Music Banter - View Single Post - Reworking Musical History: Jazz, Soul, and Hip Hop Samples

Silenzio · 05-06-2014, 01:02 PM

Sampling is reusing a part of a piece by another artist, so basically you could say it's not your self-created work.
I think there are positive and negative sides, sampling is perhaps a sign of lack of creativity, but on the other hand it can't be so easy to use the other well.
For example Yann Tiersen used Sage Francis' melody of best of times in his song The Trial (Skyline). Now I'm a fan of both artists, only because the perfect sampling!

Thanks for your examples and recommendations, I didn't know about those artists, no, but I will definitively catch up!
With that specific song by Laurindo Almeida I associate vintage-movies. Amazing orchestral work, the level must have been very high.
The Nujabes version is pure beauty sound-wise, but quite different ambient-wise. Inspiring!

05-06-2014, 01:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Silenzio Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Austria Posts: 210	Sampling is reusing a part of a piece by another artist, so basically you could say it's not your self-created work. I think there are positive and negative sides, sampling is perhaps a sign of lack of creativity, but on the other hand it can't be so easy to use the other well. For example Yann Tiersen used Sage Francis' melody of best of times in his song The Trial (Skyline). Now I'm a fan of both artists, only because the perfect sampling! Thanks for your examples and recommendations, I didn't know about those artists, no, but I will definitively catch up! With that specific song by Laurindo Almeida I associate vintage-movies. Amazing orchestral work, the level must have been very high. The Nujabes version is pure beauty sound-wise, but quite different ambient-wise. Inspiring! __________________ Sometimes the - silence - guides your mind.