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Sample Breakdown: Madvillainy

June 1, 2018• Sampling

For anyone who needed a sample breakdown of Madvillainy, one of the greatest hip hop albums of our generation, here you go....

Are Sample Subscription Services The Future For Indie Musicians?

May 27, 2018• Sampling

Music consumption has changed quite a lot in the past 30 years. The latest development involves sample subscription services....

SAMPLE RECOVERY (Justice’s “Cross”)

May 2, 2018• Sampling

You’ve gotta love a sample showcase and SAMPLE RECOVERY does precisely that. This edition focusses on Justice’s debut, † (Cross).

92 Of The Most Sampled Tracks In Music History (Spotify Playlist)

April 28, 2018• Sampling

A Reddit user compiled 92 of the most sampled tracks in music history thanks to WhoSampled's extensive database....

E-Digging and Crate Digging: A Collection of Posts

October 25, 2017• Sampling

Find resources and inspiration with our e-digging/crate digging article collection....

Carns Hill, Anime and Samples – A Match Made in Rap Heaven

October 22, 2017• Sampling

Our guest writer Zweli Chibumba gives us the lowdown on London producer Carns Hill and his penchant for sampling.

Songs That Sample Feminists

October 18, 2017• Sampling

Pitchfork has compiled a list of songs that sample speeches and other audio from feminists. When it comes to sampling speeches, MLK leads...

Every Sample from JAY-Z’s 4:44

July 8, 2017• Sampling

Samples from 4:44 include Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, and The Fugees. For JAY-Z’s first solo album since 2013, much was expected from...

15 More Awesome Places For E-Digging

June 11, 2017• Sampling

We’re back with 15 more e-digging channels and playlists.

The Etymology of Sampling #1

February 23, 2017• Sampling

If you ever wanted to discover the origins of sampling culture terminology, The Etymology of Sampling will help to explain. In this new...

Vulfpeck’s Jack Stratton Wants The Band To Be Sampled

December 30, 2016• Sampling

The Michigan group want you to sample them. Hurrah! Vulfpeck are a fantastic funk band and the bandleader, Jack Stratton, recently...

SAMPLE: Tha Alkaholiks’ Sample Of Stevie Wonder (1997)

November 24, 2016• Sampling

The iPod classic - the old hardware king for large digital music collections

3 Easy Ways To Manage Your Digital Music Collection

November 20, 2016• Sampling

Need help organising your digital music collection? Then this 3-part mini-guide might be useful. The death of the iPod classic was a...

SAMPLE: Wu-Tang Clan’s Sample Of Leonard Cohen (1998)

November 15, 2016• Sampling

Samples.fr reminded us of a Leonard Cohen sample used by the Wu-Tang Clan back in 1998. Our good sample buddies in France picked a fine...

Meet Pierre Schaeffer, The OG Sample Gawd

October 19, 2016• Sampling

Happy 4th Birthday, Sampleface!

October 1, 2016• Sampling

We’re 4 today and we have a request… I can’t believe it’s been four years already. We’ve recently had a...

SAMPLE – The Art Of Sampling

September 27, 2016• Sampling

There was a present we forgot to open on Christmas Day and it came in the form of SAMPLE’s debut, The Art of Sampling. What better...

Jus Now Have Created A Mammoth West Indian Drum Sample Library

September 26, 2016• Sampling

VIDEO: YouTuber Deconstructs The Sample For Modjo’s Chillin’

September 18, 2016• Sampling

Watch this awesome video deconstructing the sample used for Modjo’s track, Chillin’. The debate on what constitutes fair use in...

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