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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Unstoppable
| name = Unstoppable
| Type = remix
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Girl Talk (musician)|Girl Talk]]
| artist = [[Girl Talk (musician)|Girl Talk]]
| Cover = Unstoppable (Girl Talk album) cover art.jpg
| cover = Unstoppable (Girl Talk album) cover art.jpg
| Released = 2004
| alt =
| Recorded =
| released = April 6, 2004
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Mashup (music)|Mash-up]], [[Dance music|Dance]], [[Intelligent dance music|IDM]], [[Glitch (music)|Glitch]], [[Experimental music]]
| Length = 35:28
| venue =
| Label = [[Illegal Art]]
| studio =
| Producer = [[Girl Talk (musician)|Gregg Gillis]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Mashup (music)|Mashup]]|[[glitch (music)|glitch]]}}
| length = 35:28
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| Last album = ''[[Secret Diary]]''<br />(2002)
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| label = [[Illegal Art]]
| This album = '''''Unstoppable'''''<br />(2004)
| producer = [[Girl Talk (musician)|Gregg Gillis]]
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| Next album = ''[[Stop Cleveland Hate]]''<br />(2004)
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| prev_title = [[Secret Diary]]
| prev_year = 2002
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| next_title = [[Stop Cleveland Hate]]
| next_year = 2004
}}
}}

{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r834186|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/unstoppable-mw0000734593 |title=Unstoppable – Girl Talk |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=October 31, 2013 |last=Mason |first=Stewart}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''Dusted Magazine''
| rev2 = ''[[Tiny Mix Tapes]]''
| rev2Score = 4.5/5<ref name="TMT">{{cite web |url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/girl-talk-unstoppable |title=Girl Talk – Unstoppable |work=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]] |access-date=October 31, 2013 |author=Tamec}}</ref>
| rev2Score = (favorable)<ref>[http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1364 Dusted Magazine review]</ref>
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| rev3 = [[Tiny Mix Tapes]]
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/girl-talk-unstoppable</ref>
}}
}}


'''''Unstoppable''''' is the second [[studio album]] by American musician Gregg Gillis, released under his [[stage name]] [[Girl Talk (musician)|Girl Talk]] on April 6, 2004 by [[Illegal Art]]. Like Girl Talk's other releases on the label, ''Unstoppable'' was made available for purchase on the Illegal Art website through a "[[pay what you want]]" pricing system.


The album placed at numbers 179 and 18 on ''[[CMJ]]''{{'}}s Top 200 and RPM Albums [[campus radio|college radio]] airplay charts.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vIsUKYYnLtoC&pg=PA12 |title=CMJ Top 200 |journal=[[CMJ#CMJ New Music Monthly|CMJ New Music Report]] |location=New York |date=May 17, 2004 |access-date=October 31, 2013 |page=12}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SCoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA62 |title=RPM – Period Ending 4/20/2004 |journal=[[CMJ#CMJ New Music Monthly|CMJ New Music Monthly]] |location=New York |date=April 20, 2004 |access-date=October 31, 2013 |page=62}}</ref>
'''''Unstoppable''''' is [[Girl Talk (musician)|Girl Talk]]'s second album, released on [[Illegal Art]] in 2004. The album can be purchased at a pay-what-you-want price through [[Illegal Art]]'s website. It is also Gillis' only remaining album available for purchase on [[iTunes]], [[Night Ripper]] having been removed in 2006.

==Background==
Gillis stated that with ''Unstoppable'', "the idea was to make more original sounding [[hip hop music|hip hop]] type music and [[pop music]] out of [[sampling (music)|samples]] and having some blatant samples. It was obviously more party oriented, something you could jam out to."<ref name="MTV">{{cite web |url=http://www.mvremix.com/rock/interviews/girl_talk2.shtml |title=Girl Talk Interview |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=July 2006 |access-date=August 12, 2016}}</ref> Mark Richardson of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' notes that ''Unstoppable'' and its predecessor ''[[Secret Diary]]'' are "far noisier and much more abstract" than his subsequent releases.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/7522-girl-talk/ |title=Interviews: Girl Talk |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=October 6, 2008 |access-date=August 12, 2016 |last=Richardson |first=Mark}}</ref> Gillis' production on these releases is primarily a mixture of [[glitch (music)|glitch]] beats and samples of pop hits,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://us.napster.com/artist/girl-talk/album/night-ripper-illegal-art |title=Night Ripper [Illegal Art] |publisher=[[Napster (streaming music service)|Napster]] |access-date=November 11, 2017 |last=Sherburne |first=Philip |author-link=Philip Sherburne}}</ref> but ''Unstoppable'' marks a turn towards a more "pop-oriented and accessible" approach characterized as "far more direct, using fewer and longer samples to create more recognizable [[mashup (music)|mash-up]]s in the manner of early [[The KLF|KLF]] singles".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/girl-talk-mn0000660155 |title=Girl Talk |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=April 22, 2013 |last=Mason |first=Stewart}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "Bodies Hit the Floor" – 3:27
# "Bodies Hit the Floor" – 3:27
# "The Feeling" – 0:48
# "The Feeling" – 0:48
# "Happen" Feat. Chris Glover - 2:58
# "Happen" {{small|(featuring Chris Glover)}} – 2:58
# "Cleveland, Shake" – 4:21
# "Cleveland, Shake" – 4:21
# "Keeping the Beat" – 1:58
# "Keeping the Beat" – 1:58
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# "Can't Stop" – 4:12
# "Can't Stop" – 4:12


==See also==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
* [[Bastard Pop]]


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://illegalart.net/girltalk/unstoppable.html Information] at [[Illegal Art]]'s website
* [http://illegalart.net/girltalk/shop/index.html ''Unstoppable''] at [[Illegal Art]]
* {{Discogs master|1078476|Unstoppable|type=album}}
*[http://www.illegal-tracklist.net/Tracklists/Unstoppable User-editable breakdown of samples and timings for ''Unstoppable'']
* {{MusicBrainz release group|name=Unstoppable|id=be305e03-6a2c-3d24-9137-9410f8da5a7d}}


== References ==
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{{Reflist}}



{{Girl Talk}}
{{Girl Talk}}


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Latest revision as of 23:20, 30 January 2021

Unstoppable
Studio album by
Girl Talk
ReleasedApril 6, 2004
Genre
Length35:28
LabelIllegal Art
ProducerGregg Gillis
Girl Talk chronology
Secret Diary
(2002) 		Unstoppable
(2004) 		Stop Cleveland Hate
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Tiny Mix Tapes4.5/5[2]

Unstoppable is the second studio album by American musician Gregg Gillis, released under his stage name Girl Talk on April 6, 2004 by Illegal Art. Like Girl Talk's other releases on the label, Unstoppable was made available for purchase on the Illegal Art website through a "pay what you want" pricing system.

The album placed at numbers 179 and 18 on CMJ's Top 200 and RPM Albums college radio airplay charts.[3][4]

Background

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Gillis stated that with Unstoppable, "the idea was to make more original sounding hip hop type music and pop music out of samples and having some blatant samples. It was obviously more party oriented, something you could jam out to."[5] Mark Richardson of Pitchfork notes that Unstoppable and its predecessor Secret Diary are "far noisier and much more abstract" than his subsequent releases.[6] Gillis' production on these releases is primarily a mixture of glitch beats and samples of pop hits,[7] but Unstoppable marks a turn towards a more "pop-oriented and accessible" approach characterized as "far more direct, using fewer and longer samples to create more recognizable mash-ups in the manner of early KLF singles".[8]

Track listing

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  1. "All Eyes on Me" – 5:08
  2. "Non-Stop Party Now" – 4:03
  3. "Touch 2 Feel" – 3:38
  4. "Pump It Up" – 0:47
  5. "Bang This in the Club" – 3:06
  6. "Bodies Hit the Floor" – 3:27
  7. "The Feeling" – 0:48
  8. "Happen" (featuring Chris Glover) – 2:58
  9. "Cleveland, Shake" – 4:21
  10. "Keeping the Beat" – 1:58
  11. "Step to It" – 1:04
  12. "Can't Stop" – 4:12

References

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  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Unstoppable – Girl Talk". AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  2. ^ Tamec. "Girl Talk – Unstoppable". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  3. ^ "CMJ Top 200". CMJ New Music Report. New York: 12. May 17, 2004. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  4. ^ "RPM – Period Ending 4/20/2004". CMJ New Music Monthly. New York: 62. April 20, 2004. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
  5. ^ "Girl Talk Interview". MTV. July 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  6. ^ Richardson, Mark (October 6, 2008). "Interviews: Girl Talk". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  7. ^ Sherburne, Philip. "Night Ripper [Illegal Art]". Napster. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  8. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Girl Talk". AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
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