Monthly Archives: July 2010

Selections from Trillwave

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Layout Ultimate

The Hood Internet teamed up with Mishka to produce “Trillwave”, the duo’s latest mixtape. A few of the tracks are pure gold, so I’ve posted them below. In particular, “Walk in the Park Is Over” (Drake vs. Beach House) and … Continue reading →

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Beatles Mash-Ups

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Layout Ultimate

They’re few and far between, but every once in a while, The Beatles are thrown into a mash-up. I’m a huge Beatles fan, so I’m always on the look out for these bad boys. The ones I’ve posted below are … Continue reading →

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Hip Hop Samples: Big Pimpin’

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Layout Ultimate

Timbaland never ceases to amaze me. He produced much of  “Vol. 3…Life and Times of S. Carter” , Jay-Z’s fourth record. The last track on Vol. 3 is arguably Jay-Z’s most famous song, “Big Pimpin”. It turns out that Timbaland … Continue reading →

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Beethoven’s Fifth Gold Digger

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Layout Ultimate

Kanye’s “Gold Digger”. Electric Light Orchestra’s “Fifth of Beethoven”. United at last. Silly Mash-Up of the Week. Get it girl. “Beethoven’s Fifth Gold Digger” by A+D: Download: “Beethoven’s Fifth Gold Digger”

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Hip Hop Samples: The Light

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Layout Ultimate

I could not believe this when I first heard it. To create the instrumental for “The Light” (off Common’s record “Like Water for Chocolate”), Dilla snatched a pretty sizeable sample from Bobby Caldwell’s “Open Your Eyes”, pitched it up a … Continue reading →

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Flim

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Layout Ultimate

For their album “These Are The Vistas”, The Bad Plus covered “Flim” by Aphex Twin. I’ve already mentioned them both independently on Bangers and Mash, so I felt that joining them together in this post was the only appropriate thing … Continue reading →

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He Got Game

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Layout Ultimate

I watched “He Got Game” for the first time a few nights ago, and this track by Public Enemy was the theme song. That movie is so good! Ray Allen, 22 and playing for the Bucks at the time, plays … Continue reading →

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Clipse vs. The Avalanches

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Layout Ultimate

The Hood Internet came out with “When the Last Time I Left You” (Clipse vs. The Avalanches) a while ago, but I just came across The Avalanches’ music video for “Since I Left You”, and was pushed over the edge…I … Continue reading →

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DJ Shadow on Digging

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Layout Ultimate

This clip is from the film “Scratch”, and really shows just how deeply and extensively great DJs (such as Shadow) search for fresh samples. I love what he says about how popularity is transient, and how the vast majority of … Continue reading →

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Hip Hop Samples: California Love

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Layout Ultimate

So I was going to hold off and slowly put out “Hip Hop Samples” posts like once a week, but this one is just TOO GOOD! It turns out that the beat and hook for “California Love” (by Tupac) were … Continue reading →

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