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

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Apr 14, 2025
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Groove Is in the Sample

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…

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