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Jazz

Relive 1959, The Golden Year of Jazz, In A New Photoblog Project

Jazz fan Natalie Weiner launched a blog called The 1959 Project with day-to-day looks at the genre’s most famous year.

January 29, 2019December 31, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959)
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Sampling

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

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

April 28, 2018August 10, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis
SP-303
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Hip Hop Sampling

The Etymology of Sampling #2 - The Loop

In our next edition of The Etymology of Sampling, we will be looking at the word “loop”. The term has many meanings outside of sampling and music but we’ll see where we can go with it. The history behind “loop” is one of mystery. It derives from the late 14th century meaning “a fold or …

March 14, 2018June 29, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
etymology-sampling
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Drum & Bass Sampling

New Crowdfund To Pay "Compensation" For The Amen Break

It’s the most famous drum break in the history of recorded sound and like most old samples, none of the musicians involved have received a single penny for their efforts. Until now. “Amen Brother” was a composition performed by 60s soul band The Winstons and, more specifically, the “Amen break” performed by Gregory Cylvester “G. …

February 28, 2015December 11, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
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Hip Hop

J Dilla's MPC And Moog Heading To The Smithsonian

The upcoming National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. has a new exhibit courtesy of J Dilla’s custom Moog synth and MPC3000.

July 20, 2014February 2, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
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Music

VIDEO: B+ Previews His Upcoming Book, "Ghostnotes"

Legendary photographer Brian Cross aka B+ drops a little video preview of his new book, Ghostnotes.

July 20, 2014May 19, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
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Electronic House Music

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Pump Up the Volume - The History of House Music

Upon Frankie Knuckles sad passing, this week’s Throwback Thursday is dedicated to the genre he fathered in documentary series Pump Up the Volume: The History of House Music.

April 3, 2014December 11, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
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Sampling Video

VIDEO: Eclectic Method - A Brief History Of Sampling

Video remix producer Eclectic Method patches together “a brief history of sampling” in his latest remix video. Depending on how you look at it, there are similarities between quantum physics and sampling. Drum breaks can be seen as the building blocks of the sampling universe, it continues to expand with new innovations and discoveries in …

February 2, 2014June 29, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
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Hip Hop

Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession

Joe Mansfield’s book Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession is a must have for any drum machine connoisseurs.

November 30, 2013April 18, 2022 by Luke Alex Davis
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Interviews

INTERVIEW: Latyrx

We interviewed hip hop duo Latyrx. A sixteen year gap between albums isn’t that common within the realms of hip hop but for Latyrx, the timing was perfect to drop their sophomore offering, The Second Album. We caught up with Lateef and discussed what the reasons for the “hiatus” and what we should expect from …

November 21, 2013March 1, 2020 by Sampleface
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Music

THROWBACK THURSDAY: Beat This: A Hip-Hop History

To mark the 40th anniversary of the famous 1520 Sedgwick Avenue house party back in 1973, BBC documentary “Beat This: A Hip-Hop History” is the focus of our Throwback Thursday feature this week. First off, we have to wish hip-hop music a happy 40th birthday! Although hip-hop culture and its music had been growing before that …

August 15, 2013November 8, 2019 by Luke Alex Davis
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Sampling

UK DJ Jaguar Skills Talks About Sampling

In an interview with Clash Music, Jaguar Skills shares his views on sampling and knowledge of hip hop.

August 9, 2013November 2, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis
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Mixes Sampling

A History of Sampling (Mix)

Another mix from sheepish.org, this time about the history of sampling.

June 3, 2013December 1, 2020 by Luke Alex Davis
sampling
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Video

VIDEO: Marley Marl Recreating LL Cool J's Mama Said Knock You Out

Wanna know how Marley Marl made LL Cool J’s Mama Said Knock You Out. Just watch. Mama Said Knock You Out was LL Cool J’s comeback track after the poor performance of Walking with a Panther in the charts and many of his hip hop peers saying he’d gone soft and too “commercial”. Mama Said …

May 23, 2013May 3, 2021 by Luke Alex Davis
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