Record producer Brian Burton knew he’d done something technically illegal when he electronically blended tracks from the Beatles’ “White Album” and vocals from Jay-Z’s “The Black Album” into a CD ...
What starts as an exploration of the Beatles’ infamous “Revolution 9” quickly becomes a journey through one of the most radical artistic movements in music history. Long before hip-hop sampling, ...
How does a drum loop like the famous six-second snippet of "Amen, Brother" become immortal? The answer is sample: constant, creative re-use of the original sound, in ways that shift constantly as new ...