Hot takes on the utter importance of Coldcut (whether you know it or not)
Coldcut and their journey from record stores to "Top of the Pops" to Ninja Tune and beyond.
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The E-mu SP1200 (and the birth of hiphop sample culture)
If the Fairlight was the first commercial sampler, it was the E-mu SP1200 that broke through. And nearly broke the music industry in the process.
Remembering the mighty ReBirth RB-338 (a generation's first 303, 808 and 909)
We take software emulations for granted now. But the ReBirth RB-338 was a true breakthrough for a world tuning into the sound of 303, 808 and 909s.
A brief history of sampling in music (and music technology)
Sampling is an essential part of modern music production, but it has come a long way from the early days of exploration, resistance, and legal backlash. Here's a brief journey through 50 yesrs of sampling.
Factory Records: The Beating Heart of Manchester's Musical Renaissance
Manchester's impact on the modern world goes beyond industrial revolutions to musical revolutions. With Factory Records being the engine for cultural change for generations to come.
Exploring Brisbane's electronic music history with the BNE Project
A concise and thorough documentation of Brisbane's electronic music history. And a must-have coffee table book for music culture fans Australia (and world) wide.
How Australia invented digital sampling with the Fairlight CMI
Sampling is such a common part of music production that it's hard to think that it was invented only decades ago, and invented in Australia, at that. This is the story of the Fairlight CMI and the birth of digital sample culture.