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... Read More About The Kleptones Biography...  Send The Kleptones ringtones to your cell
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