My inner pedant can't let pass the fact that Call On Me was 2004, not 2002. It's also not sampled from the original record, they got Steve Winwood to re-record his own vocals.
There's actually a much longer story behind that one, detailed in this fairly comprehensive video if you have a spare 45 mins. It covers the Stardust version, and a 2003 white label bootleg that became the backbone of the version everyone knows. It's a little unfair/clickbaity towards Eric Prydz, there's an addendum which isn't covered in the video but I believe - and I can't remember where I read this - Ministry of Sound were set on releasing the track no matter who put their name to it. Prydz was simply the first name down their list that said yes, I believe another big name turned it down initially.
SYSTEM-J
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Originally posted by hoopoe
It's a little unfair/clickbaity towards Eric Prydz, there's an addendum which isn't covered in the video but I believe - and I can't remember where I read this - Ministry of Sound were set on releasing the track no matter who put their name to it. Prydz was simply the first name down their list that said yes, I believe another big name turned it down initially.
Now that is interesting.
As for the main video, is it just me or did the sampling get a whole lot lazier in the mid-2000s and the tracks a whole lot less "iconic" from about 2007?
Anyway, if you like this kind of thing, I'd highly recommend a chap called Gyu Beats on YT who has a whole series called "How Was It Made?" which breaks down the production of classic tracks, and not just the samples. A really brilliant insight into the creativity and the tiny details behind these classic tracks:
Mattsanity
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Originally posted by hoopoe
My inner pedant can't let pass the fact that Call On Me was 2004, not 2002. It's also not sampled from the original record, they got Steve Winwood to re-record his own vocals.
There's actually a much longer story behind that one, detailed in this fairly comprehensive video if you have a spare 45 mins. It covers the Stardust version, and a 2003 white label bootleg that became the backbone of the version everyone knows. It's a little unfair/clickbaity towards Eric Prydz, there's an addendum which isn't covered in the video but I believe - and I can't remember where I read this - Ministry of Sound were set on releasing the track no matter who put their name to it. Prydz was simply the first name down their list that said yes, I believe another big name turned it down initially.
Iconic track no matter what the dance music elitists say. His re-recording of his own vocals sounds like a sample.
Lews
Great video, thanks for sharing! Although I definitely lost focus/interest after the 2005-2007 area... The songs were not as 'classic' and the sampling seemed to become more about manipulating the sounds as opposed to building up a track with the samples. Still cool, but not quite as interesting for me.
