Category Archives: sampled

SONG OF THE DAY Dennis Farnon – South Bound

Posted on March 8, 2024 by The Listening Post Blog

It took something new to lead me to something old, but by no means was this material unknown to me! Producers like MF DOOM, Prince Paul and Madlib have all partook (and pioneered) the use of library music in hip-hop … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Jon Kennedy – Enchantica

Posted on September 8, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

I’d never heard of Jonathan Kennedy, aka Jon Kennedy, until the intriguing delights of Enchantica drifted into my ear-radar last night. Combining samples from Alice Coltrane’s Something About John Coltrane with some rather tasty beats, I’m also going to make a … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Placebo – Balek

Posted on August 14, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

Though he also studied economics and political science, music was always the prime passion for Marc Moulin, a.k.a Placebo. Born in Ixelles, Brussels in the early-1940’s, Moulin first made his appearance in the Belgian jazz scene in 1961 when he … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Danger Mouse & Black Thought – No Gold Teeth

Posted on July 1, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

Invariably, when I hear a great sample in any song I often opt to feature the original, but in this case (as with the other Danger Mouse track I’ve featured last year) the song song that actually features the sample … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Cavendish Orchestra – Funkrund

Posted on April 30, 2023 by The Listening Post Blog

The realms of Library Music are a vast and curious place, where some compositions are yet to be unearthed! A good place to start, to if you fancy getting a taste for this classic sound, is the vaults of Cavendish … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Danger Mouse & Black Thought – Belize (feat. MF DOOM)

Posted on December 18, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Danger Mouse and Tariq (Black Thought) recently released the official video for Belize. Shot by Danger Mouse and directed by UNCANNY, this simple black and white offering serves as a powerful tribute to the late MF DOOM, who also features … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY LTF – Give The Horns Some

Posted on August 27, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

Russian DJ/producer, Anton Ivanchenko, a.k.a Light The Fuse, has been obsessed with funk, hip hop and b-boy culture since the 90’s! His knack for finding breaks, horns, flutes, double basses and vocal samples has poured into the records has been … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Romare – The Drifter

Posted on February 10, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

In 1964 a collagist, artist and author named Romare Beardon held his exhibition entitled Projections.  Depicting African-American life through a series of in-depth works, this collection featured some of his most accomplished creations of his career. Fifty one years later … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Herbaliser – Just Won’t Stop

Posted on May 23, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

Just over ten years ago UK’s hip hop veterans, The Herbaliser released Same As it Never Was, an album that lived up to its name in more than than one way!  Blending hip-hop, sampled breaks, soul and jazz, this record was … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The JB’s – The Grunt.

Posted on December 15, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

The Grunt is a funky dunky instrumental recorded in 1970 by James Brown’s band, The J.B’s!  It was released on the King label as a two-part single and was one of only two instrumental singles recorded by the original J.B’s lineup … Continue reading →

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