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BeatSession 05|09|10 *Cinco De Mayo Session*

In honor of Cinco De Mayo this past week, we sampled the Mexican singer Marco Antonio Muñiz and his song from 1983, “Por Amor”. In case you didn’t know, Cinco De Mayo commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French … Continue reading

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BeatSession 05|02|10

One of those sappy spells again. This sample from 1977 is from a group called The Windy City (aka The Windy City Orchestra). I actually couldn’t find much information about them other than the fact that they were from the … Continue reading

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BeatSession 04|11|10

“What the photographer is to the painter is what the modern producer is to the instrumentalist.” Before we get into this week’s beat session, here’s an interesting documentary called, Copyright Criminals. This documentary explores the art of Sampling and debates … Continue reading

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BeatSession 03|21|10

You can really feel the passionate cry of an addict in Marvin Gaye’s Falsetto. This week we sampled Flyin’ High (in the friendly sky), a song about a drug addiction. The choice of drug in this case is heroin which … Continue reading

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BeatSession 02|21|10

This week’s list of participants is short, but I’ll be posting any late submissions as they come in. To switch things up, Sideways has picked next week’s sample which I will be sending out shortly. Thank you for listening each … Continue reading

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