Adding to the confusion, the track was recorded in a Jamaican studio and featured Augustus Pablo style melodica. I think it’s safe to assume most people, myself included had thought the sample was from a reggae record or at least inspired by the genre. Even the famous kick drum fill was in there wholesale. The infamous brooding Bassline and skanked piano chords were in fact nothing more than an Omnichord preset rhythm, Rock One to be precise.

Suddenly out from the tinny speaker came the unmistakable sound of their debut hit Clint Eastwood. Damon proceeded to select a rhythm pattern and press play. Zane’s mind was totally blown when Damon bought out a cheap domestic Japanese keyboard. The video featured Albarn giving Zane Lowe a tour of his recording studio. Gorillaz: Clint EastwoodĮarlier this year Damon Albarn made a startling revelation in an interview for Apple Music. So, let’s explore the intriguing origin stories of 5 popular songs and the unexpected sources behind their samples. Of which we have thousands available on RouteNote Create!īut every now and again a producer will source a sample from an altogether more left-field place.

And then of course there are the thousands of tailor-made, Royalty-Free samples to choose from. From massive iconic hits such as Micheal Jacksons’ ‘Wanna be starting something’ as sampled in Rihanna’s Dont stop the Music, to obscure dusty vinyl nuggets like the rare Spaghetti Western Soundtrack (Preparati La Bara OST) as sampled by Gnarls Barkley on Crazy. And as for the sources of these samples, it seems nothing is off-limits. A technique originally pioneered in the Hip-Hop world, it’s now become commonplace in almost all genres of music. Over the past few decades, we have become accustomed to the practice of sampling in contemporary music.

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