Tag Archives: xenochrony

Joe’s Garage

The greatest concept album of all time is Frank Zappa’s Joe’s Garage

joesgarage1

That’s not my opinion. It’s fact. Joe’s Garage is superior to any rock concept album you could offer in comparison. And I tell you this emphatically; mankind will never produce anything in the future that surpasses it.

Continue reading

Comments Off on Joe’s Garage

Filed under Faint Signals, Thousand Listen Club, Zappalogy

The Ur-Sample

Sampling in hip-hop is important because it can send you backward in time, when it’s done well. It’s crate-digging shared on wax. The best samples offer a window into the mind of the producer, and a peek at the most obscure records in their vault. Since legally all sources must be credited, you can check the liners and draw up a shopping list. The torch of the turntable is carried on.

And oftentimes, forgotten geniuses of the past get their due.

There’s an unspoken rule in hip-hop culture; it’s based in appropriation, so it’s all about forging something fresh out of a juxtaposition of elements.  A sample is looped over a beat by a DJ, before the MC begins to rap. The right samples are crucial; they provide the hook of tonal immortality.

ursample1
The handsome gent in the photo above is David McCallumHe is the most widely-heard yet unknown dude in rap music.

Continue reading

Comments Off on The Ur-Sample

Filed under Comix Classic & Current, Faint Signals, Nostalgic Obsessions, Thousand Listen Club

Toto

BIUL_Toto

Continue reading

Comments Off on Toto

Filed under Bad Influences, Comix Classic & Current, Faint Signals, Idiot's Delight, Movies You Missed, Thousand Listen Club, Zappalogy