Archive for January, 2006

MC Nightrider?

Thursday, January 19th, 2006

The title theme for the 80′s show (which I loved as a kid) Nightrider has been resused for many modern tunes. India based Panjabi MC on the track “Mundian To Bach Ke” uses it very well to add a good beat to traditional sounding Indian chanting. Timerland, one of the true masters of unusual and [...]

Yoko “Bjork” Kanno

Monday, January 16th, 2006

Yoko Kanno composed a song “Where does this ocean go?” performed by Ilaria Graziano which sounds like it was inspired by “Hyperballad”, by Bjork. Maybe it’s a bit of a stretch, but being a fan of hiphop, I am especially sensitive to samples and inspiration that is common place in hiphop music.

The Notorious Common Stephanie

Monday, January 16th, 2006

Maybe someday i’ll figure out where this beat comes from. Notorious B.I.G. ““, most recently Gwen Stephanies “Luxurious” and to a lesser extent Common’s “Breaker 1/9″ use the same basic song. More details to come as I get lucky enough to find more details. Puff Daddy in the late 90′s brought the concept of sampling [...]