Frankly, after seeing these videos from Halloween, I don’t even know if there is such a thing. Well, actually, strike that, reverse it and let’s start at the very beginning, incidentally, it’s a very good place to start. In case you’re from Mars and don’t know who 2ManyDJs are here’s a quick recap: they’re Belgian, they’ve been remixing and rocking your souls for over ten years (as part of the infamous Soul Wax) and they’re bonkers. They recently performed at Hard Fest Halloween in the Hard Haunted Mansion in LA last month. Yes, their DJing was pretty excellent and yes, they are some of the global mashup propogaters and their live show really reflects that. Not only are the album covers of all the songs they play featured on a big screen behind them but the covers are animated and they splice in an out as the songs in the mashup cross over. Brilliant? Yes. Entertaining? Of course. So amazing and funny and game changing? You bet your sweet cottontail.

A little trippy and sometimes creepy, the way Major Lazer’s boobies bop to the music or Donna Summer’s foot bounces on the beat,

Dolly Parton gets her 9 to 5 out

and the cop walks out onto the parking lot of Dirty Deeds, Done Dirt Cheap will make you smile.

Plus, it’s fun to guess what’s coming next, whether your que is the hint of a back beat or the bare background of a familiar album cover flashing for an instant. This set satiates the music nerd in all of us. For me personally, I wish I could just post up in an eight by eight room with my back against one wall and have this playing on the opposite wall. I might lose my mind, have my face melted off or come out with the answer to world peace. Any which way, I’d be better off. So, peeps these videos and judge for yourself, just try and keep your face intact.

Check out these links to 4 of the best clips of the night. PS - the last one is the best, cause I can’t remember the last time Axl Rose weighed less than 200 lbs and this rendition brings me baaaack.

All joking aside, that man is the father of any and all children I will ever have. The world deserves something as epic as a P. van Peebles/A. Rose mashup. What you know about THAT, 2ManyDJs??

Un.

Deux.

Trois.

Quatre.

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xoxo

you heard it here (probably not first), but you still heard it here.

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-Pebbles van Peebles

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