Watch this: A brief history of sampling

This video gives a fascinating visual journey as to how so many hits over the past 40 years have actually come from only a select few records. There isn't much electronic dance music shown but just for musical education sakes, it's well worth the watch:

http://eclecticmethod.net MP3 DOWNLOAD: http://soundcloud.com/eclecticmethod/a-brief-history-of-sampling A video remix journey through the history of sampling taking in some of the most noted breaks and riffs of the decades. A chronological journey from the Beatles’ use of the Mellotron in the 60s to the sample dense hiphop and dance music of the 80s and 90s. Each break is represented by a vibrating vinyl soundwave exploding into various tracks that sampled it, each re-use another chapter in the modern narrative. THANKS to WhoSampled.com

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