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Sampling

Thylacine- The artist collecting passport stamps like they’re sound samples

Thylacine: The artist collecting passport stamps like they’re sound samples

To a hunter of sound, foreign lands are the best of playgrounds.

Gaia Neiman
Mar 14, 2026
James Brown - Singer

James Brown: ‘hip-hop was all from me’

He considered himself the legally binding founder of rap.

Andrew Clayman
Mar 5, 2026
The landmark court case that changed sampling forever Stealing is rampant

The landmark court case that changed sampling forever: “Stealing is rampant”

A song from 20 years ago…

Gaia Neiman
Dec 30, 2025
How Igor Stravinsky became the father of 1980s pop

How Igor Stravinsky became the father of 1980s pop

The sample behind so many historical pop songs…

Gaia Neiman
Dec 5, 2025
'Clouds'- The lost ambient masterpiece that became a sampling sensation

‘Clouds’: The lost ambient masterpiece that became a sampling sensation

“…you could create a mood and make something more than a love song”.

Tom Phelan
Jul 28, 2025
Synth - Synthesizer - General - Instrument - Electronic Music

Which song contains the most samples ever?

How many can you pick out?

Reuben Cross
Jun 3, 2025

‘Lesson One: The Payoff Mix’: the little-known song that changed music forever

An enduring legacy.

Tom Phelan
Jan 5, 2025
The Verve - Richard Ashcroft - Bittersweet Symphony Music Video - 1997

The 10 best samples in rock music

Exceptional works…

Arun Starkey
Dec 1, 2024
Heavy Metal - Metal - Rock - General - Music - Hardcore

What is the most sampled classic rock song of all time?

Almost 900 samples.

Elle Palmer
Nov 13, 2024
Exploring the wonderfully weird world of America’s private pressing phase

Bill Holt: The marketing executive who changed music forever with a sampling side project

“I wanted to do on a sound recording what René Magritte did on canvas.”

Tom Taylor
Apr 16, 2023
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