Madlib Samples #21: Doris – Did You Give the World Some Love Today Baby (1970, EMI)
Doris Svennson is a Swedish singer known for her lone solo album Did You Give the World Some Love TodayContinue Reading
Category: Madlib Samples
Madlib Samples #20: Solomon Ilori And His Afro-Drum Ensemble: African High Life (1963, Blue Note)
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, but I have noticed quite a few people reading them,Continue Reading
Madlib Samples #19: Apolo IV – Trilha Sonora Original Da Novela Veu De Noiva (1969, Philips)
The rare samples and records like these are one of the reasons Madlib is my favourite producer of all time.Continue Reading
Madlib Samples #18: Bobby Caldwell – Carry On (1982, Polydor Records)
Born in Manhattan, Bobby Caldwell grew up in Miami with his mother who sold real estate. One of her clientsContinue Reading
Madlib Samples #17: Mel & Tim – Mel & Tim (1973, Stax Records)
Melvin McArthur Hardin and Hubert Timothy McPherson were cousins from Holly Springs, Mississippi. As a soul duo, they were discovered by Gene Chandler when movingContinue Reading
Madlib Samples #16: Maynard Ferguson – Conquistador (1977, Colombia Records)
Canadian trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist Maynard Ferguson was a child prodigy. He started playing violin and piano at the age ofContinue Reading
Madlib Samples #15: Jimmy Scott – The Source (Atlantic, 1969)
Jimmy Scott has recorded some of the most beautiful and passionate soulful ballads in music history. His voice and auraContinue Reading
Madlib Samples #14: Isaac Hayes – And Once Again (1980, Polydor Records)
Isaac Hayes’ music is iconic. Having crafted some of the best albums of all time, it is no surprise toContinue Reading
Madlib Samples #13: Alain Goraguer – La Planète Sauvage (Bande Sonore Originale) (1973, Pathé Marconi EMI)
In terms of compositions, sounds, grooves and melodies producers look to sample, no album or soundtrack has really attained aContinue Reading
Madlib Samples #12 – Mandrill – Mandrilland (1974, Polydor Records)
Mandrill are a Brooklyn-based soul and funk band which formed in Brooklyn, New York in 1968. The group consists ofContinue Reading
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