The art of sampling has been with us for four decades now. In that time, it has been used to a greater or lesser effect to lift iconic or rare snippets of sounds from countless older recordings to ...

Sampling is a fine art. Sometimes, not a lot needs to be done—James Brown’s “Funky Drummer” break can be repeated ad infinitum, for example. Other times, the sample can be warped and phased to be ...

A lot of people who listen to hip-hop and electronic music might find the process of building beats a bit mystifying, especially since the genres’ instruments aren’t as readily identifiable as, say, ...

Daft Punk's name has been in the middle of conversation all morning thanks to their contribution to The Weeknd's latest single "I Feel It Coming." However, that isn't the only new musical news ...

A Daft Punk sample led to a rare gem of the J Dilla discography. On Monday French electronic duo Daft Punk, composed of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, announced their breakup via a ...

The retro sounds of French robo-duo Daft Punk come from their deep knowledge of funk obscurities and hidden dance alleyways. SPIN tracked down their most slick source material.

Frank Ocean's visual album Endless has dropped and fans are poring over its credits, which include appearances from James Blake, Jazmine Sullivan, and Sampha among others. Some fans are suggesting ...

Have you ever found yourself listening to some classic 70s funk, rock, or disco and suddenly recognized a portion of the song you swear you’ve heard elsewhere? As YouTube’s Daftworld reveals, it was ...

I freely admit that, until the new Random Access Memories, I wasn't much of a Daft Punk fan. I could appreciate the craft and imagination that went into creating the French duo's mixture of electronic ...