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The Distortion of Sound is a documentary about the decline of sound quality and how technology has changed the way we listen to music. It will open your ears and inspire you to reach for richer, more soul-stirring musical experiences
The last two decades have seen a striking decline in the quality of sound and listening experience. Compressed music, MP3s and streaming, have diminished the quality and flattened the emotion.
Marketing gimmicks and convenience now take the place of excellence.
Light up the skies
The name of the game is lightworks
Light up the spliffs
The name of the game is lightworks
J Dilla flipped the track from Raymond Scott, a composer who has influenced many cartoon themes.
Doom spits on JD’s track, from the album Born Like This
Madlib gets invited to the record library at Radio France to explore some vinyl gems.
Host Laura Leishman interviews Madlib about his eclectic influences that range from funky 70s samples to contemporary French lounge music.
Madlib’s latest release is Rock Konducta Vol. 1. which is another fresh addition to the catalog of one of hip hop’s most talented producers.
The MPC (Music Production Controller) is an electronic drum machine used for powerful sampling, interfacing and sound manipulation tools, which broaden the use of instrument beyond just drum and rhythm tracks. Many hip hop producers like Pete Rock and DJ Premier use the MPC to create their classic beats.
I tend to program my drums, but a lot of the time I’ll turn off the 16th notes and I’ll play the MPC live, so it sounds like live drumming. I like it to sound loose, and this is why my drums have a little bounce to them, more than with most people. I’m a big fan of Neil Peart from Rush and Buddy Miles, and in my whole production it’s about the drums. – DJ Premier
Fresh Kils comin’ in with a tribute to Bruce Lee in a fitting little ditty called Enter the Dragon. Twitter: @freshkils flips Bruce’s battle screams into a crazy beat.
Durazzo takes on two MPC 2500s for the live performance of his “Within Arms Reach” beat using Hugh Hopper and Alan Gowen’s “Morning Order”, which also was the sample used in Common’s “Nag Champa”. @Durazzo controls the chopped samples with his right hand and his left hand plays the drums to pull everything together. The performance is 100% in realtime without any sequenced loops.
This is a routine I have been working on for awhile! I flip this sample to death until I can’t flip it any more. From grimey, to spacey, from technical to banging. Its all fun and games. Enjoy. – Objektiv One now known as DataHowler
Wanting to bring live beatmaking, or “MPCism” as Exile calls it, he and DJ Day came up with the idea to create this routine using a D. Train sample used originally on Exile’s Dirty Science album. @ExileRadio resamples D. Train and DJ Day builds onto that using sampled notes and bass from the same song.
The self-proclaimed MVP of the MPC, @Araabmuzik transitions eleven times into different types of hip-hop beats, even touching on some rock samples.
DJ Funktuall presents Volume 27 of his Hip Hop Sample breakdown series. In this Chilled Out Edition, DJ Funktuall gives you a history lesson on the original samples and the proceeding songs that used them.
Be-Intro – Common
No Escapin This – Beatnuts
Keep Risin’ to the Top – Doug E. Fresh
Around the Way Girl – LL Cool J
Smooth Operator – Big Daddy Kane
I Wanna Rock – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Take You There – Pete Rock & CL Smooth
U Da Man – Black Moon
Love No Limit – Mary J. Blige
How to Roll a Blunt – Redman
Rap Phenomenon – Notorious B.I.G. w/ Method & Redman
I Pioneered This – MC Shan
(Lately) I’ve Been Thinking – Common feat. Sean Lett
Fat Rat – Grand Puba
Straight from Da Ghetto – Lost Boyz
Born to Live – OC
Paradise – LL Cool J feat. Amerie
How to Flow – Nice & Smooth
Mind Blowin’ – The D.O.C.
Mind Blowin – Pete Rock w. Vinia Mojica
Keep Risin’ to the Top – Doug E. Fresh
Stressed Out – ATCQ w/ Faith Evans
Spaceship – Kanye West
Hit Em Up – 2pac feat. Outlawz
Time to Go – King Sun
Cappucino – MC Lyte
Quitter – Eminem
Get Money – Junior MAFIA
Final Chapter ~ He’s Dead – Scarface
I Beeped You – Father MC
and the bassline to PAID IN FULL
and this just in: Way of Life – Lil’ Wayne
I Got 5 On It – Luniz
Satisfy You – Puffy feat R. Kelly
Shorty Wanna Be a Thug – 2Pac
Drive Slow – Kanye West feat. Paul Wall & GLC
No One’s Iller – Eminem feat. Bizarre, Swifty & Fuzz
Picture Me Rollin – 2Pac
Street Dreams – Nas
All Eyez On Me – 2Pac
You can tell that a beat was produced by DJ Premier if it has these Primo qualities:
1. Just a straight boom bap, nothing else
2. Some sort of spooky sounding violins
3. 1-6 different keyboard keys with a slight reverb, spooky sounding
4. Some soul/gospel/jazz sounding sample
5. Lots of scratches and vocal sample mixes from other songs
25 Mc Lyte – Wonder Years
24 Guru – The Anthem
23 Nas – Come Get Me
22 AZ – The Come Up
21 Das EFX – Real Hip Hop
20 Gang Starr – Royalty
19 Jeru Tha Damaja – Ain’t The Devil Happy
18 KRS-One – Outta Here
17 Crooklyn Dodgers ’95 – Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers
16 Royce Da 5′ 9 – Boom
15 Group Home – Living Proof
14 Fat Joe – Shit Is Real (Dj Premier Remix)
13 Nas -Represent
12 Gangstarr – The Militia
11 Lox – Recognize
10 Gang Starr – Code Of The Streets
09 CNN – Invincible
08 Gang Starr – Moment of truth
07 Gang Starr – Take it Personal
06 Nas – Memory Lane
05 Gangstarr – Full Clip
04 Pitch Black – It’s All Real
03 Nas – Nas Is Like
02 Gang Starr – Mass Appeal
01 Nas – N.Y. State of Mind
50 Gang Starr – Now You’re Mine
49 Shyheim – On And On
48 Termanology – Watch How It Go Down
47 OC – My World
46 Non Phixion – Rock Stars
45 Big L – Platinum Plus
44 Gang Starr — Skillz
43 Gang Starr ft. MC Solaar – Le Tempto
42 Big L – The Big Picture Intro
41 Jay-Z – So Ghetto
40 Fat Joe – Crack Attack
39 Gang Starr feat. M.O.P — Half And Half
38 AZ – The Format
37 Afu-Ra — Defeat
36 Common – The 6th Sense
35 Royce Da 5’9 – Hip-Hop
34 Jadakiss – None Of Y’all Betta
33 Gang Starr – You Know My Steez
32 Showbiz and Ag – Next Level
31 Limp Bizkit ft. Method Man – N 2 Gether Now
30 Mos Def — Mathematics
29 Jay-Z – Intro A Million And One Questions
28 KRS-One – MC’s Act Like They Don`t Know
27 Rakim – When I Be On The Mic
26 Big Daddy Kane, Shyheim, ODB and Jay-Z – Show and Prove
80. Big Shug ft.Guru – Counter Punch (Who’s Hard?)
79. Group Home – Supa Star (Livin’ Proof)
78. Cormega – Dirty Game (My Brother’s Keeper)
77. Gang Starr – Battle (8 Mile OST)
76. Big Shug – Do Ya (Who’s Hard?)
75. Guru ft.Mendoughza – Back 2 Back (Baldheadslick & Da Click)
74. Tony Touch ft.Gang Starr – The Piece Maker (The Diaz Bros. VLS)
73. Jeru the Damaja – Me or The Papes (Wrath of the Math)
72. Big Shug – Tha Way It Iz (Who’s Hard)
71. Group Home ft.Guru – The Legacy (A Tear For The Getto)
70. NYG’z – Ya Dayz R #’D (Welcome 2 G-Dom)
69. Blaq Poet – Voices
68. Gang Starr – JFK 2 LAX (Moment of Truth)
67. Big Shug ft.Singapore Kane – Streets Move (Street Champ)
66. Group Home – Suspended In Time (Livin’ Proof)
65. Guru ft.Donell Jones – Hustlin’ Daze (Jazzmatazz III:Street Soul)
64. Afu-Ra – Mic Stance (The Body of the Life Force)
63. J-Live – The Best Part (The Best Part)
62. NYG’z – Giantz Ta Thiz (Welcome 2 G-Dom)
61. Jeru The Damaja – Me Or The Papes (remix)
60. Blaq Poet – Watch Your Back (Rewind:Deja Screw)
59. Rass Kass – Golden Child (Golden Child VLS)
58. Nas – Represent (Illmatic)
57. Gang Starr – PLAYTAWIN (The Ownerz)
56. Jeru the Damaja – Come Clean (The Sun Rises in the East)
55. Group Home – Up Against Tha Wall (Getaway Car Mix) (Livin’ Proof)
54. Reks – Say Goodnight (Gray Hairs)
53. Kanye West, Nas, Rakim & KRS-One – Classic
52. Big Shug – Play It (Street Champ)
51. Gang Starr ft.Big Shug & Freddie Foxxx – Capture (Militia pt.3) (The Ownerz
