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Dig by Sample

Where did that hook come from?

Following a sample backwards drops you into a completely different genre and era with a guaranteed taste link.

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The path

  1. Track
  2. Sample
  3. Original
  4. Artist
  5. Genre
  6. Era

Step by step

How to run it

  1. Identify the sample

    Sample databases cover both directions: what it sampled, and who sampled it.

  2. Play the original

    Original recordings often work as warm-up or after-hours material as-is.

  3. Work the original's context

    Same session players, same label, same year.

  4. Collect both versions

    Original plus flip is a ready-made set moment.

Toolkit

Everything this workflow uses

Sample, cover and remix genealogy for millions of tracks.

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The music database. Releases, credits, label catalogs, pressings and a vinyl marketplace.

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Where this leads