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The Kleptones is tagged as: mashup, mash-up, hip-hop, electronic, electronica

The Kleptones are fronted by Eric Kleptone, a DJ from the United Kingdom. They produce internet-only bastard pop albums. Typically, they mix rock/R&B instrumentals with hip-hop, rock and pop vocals, alongside cut-up spoken-word samples from a wide range of film, radio and television sources.
Their first release was the eclectic EP “Never Trust Originality” in 2002. This was followed in 2004 with “Yoshimi Battles The Hip-Hop Robots”, which blended the Flaming Lips music with rap vocals from hip-hop stars past and present.
Later that year they released what has now become their landmark release, “A Night At The Hip-Hopera”. Again using hip-hop vocals, this time The Kleptones mixed them with the music of Queen, and peppered the combination with a mix of film and spoken-word samples, critiquing the current state of the music industry. The album won the band legions of fans, a flurry of press activity and a legal threat from Disney, who, through Hollywood Records, own Queen’s catalogue in the USA.
The band entered 2005 by releasing “From Detroit To J.A.”, an album length mix created for James Hyman’s “The Rinse” show on XFM in London. Soon after, it was announced they were to be awarded the 2005 Webb...
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Top 10 The Kleptones Songs
Jump You Fucker (Cee Lo Green Vs. Van Halen)
Fight in the Club free download
Voodoo Sabotage (Beastie Boys vs. The Prodigy vs. Pendulum)
Bite free download
Voodoo Sabotage free download
Song of the Hip-hop Robots free download
Welcome Back free download
Hella Touch free download
This Song Smells free download
See free download
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Top 10 The Kleptones Albums
Yoshimi Battles the Hip Hop Robots
A Night at the Hip Hopera
Yoshimi Battles The Hip-Hop Robots
A Night At The Hip-Hopera
From Detroit to J.A.
Live'r Than You'll Ever Be - Bestival 2007
24 Hours (Disc 2)
24 Hours (Disc 1)
Non-Album Tracks
Never Trust Originality
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