Joseph Bologne, the Black polymath composer
Joseph Bologne may have been a composer, a virtuoso violinist, a conductor, a renowned champion fencer, but he was NOT the Black Mozart!
Tag: France
Breakbot's Lockdown Boogie Mixtape
Get down and funky to Breakbot’s Lockdown Boogie Mixtape, a 51-minute excursion through boogie, disco, and funk.
70s French Jazz Mix by Magical Mystery Mix
Just over an hour of underground 70s French jazz from the likes of Michel Sardaby, Brigitte Fontaine, Jean Luc Ponty, and Henri Texier.
Sampleface's World Cup Playlist
We’ve compiled a special World Cup playlist with songs from every nation in the tournament.
SAMPLE RECOVERY (Justice's "Cross")
You’ve gotta love a sample showcase and SAMPLE RECOVERY does precisely that. This edition focusses on Justice’s debut, † (Cross).
Keor Meteor - Cedar Grove
French beat maestro Keor Meteor drops Cedar Grove, an “alternative GTA IV soundtrack”. Firstly, we’d like to wish Keor Meteor a very happy birthday today (a day after mine no less). Cedar Grove dropped a few weeks ago and it features the Frenchman’s trademark boom bap interspersed with GTA IV sound clips. This gives the …
Dodie Manta - Fragmented Memories
Leo & Pipo Music’s Dodie Manta releases new album Fragmented Memories.
Keor Meteor - Chlorophyl
Keor Meteor drops his second release of the year. Movie dialogue samples are great thematic tools and Keor Meteor used them to great effect on his latest EP, Chlorophyl. The project has the feel of a 60s/70s cop movie soundtrack and clocking in at just under 10 minutes, you’ll want to know how the imaginary …
Stillmuzik - Looking For The Perfect Beat Volume 4
All things come to an end and Stillmuzik is wrapping up their Perfect Beat series with their fourth volume.
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 …