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Mousse T vs Dandy Warhols
Why we feature this artist Two familiar records discover a shared sense of mischief Horny as a Dandy puts Mousse T.'s house material beside The Dandy Warhols' Bohemian Like You, making their different kinds of confidence sound unexpectedly compatible. The 2006…
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Two familiar records discover a shared sense of mischief
Horny as a Dandy puts Mousse T.'s house material beside The Dandy Warhols' Bohemian Like You, making their different kinds of confidence sound unexpectedly compatible. The 2006 release is playful about its construction: the sung lines, guitar-driven attitude and dance rhythm remain recognisable even as they become part of another record.
The version credit is part of the story
The original release package explicitly identifies the Loo & Placido mash-up alongside Mousse T.'s own radio and extended mixes. That distinction gives the combination an actual production history, rather than suggesting that every version came from a single new band performance.
The two sources bring different textures. Horny's vocal material has a clear, teasing rhythmic purpose, while the Dandy Warhols side adds a rougher instrumental outline and a more casually delivered vocal attitude. The interest comes from the parts seeming to comment on one another without having been written as a conversation.
The arrangement keeps the join audible
The official shared release went out through Peppermint Jam, and Mousse T.'s own video archive preserves the joint title and artist credit. The package's shorter and longer forms give the same idea different amounts of time to establish its relationship between the familiar components.
Horny as a Dandy does not depend on making the sources disappear. Its humour comes from recognising them, then hearing how readily the rhythm can persuade them to move together. The record has the confidence of a good musical joke: the ingredients are obvious, the timing is precise and the pleasure survives knowing how the trick is done.
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Horny as a Dandy — Loo & Placido mash-up
The explicitly credited combination places the Horny material alongside The Dandy Warhols’ Bohemian Like You.
Horny as a Dandy — Mousse T. mixes
The original package also preserves separate radio and extended treatments under Mousse T.’s own name.