For the Sake of Sleaze

First off, let me preface by just saying that the following does not in any way stand as an endorsement, nor does it fit my own personal taste in music in the slightest. However, given my somewhat embarrassing propensity to still be fascinated by certain elements of senseless pop culture, I do still find things like this kind of interesting.

Borgore (born Asaf Borger) is an Israeli dubstep DJ, who has somehow managed to gain quite a strong international following. He fills dance floors and pushes the limits when it comes to misogyny, and marketing and selling ultimate hedonism and porn oriented sex for the youthful party crowd. I remember seeing him once a few years back when he was still up and coming on the local scene in Tel Aviv, and can mostly recall to the best of my memory leaving with quite a bit of a headache, which I'd attribute to cranked up dubstep in any setting. That's not to say that some of it wasn't fun.

Only a few months removed from his breakout single 'Decisions', that featured none other than Miley Cyrus. A sure stamp of success these days. Now he's pushing new boundaries with his latest video. He recruited fellow Israeli and Mizrahi crooner Dudu Tassa for a remake of the classic Egyptian love song 'Wayak'. As you can see, it's quite the departure from the original. And in all truth, actually a pretty entertaining scene to behold. For better or worse, Borgore is definitely putting Tel Aviv on the map.