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From: "techno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> It reminds me of the Art Of Noise and Yellow in the 1980's, more about
> technology and experimentation than good music, the use of sampling was
> supposed to sound hip and sophisticated at the time but now sounds
extremely
> dated.
>
I'd have to agree with you on this point. Listening to the "Essential Yello"
CD got pretty old after just one listen. There are a few incredible gems
("Vicious Games" and...and... okay maybe just one gem) on there but the
overuse of "clever" samples really gets on your nerves after a while.
My alltime favorite band (and the worlds most guilty sample abusers) would
have to be Big Audio Dynamite. Thier self-titled debut album contains tons
of samples from "Spaghetti Westerns" and other movies but they fit perfectly
with the cowboy theme of the album. Sometimes Mick Jones would write entire
songs based on a sample from a film (ex: "Dial a Hitman").
Also see Tackhead if you wanna hear an example of 80's sampling done
tastefully. I still break out the "No way out" (or is it "Is there a way
out"?? I cant recall the exact title this early on a Sunday) record from
time to time and still get other DJ's coming up to find out what it is. Add
that to your list of "timeless tracks you never heard of" :^)
sean "still hoping to come across a copy of Moev's "Alibis"" deason
