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Point Blank’s Guide to Sampling: History, Development & Techniques

August 31, 2016• Sampling

Kraftwerk Lose German Court Battle Of Uncleared Sample

June 1, 2016• Sampling

German music pioneers Kraftwerk have lost their battle over an uncleared sample. In what could be a landmark ruling at least in Germany, a...

(th Wonder at Harvard - one of many hip hop forays into academic circles

READ: Academic Papers On Sampling By Amanda Sewell

August 23, 2015• Hip Hop

Thanks to musicologist Amanda Sewell, we have some academic papers on the subject of sampling. Sampling is synonymous with interactive...

SATURDAY MATINÉE: Michael Jackson Deposition (1993)

August 30, 2014• Video

THROWBACK THURSDAY: BBC Short Change – How To Download Music Legally

May 1, 2014• Music

Back in 2005, music downloads were still in their infancy. Here’s a video from ’05 on how to download music legally thanks to...

Leftover Links #16: Synths, Samples and Drum Machines

April 9, 2014• Technology

It’s Leftover Links time and we’re looking into the wonderful world of synths, samples and drum machines thanks to articles...

Frank Ocean’s “Super Rich Kids” Sample Saga

March 1, 2014• Sampling

NEWS: Copyright Law Extended To 70 Years

November 11, 2013• News

Good and bad news: copyright law has been extended from 50 years to 70 years in the UK....

Swedish Group Icona Pop Asked Tupac’s Mum For Sample Permission

July 8, 2013• Pop

Well, how about that? Swedish electro pop group Icona Pop request permission to use a Tupac sample by writing a letter to his mother, Afeni...

Five Suggestions for Sample-Based Producers (Via Do Androids Dance)

June 18, 2013• Sampling

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Don’t Copy That Floppy!

October 25, 2012• Music

Did I hear you right? Did I hear you saying that you’re going to make a copy of a game without paying? Don’t Copy That Floppy!...

VIDEO: Early Documentary about Sampling (1988)

September 26, 2012• Video

Sampleface wouldn’t be Sampleface without the art of sampling. Producers know the feeling when they listen to a track and they...

Sampling as Theft?

September 21, 2012• Sampling

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