The Mix-Up is the seventh studio album by the Beastie Boys, released on June 26, 2007. It consists entirely of instrumental performances and won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
On May 1, 2007, an e-mail sent to those on the Beastie Boys' mailing list revealed the album is all instrumental.
On June 21, 2007, a legal stream of the entire album was released on BrooklynVegan.com. Snippets of all the songs on the album can be found on ...
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The Mix-Up is the seventh studio album by the Beastie Boys, released on June 26, 2007. It consists entirely of instrumental performances and won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
On May 1, 2007, an e-mail sent to those on the Beastie Boys' mailing list revealed the album is all instrumental.
On June 21, 2007, a legal stream of the entire album was released on BrooklynVegan.com. Snippets of all the songs on the album can be found on BeastieBoys.Com along with the video for one of the songs, "Off the Grid". The video for "The Rat Cage" has also been released.
Band member Michael Diamond said that "even though The Mix-Up is a 'post-punk instrumental' album, the Beasties have no plans to ditch vocals for good. In fact, they are currently planning another version of the album that will feature collaborations with 'a pretty wide array' of 'mostly newer' vocalists."
Two singers speculated to be featured on the vocal version were Jarvis Cocker and M.I.A., with Mark Ronson...
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