DJ MATTHEW AFRICA

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

How sweet

Finally getting a chance to hear the new Kells album and kind of shocked to hear him sampling this:



Rhyze: "Just How Sweet Is Your Love" (Sam, 1980)

I'm pretty happy with what he did with it. Credit for choosing the sample probably goes to co-producer Jack Splash, who was in Plantlife and more recently has produced enjoyable retro-ish singles for Alicia Keys, Estelle and others. I tend to think of him along the same lines as Ryan Leslie or Will.I.Am-- undeniably talented producers who I admire when they're not trying to write lyrics, rap or sing.

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2 Comments:

Blogger Rob Pursey said...

The new Kells album is awesome in my opinion. I pretty much like every track - 'Echo', 'Like I Do' and 'Elsewhere' my picks at the moment.

Cheers for the sample.

December 9, 2009 12:38 PM  
Blogger Matthew said...

On first pass the ones that really jumped out at me were "Exit" and "Pregnant". Hopefully our different picks speak to the depth of the record-- time will tell.

December 10, 2009 9:53 AM  

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