Dreams West

Great electronic producer, uses minimal samples, influences all over the place - but up beat through out... try 'im. Thanks to Kamila for sharing this one.

Track: Walk to the Moon, Album: Singles EP (2011)


Track: oxfgndfm, Album: Suede EP (2011)



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Supreme Cuts

The name gives it away, heavy sampling.... perfect sampling, over some very goo-ed electronic beats. Supreme.

Track: Issues, Album: ? 'Trouble EP' 2011


Track: Amnesia, Album: ?'Trouble EP' or 'White People Problems'? (2011)



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Galapagos

Excellent sampling, excellent lounge... make sure to get this guys albums. I recommend: Sounds Vol 1., Miracle Child Ep, and Dont Speak to Me EP**.

Track: Dont Speak to Me, Album: Dont Speak to Me EP (2011)
Don't Speak To Me by Galapagos

Track: No Where Else, Album: Miracle Child EP (2011)
No Where Else by Galapagos


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Bonobo

Extremely well used sample poured over some very ambient up beat jazz styled loung... BONOBO!

Track: All in Forms, Album: Black Sands (2010)


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High Powered Boys

Slightly on the house/techno side of the spectrum.. still though nice beats and samples. Don't be fooled by the sample's title... the song is not by Surkin, but Surkin + Bonobo = High Powered Boys. Enjoy(?).

Track: Udon, Album: Udon/Work EP (2011)


Track: Hoes Get Down, Album: Sounds of Cain (2008)


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James Blake

UPDATE - new album for '11 - see sample below..James Blake... an awesome minimalist sampler... his tracks have a similar tone, but all carry their own feeling... Give it a try if you're a fan of sampling and minimalist musaks...

Track: Wilhelms Scream, Album: James Blake (2011)


Track: I Only Know, Album: Klavierwerke (2009)


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Ayatollah

Ayatollah is a great hiphop producer, utilizing a lot of old soul/funk as samples. His stuff is fresh... though I was definitely more impressed with his older albums like 'Cocoon'.

Track: Plain as day, Album: Fingertips (2011)


Track: Rhyme Amazing, Album: Cocoon (2010)


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DJ Qbert

DJ Qbert. I'm featuring this amazing scratchologist because of an animated flick he did called 'Wave Twisters'. It's the kind of thing you'd project and play during a party in the background... It's amazing, and I'm sure there is nothing out there like it. Below is a snippet track from the animated movie, you can download both the movie and later the soundtrack/album. Get at it NOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW... the fate of trippity hippity hop is in your hands! Oh yeh, the style is similar to 'Alien Army' - this is a follow up to a reference I made - so check them out as well.

Track: Sneak Attack, Album: Wave Twisters (1998?)


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The Controls

Following my 'alien army' post... 'the controls' seemed like the next obvious spitting point. OK... sooooo.... DJ'ing with several elements... I think the highlight of the controls, is the fact that they drop some jazzy female vocals over top of effortless and versatile DJ'ing... Yah trick yah!

Track: Opium Dreams, Album: One Hundred (2010)


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Alien Army

The famed ital 'alien army' DJ ensemble... me thinks a lot of birdy nam nam and ghost monkey/polyfonken when I listen to these guys... HEAVY scratching-turntablism-sampling-&beats...soo if that floats your little banana boat check them. ALSO if you've seen DJ QBERTZ turntable animated movie (if you havent do it, It's called 'wavetwisters' - I'll do a throwback post later on Qbert

Track: Scratchoetry, Album: The End (2009)


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Wax Tailor

UPDATE!!! New album listed below, 'In The Mood For Life' - Three Superb Wax Tailor Albums to sample from... gets them alls!
He's actually the first sampler I ever stumbled upon... Wax Tailor also produces a lot fresh samples and beats, not solely relying on older samples - THOUGH he's got a bunch of those in his albums as well. Definitely a classic.

A 'new' album from last year I didn't have from the tailor... I thought he was dunsky, but apparently not... 'In the Mood for Life' (2009) Check out the sample track for an idea ---> Track: No Pity, Album: In the Mood for Life (2009)

Track: Sit&Listen, Album: In the mood for life (2009)


His first album, mentioned here, 'Tales of Forgotten Melodies' uses a lot of really classic older tracks (que sera, nina simones - how I feel, and more....). This to me is his best album... so it's the one I will focus on.
Track: How I feel, Album: Tales of Forgotten Melodies (2006)


Track: Que Sera, Album: Tales of Forgotten Melodies (2006)


From his other main album 'Hope and Sorrow' he moves away from the sampling of older melodies and more into producing in colabs with MC's/Vocalists...

Track: The Man with No Soul, Album: 'Hope and Sorrow' (2007)


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Mushroom Jazz

Mushroom Jazz... Jazz Sampling Electonic... need I say more. Heres a sample, it's from number 7 of the Mushroom Jazz Collection ---> Track: Joshua Marquez - Just Move, Album: Mushroom Jazz 7


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Stieber Twins

Old school rappers who moved into producing some Minimalist beats with occasional samples... album released in '06... before the millenium sometime the released an album 'Fenster Zum Hof' (1997) ... incase you still haven't guessed they hail from Germany.

Track: OneTwo, Album: Speechless Twin Plastic (2006)


Track: Fenster Zum Hof, Album: Fenster Zum Hof (1997)


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Freddie Joachim

NOOOO one makes beats like Freddie Joachim... amazing talent.... sampling master... Dont miss Joachim.... I've only got his album DUST and it's amazing... I'm featuring a couple tracks off it... when I get my hands on more it will come!

Track: Yesterday, Album: Dust


Track: What a woman really needs, Album: Dust


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Mr. Scruff

Smoooth Electronic Jazzy beats, Old soul jazz sampling, and some featured vocalists like in the first vid listed... Mr.Scruff... But that's Sir Scruff to you!

Track: Music Takes me Up!, Album: Ninja Tuna


Track: Donkey Ride, Album: Ninja Tuna


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King Zigg Zag

Loungin' Jazzy Sampling.. some tracks with MC's.. It speaks for itself.. check it.

Track: Tear me Down, Album: Monster Mash (2010)


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Track: Think Twice, Album: Deadbeats/or Nostalgics 2.0


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Full Crate

Another Collaborator on the Hi Hat Club Volumes... him contributing to Hi Hat Club Vol 5.... Like this post check out FS Green the other contributor to vol. 5 of H.H.C. and the other H.H.C. volumes. Posted to tracks so you could gets a good idea of the style.

Track: Never Never, Album: Hi Hat Club Vol. 5


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Track: Crack, Album: Hi Hat Club Vol.5


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FS Green

Sick intrumentalist, great sampling, great lounge... FS GREEN to the rescues!

He's a collaborator of the Hi Hat Club Volumes... so if interested check out the Hi Hat Club Vol1to4 post....!

Track: Pick a star, Album: Hi Hat Club Vol5....



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Mark Ronson

This guy is pure amazement... reproducing tracks on his beats and some independant work with fairly well known artists.... Ronson is well know in the biz but more as a producer/DJ... give his tracks a listen... I've posted a few because of how versatile his work has been.

On the hip hop tip.... we've got
Track: Bang Bang(ft.Q-TIP), Album: Version


As a funny cover of B.Spear Toxic done by Ol'Dirty Bastard & Tiggers w. Mark Ronso


On a psychedelic vibe wez got....


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Classixx

Classssiiiiixxxx..... This song is techno funk deliciousness... TOTAL Throwback beats... and the video is sick... damn those 80's hipsters... COLD ACT ILL.... Classixx is a DJ and most of his tracks were released as EP's so good luck finding them. ILLNESS!!!



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