This week we’re diving into the story of the song that accidentally ended up on “Thriller”, including demos and alternate takes. If you liked this video, you’ll love the Digging The Greats Patreon where you can watch ad free extended videos (this one is 4 minutes longer over there), join […]
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The movie Dune 2 is out, and features Christopher Walken as the Emperor. This is crazy not only for Dune fans, for Christopher Walken fans, but also for fans of early 2000s big beat electronic music! Today we’re diving into the Dune Cinematic Universe (albeit, a loosely connected one) to […]
Today, we’re talking all about the Mighty Souls of Mischief and their song “93 ‘Til Infinity” – the story behind this song, recreating the beat, and figuring out why this song has had such a long life. Download the Ableton Recreation as a member of the DTG Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/diggingthegreats Normally, […]
Get 15 tracks to sample on Tracklib for free: http://www.tracklib.com/diggingthegreats Songs Played are included on my Tracklib playlist, check it out here: https://www.tracklib.com/music/collections/783538 ____________________________ There’s one album that doesn’t come up in the Dilla conversation enough. It’s some of his best work, was a turning point for him as a […]
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Stop data brokers from exposing your personal information. Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/diggingthegreats to get a 14-day free trial and see how much of yours is being sold. Today, we’re going to cover a lot of ground, by way of this song, “Genius of Love” by Tom Tom Club. I’ll […]
Tap in to the Livestream Giveaway on Wednesday April 17th at 5pm PST – exclusively on Patreon (free tier included) http://www.patreon.com/diggingthegreats I’ll be giving away records, merch, DJing, and hanging out – come say what’s up! Today I want to answer the question – what was the first Hip Hop […]
Watch the full, extended edit of this video by becoming a FREE DTG member at https://www.patreon.com/posts/free-extended-it-102635923?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link That video is twice as long and has things that can’t make this cut. Today is the 30th anniversary of Nas’ Illmatic. So today, we’re gonna talk about yet ANOTHER incredible producer who worked […]
Get started with Tracklib for free: http://www.tracklib.com/diggingthegreats Songs Played are included on my Tracklib playlist, check it out here: https://www.tracklib.com/music/collections/783538 The album “Cross” by Justice from 2007 is an incredible album that uses 3 distinct sampling techniques – but that’s not quite what makes this album so good. Let’s dive […]
