Feel my Bicep

Flying Lotus’ third studio album, 2010’s Cosmogramma, will have a tough task following 2008’s sublime L.A. In the mean time though A Decade of Flying Lotus, as mixed by Gaslamp Killer, will have to do. Whether or not it’s overly self-indulgent, a gesture of goodwill (released on Christmas day) or just blatant self-promotion, it’s worth a listen.

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James is recognized as one of the progenitors of smooth jazz. His music has also had a profound effect on the history of hip hop music, having been sampled time and time again his dark and eerie tracks like Nautilus helped inspire an entire genre of dark driving hiphop in the late 80’s and early 90’s. We included some of the best tracks (sampling Nautilus) below.

Bob James – Nautilus

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Main Source – Live at the BBQ

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Run Dmc – Beats to the Rhyme

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Eric B and Rakim – Follow the Leader

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Jeru the Damaja – My mind spray

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Big L – Let em have it L

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Soul II Soul – Jazzie’s Groove

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Cheeky old school house party jam! Originally written by Stevie Wonder for the Detroit Spinners, it was re-done,  so as to appeal to more hip hop audiences by Love back in 91′

I Heard an awesome Baltimore house remix of this, which I gotta track down again…..speaking of which, really wanna get round to do a lot more BMORE house stuff, it rocks!

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We have the reel master serving up a couple of slick, friendly edits/mashes. First up some classic hip hop from Dubble D and Rakim… although it has been sampled to death, you gotta love some of the old school scratch sampling…always fresh!

Dubble D & Rakim- soul squelch (Greg Wilson mash)

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Depeche Mode Esq industrial sampling chugger! slapping in-an-out like the proverbial Columbian/donkey scenario, and equally as entertaining.

Free Blood- grumpy (Greg Wilson version)

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Completely rocking James Brown tracks here, mixture of samples mashed up from some of his biggest hits. HUGGGGGGE party bombs!

The Payback Mix (Coldcut edit 88′)

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The Payback (final mixdown)

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That instantly recognizable synth line with the slow ‘n’ silky groove, classic tune from when WE THOUGHT hip hop was good.

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