Anatomy of a Beat:
UpNorth Trips’ The Tens: Pete Rock and CL Smooth

In case you missed it, UNT ran a 10 track break down of Pete Rock & CL Smooth’s Mecca and the Soul Brother (which is just turning twenty!). Read the whole bit over at Egotripland (link above).

Source: SoundCloud / upnorthtrips

Anatomy of a Beat:
“Walk” / Chuk Love
Kazuki Fats: The Healer (Mixtape - 2011) 

This record samples from the Isaac Hayes’ exceptional version of “Walk on By.” It sounds more or less like it’s straight off Donuts, which isn’t a bad thing, but I almost feel like I’ve heard the same beat before. Any ideas?

Anatomy of a Beat:
“Atlantis” / R.M.O.
Get the Ball (Brain -1976)

Used in the creation of Deltron’s classic “Virus.”

Anatomy of a Beat:
“Illest Alive”/Main Attrakionz p/ Clams Casino (Internet - 2010)

In the post earlier today, I mentioned the sample traffic of Björk by Clams Casino. Not so long after, the gem in question showed up on my dashboard, courtesy of loopyz. The sample choice, both shrill and haunting, borders on the cold vocal processing of The Knife.

“Bachelorette“/Björk
Homogenic (One Little Indian -1997) 

Originally from A New Error

Anatomy of a Beat:
“Chuch”/Main Attrakionz p/ Friendzone
808’s & Dark Grapes II (Bandcamp - 2011)

Along with “Perfect Skies,” Friendzone has put out two of the most lush, beautiful production jobs of the year. The sample comes from a Gigi Masin & Charles Hayward record called “Clouds.” It’s actually a pretty famous sample, appearing in records from Nujabes, Björk (who’s incidentally gotten sample traffic from MA’z collaborator Clams Casino recently) and To Rococo Rot.

“Clouds“/Gigi Masin & Charles Hayward
Les Nouvelles Musiques De Chambre 2 (Subrosa -1989)

Anatomy of a Beat:
“Shiraz”/Action Bronson
Dr. Lecter (Fine Fabric Delegates - 2011)
Produced by Tommy Mas

“The Shadow of Your Smile“/Brother Jack McDuff

Anatomy of a Beat

Anatomy of a Beat:
“The World is Yours”/Nas
Illmatic (1994)
Beat: Pete Rock 

“I Love Music“/Ahmad Jamal
”It’s Yours“/T La Rock 
and Pete Rock singing on the Chorus.

This may be my all time favorite song. The beat is nothing less than perfect.

Anatomy of a Beat:
“Saturday Love”/Toro y Moi
Freaking Out (2011)

I know this tune isn’t exactly old-school hip-hop sampling the way Premier did it, but I really dig the sampling friendly indie climate these days. I sleep on a lot of hyped on indie artists, but a lot of the time my aversion is mostly the way they’re presented to me. Honestly, a lot of Toro y Moi’s stuff isn’t too far from an r&b singer over a beattape with a new wave inspired lo-fi approach. This tune actually is a cover of the original by Cherelle and Alexander O’Neal that features some sampled pieces of the original.

“Saturday Love“/Cherelle featuring Alexander O’Neal

Anatomy of a Beat:
“Infinity”/Shelly Manne
Mannekind (1972)

Sampled for Jeru the Damaja’s “Come Clean” in 1994 by DJ Premier. Spotted over at Egotrip’s Prince Paul’s 10 Favorite Sample Flips.

Anatomy of a Beat:
“Leather Head By Wolf Haley”/OFWGKTA
Radical (2010)

“Leather Prowler“/Liars