Using Samples in Rock Music

Violent & Funky · 10-07-2010, 12:12 PM

What are some of your favorite bands who heavily rely on sampling as part of their sound? I have discovered a lot of bands recently who use sampling effectively and I think it enhances their sound, and was wondering what other bands are out there...

OctaneHugo · 10-07-2010, 09:33 PM

I don't think I've heard much of this since most samples are built off of guitar/drums/etc. and most rock bands, you know, have these things

Ska Lagos Jew Sun Ra · 10-07-2010, 10:12 PM

Negativland, if it counts as a rock band. Composed almost entirely of samples.

Violent & Funky · 10-07-2010, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Skaligojurah

Negativland, if it counts as a rock band. Composed almost entirely of samples.

I'm not saying they have to use samples as a basis for their sound, I just really like samples thrown in, even if it really doesn't have much to do with the song.

I should have been more specific, as I guess I misunderstood exactly what "sampling" means. But after perusing its wikipedia page I guess this is more what I'm referring to:

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Spoken Word

Usually taken from movies, television, or other non-musical media, often used to create atmosphere, to set a mood, or even comic effect. The American composer Steve Reich used samples from interviews with Holocaust survivors as a source for the melodies on the 1988 album Different Trains, performed by the Kronos Quartet.

Many genres utilize sampling of spoken word to induce a mood, and Goa trance often employs samples of people speaking about the use of psychoactives, spirituality, or science fiction themes. Industrial is known for samples from horror/sci-fi movies, news broadcasts, propaganda reels, and speeches by political figures. The band Ministry frequently samples George Bush. Paul Hardcastle used recordings of a news reporter, as well as a soldier and ambient noise of a protest, in his single "Nineteen," a song about Vietnam war veterans and Posttraumatic stress disorder. The band Negativland samples from practically every form of popular media, ranging from infomercials to children's records. In the song "Civil War", Guns N' Roses samples from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, on the album Use Your Illusion II. Other bands that frequently used samples in their work are noise rockers Steel Pole Bath Tub and death metal band Skinless.

Sampling (music) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So, something like this would be my example:

Violent & Funky · 10-07-2010, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Skaligojurah

Negativland, if it counts as a rock band. Composed almost entirely of samples.

Hahaha I don't think this is what I'm looking for as they don't seem to be a "rock" band but this sure was interesting:

Thanks for posting about it!

**Janszoon** · 10-07-2010, 11:28 PM

How about this, if it counts as rock?

sidewinder · 10-07-2010, 11:59 PM

I LOVE vocal samples in music. It's one of the things that attracted me to the industrial/industrial rock scene in the early 90s, as well as the electronic scene. Skinny Puppy, Meat Beat Manifesto, Ministry, Thrill Kill Kult, KMFDM, and pretty much all bands in the genre. In the past decade it's been more about instrumental hip-hop and glitch-hop, like Prefuse 73, Wax Tailor, Blockhead, etc. who pretty much all use vocal samples here and there. I just love the ever living shit out of vocal samples. It's a bit less common in rock music but here are a few I can think of:

Dillinger Four (excellent example)
Mr. Bungle (first two albums at least)

Ok now I'm drawing a blank, might think of more later.

mr dave · 10-08-2010, 03:15 AM

how about a little... WHITE ZOMBIE?

and my personal favourite

the clip may be lame but the track is most definitely NOT.

though in reality i'm thinking you'll end up having to lean more towards industrial rock to find a wider use of samples mixed with traditional rock instruments.

**Janszoon** · 10-08-2010, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

I LOVE vocal samples in music. It's one of the things that attracted me to the industrial/industrial rock scene in the early 90s, as well as the electronic scene. Skinny Puppy, Meat Beat Manifesto, Ministry, Thrill Kill Kult, KMFDM, and pretty much all bands in the genre.

Yeah, same here. I love it when I'm watching an old movie and suddenly recognize something that was a sample in some song I like.

sidewinder · 10-08-2010, 12:33 PM

Doh! How could I forget White Zombie, La Sexorcisto was probably THE first album I loved that heavily used vocal samples, and it's fantastic. That came out just before I discovered Ministry and Skinny Puppy. Too bad the following White Zombie was disappointing in comparison.

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sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	Doh! How could I forget White Zombie, La Sexorcisto was probably THE first album I loved that heavily used vocal samples, and it's fantastic. That came out just before I discovered Ministry and Skinny Puppy. Too bad the following White Zombie was disappointing in comparison. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures. Last edited by sidewinder; 10-08-2010 at 12:42 PM.

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