Ever wonder what Rick James and Tag Team might sound like when paired? How about throwing some random German band into the mix? If you can get past––or better yet, embrace––the language barrier, you’re in for a treat. “Whoomp That Arbeit Nervt”, which I can’t translate, is one of the many imaginative if initially daunting (Justin Bieber & Elton John? Limp Bizkit & anything?) mash-ups posted regularly on Mashup-Germany.

A 25-year-old half-German, half-American DJ who goes by the name BenStilller (note the extra “l”) steadily churns out well-done but strangely concocted mash-ups via the site. Not every song features a German group, but there’s definitely a “foreign” sensibility at work behind the artists BenStilller selects.

Perhaps the cultural stigma of remixing Train doesn’t exist in Germany. Maybe it’s some Teutonic uber-irony incarnate. Or maybe, as the site’s banner claims, “It’s all about creating,” and taste falls secondary to the art of musical recombination. But even if you object to the site’s sonic palette, its pop-tastic perspective is refreshing.

Check out some of Mashup-Germany’s offerings after the jump.

Mashup-Germany – Whoomp that Arbeit nervt by MashupGermany
Mashup-Germany – Baby, this Song is for you by MashupGermany