Category Archives: sampled

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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SONG OF THE DAY Syl Johnson – Different Strokes

Posted on December 10, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

Blues/soul singer and record producer Sylvester Thompson, a.k.a Syl Johnson, was born in Mississippi in the late 30’s.  Moving to Chicago in 1950 with his family, his earliest introduction to music was to come from his next door neighbour and … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Jurassic 5 – A Day at The Races

Posted on November 27, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

So this is what happens when you spend too much time randomly checking out samples..you go from David Axelrod to Jurassic 5 which, I hasten to add, is definitely not a bad thing!! I love David Axelrod and always marvel … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY 7evenThirty & Gensu Dean – The Problem

Posted on November 21, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

I’ve been a massive fan of David McCallum’s 1967 House of Mirrors for a long time now and was first introduced to this track when DJ Shadow sampled it in Dark Days, a gorgeous instrumental that he released back in 2000.  … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Frankie Seay & The Soul Riders — Soul Food

Posted on June 23, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

If you were to play the first 30 seconds of this song on a continuous loop, I’d be a happy bunny, this is one seriously gorgeous big beat!  Don’t get me wrong, I love the whole track, but this into … Continue reading →

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