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8 times The Simpsons infiltrated electronic music
From parodies and samples to club nights and the invention of genres
The Simpsons dance music covers
J King is an artist who reimagines iconic album covers with Simpsons characters. We first became aware of him last year, loving his interpretations of Dizzee’s ‘Boy In Da Corner’ starring Bart Simpson and Craig David’s ‘Born To Do It’ featuring Ned Flanders. This year we just had to hit him up to do more, putting his own spin on work from Skream, Fatboy Slim, Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin and Burial. Check out J King's Instagram here and view his work on his website.
Homerpalooza, The Simpsons-themed club night in Manchester
If you like your clubs bright and yellow rather than dark with peeling walls, the Manchester may have a party for you. Homerpalooza is a Simpsons-themed night, soundtracked by artists who have appeared on the show, such as RZA ,Common and Snoop Dogg, and serving up cocktails like Flaming Moes. On a similar tip, there was also a 2014 night at London’s Brixton Jamm that claimed it would only play two tracks all night, one being ‘Happy Birthday Lisa’.
Matt Groening curating an ATP Festival
The Simpsons was born from the mind of Matt Groening. In 2010, that mind also curated an All Tomorrow’s Parties festival, which featured Simpsonsified illustrations of the creator across the artwork. Featuring among the bookings he picked out were Spiritualized, Panda Bear and The XX.
Lil Yachty rapping about 59 character on US primetime
Lil Yachty has emerged as one of the brightest stars in rap music this year, winning legions of fans with his self-described “bubblegum trap” beats and mumble rap flow. In June he appeared on US primetime talkshow The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and performed a rap covering 59 characters from The Simpsons.
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