Girl Talk
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Tags: dj, electronica, electronic, dance, mashup
Celebrating 10-plus years of sample-obsessed production and relentless touring, Gregg Gillis returns with All Day, his fifth album as Girl Talk, and his most epic, densely layered, and meticulously composed musical statement to date. Continuing the saga from the previously acclaimed albums, Night Ripper and Feed The Animals, Gillis lays down a more diverse range of samples to unfold a larger dynamic between slower transitions and extreme cut-ups. With the grand intent of creating the most insane and complex “pop collage” album ever heard, large catalogs of both blatantly appropriated melodies and blasts of unrecognizable fragments were assembled for the ultimate Girl Talk record (clocking in at 71 minutes and 372 samples).
Since the release of Feed The Animals, things have flourished for Girl Talk. He’s played almost 300 shows and hardly taken a full week off from hitting the road. He’s playing even larger venues and making even more of a spectacle—he’s employed a small crew of toilet paper launching stage hands, who also propel confetti, balloons, and inflate oddly chosen props into the audience. For the New Year’s Eve show to ring in 2010, a team was hired to build a life-size house, with attention to fine details, on the stage at Chicago’s Congress Theatre. Described as the craziest house party ever, Girl Talk continues to please live audiences as the mass of sweaty bodies at his shows continually grows. Touring highlights from the last couple of years include the Vancouver Olympics, large festivals such as Coachella, Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, V-Fest, Sasquatch, Rothbury, Monolith, Planeta Terra, and trips to Australia, Japan, South America, Europe, and Mexico.
Earlier this year, Girl Talk finally took a break from touring, festival dates, and college shows, in order to create an album that is being released immediately after its completion. While posting the album as a free download on the Illegal Art label’s site allows All Day to reach his fanbase quickly and with minimal cost, Gillis spent more time on this album than any previous release and considers it the most fully realized and evolved manifestation of the Girl Talk aesthetic.
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Pitchfork Best Albums on Girl Talk
9 months agoAlbum "Night Ripper" scored 8.4
Pittsburgh native Greg Gillis (Girl Talk) completely detonates the notions of mash-up, cramming this 40-minute mix with layered samples from more than 150 uncleared top 40 pop bangers, electro anthems...
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over 2 years agoGirl Talk - "Steady Shock" http://www.illegal-art.net/allday/ At the Austin Music Hall on Friday, January 14 more at blogspot.com
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over 2 years agoGirl Talk is throwing another party tonight at Emo's. more at blogspot.com
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over 2 years agoThe Link Girl Talk - "Play Your Part (Pt. more at blogspot.com
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over 2 years agoHere's a live set from Girl Talk at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore. more at blogspot.com
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over 2 years agoGirl Talk goes topless for Playgirl, eats hot dogs with Congressman Doyle and Newsweek, quits his job and goes on tour with Dan Deacon. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Girl Talk
over 2 years agoGirl Talk goes topless for Playgirl, eats hot dogs with Congressman Doyle and Newsweek, quits his job and goes on tour with Dan Deacon. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Girl Talk
over 2 years agoGirl Talk goes topless for Playgirl, eats hot dogs with Congressman Doyle and Newsweek, quits his job and goes on tour with Dan Deacon. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Girl Talk
over 2 years agoGirl Talk goes topless for Playgirl, eats hot dogs with Congressman Doyle and Newsweek, quits his job and goes on tour with Dan Deacon. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Girl Talk
over 2 years agoGirl Talk goes topless for Playgirl, eats hot dogs with Congressman Doyle and Newsweek, quits his job and goes on tour with Dan Deacon. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Girl Talk
over 2 years agoGirl Talk goes topless for Playgirl, eats hot dogs with Congressman Doyle and Newsweek, quits his job and goes on tour with Dan Deacon. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Girl Talk
over 2 years agoGirl Talk goes topless for Playgirl, eats hot dogs with Congressman Doyle and Newsweek, quits his job and goes on tour with Dan Deacon. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Girl Talk
over 2 years agoGirl Talk goes topless for Playgirl, eats hot dogs with Congressman Doyle and Newsweek, quits his job and goes on tour with Dan Deacon. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Girl Talk
over 2 years agoGirl Talk goes topless for Playgirl, eats hot dogs with Congressman Doyle and Newsweek, quits his job and goes on tour with Dan Deacon. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Girl Talk
over 2 years agoGirl Talk goes topless for Playgirl, eats hot dogs with Congressman Doyle and Newsweek, quits his job and goes on tour with Dan Deacon. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Girl Talk
over 2 years agoGirl Talk goes topless for Playgirl, eats hot dogs with Congressman Doyle and Newsweek, quits his job and goes on tour with Dan Deacon. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Girl Talk
over 2 years agoGirl Talk goes topless for Playgirl, eats hot dogs with Congressman Doyle and Newsweek, quits his job and goes on tour with Dan Deacon. more at blogspot.com
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over 2 years agoGirl Talk made a glorious return to Seattle last week, doing his thing at the Capitol Hill Block Party on Friday night. more at blogspot.com
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over 2 years agoEarlier this week Gregg Gillis (Girl Talk) posted this quick message via the MySpace: "I just started a new band for production, beat making, and remixes with a sick dude named Frank Musarra. more at blogspot.com
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over 2 years agoI've just finished jotting down all of the stuff that I saw at SXSW, and it appears that I saw almost 50 bands. more at blogspot.com
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over 2 years agoOkay, so I've got my hands on this fantabulous live recording of Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) that went down on January 27 at Chop Suey in Seattle. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Girl Talk
over 2 years agoOkay, so I've got my hands on this fantabulous live recording of Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) that went down on January 27 at Chop Suey in Seattle. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Girl Talk
over 2 years agoOkay, so I've got my hands on this fantabulous live recording of Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) that went down on January 27 at Chop Suey in Seattle. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Girl Talk
over 2 years agoOkay, so I've got my hands on this fantabulous live recording of Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) that went down on January 27 at Chop Suey in Seattle. more at blogspot.com
covertcuriosity on Girl Talk
over 2 years agoOkay, so I've got my hands on this fantabulous live recording of Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) that went down on January 27 at Chop Suey in Seattle. more at blogspot.com