acidbearboy Report post Posted October 27, 2016 Sometimes you find something interesting but it doesn't deserve a thread. Post it here, but keep it short and sweet. Bought a Silk album blind in the charity shop - turns out Freak Me by Another Level (1998) was originally written and performed by Keith Sweat and Silk in 1992. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acidbearboy Report post Posted October 27, 2016 Sexy Cinderella by Lynden David Hall and Dilemma by Nelly & Kelly both use the same aaah! vocal sample, which was a factory preset in Roland's M-DC1 sound module. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acidbearboy Report post Posted November 18, 2016 80s Balearic Beat favourite Jibaro by Electra, an early Paul Oakenfold production, was in fact a cover of the 1974 track of the same name by Spanish/Columbian brothers Elkin and Nelson. The original version is densely layered latin funk - I bet it sounds great on vinyl. Also check the stripped back and rather intense live tv performance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acidbearboy Report post Posted January 9, 2017 Show Me Love by Robin S was originally released in 1990, without THAT bassline. I was also unaware that Vaughan Mason (Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll) was involved in Raze's Break 4 Love and Doug Lazy's Let It Roll. All classics of their genres. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acidbearboy Report post Posted March 24, 2018 I did not realise that Smokebelch II by Sabres of Paradise was not an original composition! Here's the 1989 ambient/new-age track it's based on. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Qazimod Report post Posted March 25, 2018 I was into home taping from the top 40 as a kid, but there were a bunch of songs that stayed with me despite me never knowing the name. One track that I always wanted to re-find was some dance number that sampled a test match cricket anthem or something, and a year or so ago I finally tracked it down. To be honest I could probably fill this thread with anecdotes of "trying to find the version of a song I heard on the radio but there are dozens of different "edits" on iTunes". I heard a mix of Jungle Brothers "I'll House You" that stayed in my mind for years and I only discovered what I deemed to be the "right" version after hearing numerous variations: What makes this one worse is that I think I originally taped it from the radio about a minute after it had started, so nothing was familiar until I scanned along! I can't be the only one with this weird "nostalgia" where the first variation of a track you hear - even if it's not the original - will always be the "right" one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acidbearboy Report post Posted March 26, 2018 The Hitmen version was my remix of choice too - phat like Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins! That Mr Roy track is pretty terrible! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Qazimod Report post Posted March 26, 2018 It's awful, yes, but I was probably 9 at the (pre-internet) time and so radio garbage was all I knew. As an aside, WhoSampled has always been a godsend for finding these sorts of terrible curios from the past, especially for someone who followed sample-heavy dance rubbish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acidbearboy Report post Posted March 26, 2018 No need to defend your taste. We all like some garbage. Besides, nostalgia cares not for quality. Pretty sure I have something decent with Mr Roy's name on. WhoSampled is a fantastic resource but it can be a real wormhole. I spent a good few hours listening to sample sources from FSOL's Lifeforms, which was recently re-released. It got me wondering if they actually played a note of melody in creating it. But listening back to it in full today - it's still a great record. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acidbearboy Report post Posted February 11 Today I learnt that Josh Wink's Higher State of Consciousness started out as a downtempo track on a 1994 chillout compilation album on Strictly Rhythm records called The Deep & Slow. It was remixed and released as a single the following year, with the 12" featuring 3 new versions all made by Josh Wink - one of which was the Tweekin' Acid Funk version that hit the charts and was subsequently remixed several times. Here's the original: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dapple Report post Posted February 11 On 26/03/2018 at 19:57, acidbearboy said: Pretty sure I have something decent with Mr Roy's name on. This? I've been trying to find a tune I heard at a house party in 1995. Pretty sure it must be a version / mix of Funk & Drive by K&M - a bit like this, if the whole track sounded like the synthy bit that starts at 2.31. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acidbearboy Report post Posted February 12 21 hours ago, Dapple said: This? I think it probably was that, yeah. I thought I had a Mr Roy remix of Nikita Warren - I Need You, but Something About You just samples the piano loop from it. The remix 12" I have from '96 features Nush and Basement Jaxx. The only other thing in my library by Mr Roy is a mediocre remix of Gat Decor - Passion. Can't help with the K&M Funk Drive thing, sorry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Qazimod Report post Posted February 13 Nothing specific, but recently an M-Beat/Renk compilation creeped into my Spotify recommendations and it's led to a spot of "ohhh so that's where that vague memory of a tune comes from" enlightenment... Although the first two tracks were already permanent fixtures in some of my current playlists! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
