Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (33 1/3)

"Christopher R. Weingarten provides a thrilling account of how the Bomb Squad produced such a singular-sounding record: engineering, sampling, scratching, constructing, deconstructing, reconstructing - even occasionally stomping on vinyl that sounded too clean. Using production techniques that have never been duplicated, the Bomb Squad plundered and reconfigured their own compositions to make frenetic splatter collages; they played samples by hand together in a room like a rock band to create a "not quite right" tension; they hand-picked their samples from only the ugliest squawks and sirens. Weingarten treats the samples used on Nation Of Millions as molecules of a greater whole, slivers of music that retain their own secret histories and folk traditions. Can the essence of a hip-hop record be found in the motives, emotions and energies of the artists it samples? Is it likely that something an artist intended 20 years ago would re-emerge anew? This is a compelling and thoroughly researched investigation that tells the story of one of hip-hop's landmark albums."--Bloomsbury Publishing Christopher R. Weingarten provides a thrilling account of how the Bomb Squad produced such a singular-sounding record: engineering, sampling, scratching, constructing, deconstructing, reconstructing - even occasionally stompingon vinyl that sounded too clean. Using production techniques that have never been duplicated, the Bomb Squad plunderedand reconfigured their own compositions to make frenetic splatter collages; they played samples by hand together in aroom like a rock band to create a "not quite right" tension; they hand-picked their samples from only the ugliest squawks and sirens. Weingarten treats the samples used on __Nation Of Millions__ as molecules of a greater whole, slivers of music that retain their own secret histories and folk traditions. Can the essence of a hip-hop record be found in the motives, emotions and energies of the artists it samples? Is it likely that something an artist intended 20 years ago would re-emerge anew? This is a compelling and thoroughly researched investigation that tells the story of one of hip-hop's landmark albums. > Christopher R. Weingarten Provides A Thrilling Account Of How The Bomb Squad Produced Such A Singular-sounding Record: Engineering, Sampling, Scratching, Constructing, Deconstructing, Reconstructing Even Occasionally Stomping On Vinyl That Sounded Too Clean. Using Production Techniques That Have Never Been Duplicated, The Bomb Squad Plundered And Reconfigured Their Own Compositions To Make Frenetic Splatter Collages; They Played Samples By Hand Together In A Room Like A Rock Band To Create A Not Quite Right Tension; They Hand-picked Their Samples From Only The Ugliest Squawks And Sirens.--publisher's Description. Yes-- The Rhythm, The Rebel -- This Is A Sampling Sport -- Back-- Caught You Looking For The Same Thing -- Beat Is The Father Of Your Rock'n'roll -- Consider Yourselves Warned -- All In, We're Gonna Win -- Def Jam Tells You Who I Am -- Here We Go Again. Christopher R. Weingarten. Includes Bibliographical References.