A Sufjam — Tor's Illinoize

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Ya’ll know I’m all about the Sufjy Stevie. And ya’ll know I dig those genre-crossing mash-ups. But what you don’t know about me is how frequently I bitch about the lack of good genre-crossing Sufjan mash-ups. Seriously, I make terrible company because of it. Lucky for me, Tor has just dropped an absolute monster of a Sufjan mixtape, blending selections from Illinoise, Seven Swans, A Sun Came and Sufjan’s Christmas Mixtapes with the sweet rhymes of artists ranging from Aesop Rock to Outkast. And, unlike the only Sufjan mash-up I previously had, the disastrous “Jesus Walks” plus “They are Night Zombies!…” result “Zombies Walk,” these sound like they ought to be paired. So much so, you can go periods of several minutes without realizing you’re listening to mashes. I can’t think of higher praise to give an “a plus b” mash-up album.

This thing is absolutely nasty. Catch the tracklisting, and if that doesn’t grab you, sample before you download the whole thing from Tor’s website: