Plunderphonics Album

So a year or so ago I put together a mixtape of songs that utilized samples as some form of melodic base/foundation. I basically stole the term plunderphonics and called the album by that name. Since I have an affinity for the genre and because of the popular use of sampling for "beats" the songs on the album are, for the most, rap/hip-hop songs. I did some research when I compiled the original list and found all the sampled songs that were used:

(the first song on each line is the song on the mixtape, followed by the songs that were used as samples)

1. J Dilla - Donuts (Intro) / Motherload - When I die

2. Little Brother - Watch Me / Michael Jackson - With A Child's Heart

3. Pharoahe Monch - Bar Trap / War - Deliver the Word

4. Talib Kweli - In the Mood / The Friends of Distinction - Lonesome Mood

5. Kanye West - Apologize / The Masqueraders - It's A Terrible Thing to Waste Your Love

6. Madlib - Please Set Me At Ease / A. L. & R. Mizell - Please Set Me At Ease

7. Lupe Fiasco - Daydreamin' / I Monster - Daydream in Blue

8. DJ Danger Mouse - December 4th / Jay-Z - December 4th / The Beatles - Mother Nature's Son

9. MF Doom - Deep Fried Friends / Whodini - Friends / Ronnie Laws - Friends and Strangers

10. J Dilla - Last Donut of the Night / The Moments - To You With Love


I even uploaded part of the playlist to Grooveshark, a local online music company that was started by UF graduates. I had the pleasure of working for them as an intern one summer and have been using them ever since. Their website has a cool widget feature which I used above.

For those that care, there is an explicit lyrics warning on a few of the songs.