January 2010
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What's the original?: So What if I have the Blues
This one was quite easy to use. First of all because the blog is called Da Antidote and even though I didn’t have in mind Ronny Jordan’s album title when I was thinking of a blog title I’ve always thorougly enjoyed this album. Secondly, because So What is taken from Kind of Blue which is considered to be, by many, The classic from Miles Davis. The suave trumpet of Miles has been...
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What's the original?: Perfect Angel
Minnie Riperton is probably one of the most sampled artists that I know of. Few years back I was always intrigued to see her name popping up regularly in the productions credits of hip hop albums. So I thought to myself: “might have to check what it’s about”. And boy, what a mind blowing experience it was. From the voice to the tight instrumentals, I could understand why she...