Archive for the ‘Sampled’ Category

0068 Beat Konducta - Infinity Sound (Never ending) @ 0:55

Monday, March 1st, 2010

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“….has each hour been fully tasted?”

Originally this caught me because of the amazing sample. You hear it a lot on the album. It sounds Native, but who knows what Madlib chopped or looped. This part of the song though, also rolls into the extro which I love, and is another rare find record Madlib plays through. It’s a 2fer, enjoy!

Infinity Sound (Never Ending)
0:55 - 1:27

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From Beat Konducta Vol. 5–6: A Tribute To J Dilla, released through Stones Throw Records in 2009.

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0064 Earl Klugh - A Time for Love @ 0:35

Monday, January 25th, 2010

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“french vanilla, butter pecan, chocolate deluxe..”

Found over at the Turntable Lab. There’s no doubting this one. Wu-Tang lovers, listen before you read any further, you’ll hear it.

A Time for Love 0:35 - 0:38

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3 seconds was all RZA needed to turn this into Ice Cream.

Hear them side by side right here.

From Late Night Guitar, released through Capitol Records in 1980.

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0058 Curtis Mayfield - To Be Invisible @ 3:47

Monday, December 14th, 2009

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“so I’ll be invisible..”

When I first started buying old records, Curtis M was one who I would always look out for. All of these albums from the early 70’s (Sweet Exorcist, Supafly, Curtis, Back to the World) you can play the whole way through. This jam is kind of a slow one, but it stands out for me because of the ending. Remember that part in the Unkle video for Rabbit in your Headlights where the guy finds his strength and the car demolishes itself on HIM..I think this part of the song is like that. There’s like a little delay after “..upset”, and Curtis is reborn, choice made.  Invisible. It  sounds futuristic, and perfectly out of place.

Also, Cassius sampled it.

To Be Invisible 3:47 - 4:08

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From Sweet Exorcist, released through Curtom Records in 1974.

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0049 Phillip Mitchell - If we can’t be lovers at 0:00

Monday, October 19th, 2009

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“hey baby…”

Just found this today on the youtubes, love it, you’ll recognize the sample right away…I hope. Hearing these originals really does it for me. This was used by Kanye on his album Graduation, for Everything I am.

Check the date on this, it only came out in 2004, but it has the feel of being a 70’s classic. Also, I couldn’t find a wiki on this guy?

The BPOTS is hearing the actual lyrics for the first time at the beginning of the song..and when he goes…”hey baby” which Kanye uses to great effect. What a sample!

Kanye I’m with ya baby… keep doinit.

If we can’t be lovers 0:00 - 0:29

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From Just the Beginning, released through Grapevine Records in 2004.

PS - Look for a special 50th anniversary post by a special guest coming soon!

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0044 Tom Scott - Today @ 1:37

Monday, August 31st, 2009

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This one will be clear to fans of 1990’s hip hop, specifically Pete Rock & CL Smooth. It’s only about 4 or 5 seconds, but when you hear it you can just tell. Pete Rock is a legend, and using his SP1200 (sampler) he took this 5 seconds and looped it to heaven and back.  It’s a killer. So it goes without saying that this is the best part of this old Psychedelic jazz record from 1968.

Turns out Tom Scott did the soundtracks for Starsky & Hutch, and a few other films, so it’s not super rare but I have no doubt when the Chocolate Soul Brother first heard this, he knew he had a gem. And that’s hip hop. Take a listen, and here is a link to the PR & CL tune.

Today 1:30 - 1:45

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From Honeysuckle Breeze, released through Verve Records, 1968

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0038 Herb Alpert - Rise @ 3:23

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

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Just watched Notorious recently, and I love the scene where Diddy played the Mtume track Juicy Fruit for Biggie in an effort to get a radio single for their first album. I was hoping they’d do a scene where Diddy found this old school elevator music jam from Herb Alpert to find the single for BIG’s 2nd Album, Life After Death. Oh well.

I scope for old samples a fair bit, and this one is pretty hilarious. This part of the song was used for one of Biggie’s biggest anthems, if not his biggest, Hypnotize. And I just read the original was both a #1 hit, and used in the soap opera, General Hospital.  I left enough on the clip so you can hear the cheesy trumpet. Still @ 3:23 Herb hits paydirt with a fat break. The echo on that guitar lick is just monster! Thanks Herb, couldn’t have done it without ya!

Rise 3:23 - 4:04

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From Rise, released through A&M Records 1979.

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