Saturday, December 11, 2010

3rd Bass - Triple Stage Darkness (1989) sampled B.T. Express - This House Is Smokin' (1974)

Artist:  3rd Bass
Song:  Triple Stage Darkness
Year:  1989
Album:  The Cactus Album



In my "3rd" of "3" dedications to my buddies, I thank JOS for putting me on to 3rd Bass and radically altering the trajectory of my childhood.  When I hear this song, I still think of the video with the graveyard and tombstones.  I really like the Rakim and Chuck D combination for the chorus.  Of course, 3rd Bass took 3 samples from B.T. Express for this song.



Artist:  B.T. Express
Song:  This House Is Smokin'
Year:  1974
Album:  Do It 'Til You're Satisfied



This album is full of well-known samples, highly recommended.  For the Triple Stage Darkness verses, the sample is right at the 0:00 mark.  A little trickier is the the chorus sample that starts at 1:17.  Finally, 3rd Bass ends their song with another loop, located at 1:26.

1 comment:

  1. you are sleeping, you don't want to believe!
    Probably my 2nd favourite 3rd Bass joint!

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