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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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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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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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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Hiroki Mizukami

Only like a small portion of his tracks, but skilled no doubt, heaving sampling and turntablism with jazzy uplifting beats.......

Track: Break it down, Album:Keep aLive


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Himuki

LOOOVE this guy.... extremely versatile, track above is one of my favorites for turntablism/sampling... The song below show's his more jazzy side, some of the tracks on his album feature underground hip hop artists - His album, 'My Book'



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Birdy Nam Nam

LIVE



CHEK ZEM OUTZ.... Birdy Nam Nam, French posse of DJ's synthesizing amazing musicgasms one scratch at a time.

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Boy Eats Drum Machine

Ok I only like two of his songs Boombox and Gun Fight... here's Gun Fight (live, so skip to 1:30min).... and enjoy, and maybe laugh at his little trance dance :P..



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Garion

Garion, the Korean legend, sick sampling and turntablism mixed with some heavy korean hip hop....and of course pure magic

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45 Prince

45 Prince, hip hop sampler and turntablist... his stuff is good but nothing groundbreaking.... nevertheless if you like good sampling, turtablism, and hip hop this guy is for you.

Track: Pushin' to the Top, Album: Crate Combinations (Kista vs. 45Prince)


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Chinese Man

Chinese Man is a greeeaaat sampler and remaker of all that is old.... extraordinary DJ, sampler and turntable skills to the max.... Check out some of his remix's of old tracks...

THE GROOVE SESSIONS I
Track: Washington Square, Album: The Groove Sessions I


Track: I've got that tune, Album: The Groove Sessions I


THE GROOVE SESSIONS II
Track: He Said, Album: Groove Sessions II


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DJ Vadim

UP in the ranks of great samplers... DJ vadim is a great sampler and has excellent turntable/scratch skills... though he is mostly centred around hip hop, but at least it's international! I beleiveee he's a russian Dj.... Anyway LISTEN!

Track: Soldier, Album: U cant Lurn Imaginashun


Track: Bluebird, Album: Children of Possibility


Track: In control vol 3, Album: U.S.S.R. the art of listening


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Madlib

Acclaimed hip hop producer out of LA... Madlib produces, plays multiple instruments and raps, sampling and scratching till his little fingers cant sample and scratch no' mo'....

Track: Slim's Return, Album: Shades of Blue


I haven't looked into his more recent albums, but will, update of Madlib to come

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Onra

Onra.... interesting debut album 'chinoiseries' featuring old vinyl from Asia.. it really shows... and I think he only pulled it off on one or two tracks, interesting none the less... ONRA!

Track: The Anthem, Album: Chinoiseries


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