Tag: Sampling (music)
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AI for Sample Spotting – Content ID +?
This article explores how sample spotters are using AI to detect even the tiniest of samples, leaving many music producers and artists with sleepless nights. With no legal exemption for even the smallest sample, this new form of Content ID could revolutionize the way we approach music production.
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RIP Trugoy the Dove of De La Soul
The hiphop world mourns the loss of Trugoy The Dove from De La Soul at just 54 years old. With their catchy raps, eclectic sampling, and serious messages, De La Soul was an integral part of the genre’s evolution. Just as their music is finally coming to streaming services after 3 decades, this tragedy strikes.
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RIP Olivia Newton-John
I had avoided posting obituaries for a while, thankfully but news just came in that Olivia Newton-John has succumbed in her long battle with breast cancer. I am not a fan of Grease or a lot of her 70’s work – I did love her in the band/film Toomorrow which sadly never was released at…
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Orbital – Smiley / 30 Something
30 something years on and Orbital have a new best-of compilation celebrating their ’30 Something’ anniversary – the real anniversary was in lockdown. New track Smiley sums up the feeling of acid house, 303’s,distant raves and the times – especially with the evil Maggie robot and the sheep police and nods to Burning Man and…
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The Story of Eric Prydz – Call On Me*
*sorta. Ooh boy….where to start? Firstly this is a great video from HowardHandz about the debacle which was the mega-hit Eric Prydz – Call On Me, sampling Steve Winwood’s Valerie. I obviously came in during the middle of this, because BigBadBaz, a regular feature on this blog/podcast over the years posted his remix on GYBO…
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The Secret Life of The Optigan
Following on from the previous post I looked up the source of the sample in the Paloma Faith track Upside Down and was surprised – it was from the Optigan. ‘That’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time…’ /OB1 The Optigan was a home organ, really a kid’s toy made by Mattel, a…