New J Dilla biography will explore the life and influence of pioneering producer
A biography exploring the life and career of J Dilla is set to be published.
Sampling
Beginner’s Guide: Sampling
How Maya Jane Coles’ ‘What They Say’ became the backbone of major pop hits
Q&A: DJRUM
We caught up with this self-taught scholar of dance music who first began DJing jazz in his room to find out what exactly is going on in that brain — and that record collection — of his...
Q&A LETHERETTE
In the current climate of deep house dullards Letherette stand out like a sore thumb. Cutting 'n' pasting micro fragments of dusty old vinyl into emotive, pulsing electronic decoupages, their skewed, psych take on house and hip-hop acknowledges pioneers like J Dilla, Daft Punk, Cassius and Madlib, while injecting unexpected kaleidoscopic flourishes and live instrumentation, pushing sampladelia in a unique direction.
LAYO & BUSHWACKA! 'LOVE STORY'
Layo & Bushwacka! were a popular tech house duo before Millennium time, but after they released ‘Love Story’ in 2002 they totally went supernova. They met at the legendary central London nightclub The End, where Bushwacka!, aka Matthew Benjamin, was a resident DJ and Layo Paskin was co-owner (with Mr C).
Sampling has inspired Nike’s new Air Max 90 trainer
Nike's new Air Max 90 trainer is inspired by sampling and crate digging, earning it the pack title 'Side A/Side B'.
The sports brand, which also unveiled Berlin techno trainers earlier this year, announced the limited edition pack while have colour-ways, with distinct design flourishes from nine previous Air Max shoes.
WE SPEAK TO WHOSAMPLED.COM
WhoSampled is the go-to website for dance nuts investigating the funk, soul and electronic music samples that underpin their modern day favourites. Growing from a niche concern into a huge database with 10,000 contributors, it's become a vital music research site. We spoke to founder Nadav Poraz to find out more...
