(Editor’s note: this originally appeared on Loudersoft on 4 March 2009. I’ve updated the post to include MP3′s of the tracks so that, hopefully, it will pull people from MP3 search engines to discover Kutiman and his site. It’s definitely my favorite website of 2009 and, without a doubt, one of my favorite experiences of the past decade. If you’re visiting here from The Hype Machine, please be sure to go back and ‘love’ the songs you love by clicking here. Thanks.)
The full story on Thru-You, video and MP3′s after the jump.
Perennial Loudersoft favorite (and Israeli soul brother extraordinaire) Kutiman has changed the game up inna massive style with http://thru-you.com — wherein he takes pieces of videos from YouTube and remixes them.
But Kutiman doesn’t just remix them, you see — he completely re-arranges them to make entirely new songs, a style often paralleled by artists like DJ Shadow, Girl Talk and producers, including the late great J. Dilla. Unlike the mediocre Dilla copy-catters and the weekend Girl Talk wanna-be’s, Kutiman’s ingenious idea to use freely available YouTube footage of people playing their own instruments and patching them together into the framework you are hearing is solidly game-changing. Thru-You explores the limitless possibilities presented by YouTube for creative people who dream of remixing the world. Others may have attempted something like this, but I certainly haven’t seen it done with such an unnerving depth.
Get there and check this out. It’s seriously amazing. http://thru-you.com
Kutiman – The Mother of All Funk Chords
Kutiman – This is What it Became
Kutiman – I’m New
Kutiman – Babylon Band
Kutiman – Someday
Kutiman – Wait for Me
Kutiman – Just a Lady
Kutiman – About [thru-you]
[MySpace : Thru-You : YouTube Channel]
Purchase Kutiman’s self-titled first album on iTunes here: 
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thanks for spreading the word.. Kutiman is a hero.
I agree totally & I couldn’t have picked a more appropriate phrase to fit him than ‘hero’.