Leftover Links: Synths, Samples and Drum Machines
It’s Leftover Links time and we’re looking into the wonderful world of synths, samples and drum machines thanks to articles from HipHopDX, RBMA and The Guardian.
It’s Leftover Links time and we’re looking into the wonderful world of synths, samples and drum machines thanks to articles from HipHopDX, RBMA and The Guardian.
The sampling lawsuit involving Frank Ocean’s Super Rich Kids is a little more entangled than you might think.
The Queen of Pop Madonna wins her lawsuit for a hidden sample on her classic hit, Vogue.
Good and bad news: copyright law has been extended from 50 years to 70 years in the UK.
UK DJing legend Fatboy Slim spoke about “the politics of sampling” in this 1989 interview thanks to VOX POP.
Oh dear. Geoff Barrow of Portishead accuses The Weeknd of using an uncleared sample. Yep, another one.
EDM blog Do Androids Dance have written up a list of five helpful suggestions for sample-based producers.
Young Guru, famous for his work with Jay-Z, talks about sampling and the intricate issues involved.
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!
Sampleface wouldn’t be Sampleface without the art of sampling. Producers know the feeling when they listen to a track and they just hear that hook/riff/break/loop in their head. This practice formed the foundations of hip hop and can still be found today (albeit via differing means). But before all the copyright bullshit, sampling was done freely …