Every time I see the promo for that new Jim Carrey
film, "Bruce Almighty", I cringe when I hear SNAP's
"The Power" used in the preview. "The Power" is simply
a rap from Chill Rob G run over Mantronix' "King Of The
Beats". Chill Rob G did a version of SNAP's rip-off of
him, but Mantronix' beat still did not get credited.
Criminal.
Schooly D is another originator whose beats are
mercilessly sampled without credit, especially his
"Saturday Night". You could play two bars from
"Saturday Night" for the average person and--even if
they had never heard of Schooly D--they would likely
say, "hey, I've heard that beat before".
If you take bits from songs and chop 'em up and come up
with something that is new and not recognizable, that's
one thing, but taking a couple of bars from Mantronix
or Schooly D and looping them for the duration of the
song such that it is blatantly obvious that you're just
looping a bar or two from Mantronix or Schooly D all
the way through your damn song--urgh, time for me to
try to calm down. Andrew
out now: Environmental Politics
http://and-oar.org
Take Nothing For Granted
http://acidfake.tk
Sprung
http://bip-hop.com
http://warprecords.com/mart/music/release.php?
cat=BLEEP12&fc_type=CD
*Canadian electronica album of the year nominee*
More Destructive Than Organized
http://staalplaat.com
Highest Common Denominator
http://pieheadrecords.com
Physical and Mental Health
http://dialrecords.com
74'02 (split with Hypo)
http://tsunami-addiction.com
Waveforms: Halifax Electronic Music Compilation
http://techno.ca/cognition
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