Hip-Hop to Dubstep: International Music Styles and the Remix, NCOM 3039.A
Course Syllabus
Instructor: Eduardo Navas, navase@newschool.edu
School of Media Studies, Department of Communication
The New School University
Online Summer 2015

For questions contact: navase@newschool.edu

Syllabus:
Check Canvas for updated syllabus and actual discussions for each week
For convenience you may view the syllabus here as a webpage, or a PDF.

 

ASSIGNMENTS WEEKLY SITES

Week 9
July 27 - July 31, 2014

Final Text due on July 31 at 12 noon

 


Week 8
July 20 - 24, 2015

Focus: Dupbstep/International Horizon

Rose (Black Noise), chapter 5

Eduardo Navas, "Culture and Remix: A Theory on Cultural Sublation," The Routledge Companion... 116 - 131.

Roy Christopher, "The End of an Aura: Nostalgia, Memory, and the Haunting of Hip Hop," The Routledge Companion... pp. 204 - 216.

Rachel O'Dwyer, "A Capital Remix," The Routledge Companion ... pp. 323 - 332.

 


Week 7
July 13 - 17, 2015

Focus: 2-step/Dubstep

Reynolds, "War in the Jungle: Intelligent Drum and Bass Versus Techstep," Energy Flash, pp. 335 - 362.

Reynolds, "Digital Psychedelia: Sampling and the Soundscape," Energy Flash, pp. 363 - 379.

Reynolds, "Two Steps Beyond: UK Garage and 2step," Energy Flash, pp. 446 - 458.

Aram Sinnreich, "The Emerging Ethics of Networked Culture," The Routledge Companion... pp. 227 - 245.

 


Week 6
July 6 - 10, 2015

Focus: Trip-Hop/Downtempo/Drum 'n' Bass

Reynolds, "Roots 'n' Future: Jungle Takes Over London," Energy Flash, pp. 237 - 254.

Reynolds, "America the Rave," pp. 274 - 312.

Reynolds, "Sound of Paranoia: Trip Hop, Tricky and Pre-Millenium Tension," Energy Flash, pp. 313 - 334.

Nate Harrison, "Reflections on the Amen Break," The Routledge Companion... pp. 444 - 452.

 


Week 5
June 29 - July 3, 2015

Focus: Techno/House/Trip-Hop/Downtempo

Brewster (Last Night A DJ) chapter 10-12

Reynolds, "Feed Your Head: Intelligent Techno, Ambient and Trance," Energy Flash, pp. 155 - 186.

Margie Borschke, "The Extended Remix," The Routledge Companion, pp. 104 - 111

 


Week 4
June 22 - 26, 2015

Focus: Disco/Hip-Hop

Rose Black Noise, chapters 3 - 4

Brewster, Last Night A DJ..., chapters 7 - 9

Kembrew McLeod, "An Oral History of Sampling," The Routledge Companion..., pp. 83 - 95

View and listen to multimedia material online and discuss on Blackboard


Week 3
June 15 - 19, 2015

Focus: Dub/Disco/Hip-Hop

Tricia Rose, Black Noise, Chapters 1 - 2

Brewster, Last Night a DJ..., chapters 4 - 6

Stephan Sonvilla-Weiss, "Good Artists Copy; Great Artists Steal," The Routledge Companion to Remix Studies, pp. 54-67

View and listen to multimedia material online and discuss on Blackboard

 


Week 2
June 8 - 12, 2015

Focus: Dub Music/Hip-Hop

Brewster Last Night a DJ..., Chapters 1 - 3

Martin Irvine, "Remix and the Dialogic Engine of Culture," The RoutledgeCompanion to Remix Studies, pp. 15 - 42

View and listen to multimedia material online and discuss on Canvas
Weekly discussion leaders announced.

 


Week 1
June 1, - 5, 2015

Introduction to class
Focus: early-history/Critical Context
1900 - 1960s

View and listen to multimedia material online and discuss on Canvas

Evaluate chapters in books to decide on a week to lead a discussion. All students must lead a weekly discussion during the term.

Week 8
July 20 - 24, 2015

Music Selections and Relevant Links:

10 Years Of Dance Music: The Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAalGHaCFW8

Global Generations 2012 - The Global Dance Experience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OQK-MfVhkc

Global Hip Hop Documentary Part 1 of 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdrpSIxFBv8
Global Hip Hop Documentary Part 2 of 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOU56gQmiX8

Making Sense of Globalization: Japanese Hip Hop Culture 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EB4tccVWYOM
Making Sense of Globalization: Japanese Hip Hop Culture 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChmXWdBp8vo

Nigerian DJs TV - Hip Hop World in Nigeria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnHFLXenZoI

Hip-Hop Culture in Latin America
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04i2tEV_UDo
Hip Hop South America
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU1zugz1zvY

RIMAS DE CALLE - HIP HOP PERUANO (VIDEO OFICIAL)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yhg1daBcqA

Improvisando en Peru San juan de lurigancho
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhGt6mI7_04

Latino Hip Hop YouTube Selection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qXPXkdNbb0&list=
PLF12271F68AB3C83E

 

International Selections:

Global Hip Hop Songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C99DastyWnY&list=PLA72A697A9A870858
Brazilian Hip Hop Tunes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr6_pQm1n-U&list=PLD8A36B928A0A3997

To get a sense of how hip hop as a culture can no longer be claimed solely as a U.S. activity view the Planet B-Boy Documentary
Planet B-Boy (Trailer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpntYFfVoQU
Planet B-Boy DVD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWGqwcQKvFM

Ana Tijoux
Female Chilean Rapper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiQ7S38nKog&list=RDyiQ7S38nKog#t=8

 

Reggaeton brings together elements of U.S. rap, Jamaican Dancehall, and afro-latin sounds:

Reggaeton vs. Hip-Hop Music Video Mini-Mix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbKYlBvp0Gc

Daddy Yankee - La Noche De Los Dos ft. Natalia Jimenez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDBaeQ5JPuU
Daddy Yankee - Descontrol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpoFBlH4wMI

Reggaeton Mix 2013 HD Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Pitbull, J Alvarez, Wisin Yandel, Arcangel, Dj Eduardo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWJrWsQzRvo

 

Mashup Megamixes:

DJ Earworm Mashup 2014 1 Hour Long! (United State of Pop)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72IIhRglGgM
DJ Earworm Mashup - United State of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ail7D_k0s9w
DJ Earworm's YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/djearworm

All Day - Girl Talk (Full Album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWzkK7tUjaU
Night Ripper - Girl Talk (Full Album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSoTN8suQ1o
Girl Talk's website:
http://illegal-art.net/girltalk/

 


Week 7
July 13 - 17, 2015

Music Selections and Relevant Links:

Grime and 2step/Garage Documentaries

Is Grime Dead Documentary?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUGdileQuQA

Wot Do U Call It Grime Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cyNn_MW81k

UK Garage Documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toV3mVjpl2w

Rewind 4Ever : The History of UK Garage - Bonus Scenes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6t8T4cBiNQ

 

Dubstep Documentaries

A History of Dubstep in 4 Minutes - BBC Radio 1's Stories
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq8MSXitgJ0

A Brief History Of Dubstep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr-gf1NW7I8

The Rise of Dubstep Documentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5xm50c45U4

Dubfiles - Dubstep Documentary (2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFTu33uW8gA

Dubstep vs Drum n Bass: Icicle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEKOTKnfEAs

Rise of the Bedroom Producer - A Dance Music Documentary 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzUQxp0vcNw

The Year In Music: Dubstep's Identity Crisis:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2010/12/30/132447535/
the-year-in-music-dubsteps-identity-crisis

 

UK Garage Music Selection:

Mix Set: THE SOUNDS OF UK GARAGE (2013):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ocd50OMFoY

24 Hours Experience - "Together" (1994)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjz6Nz9HGq0
Note that this is basically a house record. This a transitional song towards UK Garage as it came to eventually evolved in the well-known MJ Cole "Sincere" (see below).
24 Hour Experience - Together (Robbie Styles Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBSKDx8f0aE

Roy Davis Jr. - Gabrielle (1996)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=721chzu9gJE

Tina Moore - "Never Gonna Let You Go" (1997)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9VIBwOULKQ

Double 99 Ripgroove (1997)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHPp2JvRY-o

Antonio - "Hyperfunk" (1998)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQUkD1fTVPs
Antonio - Hyperfunk (Bootleg Brotherz bassic 2012 remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uWxI8lER7I

Sound of One - As I Am (Todd Edwards Mix, 1998)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0x1b2qy4Z0

MJ Cole - "Sincere" (2001)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy-djtiU5RE
MJ Cole - "Sincere" (Mig's Petalpusher Vocal Remix, 2001)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjusbJwI-z8
Jill Scott - Gettin' In The Way (MJ Cole Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGz0tEn3vkQ

De la Soul - All good (Mj Cole Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUoVH3csdEY

Dubstep Selection:

Moldy - "Code and Chips" (2008)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dspFR7-kW2A

Skream - "Exothermic Reaction" (2011)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KandVSZbZAM
Skream - Give You Everything (feat. Freckles, 2010)
(Crosses over to 2step)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au8yFdp9t1M&list=
PLA0E6C24FDF6193EA
YouTube Music Selection for Skream:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUk7AHQsCLk&list=
PLA0E6C24FDF6193EA

Headhunter - "Quanta" (2007)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGgsv7G4FKE
Headhunter - "Locus Lotus" (2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2WYUf_FCSU
YouTube Music Selection for Headhunter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5esoglXm-0I&index=2&list=PL35A610435546A1F4

Skrillex, Bare Noize, Foreign Beggars - Scatta (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw-YjVp_ibQ
Skrillex, Song Selection 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whTuOnHNNRM
Documentary, Skrillex in Mexico
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfhZUcrVhzs

SKRILLEX LIVE @ ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2VmcuOEqEg

Rusko - Woo Boost (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtMlB-BEMso
Rusko - Hold On (feat. Amber Coffman, Sub Focus Remix, 2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI2b7qXUlnE

Hatcha - "Chillz" (2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsSqAbM9hIE
Hatcha - "Conga Therapy" (2003)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNdsr06cqCc

Benga - "I will Never Change" (2012)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWsPOhUCgHM

 

Notice that Massive Attack puts an emphasis on the third beat. This makes their compositions quite accessible for dubstep remixes:
Massive Attack - "Angel" (1998)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbe3CQamF8k
Massive Attack - "Angel" (Hereldeduke Re-Step) VIDLEG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knec8-cI818

Massive Attack - "Teardrop" (1998)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAVUPu7URbc
Massive Attack - "Teardrop" (Chemical Brothers Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv24uMoGUZA

Massive Attack - Paradise Circus (2010)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEgX64n3T7g
Massive Attack - Paradise Circus (Zeds Dead Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL6Q0HJJBmE
Massive Attack - Paradise Circus (Gui Boratto Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8srRWePbko

 

100 Dubstep Drops 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rGiKv1xkE0
100 Dubstep Drops 2013 Part #2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThRATvj3LK0

 


Week 6
July 6 - 10, 2015

Music Selection adn Relevant Links:

20 YEARS OF JUNGLE MANIA - (Full Length Documentary)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXHDmng6-Tg

The Drum and Bass Diaries: Episode I - What is Drum and Bass?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAV8L7wae_I
The Drum and Bass Diaries: Episode II - What is a Rave?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSC3plKDiZE
The Drum and Bass Diaries: Episode III - The Master of Ceremony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxkdckYB7VY
The Drum and Bass Diaries: Episode IV - The Life of a DJ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOcQHyGKj-A
The Drum and Bass Diaries: Episode V - Making Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LnfVPV4Ymo
The Drum and Bass Diaries: Episode VI - The Next Generation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_FTwpM-m2o
The Drum and Bass Diaries: Episode VII - The Future
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OpHbkvdpG0
The Drum and Bass Diaries: Episode VIII - The Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uNfg4w4v4w

Talkin' Headz - The Metalheadz Documentary (1998)
Start at 4:34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jRTi8VtKM4

 

Female DJs History Selected Music Links

Article on Sister SF:
http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Sisters-in-sound-DJ-collective-supports-women-2845476.php

 

DJs mentioned in Farrugia's Beyond the Dancefloor:

DJ Amber
http://iamthedj.com/bio.html
DJ Rap
http://djrap.com/
XJS
http://thedjlist.com/djs/XJS/bio/
DJ Icon
https://www.facebook.com/djicon
MC Linzee:
http://sisternyc.blogspot.com/2008/04/our-creatormc-linzee.html

 

Selected Documentaries on female DJs:

Girls Gone Vinyl, Documentary
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/girls-gone-vinyl-documentary-female-djs-movement-detroit_n_1542210.html
Girls Gone Vinyl on YouTube Selections:
http://www.youtube.com/user/girlsgonevinyl
Girls Gone Vinyl website:
http://www.girlsgonevinyl.com/

Hip Hop: The Furious Force of Rhymes: Women in Hip Hop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_adOF-VOh8&feature=c4-overview&playnext=1&list=TLaqu0mcSSNYo

Top Ten Female DJs in the World:
http://bestfemaledjs.wordpress.com/

Female DJs: We're taking over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTlg72UMEPo

Female DJ Documentary - Girls In The Mix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LAnGI5-lwA

La Femme Deadly Venoms Female DJS Beat makers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gMBKF2Tr_o

DJ Miss Roxx @ Stand Pioneer - Mix Move Discom - 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzMukpVg6IA

How Women Are Portrayed in Hip Hop VIdeos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2q5zlgkKas

Who Controls The Image Of Black Women and Why Is Michelle Obama Always a Target ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Edp3vXZdc

Ladies of Rap - Hip Hop Legends
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saSUeq2jkFM

Tricia Rose: Hip Hop Futures
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf8db7ZGGBk

TEDxBrownUniversity - Tricia Rose -
Creating Conversations on Justice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmoiH1PkHGQ

Rock Steady Crew talk about women portrayal in hip hop and rap music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nae1LR8a6Rg

 

Ten Female DJs You Should Know
http://flavorwire.com/228632/10-female-djs-you-should-know
Magda @ Florida (23-04-11)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zxjREmnjhk
Lauren Flax
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDErC8-MrUw
Maya Jane Coles - What They Say
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgBWeoJdbhA
Miss Kittin DJ Set at Webster Hall 7/2/10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4K6tAN0FOw
Cassy @ DEMF 2008 part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoqxfgCMz1Y
Jennifer Cardini @ Piknic Electronic 30 08 2008 Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT9XdlKasI8
Anja Schneider @ Loveparade 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-o_rsv9CaE

Exclusive interview with Psycho Bitch @ Rue 13 St Louis MO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I26B_WTUJXs

 

Female DJ Pioneers:

DJ Sharon White
http://djsharonwhite01.podomatic.com/

Susan Marobito
http://djmorabito.com/music.cfm

Nancy Noise
http://www.nancynoise.com/

Lisa Loud Miles for Sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGWXePAz6pc
https://soundcloud.com/lisa-loud

DJ Shortee - "Coffee Cuts" Scratch Practice 9/14/06
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=095kNKAjLSM
Rane Sixty Two DJ Faust DJ Shortee | NAMM 2013 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC4MDRAA650
TurntableU.com Lesson - DJ Shortee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYY6OSyUgh4
DJ Shortee's Main website
http://www.djshortee.com/

DJ Storm @ Metalheadz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmikLIDlYAY
Kemistry & Storm with MC Flux & MC Navigator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1aKcrfuxXM

 

Contemporary DJs

DJ Shiva:
http://www.subterror.com/djshiva/shivaaudio.htm
DJ Shiva on Beatport
http://dj.beatport.com/djshiva

DJ Rap - Bad Girl (Bad Girl Roller Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY14ZIH_e6Q
Journeys Through the Land of Drum 'n'Bass (Album)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diebfnpf_Xc

Sister Bliss
http://www.mixcloud.com/SisterBlissOfficial/

Ellen Allien
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Ellen+Allien
Ellen Allien - Sun The Rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAdy15aO2Qs
Ellen Allien - Take Me Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5rYcd73mOM
Allien's Label Bpitch Control
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoxUiqUpkw4&list=PL737AA8061CFB11DC

 

Female MCs/Rapper Pioneers:

Queen Latifah
http://queenlatifah.com/

Monie Love - It's A Shame (My Sister)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSU73awbZUw
Samples from The Spinners' "It's a Shame"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE0EOIqwiQI
Monie Love (feat. True Image) - "It's A Shame (My Sister)" Extended MIx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pViDkF2MIWQ
Monie Love - Monie In Middle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCwMFwvwieo

MC Lyte - Paper Thin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH5CmB44TaY
MC Lyte YouTube Music Selection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2IZtD9gfzg&list=
PL100B229CADF5C40C

Roxanne, Roxanne - U.T.F.O. (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgaedPLT43k
The Roxanne Battles from the BEEF II DVD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu6nxP34EeI
Roxanne Shante: "Roxanne's Revenge"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVy2LHKFG18
The Real Roxanne - The Real Roxanne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1eNO4bLrT0
The Roxanne Battles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu6nxP34EeI

Salt n Pepa - "Push It"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCadcBR95oU
Salt n Pepa - "Let'S Talk About Sex"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfo4txaQJA
Salt n Pepa "Shake Your Thang"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wraYNFgxpQc
Salt n Pepa - "Expression" (remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o91eIeMiuEo
Salt n Pepa - Expression (Ben Liebrand's Hard Ecu Mix) 1992
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj-7WlJMYeA

Missy Elliot - Work It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UODX_pYpVxk
Missy Elliot YouTube Music Selection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPoKiGQzbSQ&list=
PL8ACE8ED2989A4F35

 

Not a rapper, but a poet and playwright, who breaks it down:
Sarah Jones's "Your Revolution"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRgIGMwZd2o
Ninja Tune's "Your Revolution" Remix by DJ Vadim featuring Sarah Jones (released in 2000):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m331XR4oPw0

 

Music Selection for Dum 'n' Bass

Early Drum 'n' Bass (Jungle) Selection (note selection starts in the mid-nineties, just as Jungle is coming out of hardcore AKA "ardkore"):

Shy FX & UK Apachi - Original nuttah (1994)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzbdBk6XQ6Y

M Beat feat General Levy Incredible (1994)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL2Bgj-za5k
To evaluate how Levy's sound evolved:
General Levy We Progressive (2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8facJWyY_m8

Marvelous Cain - Hitman (1994)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU_jg3e7Lso
Remix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG3TpjubsUI
Arguably a popular intro to cut into a set. Note the influence of dancehall in this version.
Marvelous Cain - "Jump Up" (1994)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n45a1p3tryE

DJ Hype & Ganja Max (Feat MC Fats & DJ Daddy) - "Rinse Out" (1995)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaX31WvdB-A

TDK - "Friday" (Circa mid-90s)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfOuAq3xXKk

Splash - "Babylon" (1995)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prFk3bLlLMU

Rude Bwoy Monty - "Summer Sumting" (1995)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo3Fs_jonHY

Krome & Time - "Licence" (1995)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgDrr9fNA6U
(Note that it uses the splced amen break)
Krome & Time - "Ganja Man" (1995)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvXsdHxk4so
Krome & Time - Ganja man (DJ Hype remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2AkAZ3Dw-I

Droppin' Science - "Easy" (1995)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8xk7jW0xic

 

Drum 'n' Bass Selection:

Goldie - Timeless (1995)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv64JhpGWAs

Goldie - "What You Won't Do for Love (Radio Edit)" (1998)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfkbRQIX3NQ
Compare Goldie's version with 2pac's "Do For Love" (1997)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br6y-BmBmRU
Original by Bobby Caldwell - "What You Won't Do for Love"(1978)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NQ-Bk63Hs8

Photek - Selections from Modus Operandi (1997)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpryFZtdM0A&list=
PLUdmMccuxH2HJrCrFvMUa6g2VlyPvOpTI
Photek - various selections
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhfp7uf5l8M&list=RDnhfp7uf5l8M#t=1


Photek - "Knitevision" (1998)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DIesf-xgz0

Roni Size & Reprazent - Selections from New Forms (1997)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb7fQhz21OU&list=
RD02CIU37LagLUM
Roni Size - "Watching Windows" (1997)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZeGmKK8ZW0
Nuyorican Soul Remix of Roni Size's "Watching Windows"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i59m7ppfvhk

DJ Die - "Slide Away" (1998)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1vWWfe9OM4

Adam F - "Brand New Funk" (1998)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81L-4BodG6o

Ray Keith - "Do it" (1998)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zybnM4x_1Vo

Todd Terry - "Blackout" (1999)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhTHryBdcSo

Todd Terry - Resolutions (1999)
http://www.discogs.com/Todd-Terry-
Resolutions/master/113293

Digital - "Far Out" (Remix) (1997)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF4uQC0mEWE

Ed Rush - Sabotage (1997)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0PxjQD8AKs

Aphrodite Music Selection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPXeDp2zwSc&list=
PL2BE2C5E5AD1963BA

Kemistry & Storm, radio session (1997)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qUPkUWhfOM

 

Jazz/Ambient Drum 'n' Bass Selection:

T. Power vs. MK Ultra - "Mutant Jazz" (1995)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep6QiLXHLy0

LTJ Bukem - Logical Progressions (1996-2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VhpzKrID3s&list=
RD8VhpzKrID3s#t=4

Cujo - "Traffic" (1997)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfhTqrZ4_qw

Kosma - "Aeroboot" (2002)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHRRVgNCcFw

Red Snapper - "Crusoe Takes a Trip" (1996)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9poJUfaTztM
Red Snapper - Crusoe Takes a Trip (Tortoise Mix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUU-cjGGPjI

 

Drum 'n' Bass covers/versions worth of note:

Sade - "Sweetest Taboo"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcPc18SG6uA
Sweet Corner - "Sweetest Taboo"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6glc6egYdg

Beatles, "Come Together"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axb2sHpGwHQ
MC Olive, "Come Together" (1995)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVkPYGZnLks

Inia Kamose - "Here Comes the Hotstepper"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0N4twV28Mw

Ini Kamose - "Here Comes the Hotstepper" (Booyaka Remix) (1995)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV3S4s3hLWs
The hip hop version takes the chorus from "Land of a Thousand Dances" by The Head Hunters (1965)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxs50Td4qos
R & B version by Wilson Pickett was more popular (1966):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fa4BfPQiKs

 


Week 5
June 29 - July 3, 2015

Music Selection and Relevant Links:

Pump Up The Volume - Part 1 - The History Of House Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcpWFiriv3w
Pump Up The Volume - Part 2 - The History Of House Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtSmjnumwew
Pump Up The Volume - The History Of House Music Documentary PT 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxVNW5Fh0g8

Rave - BBC house music documentary from 1992 [1/3]:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaLSZy8AfSw
Rave - BBC house music documentary from 1992 [2/3]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuf8dwxdhZ8
Rave - BBC house music documentary from 1992 [3/3]:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDUpxze2II4

The Bristol Sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V34aBj4txCc
MASSIVE ATTACK PORTISHEAD Bristol Academy, 19th February 2005
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS8ghabeIGc
portishead - documentaire - 1998 (welcome to portishead)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rElcSg81Qgo

Roni Size - BBC 2 - The Works Documentary Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lErrB_AVGQ
Roni Size - BBC 2 - The Works Documentary Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddhuq_cc1Q8

To undestand the process and history of sampling, view Nate Harrison's
"Amen Break"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac
The Winstons - "Amen Brother"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxZuq57_bYM

The concept album (to be considered in relation to noise and the studio as a music instrument):
The Pet Sounds/Sgt. Pepper Connection-Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz4rHCRNy_U
The Pet Sounds/Sgt. Pepper Connection-Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU7fG_tQoPo

Trip-Hop/Downtempo Selection:

Double Dee and Steinski Lesson 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f7glXySqvg
Double Dee and Steinski Lesson 2 (1984):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iYNG7Q8yTw
Double Dee and Steinki Lesson 3 (1985):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPejyL32R5Q

Coldcut - "Say Kids What time is it?" (1987)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOlI-pi3Zug
Coldcut - "Beats and Pieces" (1987)
http://www.discogs.com/Coldcut-Beats-Pieces/master/19811
Coldcut - "More Beats and Pieces" (1997)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkPNbTjQgVU
(Coldcut remixed Eric B & Rakim's "Paid in Full" thanks to the recognition of the two tracks above. See week 4 for links that explain more about "Paid in full.")
Coldcut was heavily influenced by the aesthetics of cut & paste as performed on the turntables by Grandmaster Flash on his well-known "Grandmaster
Flash's Adventures on the Wheels of Steel" (1981)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXNzMVLqIHg

DJ Shadow - "Midnight in a Perfect World"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1LacQQseAo
JFB Midnight (Dj Shadow) Routine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wgkzcid28ZU
Midnight In A Perfect World (Extended Version) - DJ Shadow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWRekgV671c
DJ Shadow - Midnight In A Perfect World [Gab Remix]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxK6GzfhuTo

Massive Attack - Protection (1994)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpmc8m87
kIc&list=PLE02D96538B2819D1
Mad Professor vs. Massive Attack - No Protection (1994)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3VhggpAgF8&list=PL-W4U8Ymet4oRlZyU62u22ZwW7lIvZ6h5

Massive Attack - "Thankful for what you've got" (1991)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcEeqFTx2_k
The above is a cover of Vaughn's original recording:
William De Vaughn - "Thankful for What You've Got"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDTXljIqxRE
William De Vaughn's composition was recorded in various dance versions (currently not sure of proper authors of these remixes):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KFpaWVy-Ac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=778JCaw4eZ0
Remixed by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0H71Ps_1jU

Worth considering how Massive Attack's cover gets remixed to fit the dialogue of a film (pay attention to how the verses get rearranged to complement the film):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU4EnYbCHJM

Portishead - Dummy (1994)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHxQeyOp5JE

Portishead - Roseland New York City (Live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFwnlCudeC0

Portishead - Numb
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6rJn_TEu5Y
Portishead - Numb (remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VV8_BJQK8o

Portishead - "Sour Times"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7gutsi1uT4
Blondie - "Heart of Glass"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGU_4-5RaxU
Mashup - "Sour Glass" a mashup of Portishead "Sour Times" and Blondie's "Heart of Glass":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzqyZFHOcE0

Massive Attack and Portishead - Glorybox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22kGEbIwmWY

Nightmares on Wax YouTube Music Selection from the Album Carboot Soul (1999):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjsv9P5R1WU&index=
1&list=RDVjsv9P5R1WU

DJ Kicks' Thievery Corporation (1999)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqTHBOd_H4E
Thievery Corporation Live at KCRW (2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjgykoA44CU

Kruder and Dorfmeister (KD Sessions)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCU36y5utlw&list
=PLBF9F0CC9321D7F65
First song in the KD session above is a remix of Roni Size's "Heroes"(1997) :
Roni Size "Heroes": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb7fQhz21OU

DJ Crush's Strictly Turntablized (1995)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1GD2XvIMK0&list=
PLKvhfJDvbzR_Zo6B6Rjx7tHQtVQ2x5vZv

Tricky - "Aftermath" (1995)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWNOzFnYCI4
Tricky - Maxinquaye (Album, 1995)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Xum7NrlEE&list=
PLBA6E68A26EBED593

 

 

 


Week 4
June 24 - 28, 2013

Music Selection and Relevant Links:

Krautrock - The Rebirth of Germany (BBC Documentary) - Full Version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnMhkkgWpG4

The hip hop years part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhrSlOa2bsA
The hip hop years part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaKsr6COjhA
The hip hop years part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_46ig2V74I

Copyright Criminals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIoR3PYpduo

Hip Hop is quite diverse. To get a sense of this look at the following resources:

Latino History of Hip Hop Part 1:
http://latinousa.org/2015/03/20/1512-a-latino-history-of-hip-hop-part-i/
Latino History of Hip Hop Part 2:
http://www.npr.org/2015/06/05/412296491/a-latino-history-of-hip-hop-part-2

A Brief History Of Asian Influence In Hip-Hop:
http://www.vibe.com/2014/01/timeline-brief-history-
asian-influence-hip-hop/

Philipinos in Hip Hop:
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/news/
filipino-hip-hop/?ar_a=1

Breakdancing borrowed from martial arts, Kapoeira, gymnastics and contemporary dance, in turn the world has made breakdancing its own. Korean breakdancers remain one of the dominant forces in breakdance to this day:

Planet B-Boy - American Documentary about Breakdance & Hip Hop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmXWmGT1I-M

Hip Hop Music Selection:

LA Dreamteam - "Rockberry Jam" (1985)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KElKcfgzN5I

Rock Master Scott And The Dynamic Three - "The Roof Is On Fire" (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qVz0aUXLEA

Beastie Boys - License to Ill (1986)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcMdUKWidPY&list=
PL25B9AE950D56705F&index=2

Erik B and Rakim - Paid in Full (Album, 1987)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Ot0jDQpYY
ErikB and Rakim - "Paid in Full" (Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7t8eoA_1jQ
Sample sources for bass-line and drums:
Dennis Edwards - "Don't Look Any Further"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH3rx8LhrQo
Soul Searchers - "Ashley's Roach Clip" (break happens around 3:35)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XNr06zoKYg

LL Cool J - "Going Back to Cali" (1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdizL4on-Rc
LL Cool J - "Illegal Search" (1990)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiKPvKs4xkE

EPMD - "You Gots to Chill" (1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUGisre9xNU
Sample taken from Zapp & Roger's "Bounce to the Ounce"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK6wOG_aDl8

Boogie Down Productions (KRS-One) (1989)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4LAb777Dtg

Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (Album, 1990)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbG2ySZ6uNA&list=
PL0EE408B8C9B7CBC9

Public Enemy "Night of the Living Baseheads" (1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyR09SP9qdA

A Tribe Called Quest - The Lowend Theory (1991)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_GrJtZqTjk&list=PLRBu2o2gHu1-yVYtZnW9FmR7u7-2omPCT
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders (1993)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXwbnKGieg8&list=PLRBu2o2gHu1_-aAXqJT2rHm0Us0XGCEZ5

Wu - Tang Clan - Enter The Wu. Tang - 36 Chambers (Full Album, 1993)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn3E5QAEt18&list=
PLB04D0C2E34E3FB80

Dre Dre - The Chronic (Album, 1992)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXhTnTAm0sI&list=
RDlXhTnTAm0sI#t=11

2pac - 2Pacalypse Now (Album, 1991)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohdblJr0ls8

2pac - "Changes" (1992, remixed and released in 1998)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nay31hvEvrY
Samples from Bruce Hornsby and the Range - "The Way It Is" (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOeKidp-iWo

Nas sampled 2Pac's "Changes" for his song "Black President" (1998)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxdW5ImUy1s

Notorious Big - Ready To Die (Full Album, 1994)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt4xBTqx8g8
Biggie Smalls - "One More Chance"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ogs_NsXh58


Biggie Smalls - "One More Chance Remix" (1995)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=132OAFRqoFI
Remix samples from Debarge's 1993 song "Stay with Me" (sample starts around 2:36)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CinavBPMy-I

 

House Music Selection (early house):

Anita Ward - "Ring my Bell" (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URAqnM1PP5E

Skatt Brothers - "Walk the Night" (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q3PkEjKMLc
Extended remix:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTH1dW3_E1Y

The Salsoul Orchestra. "Ooh, I Love It (Love Break)". 12" Original Remix Shep Pettibone. (1982)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkDmbJegNpw
Short version (break mix):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynSP04nUThk
(Note that in the above mixes you can already hear the drum arrangement that Frankie Bones would come to perfect with drum machines.)

First Choice- "Let No Man Put Asunder" (1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKOY6xpir90

 

House Music Selection (house proper):

Chip E. - "Time to Jack" (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cUpalmjMZ0

On The House - "Move Your Body" (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enyh56-Q_Cs
(First record to use a piano in house music. Became a house anthem because it uses the word "house" in the lyrics)

Mr. Fingers (Larry Heard) - "Can You Feel it?" (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeiH9Mm0E5Y

Farley Jackmaster Funk - Jack'n The House (1987)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZFw2aLFX0E

Ralphi Rosario - You Used To Hold Me (1987)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJPwhdS25j4

Phuture - "Acid Trax" (1987)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCUPc9zVfyo

Raze - "Break for Love" (1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axvKAXi8N8M

"Work it to the Bone" (1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg-CPoLKnDo

Jungle Brothers - "I'll House You" (1989)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFGhQSiGHWM
(The above crosses over to what came to be called "hip-house." Some house purists did not like rap combined with house. Often times only the dub or instrumental versions of this record was remixed on the dancefloor.) One of various intrumental versions that were released:
"Richie Rich Instrumental"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0k1qLGVjsM

Ten City - That's The Way Love Is (Underground Mix, 1989)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99jHPfkZX3Y

 

Techno Selection:

Cybotron, "Clear" (1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGqiBFqWCTU
"Clear" Frankie Bones Remix:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkrk5Gzo_2A
Also listed under electro-Funk for Week 3
Cybotron, "Cosmic Cars" (1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOBUqCIXXWY

Model 500 "No UFOs" (1985)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNz01ty-kTQ

Derrick May - "Nude Photo" (1987)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIx32rZdENM
(2004 Remix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7HiL2m63pQ

Derrick May - "Rhythim Is Rhythim" - Strings of Life (Original Mix, 1987)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pahJh2r8Hg0

Inner City - "The Good Life" (1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUwfOOdg4eE
Inner City - "Big Fun" (1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omfiVkkJ1OU
Inner City is a crossover act, and is not necessarily considered a techno group, even though Kevin Saunderson is one of the three founders of Techno in Detroit. The songs by Inner City were also mixed with Freestyle and some Electro-Funk, depending on the club.

Joey Beltram - "Energy Flash" (1990)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALsHox5sYCk
Considered a pivotal track in defining the sound of techno particulary in Europe. It is one of the compositions that also opened the door for the aesthetics of trance. Beltram considered his composition to be part of house music, but it eventually became labeled as techno in Europe for selling purposes.

Aphex Twin - Didgeridoo (1992)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5UBYOv1G9A

Carl Cox - "The Player" (1996)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXlgIpcjfxs

Jeff Mills - Metropolis (Full Length, 2001)
Inspired by the film Metropolis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4V7lSNezJs&list=PL45E81DDD3837F6B1

Richie Hawtin - "DE9 | Closer To The Edit" (2001, full-length)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MSymIy9eCY

Juan Atkins - "Flash Flood" (2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eC2J2ZtnKVE

 


Week 3
June 15 - 19, 2015

Music selection and relevant links:

The Joy of Disco - The Joy of Disco:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zQpMnU6N4o

Studio 54 - Documentary complete
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEDO4eXIxQg

Amen Break Documentary (by Nate Harrison):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac
The Winstons - Amen Brother:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxZuq57_bYM

Scratch (2001 ,film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknyeyyZEXU

TB-303 Documentary - Bassline Baseline (2005)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLQwwtjtiY4

 

Music Selection from Jamaica, Dancehall:

Yellowman - King Yellowman (Full Album) 1984
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i11zpqkmupg
Yellowman Reggae Sunsplash 1982
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko46_aXW_94

Mr Loverman- Shabba Ranks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcWif3u4A0A
House Call (Your Body Can't LieTo Me), featuring Maxi Priest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwtAGWWC9y4

Elephant Man - Willie Bounce
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r038-tDd8eI

Elephant Man & Wyclef Jean - FIVE-O
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nNiBgS4bZ0

YouTube Selection of Dancehall:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH_0_pijbZY&list=
RDwH_0_pijbZY#t=5

 

Music Selection from UK, Northern Soul:

Frank Wilson - "Do I Love You" (Arguably once the rarest record ever)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwvpeYiQwss

The O'Jays - I Love Music (1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_1s2UFc_z8

R Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost In My House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG700BojpH0

Love On A Mountain Top - Robert Knight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPABa8IVFac

Bobby Freeman - "C'mon And Swim"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l2agUPZ7lc

The four tops - I can't help myself - Live HQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXavZYeXEc0

Gloria Jones - "Tainted Love" (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKUjI_CbIY0
(Not northen soul, but a cover of "Tainted Love," 1984 sequential mashup with "Where did our Love Go?" by Soft Cell, New Wave version):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srtuQU20QXA

 

Music Selection from U.S., Disco (before mid-seventies, soul music influenced by the Motown sound):

Viva Tirado Live - El Chicano (1970) 1971 performance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxmwPkqkCnk
(
See Kid Frost below under rap for a sample used in a rap song)

Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band "Love Land" (1970)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ0yX05h3IQ

The Friends of Distinction - "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" (1970)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqjWWH0mQBQ

Manu Dibango - "Soul Makossa" (1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2jYjUiulMQ

Kook and the Gang - "Jungle Boogie" (1974)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHGOO73Gxg4

MFSB TSOP The Sound Of Philadelphia (1974)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3nPLfG9gZY

Van McCoy - "The Hustle" (1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj23_nDFSfE

Sylvester - You Make Me Feel (mighty real)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG2ixYJ79iE

James Brown - The Original Disco Man DISCO (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHQJDbeT1lM

Village People - "In the Navy"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu-iY7cw

Donna Summer " Love To Love You Baby "
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6iTciIqLxM
Donna Summer I Feel Love [Extended Dance Edit] (1977)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljxm3NsnVI0
Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Megamix)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1km3Fbeo0w

Le Freak - Chic (1978)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbzooE7jtiE
"Le Freak (House/Funk Deep Remix)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9e1REw6WFY
Chic Megamix - in memory of Bernard Edwards (mixed in the tradition of the old days with two turntables)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMlhtKw_Sds

More, More More - Andrea True Connection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kczErPNrKp4

Bee Gees - "Staying Alive" (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_izvAbhExY

Bee Gees Megamix (Straight on two turntables, as it would be done at the club)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxZckhvwsoM

 

Music Selection from U.S. (Electro-funk/techno-funk, or simply... "funk" as it was called and known to DJs playing it.)

Three key tracks that informed funk in the eighties:
Babe Ruth's "The Mexican," James Brown's "The Payback", and The Incredible Bongo Band's "Apache"

"The Mexican" (break played by Mancuso and DJs in the Bronx, happens at 3:35 - 445)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YhRkAF1tXM
Incredible Bongo Band - "Apache" (1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnsc_U4sJ8Q
"Apache" is actually a cover originally recorded by The Shadows in 1969:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoN6AKPGkBo
James Brown, "The Payback" (1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IST6qRfVqwY
James Brown's drummer, Clyde Stubblefield is arguably the most sampled drummer in history:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOS18vi7WLc

Unity by James Brown & Afrika Bambaataa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6hE5OmpKyc
Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Soinc Force -"Planet Rock"
(extended mix, 1982)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XPmOpLVZPI

Afrika Bambaataa, "Looking for the Perfect Beat"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RJlYzBhLg4

Twilight 22 - "Electric Kingdom"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDj54ZdJw_w

Al Naafiysh "The Soul" Side A:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbvDORZ0HlU
Side B:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i46sF1PcqL8
It's about time Remix:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hLUjEO2ZCs

Cybotron "Clear"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGqiBFqWCTU
"Clear" Frankie Bones (founder of House music) Remix:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkrk5Gzo_2A

Herbie Hancock, "Rock it"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHhD4PD75zY
Live version (inspired many DJs including Mix Master Mike to become DJs--becaue of Grandmaster DSTs performance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN5ltss0NMA
See Mike Scratching:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DLED7krHwU

Much of early electro-funk borrowed (sampled freely) or were heavily influenced by the music of Kraftwerk (Germany). Two songs that were heavily sampled are:
Kraftwerk - "Numbers"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YPiCeLwh5o
Kraftwerk - "Transeurope Express"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBGNlTPgQII

Newcleus was clearly influenced by the sound coming out of Germany. "Push the Button makes this quite evident." Also note that while Newcleus were very much experimenting with electro-funk, they also would rap, as you will notice one of their most successful songs is included under the rap section below.

Newcleus - "Push the Button" (extended mix) (1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67zWw4UfHWE
Newcleus - "Push the Button" (with vocal intro)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vatk9sF7qyI

The P Crew - "Nasty Rock" (1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5rbZ-RQbIg

Midnight Star - "Freakazoid" (1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRo426va26I

 

Music Selection from U.S., Hip Hop (Rap):

Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five - "The Message" (1982)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4o8TeqKhgY

The Egyptian Lover "Egypt Egypt" (1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjFs9CPGhts

The Egyptian Lover "I Need a Freak" (1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Cd9wGHtr0

Newcleus - "Jam on It" (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEmg5GaAHbk

Whodini - "Friends" (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tECCvdWEweA
Whodini - "Five Minutes of Funk"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pskKw8sPtQk

Ice T - "Reckless" (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POydN8X1GSY

Dr. Dre and the Wrecking Crew (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT9O-pUGsVM

World Famous Supreme Team (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHMVkqCKknc
Malcolm Mclaren, "World Famous" (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq_dDiLZl38
Malcom Maclaren, "Hobo Scratch" (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_mHENbpmHk

UTFO - "Roxanne Roxanne"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KpngczmD7Q

Roxanne Shante "Roxanne's Revenge"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVy2LHKFG18

Run DMC - King of Rock (1985)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXzWlPL_TKw
Run DMC - Sucker MCs (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXVFNs0piP8

Beastie Boys - License to Ill (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7M7d8u40I4&list=PL07ABD2EB68C1C470

NWA, "Something 2 dance 2" (1988)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcI_rUWHSmo
NWA, "Straight Out of Compton" (1988)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGmbUXqHPk4

Public Enemy - "Don't Believe the Hype" (1988)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vQaVIoEjOM
Public Enemy - "Fight the Power" (1990)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PaoLy7PHwk

Queen Latiffah and Monie Love - "Ladies First" (1989)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLB5bUNAesc

Monie Love "Monie in the Middle" (1990)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxHLYjz_oEs

Kid Frost - La Raza (1990)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ8AS300WH4
(See disco section for the original song "Viva Tirado" by El Chicano to hear the source of melody and percussion samples)

 

Music Selection from U.S., Hip Hop (Turntablism):

Grandmaster Flash, Adventures on the Wheels of Steel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXNzMVLqIHg

DJ Shadow, "Midnight in a Perfect World"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InFbBlpDTfQ

DJ Crush, Kemuri
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVjgRlto8PI

Invisible Skratch Picklz Live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ3N6XADe9I

DJ Qbert, 2012 DMC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS0rl7IGHwA
DJ Qbert & Mix Master Mike 2012 DMC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7pVbJClzuc

Kid Koala (Jazz improvization, date unknown)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbFIGFv4GLQ

Beat Junkies 1998
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29TIvv5uIVE

 


Week 2
June 9 - 13, 2014

Music selection and relevant links:

Everything is a Remix, Part 1:
http://vimeo.com/14912890
Everything is a Remix, Part 2:
http://vimeo.com/19447662
Everything is a Remix, Part 3:
https://vimeo.com/25380454
Everything is a Remix, Part 4:
https://vimeo.com/36881035

 

History of Jamaican Music Pt 1
(Discusses ska and rock steady):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4J4P6ozT0g
BBC Reggae The Story of Jamaican Music Programme 2 Rebel Music
(Discusses reggae and briefly dub):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvycRljrAH4
Reggae Britannia Documentary Part 1
(Discusses Reggae in England)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQXyK1uxTps

 

Deep Soul The Up Rising Of Motown Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkd1c4T5HiE
Deep Soul The Up Rising Of Motown Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe9NGrEJQEE
Deep Soul The Up Rising Of Otis Redding Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXGallmBcTA
Deep Soul The Up Rising Of Otis Redding Part 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jFXR6o639g

 

Music Selection from Jamaica, 1960s:

Ska:

Ernest Ranglin, "Liquidation"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ_iZ9iBYBM

Skatalites - Ska Authentic (Album, 1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4kH8PvwDyM&list=
PL0A7039D867DDDA2A

Skatalites - Simmer down (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9HyXc4e7Qc
Youtube's Music Selection of Skatalites and Ska:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwPLeczyhKg&list=RD02O9HyXc4e7Qc

Rock Steady:

John Holt & The Paragons - "I've Got To Get Away" (1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRDILYQqUkM
YouTube's Music Selection of The Paragons:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECwMLVUt67c&list=
PL22729AAD8001A0B9

The Melodians Music Selection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2ZTDA2CQ2A&list=RDj2ZTDA2CQ2A

Coxsone, Studio 1, Trojan Recordings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gawxZygnN5I&list=
PLKFIDSIt30nNufz54UF9ySpTf0SxB0zsf

 

Reggae (See England)

 

Dub (mainly 1970s):

Lee Perry and King Jammy - "Rude Boy"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y87id6TGopc

Lee Perry, Scientist, and Other Various Selections:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEA_ekmBBwI&list=
RD7F8pU5ykQpI&index=2

King Tubby & Augustus Pablo - "Ruler Fi Dub"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIhaL04aJpI&noredirect=1
YouTube's Music Selection of King Tubby:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvYSYOKFCbk&list=RD025iQxCG1c39I

YouTube Music Selection of Mad Professor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_-DRRrFilc&list=RDY_-DRRrFilc

 

Music Selection from England, 1960s/70s:

Reggae:

Jimmy Cliff, "The Harder They Come"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGE4dnrPPZQ
Jimmy Cliff & others, YouTube's Selection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18EAqHx2lMk&list=RD18EAqHx2lMk#t=0

Bob Marley - Catch a Fire (First Album, 1973):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDadSKdegBo&list=PL9BDE49614C503F66
YouTube Music Selection of Bob Marley:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-XAJyAbQYI&list=PL0250E33D6EF5A4D6

Blue Beat:

Bob & Marcia - "Young, Gifted and Black"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubDVUQon5BE
Bob & Marcia - "Really Together"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi6LDdBdvzo

Blue Beat Recordings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPTw9cQ5DyI&list=
RDUPTw9cQ5DyI#t=31

 

Music Selection from the United States, 1960s-70s:

The Supremes "Baby Love" (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23UkIkwy5ZM

Marvin Gaye - "Easy Living" (1964)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzyeHRQdTHQ
YouTube Music Selection of Marvin Gaye:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARWFDoADlqk&list=
RDARWFDoADlqk#t=7

James Brown - "The Payback" (1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IST6qRfVqwY

Motown Music Selection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hajBdDM2qdg&list=
PLC112C476FA02BD52

 

How concepts of Dub, the selector & MC were popularly introduced in U.S. pop music:

Kool Herc "Merry-Go-Round" technique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qwml-F7zKQ

Grandmaster Flash - Wildstyle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHIsNQ3eh2g

The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDniHCHOicU

Chic - "Good Times" (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g6bUe5MDRo

Sugarhill Gang - "Rapper's Delight" (1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diiL9bqvalo

 


Week 1
June 1, - 5, 2015

Music selection and relevant links:

Jamaican Music style before the '60s:

Mento Music:
http://www.mentomusic.com/WhatIsMento.htm
http://worldmusic.about.com/od/genres/p/Mento.htm
Selection of Mento Music:
http://www.mentomusic.com/buy.htm

Brief Video on Mento Music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NWpJZ0t48k

Jamaican Folk Dances Explained:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvktJry98nY

Hil and Gully Rider:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCpTkfYVHpQ

Early Theodore Miller-Mento Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqVW9Sx31-M

Mento and Jamaican Music Compilation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqVW9Sx31-M&list=PL2PNEQ3wxDSP_dNeRuFDxSKRW9FYbOieC&index=2

Contemporary Mento Band, The Jolly Boys:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDzzlNX-h7Q

Versioning Mento:
Amy Winhouse's "Rehab" Mento Version by The Jolly Boys:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOwl-bMfIkc
Winehouse's "Rebhab":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUmZp8pR1uc

Jamaican Journey - from mento to dubstep:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkf-F803bI

 

Selection of Music from the United States that influenced Jamaican Culture:

Charles Brown - "Rockin' Blues"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flr6S-orNr8
YouTube's Charles Brown Music Selection:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGtu2gMRIPU&list=RD02T77Ubj6EGlE

Louis Jordan, "Let the Good Times Roll"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdQJ3Q0uhYE

YouTube's Louise Jordan Music Selection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR6pHtiNT_
k&list=RDYdQJ3Q0uhYE&index=2

Big Joe Turner - "Shake, Rattle & Roll":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Feq_Nt3nM
YouTube's Big Joe Turner's Music Selection:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJsod7Lgn8E&list=RD02bMcfKSeVKDA

Nat King Cole, "Nature Boy"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq0XJCJ1Srw
YouTube's Nat King Cole's Music Selection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gETTFM2PCYg&list=
RDgETTFM2PCYg#t=11

Peggy Lee, "Fever" (1958)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7_k_0dKknA

Abbie Mitchell, "Summertime" (1935)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0g12TrSnIE

Billie Holiday, "Summertime" (1936)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYUqbnk7tCY

Miles Davis, "Summertime" (1958)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgmEY41baKM

 

Versions in the tradition of dub:

Versioning "Fever" and "Summertime:"

Susan Cadogan, "Fever" (1969)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL6GopN1cLM

Ska version of "Summertime" by The Rude Boys (2000)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV4W6JqUJpI

Reggae version of "Summertime" by B. B. Seaton (1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RAMm_VmOjA

 

Versioning in Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass:

"Sweetest Taboo" by Sade:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcPc18SG6uA
"Sweetest Taboo" by Sweet Corner:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6glc6egYdg

Beatles, "Come Together"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axb2sHpGwHQ
MC Olive, "Come Together"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVkPYGZnLks