Sampling (music)

In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a sound recording in a different song or piece.

Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically manipulated tape loops or vinyl records on a phonograph. By the late 1960s, the use of tape loop sampling influenced the development of minimalist music and the production of psychedelic rock and jazz fusion.

However, hip hop music was the first popular music genre based on the art of sampling - being born from 1970s DJs who experimented with manipulating vinyl on two turntables and an audio mixer. The use of sampling in popular music spread with the rise of electronic music and disco in the mid-1970s to early 1980s, the development of electronic dance music and industrial music in the 1980s, and the worldwide influence of hip hop since the 1980s on genres ranging from contemporary R&B to indie rock. Sampling is now most often done with a sampler, originally a piece of hardware, but today, more commonly a computer program. However, vinyl emulation software may also be used, and turntablists continue to sample using traditional methods. The inclusion of sampling tools in modern digital production methods increasingly introduced sampling into many genres of popular music, as well as genres predating the invention of sampling, such as classical music, jazz and various forms of traditional music.

Music

Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound and silence. The common elements of music are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics (loudness and softness), and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture (which are sometimes termed the "color" of a musical sound). Different styles or types of music may emphasize, de-emphasize or omit some of these elements. Music is performed with a vast range of instruments and with vocal techniques ranging from singing to rapping, and there are solely instrumental pieces, solely vocal pieces and pieces that combine singing and instruments. The word derives from Greek μουσική (mousike; "art of the Muses"). In its most general form, the activities describing music as an art form include the production of works of music (songs, tunes, symphonies, and so on), the criticism of music, the study of the history of music, and the aesthetic examination of music. Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies. Common sayings such as "the harmony of the spheres" and "it is music to my ears" point to the notion that music is often ordered and pleasant to listen to. However, 20th-century composer John Cage thought that any sound can be music, saying, for example, "There is no noise, only sound."

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All Trap Music

All Trap Music is a music brand founded and curated by Jim Kirk (aka JiKay). It began as a YouTube channel aimed to support to the new wave of electronic trap music emerging from North America. Cited by Vibe Magazine as "the UK based brand that helped bring trap music to where it is right now", All Trap Music has developed from its YouTube roots and now creates and sells compilation albums, hosts international events and sells its own range of merchandise. Since February 2013 All Trap Music has been run as a joint venture with AEI Media.

History

Established 18 July 2012, All Trap Music launched with 10 tracks uploaded on the same day. Its inaugural upload was RL Grime & Salva’s remix of Kanye West’s ‘Mercy’. This was followed by early tracks from UZ, Munchi, Flosstradamus, DJ Sliink, D!RTY AUD!O, CRNKN, ETC!ETC! and more. Many of these artists have been cited as leading producers within the genre and have consistently featured on the channel ever since. Other artists who have appeared on All Trap Music and are recognised as innovative and influential are TNGHT, Baauer, Bro Safari, Hucci, Keys N Krates, gLAdiator, Loudpvck and Mr. Carmack.