DJ Car Stereo (Wars)
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“When Girl Talk thrilled the music community with 2006’s Night Ripper, he assumed the throne as king of mash-ups. For that reason, all comparisons based in the relatively new genre necessarily run through Gregg Gillis. Austin’s Chris Rose, the creative genius behind similarly minded outfit Car Stereo (Wars), embraces this connection; in fact, he blatantly states that he wishes his work to sound like a “smoother and less abrasive” Girl Talk effort. On The Bandit, Rose’s debut full-length, the Car Stereo (Wars) gentleman tries his hand at not only matching but also surpassing the work of his widely celebrated peer …
“Taken alone, The Bandit proves an exciting adventure in a developing and thriving genre. Car Stereo (Wars) churns out eleven thrilling songs that run together masterfully to create a tight party-starting collection. However, few listeners take the Austin artist’s efforts as simply one body of work, but rather a counterpoint to Girl Talk’s Night Ripper. “
- Absolute Punk
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photo of Chris Rose (aka, DJ Car Stereo (Wars))
