Crave RSS (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
It's too bad the term "seminal" has faded with overuse: it was made for work like this. The New York mixmaster was the influencer of influencers--the guy who raised sampling to new levels of eclecticism and art. New retrospective "What Does It All Mean?" is a must for rap ... Originally posted at Crossfade
Toys & Gadgets (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
It's too bad the term "seminal" has faded with overuse: it was made for work like this. The New York mixmaster was the influencer of influencers--the guy who raised sampling to new levels of eclecticism and art. New retrospective "What Does It All Mean?" is a must for rap ... Originally posted at Crossfade
Music Musings and Miscellany (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008
... but now they’re out in all their glory together with another eleven tunes and a bonus BBC mix. Buchanan and Goodman popularized the cut and paste technique of making records back in the fifties, most notably with their “Flying Saucer” which used snatches of contemporary hits to move the story along. These were done purely as comedy records. Double Dee and Steinski kept the humour, but moved the...
