Show 889

December 16, 2016

Chris Read crafts the ultimate compendium of samples behind 1989 hip-hop, with countless originals from The Meters to Charlie Parker to Desmond Dekker all artfully blended to mixtape perfection. Plus standout old-school cuts by Stetsasonic and T La Rock, sanctified funk by Spirit of Love, flawless Outkast reworks by Sam Gellaitry and Ian Ewing, and sweet simmering grooves from Terry Reid, Childish Gambino and NxWorries.

DJs & GUESTS

DJ Static, Professor Groove, Chris Read

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PLAYLIST

  • intro
  • prince - partyup
  • talk (over lemelle - you got something special instrumental)
  • ty & towanna - catch action
  • spirit of love - he's alright
  • advanced workers with the anti-imperialist singers - better red let others be dead
  • pink floyd - time   (start of chris read's "breaks of 89" set  /  sampled in 3rd bass - steppin to the a.m.)
  • m.f.s.b. - zack's fanfare   (sampled in black, rock & ron - stop the world)
  • yvonne fair - let your hair down   (sampled in biz markie - check it out)
  • 8th day - she's not just another woman   (sampled in biz markie - she's not just another woman (monique))
  • player - baby come back   (sampled in biz markie - things get a little easier)
  • eagles - those shoes   (sampled in beastie boys - high plains drifter)
  • alice cooper - it's hot tonight   (sampled in beastie boys - what comes around)
  • incredible bongo band - last bongo in belgium   (sampled in beastie boys - looking down the barrel of a gun)
  • detroit emeralds - baby let me take you (in my arms)   (sampled in de la soul - say no go)
  • eric burdon & war - magic mountain   (sampled in de la soul - potholes in my lawn)
  • sly & the family stone - poet (blend with edwin starr - easin' in)   (sampled in de la soul - description, tone loc - loc'ed after dark)
  • kool & the gang - summer madness (blend with double trouble - stoop rap, meters - hand clapping song, eric b. & rakim - i ain't no joke, billy stewart - summer time)   (sampled in gang starr - d.j. premier in deep concentration)
  • ben e. king - what is soul   (sampled in stereo m.c.'s - what is soul?)
  • joe cocker - woman to woman   (sampled in e.p.m.d. - knick knack paddy wack)
  • melvin bliss - synthetic substitution   (sampled in de la soul - potholes in my lawn)
  • foster sylvers - misdemeanor   (sampled in d.o.c. - it's funky enough)
  • charlie parker & miles davis - a night in tunisia (blend with james brown - bring it up)   (sampled in gang starr - manifest)
  • baby huey - hard times   (sampled in chill rob g. - ride the rhythm)
  • kool & the gang - n.t.   (sampled in chill rob g. - let me show you)
  • average white band feat. ben e. king - get it up for love   (sampled in def jef - god made me funky)
  • ripple - a funky song   (sampled in def jef - god made me funky)
  • funky 4 + 1 - feel it (the mexican)   (sampled in def jef - god made me funky)
  • stylistics - people make the world go round (blend with david bowie - fame)   (sampled in e.p.m.d. - it wasn't me it was the fame)
  • david bromberg - sharon   (sampled in beastie boys - johnny ryall)
  • ronnie laws - tell me something good (blend with afrika bambaataa & james brown - unity part 2)   (sampled in beastie boys - shake your rump)
  • donny hathaway - magnificent century band (break)   (sampled in beastie boys - johnny ryall)
  • desmond dekker - 007 (shanty town) (blend with dave & ansell collins - double barrel, lyn collins - think (about it))   (sampled in special ed - i'm the magnificent)
  • grover washington jr. - mister magic   (sampled in heavy d. & the boyz - you ain't heard nuttin yet)
  • redd holt unlimited - i shot the sheriff   (sampled in b.d.p. - gimme, dat, (woy))
  • soul ii soul - fairplay (blend with b.t. express - if it don't turn you on, funkadelic - one nation under a groove)   (sampled in e.p.m.d. - so wat cha sayin')
  • aretha franklin - rock steady (blend with e.p.m.d. - it's my thing)   (sampled in e.p.m.d. - i'm housin')
  • meters - sing a simple song (blend with maceo & the macks - soul power 74)   (sampled in 3rd bass - product of the environment (project remix))
  • tommy roe - dizzy   (sampled in de la soul - 3 is the magic number (chad jackson remix))
  • sly stone - crossword puzzle   (sampled in de la soul - say no go)
  • mad lads - no strings attached   (sampled in de la soul - change in speak)
  • emotions - i like it   (sampled in 3rd bass feat. zev love x. - gas face)
  • 20th century steel band - heaven & hell is on earth   (sampled in 3rd bass - soul in the hole)
  • freedom - get up and dance   (sampled in b.d.p. - you must learn (live from the caucus mountains remix))
  • l.t.d. - (every time i turn around) back in love again (blend with public enemy - night of the living baseheads)   (sampled in gang starr - here is the proof)
  • people's choice - i likes to do it   (sampled in de la soul - tread water)
  • hall & oates - i can't go for that (no can do)   (sampled in de la soul - say no go)
  • funkadelic - (not just) knee deep   (sampled in de la soul - me myself and i)
  • big john hamilton - big bad john   (sampled in big daddy kane - warm it up, kane)
  • bernard hermann - the murder   (sampled in beastie boys - egg man  /  end of chris read's "breaks of 89" set)
  • freddie foxxx feat. queen latifah - so tough
  • fu-schnickens - sum dum munkey (frankie cutlass' flip squad remix)
  • a tribe called quest - check the rhime (skeff's mix)
  • groove b. chill - hip hop music
  • stetsasonic - go stetsa
  • run-d.m.c. - hollis crew (krush-groove 2)
  • t. la rock & jazzy jay - it's yours (scratch party death mix)
  • dick walter - silhouettes
  • joe cuba sextet - do you feel it?
  • terry reid - the frame
  • nights - don't knock the rock
  • childish gambino - redbone
  • nxworries - best one
  • sam gellaitry - daos
  • ian ewing - pass dat chocolate milk
  • brookzill! feat. count bass d. - saudade songbook
  • talk (over dominique larue & j. rawls - us tonight instrumental)
  • masta ace feat. pav bundy & hypnotic brass ensemble - young black intelligent (y.b.i.)
  • pharoahe monch feat. styles p. & phonte - black hand side

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