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A musical history of sampling, in 3 minutes

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This 3-minute video from Eclectic Method takes us on a brief musical history, starting from the introduction of the mellotron in the early ’60s (featuring the Beatles), then moving quickly to James Brown, up through the Beastie Boys. As a bonus, as the songs play, the songs their samples gave rise to are mapped out next to them.

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