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offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2008-01-19 07:59 [#02165078]
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OK I love this album very much, but every day I am
discovering more and more of the source material which made
up the album (especially the vocals). Now I won't list them
here, but needless to say some of the samples are MASSIVE
and I am 99.999% certain that they're unlicensed. If this is
the case, Hyperdub would be in serious shit if knowledge of
this got to the major labels (and inevitably in the world of
the internet, it probably will).

This leads me to my main question and one for the
musicians/artists on this board (of which I know some are
very successful): Would you release music with unlicensed
samples in this day and age, especially if they came from
major artists and/or film/tv?

I've seen so much shit happen to artists like Shut Up And
Dance, Jedi Knights and even our good friend Timbaland that
I really don't think its worth putting out a record if you
know it's gonna sell a lot and be heard by a lot of people
(10k+ for example).

I think Untrue is a brilliant album, but I just hope it
doesn't come back to haunt both the artist and the label in
the future.


 

offline goDel from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2008-01-19 08:40 [#02165085]
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"our good friend Timbaland"

haha!


 

offline jb000 on 2008-01-19 08:48 [#02165089]
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cn you list the samples please. or one particularly long one


 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2008-01-19 08:58 [#02165093]
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I know the source for most of the vocals now and I really
like the idea of making a kind of burial sample list, much
like people did for dj shadows endtroducing, but theres a
few reasons against it:

1) if the samples are unlicensed, it makes it easier for the
source artists/labels to target hyperdub

2) it ruins a bit of the mystery and mystique, especially
when you realise where some of them came from...

I will say that all the samples are used creatively though.


 

offline gyroscope on 2008-01-19 09:19 [#02165103]
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i guess an alternative would be for musicians to write and
perform their own music.


 

offline cuntychuck from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2008-01-19 09:26 [#02165105]
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this is interesting, im too hungover to write anything tho.


 

offline Combo from Sex on 2008-01-19 09:30 [#02165108]
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do re mi fa sol la si do

Are those under copyright?


 

offline michelnicholas from 'Round the Bend... on 2008-01-19 09:39 [#02165113]
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music samples are often prosecuted but not so much film/tv.



 

offline gyroscope on 2008-01-19 09:39 [#02165114]
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burial's career is in brisk's hands now.


 

offline avart from nomo' on 2008-01-19 09:53 [#02165130]
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...the "can't take my eyes of you"-vocal line made me think
of the Damien Rice-track ("The Blower's Daughter") in the
end of the majestic film "Closer"...


 

offline Sano on 2008-01-19 09:56 [#02165137]
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Lols


 

offline thatne from United States on 2008-01-19 10:08 [#02165148]
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i'd like to know the sources
but not enough to draw negative attention to a great album


 

offline Combo from Sex on 2008-01-19 10:09 [#02165149]
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I've heard a sample of Quaristice in that Burial album.


 

offline gyroscope on 2008-01-19 10:15 [#02165153]
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what would happen if i sampled the entirety of untrue and
then released it as my own album? i'd try to copy & paste a
few new sounds to make it a bit different.


 

offline gyroscope on 2008-01-19 10:16 [#02165155]
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i'd add a trombone and the sound of running water.


 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2008-01-19 11:04 [#02165182]
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fuck off tycho wannabe


 

offline gyroscope on 2008-01-19 11:08 [#02165184]
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but i want to be a musician. :(


 

offline K300i from United Kingdom on 2008-01-19 11:39 [#02165196]
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and tycho is a boc wannabe. you gotta be a clown to be a
wannabe of a wannabe.


 

offline cuntychuck from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2008-01-19 11:40 [#02165197]
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boc is great.


 

offline optimus prime on 2008-01-19 11:42 [#02165198]
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i say 'boc' and 'ae' in real life when referring to them~


 

offline ecnadniarb on 2008-01-19 11:56 [#02165204]
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perfectly worded


 

offline thatne from United States on 2008-01-19 11:58 [#02165205]
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i like to say it "aw-tesh-ra"
but only in my private moments


 

offline DirtyPriest from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2008-01-19 13:06 [#02165252]
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If one person could find them on his own, surely some other
dude will, who will post it without hesitation. Come on,
give us the good stuff! I must say, i respect your
integrity.


 

offline vlari from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2008-01-19 13:09 [#02165253]
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the thing is, it's not good stuff. you're better left
in the dark


 

offline horsefactory from 💠 (United Kingdom) on 2008-01-19 13:13 [#02165257]
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00:27


 

offline horsefactory from 💠 (United Kingdom) on 2008-01-19 13:15 [#02165259]
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he probably just dwnloaded an acapella pack of a torrent
site and that was in there


 

offline DirtyPriest from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2008-01-19 13:19 [#02165265]
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It actually kind of makes me appreciate the song more, that
he based on a small snippet like that. But seriously, think
about how many people worked on an album like that. Surely
one of them must have heard Burial.


 

offline DirtyPriest from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2008-01-19 13:21 [#02165268]
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*IT


 

offline DirtyPriest from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2008-01-19 13:22 [#02165274]
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After some googling, i discovered this one.

1:02


 

offline goDel from ɐpʎǝx (Seychelles) on 2008-01-19 13:25 [#02165276]
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is that tolstoyed's band?


 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2008-01-19 14:10 [#02165290]
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and you thought it was a man


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2008-01-19 17:21 [#02165336]
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Interesting to hear where some of the samples came from. I'm
pretty sure kode9 and burial would've discussed the samples
used on the album and if it could backfire badly after the
release. Hmm. I doubt they'de be stupid about it.


 

offline DirtyPriest from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2008-01-19 17:25 [#02165337]
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To answer your question BTW, i actually use a sample from
the movie "Freaks" as an intro for one of my tracks. It's
just this little man in the movie saying "For the most
beautiful woman, in all the world". I've only ever uploadet
it to myspace, without giving it much thought. I like the
sample, because a few people might recognize it, and there
are a lot of parallels between that movie, and my track. The
track is deleted from myspace now, (by myself), but i might
want to use it again, and it might be on an album the next
time... (Hopefully fall of 2008 peeps)

I will probably try to get it cleared, and if it can't get
cleared, it's not THAT big a loss.



 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2008-01-19 17:31 [#02165338]
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Has vsnares ever been targeted? I mean shit he uses movie
samples all over the place.


 

offline cronenburger from Ireland on 2008-01-19 17:32 [#02165339]
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yeah but his music is still shit


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2008-01-19 20:35 [#02165388]
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it ruins anything. you know why?


 

offline Free your mind from UmeÃ¥ (Sweden) on 2008-01-19 21:07 [#02165392]
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OMG! :O


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2008-01-20 03:56 [#02165441]
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so terrible..


 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2008-01-20 04:55 [#02165457]
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Well lets look at it logistically. The entire Burial albums
are built from samples right? Just like Endtroducing by DJ
Shadow, it is an album formed in whole by intricately
stitching samples and recordings. Now, whereas Shadow chose
mainly old, obscure records for his sample bank, it seems
that Burial's consists of more modern recordings and a lot
of recent films/video games. Both used their libraries VERY
well, but it leaves Hyperdub in the position of either
licensing all the samples used, or none at all.

The fact is, obtaining clearance to use a line of speech
from a film is pretty much impossible. You need permission
from so many different people and they can charge crazy
figures. Financially at least, it just wouldn't happen.

Obtaining licenses from the big music studios is also going
to cost a fortune, especially for a tiny dubstep label in
the UK. The fact there are also no mention of sample
licenses in the liner notes....

I may be completely wrong about all the above, but I don't
think I am. I can understand the first album as Burial was
pretty much unknown at that point and i'm sure sales figures
weren't expected to be crazy high. However, by the time
Untrue came along, he has already blown up massively with
almost 2,000,000 plays on last.fm alone. I just think its
incredibly naive of Hyperdub as a label if they'd put
something out like this which is sure to sell a lot of units
(at least for an indie label) and get such massive exposure
online and offline. I really hope it doesn't happen, but I
sense a massive shitstorm approaching.



 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2008-01-20 04:59 [#02165458]
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Again, vsnares probably isn't selling anywhere near the
amount of records as Burial. I'm pretty sure both the S/T
album and Untrue would/have shifted more than 20,000 records
and probably a lot more. You don't get #1 album in the
Guardian and the amount of publicity+hype Burial gets
without selling lots of records!


 

offline belb from mmmmmmhhhhzzzz!!! on 2008-01-20 05:25 [#02165467]
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been wondering about this myself and i think you're probably
right, first album must've sold a fair bit but i still doubt
they'd have the funds to clear every sample. i guess it's
just a matter of hoping they don't get picked up on, would
be rubbish to see hyperdub get shafted, fingers crossed...
most of the vocals are pretty easy to recognize if you know
the original though, if legal biz was afoot i would've
thought it'd happen sooner. dunno


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2008-01-20 10:09 [#02165552]
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reading your words it seems that hypedub is dead already.
that would be a huge miss for a tiny dubstep label.


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2008-01-20 15:21 [#02165727]
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found a bit more. I think he likes beyonce.


 

offline Gwely Mernans from 23rd century entertainment (Canada) on 2008-01-20 15:22 [#02165729]
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that would suck if jay-z found out. he'd surely be the one
to set things in motion. prick.


 

offline jb000 on 2008-01-21 05:44 [#02165866]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7srj_TDGJ2I

etched headplate


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2008-01-21 05:54 [#02165869]
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who doesnt?


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2008-01-21 06:00 [#02165870]
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look burial stole beyonce's artwork, too

LAZY_TITLE


 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2008-01-21 06:12 [#02165875]
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i had a feeling this would inspire others to find the
samples. oh well, i spose if burial puts out the tracks in
the first place, he can't act surprised if people know the
source material.

in mcdonalds
shell of light (its a cover of ernie halters whisper
anyway... this is the closest cover version to the one on
untrue, but it could be anything really)


 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2008-01-21 06:16 [#02165877]
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some of the pads/choir sounds from archangel

check around 2:05 and you'll hear it. in fact, a LOT of the
sounds are culled from MGS2.


 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2008-01-21 06:17 [#02165878]
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fixed link


 


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