Cut and Paste Classics

Cornershop are best known for that Brimful of Asha track which got to number 1 in the UK after being remixed into a dancefloor monster by Fatboy Slim. Apparently the band hated it.

People always think they must be about Sitars and world music but their second album Handcream for a Generation (buy) is full of gems taking in dancehall, hip hop, house and rock.
Not long after its release the group were criminally dropped by the wiiija label and now release the occasional tracks on Rough Trade.
This sample driven track from that second full LP is both supremely clever and danceable.
'Any duty free cigarettes madam?'

Cornershop- The London Radar

In 2000 The Avalanches released their sample based masterpiece Since I left You and have yet to follow it up. I remember thinking that 'Frontier Psychiatrist' sounded like a hit. How can anyone resist it's narrative and scratchy beats?
The group are still around in Oz and working on a second album, their website has loads of great DJ mixes. This remix of Frontier' is by sometime Beastie Boys and Beck producer Mario Caldato.

Avalanches- Frontier psychiatrist (Mario Caldatos 85% Mix)

Finally this is a bit of an oddity from Deejay Punk Roc, who no one seems to know a lot about. It's taken from his 1998 single 'Far Out' (buy) and the killer remix comes from the sadly deceased Run DMC DJ.

Deejay Punk Roc- I Hate Everybody (Jam Master Jay Remix)