Sampling

Meet Pierre Schaeffer, The OG Sample Gawd

Before DJ Shadow and The Avalanches, there was a French engineer and musicologist called Pierre Schaeffer, a pioneer of electronic music and sampling. The art of sampling is commonplace in modern day music, but its origins arose much earlier. Musique concrète revolutionised how electronic music was created and heard. Pierre Schaeffer, a French musician and …

Hip Hop

Flamingosis - Football Head

The final track on Flamingosis’ 2015 album “Pleasure Palette” is captivating. Here’s a brief description why. While creating the schedule for our new cartoon channel, Doodleface, I stumbled upon this fine piece of music from Flamingosis. Football Head was released last year as part of his instrumental album, Pleasure Palette, and it’s truly magnificent. It serves as …

Sampling

Happy 4th Birthday, Sampleface!

We’re 4 today and we have a request… I can’t believe it’s been four years already. We’ve recently had a facelift and we hope you enjoy the new look. As we celebrate another year of existence, we have a favour to ask you. Samples are our game (obviously) and we want to know what your …