Tag Archives: Sampling

Peg (De La Soul, Steely Dan)

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

Before Steely Dan was Steely Dan, they were called The Leather Canary and Chevy Chase was their drummer. Fortunately something happened to change that. They also were sampled from time to time (albeit sparingly). Here’s their song “Peg” followed up … Continue reading →

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Weather Report and Portishead

Posted on June 12, 2010 by

Check out the first couple of seconds in “Elegant People” by Weather Report and “Strangers” by Portishead. Notice anything suspicious?! Both songs are awesome…it’s worth it to keep going after the intros. It’s kind of incredible that even relatively obscure … Continue reading →

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The Books

Posted on June 11, 2010 by

My sophomore year at Williams, I noticed that there was an art studio class being offered called “The Sample”. The professor listed was Nick Zammuto, one of the two members of the band The Books. The class was incredible, and … Continue reading →

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Evil Woman

Posted on June 11, 2010 by

Mike Posner came out with a song “Evil Woman” in 2009, which I found to be dopesauce. However, as soon as I had fostered a loving relationship with Posner’s track, I discovered that he was actually covering an old Electric … Continue reading →

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