12 January 2014, 12:24 | #1 | |
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Xenon 2: Megablast music question
I know that Bomb the bass famous song from Xenon II should be originated in Assault on Precinct 13 movie soundtrack. Regarding this article in HOL:
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12 January 2014, 12:34 | #2 |
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Bomb the Bass took the main 'hook' from Assault on Precinct 13 and used that as the basis for their tune.
Back in the 80's, it was rare to remix an entire tune, sampling and taking many parts of different songs was what people were starting to do, Bomb the Bass, S-Express and a load of other British groups all doing it. Problem was, lots of groups were sampling peoples stuff and not getting permission, so obviously Bomb the Bass's lawyers suggested that to release their record without acknowledging where it was inspired from would likely get them in trouble, even though other than the 'hook', theres very little left of the original John Carpenter tune to worry about. |
12 January 2014, 13:01 | #3 |
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That's the bass 'hook' that Bomb the Bass 'borrowed' and slightly modified. Another (in)famous example is Rick James' 'Superfreak' which was used in McHammer's 'Can't touch this' and later he got credited as a 'co-writer'. |
12 January 2014, 13:04 | #4 |
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12 January 2014, 16:33 | #5 | |
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12 January 2014, 21:38 | #6 |
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Didn't Utah Saints also rip the guitar riff from Slayers 'War Ensemble' and use it on 'I want you' which was made into an intro for Burning Rubber?
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12 January 2014, 22:39 | #7 |
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OMG. Lyrics to Megablast :
Don't touch that dial! "Track fifty nine, zero four thirty hours..." (do filme Apocalipse Now) There have been mixes and dance tracks put together in the past but none can outrun or equal the power of Megablast (vários samples de Buffalo Gals do Malcolm McLaren) "Ah yeah! Check this out!" (sampleado de Here We Go do Run D.M.C.) "Is that him? Could I be right? Could that be Kid Dynamite?" (sampleado de Jimmy Walker, do album 'Dyn-o-mite') Thanks for turning it up, buy it for the... hip hop, Kid Dynamite (samples de Buffalo Gals do Malcolm McLaren) All this scratching's making me itch Hey, kick it, check it out, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (x2) "Say turn it up!" (sampleado de Bring The Noise do Public Enemy) Could anyone put together the exact lyrics of Xenon 2 remix? I can understand only few words. |
12 January 2014, 22:47 | #8 |
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Thanks, more complicated than in current pop hits.
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12 January 2014, 23:49 | #9 |
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Dont forget this cool version:
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13 January 2014, 00:29 | #10 |
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That sounds just like the music from the Atari ST version of Jens Wersteins Ice and Fire the Wizards, music around the 1:00 minute mark:
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13 January 2014, 15:29 | #12 |
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This IS the version from which Bomb the Bass stole the sample. Though it's a slightly updated remix (New Scratch-Mix) from The Splash Bands "The End (Disco)".
http://www.discogs.com/John-Carpente.../release/84586 The original Carpenter Soundtrack Remix Album. http://www.discogs.com/Splash-Band-T.../master/189446 Last edited by Retro-Nerd; 13 January 2014 at 15:59. |
13 January 2014, 16:47 | #13 |
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Very complicated story then
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13 January 2014, 17:03 | #14 |
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