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| Genre = [[Mashup (music)|Mashup]], [[glitch (music)|glitch]]
| Genre = {{hlist|[[Mashup (music)|Mashup]]|[[glitch (music)|glitch]]}}
| Length = 35:28
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| Label = [[Illegal Art]]
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'''''Unstoppable''''' is 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.
'''''Unstoppable''''' is 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.


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 |accessdate=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 |accessdate=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]] |accessdate=November 11, 2017 |last=Sherburne |first=Philip |authorlink=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]] |accessdate=April 22, 2013 |last=Mason |first=Stewart}}</ref> 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 |work=[[CMJ#CMJ New Music Monthly|CMJ New Music Report]] |location=New York |date=May 17, 2004 |accessdate=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 |work=[[CMJ#CMJ New Music Monthly|CMJ New Music Monthly]] |location=New York |date=April 20, 2004 |accessdate=October 31, 2013 |page=62}}</ref>
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 |accessdate=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 |accessdate=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]] |accessdate=November 11, 2017 |last=Sherburne |first=Philip |authorlink=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]] |accessdate=April 22, 2013 |last=Mason |first=Stewart}}</ref> 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 |work=[[CMJ#CMJ New Music Monthly|CMJ New Music Report]] |location=New York |date=May 17, 2004 |accessdate=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 |work=[[CMJ#CMJ New Music Monthly|CMJ New Music Monthly]] |location=New York |date=April 20, 2004 |accessdate=October 31, 2013 |page=62}}</ref>

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Unstoppable is 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.

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."[2] Mark Richardson of Pitchfork notes that Unstoppable and its predecessor Secret Diary are "far noisier and much more abstract" than his subsequent releases.[3] Gillis' production on these releases is primarily a mixture of glitch beats and samples of pop hits,[4] 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".[5] The album placed at numbers 179 and 18 on CMJ's Top 200 and RPM Albums college radio airplay charts.[6][7]

Track listing

  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

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