quoted 5 lines what about public enemy? they seem have to done alright sampling some good
>> what about public enemy? they seem have to done alright sampling some good
>> music.
>>
>Well, I don't remember their sampling being really overt, in that I can
>regognize sources. If you have specifics you want to mention bring 'em on.
you miss my point. your initial email said: "You can't really get anywhere
sampling really great shit. That stuff is so intertwined between context
and content, it's like trying to whittle pieces off of the trunk of a
mahogany tree."
I object to this because it presupposes that sampling a one bar chunk is
the only way to go, whereas PE (to take the best example) take maybe one or
two notes from places and really create a whole new world with it. go back
and relisten to "night of the living bassheads" and really pay attention to
the music. out of this world. i think it manages to *successfully*
recontextualize some classic music (by reducing it to its component atoms
and rebuilding, but still, there is is.) i don't know what track they
grabbed the sax and piano from, but it creates a jazz atmosphere while
doing something totally other...
quoted 4 lines And as for De La Soul being a 'novelty' thing, i'd say that they are jokey,
>And as for De La Soul being a 'novelty' thing, i'd say that they are jokey,
>but the music is dead on on 3 ft. Most rap acts get one loop and work
>it forever. Prince Paul takes 7 or 8 samples and strings together a
>sequence that hangs togother as a new piece of music.
sometimes. but mostly i remember stuff like "say no go" and "me myself and
i" where it's just one bar from a song i already know looped over 'n'
over...
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