Groove Is in the Sample: A Timeline of Dance Music’s Hidden Layers

Want to hear the building blocks behind some of the biggest electronic and dance tracks of the last 30+ years? Tracklib takes us on a trip down memory lane with a year-by-year breakdown of the most iconic samples used in dance music since 1990.

For example, Deee-Lite’s Groove Is in the Heart (1990) isn’t just one catchy tune — it’s a musical collage made from Get Up by Vernon Burch (1979), the Green Acres TV theme (1965), Introduction by Bel-Sha-Zaar (1969), and Bring Down the Birds by Herbie Hancock (1966).

From the underground to the mainstream, this video deconstructs each hit to reveal the classic tracks hiding inside. A must-watch for all you music nerds out there!

[Via TA]

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