Chris provides four useful steps to productive self-isolation: “Take care of yourself, take care of your family, take care of your friends, and take care of your spaceship.”
Eminem’s Isolated Vocals for “Sing For The Moment”
Eminem’s Sing for the Moment was released on February 25, 2003, as the fourth single from The Eminem Show. The song samples Dream On by American hard rock band Aerosmith, and peaked inside the Top 10 in twenty countries. The song, along with the original Dream On, was used in a trailer for the 2016 animated film Sing.
… and here’s the original:
1-minute tip for artists: Above all, be kind.
Number one rule in music (and life): Above all, be kind.
New Wave Icons THE SPOONS Serve Appreciation & Inspiration for Frontline Workers Amid COVID-19 Containment
Canadian new wave icons the Spoons are serving a bright dose of inspiration and immense gratitude in this, their newest video for “Landing Lights” — available now!
Members Gord Deppe and Sandy Horne’s sentiments stretch two ways, but first and foremost to medical professionals and their ongoing efforts in the face of COVID-19.
“We wanted to create a video that reaches out to all of the healthcare workers during this scary time,” Deppe says. “We wanted to thank them, and let them know how grateful we — and the world are — for risking their lives every day for us.”
The dedication doesn’t stop there for the band; they’re quick to place importance on those also on the frontlines, albeit in a different way. “This video also goes out to those who are fighting for their lives, have lost their lives, and — of course — those ‘staying home’ to save many lives.
“We hope you find it an uplifting, encouraging video of faith, hope, and staying positive and strong during this time.”
The “Landing Lights” video is the newest off the Spoons’ most recent album, New Day New World — their first in over eight years. The release evokes the band’s long-time signature sound, while firmly transporting them into 2020; formed in 1980, Deppe and Horne soon made Spoons a different kind of household word. They would help define the sound of pop and new wave in the 80s with hits including “Nova Heart,” “Romantic Traffic,” “Old Emotions” and “Tell No Lies.” Their album Arias & Symphonies would go on to be named one of the ‘20 Most Influential Albums of The 80s’ by The Chart Magazine and their song “Nova Heart” was recently included in Bob Mersereau’s book The Top 100 Canadian Singles.
“Landing Lights” and New Day New World are available now.
Post Malone, Ozzy, Travis Scott’s Isolated Vocals For “Take What You Want”
Take What You Want appears on Post Malone’s third studio album, Hollywood’s Bleeding and Ozzy Osbourne’s twelfth studio album Ordinary Man. It is the first collaboration between Malone and Osbourne, with being followed by 2020’s “It’s a Raid” in February 2020.
The song peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Lana Del Rey’s Isolated Vocals For “Off To The Races”
First appearing on Lana Del Rey’s self-titled Interscope debut, Off To The Races song was re-released on her debut studio album, Born to Die in 2012.
…and here’s the original:
1-minute tip for artists: Which fictional deaths made you sad?
The dinosaur mother in Land Before Time? Bambi’s mom? That scene in Cast Away, watching Wilson float away? The Iron Giant? The wife in the beginning of UP? Seymour, Philip J. Fry’s dog in Futurama? Let’s get those tears flowing on your social media.
The 5 Most Sampled Drum Breaks in Music History
The drum break – usually a short, but very sweet, part of a song where the drummer lets loose, is one of the greatest gifts music producers could hope for. Ever since sampling became widespread, drum breaks were used extensively in producing some of the greatest hits of all time. Down below we prepared a short list of some of the most widely sampled drum breaks in history.
- The Winstons – Amen, Brother
Who would’ve thought, back in 1969, that a simple, 6-second long drum segment, would have so much impact on the music industry in the next 4 decades? Gregory Sylvester Coleman and The Winstons probably didn’t. But the fact remains that this short break found its way into many different genres, transformed in a variety of different ways. It is the single most sampled drum break in history, and you’ll find it everywhere, from N.W.A’s “Straight Outta Compton”., over Drum N’ Bass, to “D’ You Know What I Mean” by Oasis. If you’re a music producer, don’t miss out on a free sample pack that includes this iconic drum break and many more.
- Billy Squier – The Big Beat
Simple, yet effective – these words best describe the break in “The Big Beat”. Extremely popular with pop and rap stars, and especially in the 00s (almost 20 years, how time flies!), this beat allowed Billy Squier to forever be engraved in the history of music. Some of the most popular songs which sampled “The Big Beat” include “99 problems” by Jay Z and “Berzerk” by Eminem.
- The Honey Drippers – Impeach The President
The 70s were a wild time. The Watergate break-in and the ensuing scandal were forever engraved in the hearts and minds of the American people. It is, therefore, not strange that many songs were written about the scandal, but the most famous one had to have been “Impeach the President” by The Honey Drippers. The drums in “Impeach the President” formed one of the bases of rap, with many famous rappers (like 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G., just to name a few), using the specific drum sample from the song for their beats.
- Melvin Bliss – Synthetic Substitution
“Synthetic Substitution” is one of those songs that were breathed in new life thanks to DJs who were snooping around looking for new sounds to sample. There’s no doubting that, when you hear this break for the first time in its original form, you’ll instantly recognize it. Released all the way back in 1973 as a B-Side track, it found its way on Wu Tang Clan’s “Bring Da Ruckus” and “Clan in Da Front”, as well as many other rap tracks.
- James Brown – Funky Drummer
James Brown, also known as “The Grandfather of Soul”, was without a doubt, one of the greatest musicians of our time. Many of his songs and beats were sampled numerous times, but “Funky Drummer” has to have one of the most widely sampled breakbeats in history. “You don’t have to do no soloing, brother” as James would say to his drummer, instructing him how to stay on the beat, thus creating an almost perfect breakbeat, used widely by hip-hop legends such as Dr. Dre, Public Enemy and others.
David Bowie’s Isolated Vocals For “Space Oddity”
Inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space Odyssey, David Bowie’s Space Oddity is about the launch of Major Tom, a fictional astronaut, and was released during a period of great interest in space flight.
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Arizona Zervas and Swae Lee’s Isolated Vocals For “Roxanne”
Arizona Zervas’ Roxanne peaked at #4 on the Hot 100 before enlisting Swae Lee’s signature falsetto to add some magic on the hit record’s remix.
https://youtu.be/Pa40pDVyaXY
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