RJD2 - Deadringer (2002)

I was reading an interesting post on The Drowning Machine about the "neverending sampling chain":

(To make it easier, below follows the extract. Credits for "Purge+audit")

Sometimes the sampling daisy-chain seems neverending...So, the wonderful CRACKED today informed me that (among other groups), Led Zeppelin famously plagiarised many of their songs... Including Stairway to freaking Heaven.(In case for some insane reason you've never heard it): Led Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven (1971)



This is in part due to their trick of not putting any song-writing credit on their record sleeves. Its unfortunate that most self-proclaimed 70s prog-rock fans today dont bother to look up anyone OTHER than Led or Pink, or realise there was a whole ocean of similar stuff at the time.

But it does give me a chance now to show you SPIRIT, from whose track Taurus, Zeppelin stole the intro to Stairway. Spirit were a top underground group in the late 60s early 70s. To be honest I don't know a lot about their career, though I'm curious to follow them now. Taurus is lifted off their first album, Spirit, 1968. (LINK here)

Spirit - Taurus (1968)



The same track was sampled by RJD2 on his seminal hit 2002 DefJux album Deadringer, which I have no doubt EVERY beathead has heard at least one (that is if you don't own it as well, which I'm convinced most of you do).

RJD2 - Proxy (2002) (listen about the 2:30 mark)


And to follow the sample chain, the sample you're hearing throughout the song should be familiar as Steve Reich's exquisite Electric Counterpoint 1. Steve Reich - Electric Counterpoint 1 (here performed by Gaku Yamada)



As far as I can tell, RJD2 specifically sampled the Pat Metheny performance of the same piece, which isn't availble on youtube to show you, but is absolutely worth getting in its own right.

Here's part 3 of the same suite.



Now, this may be familiar to you OLD beatheads... 1990 old. Orb is one of few early 90s ambient dance groups which has actually aged pretty well.

Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds (1990)



Okay, I'm exhausted, so thats all for now."

After reading the post up, I thought it was time to expose RJD2 here. Particularly lets show RDJ2`s album debut known as Deadringer.

The kind of work I highly recommend for everyone! Another pack of high-end beats from 2002 too. Goggle it!

Tracklist:
01. The Horror
02. Salud
03. Smoke and Mirrors
04. Good Times Roll Pt.2
05. Final Frontier
06. Ghostwriter
07. Cut out to FL
08. F.H.H.
09. Shot in the Dark
10. Chicken-Bone Circuit
11. The Proxy
12. 2 More Dead
13. Take the Picture Off
14. Silver Fox
15. June
16. Work

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Katalyst - Manipulating Agent (2002)

Hi folks,

Believe it or not, I'm terribly missing this place as much as many of you might be bored when you notice the lack of update. So let's stop the stalling and go right to point!

"Katalyst (Ashley Anderson) initially recorded under the name Moonrock with fellow producer Illpickl. After 2001, As Katalyst, he formed experimental record label, Invada Records together with Portishead's Geoff Barrow, for which 2002's Manipulating Agent was the label's first release.

His later (and probably wider known release) "Whats Happening" explores a wider and more mainstream style, wheras this record is a moody DJ Shadow influenced downtempo/instrumental hiphop sound, with a keen sense for digging."(ref.)

It's kind of funky/groovy hiphop beats with undeniable touch of Portishead`s flavor. Somebody described it like that: "add 2 parts Portishead with 1 part DJ Shadow. Shake and serve".

Tracklist:

01. Introductions
02. Race Against Time
03. Out of This World
04. Showtime
05. Whose Reality?
06. Break Up
07. Cycle
08. Combustible [Special DeLivery Remix]
09. Fusion
10. LB on the Cut
11. Time Bomb
12. Passing of Peace
13. Uprocking
14. Compound Interest
15. Mad Scientist

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Daniel Drumz & Mr. Krime – “Music For Night People” mix-cd! (VIDEO)

It`s been a lot I don`t post some interesting video. So, check this out!

Two Poland DJs, turntablists, musicians, home producers, record collectors AND music lovers join skills for a promo mix..

DANIEL DRUMZ & MR. KRIME "Music for night people" mix-cd - promo from Daniel Drumz on Vimeo.

More Infos at:

Daniel`s site* and myspace & Mr. Krime`s site* and myspace

*sites are just for polish speaker..

See you!

Def Cut - Keep it Raw (2009)

Another talented artist FREE download spinning in the blogosphere!

"F**k the money and the industry! This is a present to all my Fans, B-Boys, B-Girls and Break-Beat Lovers!! PEACE!" -- DEF CUT

Nice breakfunk mashup work mixing breakbeat, funk and hip hop!

Tracklist:
01 Def Cut - Rawness
02 Def Cut - B-Boy Stance
03 Def Cut - Stand Up
04 Def Cut - Hey You
05 Def Cut - Dynamite
06 Def Cut - Cold act ill0
07 Def Cut - Free Soul
08 Def Cut - Still here
09 Def Cut - To the Beat
10 Def Cut - Hands Up
11 Def Cut - Steady Rock (RIP)
12 Def Cut - Always Real (feat. oldschool Flexmaster Dee)
13 Def Cut - Get Down
14 Def Cut - Street Jams
15 Def Cut - Lazer Jam
16 Def Cut - Zoul Powa
17 Def Cut - Fear
18 Def Cut - Together
19 Def Cut - Elekktro Shokk (feat. SCEN)
20 Def Cut - On My Mind
21 Def Cut - Come Around (and rock it)
22 Def Cut - Think 4 a Moment
23 Def Cut - Start Rockin'
24 Def Cut - Super Funk
25 Def Cut - Underground
26 Def Cut - The Beat i like

FREE Download at 320 kbps

Enjoy it fellas!

VA - Last Night A DJ Saved My Live (2000)

Coinciding with the release of the book of the same title, the tracks have been specially chosen to represent various influences on the history of DJing & like the book, the album aims to tell a story, picking key records from various eras & genres presenting Jamaican reggae, American R&B, hip-hop, disco, and left-field items that played various roles in the history of record spinning.

The name may seems it`s about modern electronic dancefloor music but it´s rather the basis of our contemporary clubbing music and nightlife culture.

If you liked David Macuso`s The loft or Disco not Disco series then it`s a good deal for you!

Tracklist:
01. Georg Friedrich Händel - Largo
02. DJ Premier - Red Alert Chant
03. Dave Barker - I Got To Get Away
04. U Roy - True True
05. Bernard Purdie - Funky Donkey
06. Frank Wilson - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)
07. Carstairs, The - It Really Hurts Me Girl (Tom Moulton Remix)
08. Tanya Winley - Vicious Rap
09. Patti LaBelle - Get Ready (Looking For Loving) (Back To The Music Box Edit)
10. MFSB / Salsoul Orchestra, The - Love Is The Message (Danny Krivit Re-edit)
11. Chas Jankel - Glad To Know You (Disconet Re-edit)
12. Class Action - Weekend (Larry Levan Weekend Mix)
13. Jah Wobble , Edge, The , Holger Czukay - Snakecharmer (François Kevorkian Snake Dub)
14. Jungle Wonz - Bird In A Gilded Cage
15. Visage - Frequency 7 (Dance Mix)

DL 320
The booklet is here

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Have fun and good bye!

Fdel - Audiofdelity

Another cut & paste from mvremix:

"Perth based producer Fdel has been working with the lads from Downsyde and HydroFunk records for quite some time... His debut solo release "Audiofdelity" has actually been released in Australia for a while, but it's definitely an album in need of more international exposure.

Fdel is obviously a very talented producer, the smoothness and clarity on this album is undeniable, there's nothing on there that really doesn't work, and work well. The change ups, bridges, and breakdowns have all been executed way too nicely. It's a pleasure to listen to from start to finish. This album covers all bases, it could really be played anywhere... But the real strength of the album is in the party tracks, the funk, the undeniable phatness. This album really parties hard, dudes.

...reminiscent of Katalyst's 2002 masterpiece "Manipulating Agent", "Audiofdelity" has some very similar elements. The classic drums, the funky ass basslines, the crazily chopped keys, the huge horns, the well chosen and well placed vocal samples; they're all there, the same as they were on Katalyst's release. This could be (and most likely is) why "Audiofdelity" was released through Katalyst's own Invada records."

This guy is great! knows what to do when mixing old and new across and between styles! Lots of samples, some extracted from music you can find around here..

Nufunk doping stuff!! highly recommended whether you like funk, breaks, hip hop, and mash ups!

Tracklist:

01. That's His Name (intro)
02. Rocksteady
03. Dusty Fingers (featuring Downsyde)
04. Instrumental Proficiency
05. A Fuller Culture
06. Get Up On Ya Feet
07. Shake Ya Pants
08. Ladies & Gentlemen
09. The Crew
10. Bring It On
11. Let The Beat Kick

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1# Some videos:

Ladies & Gentleman


Rocksteady


2# I hope you don`t know it yet, Sir Little Butt!
Have fun!

Freddie Cruger - Just Chillin` In The Spot (2008)

The name Freddie Cruger might be new to most, but for the past several years, Cruger's alter ego, Red Astaire, has been tearing up hip-hop and soul dance floors.

He first got in contact with hip hop when he started out as a break dancer in the early 80s. His electric boogie dancing brother was collecting records at that time, which introduced Freddie to the world of black dance music. Around 85-86 he worked weekends at a legendary import record store in Stockholm called Space (special job cleaning the toilet). At this time he started buying more and more records, mostly electro and rap records but also disco/funk 12"/7"inch classics. After years of work and a great trajectory in important labels (including his own Homegrown label) he became a swedish hip hop legend.

JUST CHILLIN' IN THE SPOT is Cruger's latest album with an eclectic mix of instrumental hip hop/downtempo tracks featuring his signature jazzy and soulful beats. He describes the album simply as “mostly instrumental”, making it a large departure from his vocal driven debut.
But it is bit more than that. It´s a fresh set of instrumental grooves, a nice blend of beats, loads of jazzy elements (horns and vibes), vocal samples, and fantastic rhythms. The beats are always inviting and mixes jazz, Latin, soul and funk without ever falling into one genre trapping or another, always in service of the beats & rhythms. There's a level of warmth here that's lacking in lesser producers, nothing revolutionary just high quality, compelling beatcraft.


Nice work! Nice chilling beats and grooves!

Tracklist:
01. Homegrown
02. Rock That Beat
03. Just Chillin' In the Spot
04. Keep On Knockin'
05. Psycho Cha Cha
06. Wind It Up Baby
07. Jazz Flow
08. Rainy Days (feat. ADL & LINN)
09. Love Like Ours
10. What Ya Sayin' (Nothing)
11. I Got...
12. Take You to El Barrio
13. Ain't Shit

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Watch him!
Very short clip but you can fell the vibe of track nº10 at the second half of the video.



Catch da groove!

VA - Sugar Hill Club Classics (1998)

I`m not having many time and because of that there`s a lack of ideas about what to post.

So let`s continue with "beggining" plus "ways to make music"!!

I know many people will say who the prat doesn`t know Sugar Hill Gang?? Well, sad but true, I used to be one of them...

Others will say that they didn`t start anything! BUT who could imagine that in 1979 these guys would make a 14 min hip hop record??? AND that this music would hit in the whole world a genre that was not heard in other country but US?? SO, they deserve to be recognised at least as one of hip hop precussor.

Now lets talk about making music.

First of all, listen Rapper`s Delight by Sugar Hill Gang:


Now, listen to Good Times by Chic:


Well, probably you`ve got it. It`s almost th same music, isn`t it??

Yes, people call it "sampling". Why is it called like that? `cause the DJ captures a sample of the track and repeats (loops) it over and over. That`s the ways Hip Hop should always be: DJ sampling and MC`s rhyming. Unfortunately, some "modern" hip hop producers seem to have forgotten this basics and have been making bad music in my poor opinion..

So if you want to expand your hip hop knowlegde you shouldn`t look to the current hip hop scene but to the former one. And (guess what?) here comes a wonderful double-CD-old-school-Hip-Hop-set.

"Back to the Old School"

Tracklist Disc 1:
1. Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang
2. Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel - Grandmaster Flash
3. Pump Me Up - Trouble Funk
4. Break Dancin' (Electric Boogie) - West Street Mob
5. Spoonin' Rap - Spoonie Gee
6. We Got the Funk [US Re-Edit] - Positive Force
7. Breaking Bells (Take Me to the Mardi Gras) - Crash Crew
8. White Lines (Don't Do It) - Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel
9. Yes We Can Can - Treacherous Three
10. I Can't Stop - West Street Mob

Tracklist Disc 2
1. Message - Duke Bootee, Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle Mel
2. Monster Jam - The Sequence, Spoonie Gee
3. Drop the Bomb - Trouble Funk
4. Apache - The Sugarhill Gang
5. Scorpio - Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
6. That's the Joint - Funky 4 + 1
7. Mosquito (Aka Hobo Scratch) - West Street Mob
8. Step Off - Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle Mel
9. Spoonie Is Back - Spoonie Gee
10. Turn It Up - Kool Moe Dee, Treacherous Three

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(320) Part 1, 2, 3, 4.

Just for curiosity:

Chic is a disco band from a moment in which Disco Music was clearly declining, probably they`re one of the last groups that became famous producing Disco. Famous tracks also include "We are Family" and "Le Freak".

So, here you`re getting some information about the death of Disco Era but you could check in previous posts that it`s still alive in the NuDisco scene.

See yo!!

Birdy Nam Nam - Birdy Nam Nam (2005)

Still in the directions of new/different ways to make music, let`s gather some info about Bird Nam Nam group.

Before I try to explain what these guys do, watch it yourself!!



As you can see, Birdy Nam Nam is formed by 4 highly skilled DJs and each of them "plays" a part of some music resulting in a new music. But it`s not just pressing play button, they are always working it out (looping, scratching, cutting and whatever). In other words, they use turntables as musical instruments!

In their first homonymous album you can check their singular music constructed from jazz, soul, disco e black music vinyls they owned. A real colourful picture of rhythms invented by these french artists.

Tracklist:

1. Ready For War, Ready For Whut?
2. Body, Mind, Spirit...
3. Too Much Skunk Tonight...
4. Transition
5. Kind Of Laid Back
6. Jazz It At Home
7. We Drummin'
8. New Birth
9. Escape
10. L'Interlude De Qualité
11. Engineer Fear
12. Rainstorming
13. II Y A Un Cauchemard Dans Mon Placard
14. Migration
15. Abbesses
16. New Steps/Breaking Barriers (Bonus Track)
17. From Here To There (Bonus Track)

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If you still have some doubt, watch the clip of "Abbesses" below! Maybe their most famous track in this album..