De La Soulviet is a mashup album produced and mixed by Miami-based producer and sound engineer TenDJiz. It uses acapellas of hip-hop trio De La Soul and couples it with instrumentals created from Soviet soul and jazz samples. The album was released on October 1, 2011.

De La Soulviet
Remix album by
Released2011
GenreMash-up, hip hop
Length42:24
LabelSelf-released
ProducerTenDJiz
TenDJiz chronology
De La Soulviet
(2011)
Commonasm
(2012)

Reception

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The album has received positive reviews from critics. Jeff Weiss of The Los Angeles Times stated "the blends are artfully done and the samples are tastefully chosen."[1] The Miami New Times named the album "Mashup Revolution".[2] Melissa Enaje, contributor of The Source Magazine, said "Once I heard the album, my neck muscles were probably strained from how much I was nodding my head in appreciation for the sound. It was def in tune with the essence of hip-hop...".[3] Roslynn Cobarrubias, the Senior Director of Urban Marketing at MySpace Music posted the album on her blog.[4] Edith Zimmerman of New York Magazine and Esquire described "De La Soulviet" as "great".[5] Jarry L. Barrow, the editor-in-chief of Scratch Magazine, said that TenDJiz "ingeniously mixed them [De La Soul] with Soviet soul and jazz. The result is inspiring."[6] DeVon Thompson from Creative Beach claims that "the mix sounds like it could be the original!".[7] The album has been featured on many on-line magazines and music websites such as: Blurt Magazine,[8] Peace Magazine,[9] Rumba Magazine (Finland),[10] Radio Nova (France),[11] Rubyhornet.com,[12] Thewordisbond.com,[13] Fleamarketfunk.com,[14] Bamalovesoul.com,[15] Blockmuzikradio.com [16]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Oooh"4:10
2."The Grind Date"3:02
3."Stakes is High"3:33
4."Trouble in the Water"3:32
5."Shoomp"3:20
6."Hold Tight"3:37
7."All Good"3:33
8."More Than You Know"4:17
9."Jenifa Taught Me"4:16
10."Much More"3:18
11."Itzsoweezee"3:53
12."Rock Co.Kane"1:48

References

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  1. ^ Jeff Weiss (October 28, 2011). "De La Soul + Soviet soul and jazz = De La Soulviet". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ Matt Preira (October 6, 2011). "De La Soul + Soviet soul and jazz = De La Soulviet". miaminewtimes.com.
  3. ^ Melissa Enaje (October 15, 2011). "Mash It Up: "De La Soulviet" x TenDJiz". melissamissyenaje.blogspot.com.
  4. ^ Roslynn Cobarrubias (December 4, 2011). "De La Soulviet is a mashup album by TenDJiz". roslynn.tumblr.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  5. ^ Zimmerman, Edith (October 4, 2011). "De La Soulviet". The Hairpin. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ Jarry L. Barrow (November 1, 2011). "The Daisy Age Meets The Cold War On "De La Soulviet"". nodfactor.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  7. ^ DeVon Thompson (November 20, 2011). "Jazz Sunday: DeLasoviet Mash-up Album x Free Download". creativebeach.net. Archived from the original on January 1, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  8. ^ Blurt Staff (October 6, 2011). "Listen to De La Soul Mashup Album". blurt-online.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  9. ^ Peace staff (October 5, 2011). "DE LA SOULVIET Mashup Album (De La Soul acapellas x Soviet Soul/Jazz)". blog.peacemagazine.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  10. ^ Rumba Staff (October 28, 2011). "Tällainenkin voi toimia: De La Soul kohtaa neuvostoliittolaisen jazzin". rumba.fi.
  11. ^ Adrien Gingold (October 12, 2011). "De La Soulviet". novaplanet.com.
  12. ^ Alexander Fruchter (October 12, 2011). "TenDJiz De La Soulviet". rubyhornet.com.
  13. ^ J (October 7, 2011). "REMIX:De La Soul – De La Soulviet (TenDJiz Soul/Jazz Remix)". thewordisbond.com.
  14. ^ DJ Prestige (October 27, 2011). "De La Soulviet: East Meets East". fleamarketfunk.com.
  15. ^ DJ Rahdu (October 3, 2011). "TenDJiz – De La Soulviet". bamalovesoul.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  16. ^ DJ Rhude (October 4, 2011). "MIXTAPE: DE LA SOULVIET". blockmuzikradio.com.
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