Remixes Out - Sampling In

While the Indian scenario is facing an over-kill of anybody and everybody coming up with a remix, I think the international music industry is shifting from remixes to sampling.

Eminem sampled Dido's 'Thank you' in his song 'Stan' and that was a few years back. Am not sure if that was the beginning. Some English tracks even have hindi old songs sampled in them. Truth Hurt's 'So addictive' had 'Kaliyon ka chaman' sampled. The other way does not work usually - they sound quite crappy (not saying that 'so addictive was any less).

At present sampling is flooding the market and most of the songs I like. Madonna's new album includes tune sampling from a lot of artists - 'Hung up' has Abba's 'Gimme gimme', 'Future Lovers' has Donna Summer's 'I feel love', 'Forbidden Love' has Kraftwerk's 'Inspiration' etc etc. Mariah Carey's new album has sampling from Imaginations' 'Illusion' in her song 'Get your number'. There's another song I heard recently (do not remember artist or track) which had Fleetwood Mac's 'Big Love' sampled. Its quite neat. This doesn't screw up the old song and at the same time, adds a new flavour to the new original song (and its lyrics). This is just gonna get more popular.

While you are at it, check this. Not sure if they are samples or rip-offs of old songs!

And if you wanted to know the legal side to sampling, read this. Am quite sure that hindi music directors over ages, have not been aware of license fees. Maybe now? I wonder still!