EP Nightlife in Illinoise.
It's a kick-snare dose of expansive rap set to ethereal soundscapes perfectly built for the holidaze.
Metermaids' main men Sentence and Swell lifted beats and a capella vocals from Nightlife and matched them to remixes of Stevens' clever sonic exploration of Abraham Lincoln's great state. It was a labor of love.
"Illinoise is one of a handful of albums that changed the way I think about music," confessed Swell in a press release.
The Nightlife in Illinoise EP is available as a free download from Metermaids' site, but the throwback hip-hop duo sent Wired the freebie below. Check it out and let us know if the mash is your kind of musical stash.
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