Russel Fong discusses his 5 favorite samples from Sample Junkies No. 2 (+ mixtape):
Ever since the first time I heard Kid Capri's classic 52 Beats mixtape, an event that immediately inspired me to go on the first of what would become numerous vinyl-purchasing binges, I've always had a soft spot for break beat mixes. I recently even went so far as to vote DJ Semantik's100 Breaks tape as one of the 10 best albums of the decade on Weiss' survey from this past summer. It was with some excitement, then, that I received word of a new break mixtape from Russel Fong and DJ Matt Cali, Sample Junkies No. 2.
Half of the fun of a break tape is the process of identifying and tracking down the various songs that are on the tape, so I didn't think there was much point in doing a real review of the tape and giving away all of the tracks that are included. Instead, I reached out to Russel Fong, the man who compiled the various songs for DJ Matt Cali to put in the mix, and asked him to briefly discuss a few of his favorite samples from Sample Junkies. Here are his top five picks, along with a brief word from Russel on each of them:
The Charmels - As Long as I've Got You
I was in elementary school when I first heard "C.R.E.A.M." and ever since, Wu-Tang has been tops in hip-hop for me. Although not so much as a whole anymore - Ghost, Rae & GZA are still putting out solid solo albums.
Tom Scott - Today
I don't think Matt included this in the mix, but this track was sampled by Pete Rock in "T.R.O.Y" - one of my most favorite tracks of all time. C.L.A.S.S.I.C.
So there you have it, shoutout to my man Russel for taking some time out for us and shout out to Matt Cali for putting together the mix. Once again, here's the download link for the mix:
If you want to see more of what Matt and Russel are up to, head on over to Matt's blog calipaper.com.
11/11/2009 9:00:51 PM posted by Fresh
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