Oh dear. Geoff Barrow of Portishead accuses The Weeknd of using an uncleared sample. Yep, another one.
The place is Zurich, Switzerland. The person in question is beatsmith Wodoo Wolcan. What you are about to witness is an education in how to teach an old dog a brand new trick. Wodoo Wolcan is a brilliant producer but he might actually be a sorcerer, for all we know. How else can you explain …
I do love harmonic samples. You could catch a riff and transform it into an instrument or use it as a counter melody. The possibilities are endless. For our latest edition of Sampleface Five, we look at five quality examples of what can be done with harmonic samples by some of the best producers around. …
When one of the best rappers alive throws some bars on your track, you know you’re onto something big. Here’s Hiatus Kaiyote’s Nakamarra featuring Q-Tip.
Abjo still has the remixing bug as he releases a free EP, The Art Of Refixing. If we ever needed another advocate for the wonders of sampling, AbJo would be part of the “new school” and top of the class for sure. His latest “assignment” is The Art Of Refixing, a free EP packed full …
Listen to the story of how those lost records belonging to J Dilla found their way back home to Ma Dukes.
Reps Reppatwa’s Make It Happen EP is now free to download. As Aaliyah (RIP) once said, age ain’t nothing but a number and Reps Reppatwa lives by that philosophy when it comes to his musical output. At 18, Reps has his debut album In The Name Of Reps planned for release, an EP called Pure …
The man behind our mask is celebrating his 42nd birthday. Happy birthday, DOOM!
We’re back in the 80’s for this week’s Throwback Thursday with Jesse Johnson performing Be Your Man on Soul Train in 1985. Purple Rain did a lot for music and fashion, with the jheri curl getting another shout out (along with MJ in the same year and later Coming To America) and those big jackets. …
Producer Larry Gus put together a Madlib mix for Passion of the Weiss along with reasons for his love of the Loop Digga.