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"Change the Beat" is a song written and recorded by Fab Five Freddy, and one of the most sampled songs in music history. It was recorded at Martin Bisi's OAO Studio in Brooklyn, New York, United States, (later, BC Studio) and released as a 12" single on the Celluloid label in 1982. This release and all subsequent pressings of the single feature two versions of the song, one on Side A and one on Side B. The official length of the tracks varies depending on the specific pressing of the single, with some releases mislabeling the running times entirely. The Side A version is 7:40 minutes in length and features Fab Five Freddy rapping in both English and French. He also performs the chorus of the song, utilizing a vocoder with a white noise carrier to achieve a gritty, robotic effect. The versi
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| dbo:abstract | "Change the Beat" is a song written and recorded by Fab Five Freddy, and one of the most sampled songs in music history. It was recorded at Martin Bisi's OAO Studio in Brooklyn, New York, United States, (later, BC Studio) and released as a 12" single on the Celluloid label in 1982. This release and all subsequent pressings of the single feature two versions of the song, one on Side A and one on Side B. The official length of the tracks varies depending on the specific pressing of the single, with some releases mislabeling the running times entirely. The Side A version is 7:40 minutes in length and features Fab Five Freddy rapping in both English and French. He also performs the chorus of the song, utilizing a vocoder with a white noise carrier to achieve a gritty, robotic effect. The version of the song that appears on Side B is considerably shorter than the A-side track, clocking in at 3:42. Aside from the chorus, which, like the Side A, was performed by Fab Five Freddy through the vocoder, the lead vocals are performed by rapper Beside and rapped entirely in French, making this single one of the first multilingual hip-hop releases. Beside was credited as 'Fab 5 Betty' on the earliest pressings of the vinyl. At the end of the Side B version, there appears the phrase "Ahhhhh, this stuff is really fresh", spoken through a vocoder. The first and last words are two of the most widely used samples for scratching. According to WhoSampled, a user-generated website cataloging samples, Change the Beat is one of the three most sampled tracks in history, appearing in over 2600 tracks as of 2022. The earliest of which was the 1983 Herbie Hancock single "Rockit", which featured scratching by pioneering DJ and turntablist Grandmixer DXT (then known as GrandMixer D.ST). Although most people familiar with the record believe the sample comes from the processed voice of Fab Five Freddy, that account is disputed by producer Bill Laswell, one of the musicians credited on the record. Laswell states that it was his manager Roger Trilling who recorded the sample during earlier sessions for another project. According to both Laswell and Trilling himself, Trilling was imitating a record executive who would reportedly exclaim "this stuff is really fresh!" whenever he heard a song he liked. The sample, then, is an imitation of this executive by Roger Trilling and spoken through a vocoder. (en) "Change the Beat" é uma canção escrita e gravada por Fab 5 Freddy, e uma das canções mais sampleadas na história da música. Foi gravada no estúdio de , o OAO Studio no Brooklyn, Nova Iorque, (posteriormente BC Studio) e lançada como single pela gravadora Celluloid em 1982. Esta versão e todas as subsequentes prensagens do single contém duas versões da canção, uma do lado A e uma do lado B. A duração oficial das faixas varia dependendo da prensagem, com algumas destas errando completamente as durações. A versão do lado A tem 7:40 minutos de duração e apresenta Fab Five Freddy fazendo o rap em inglês e francês. Fab também canta o refrão da canção utilizando um vocoder com um ruído branco de fundo para obter um efeito robótico. A versão da canção no lado B é consideravelmente mais curta que a do lado A, durando 3:42 minutos. Além do refrão, que, como o lado A, foi cantado por Fab Five Freddy através do vocoder, os vocais principais são executados pela rapper Beside e são totalmente em francês, fazendo deste single um dos primeiros multilínguas do hip-hop. Beside foi creditada como 'Fab 5 Betty' nas primeiras prensagens do vinil. No fim da versão do lado B, aparece a frase "Ahhhhh, this stuff is really fresh", falada por um vocoder. A primeira e última palavras são duas das mais sampleadas para uso na técnica do scratch. Estes samples foram usados em mais de 2150 canções, o primeiro dos quais foi o single de 1983 de Herbie Hancock, "", que contém scratches do DJ e turntablist pioneiro (na época conhecido como GrandMixer D.ST). Embora a maioria das pessoas familiarizadas com a gravação acredite que o sample venha da voz processada de Fab Five Freddy, esse relato é contestado pelo produtor Bill Laswell, um dos músicos creditados no disco. Laswell afirma que foi seu gerente Roger Trilling quem gravou a frase durante as primeiros sessões de gravação para outro projeto. De acordo com Laswell e o próprio Trilling, Trilling estava imitando um executivo da gravadora que supostamente teria exclamado "this stuff is really fresh!" (isso é realmente da hora!) sempre que ouvia uma música que ele gostava.. (pt) |
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| rdfs:comment | "Change the Beat" is a song written and recorded by Fab Five Freddy, and one of the most sampled songs in music history. It was recorded at Martin Bisi's OAO Studio in Brooklyn, New York, United States, (later, BC Studio) and released as a 12" single on the Celluloid label in 1982. This release and all subsequent pressings of the single feature two versions of the song, one on Side A and one on Side B. The official length of the tracks varies depending on the specific pressing of the single, with some releases mislabeling the running times entirely. The Side A version is 7:40 minutes in length and features Fab Five Freddy rapping in both English and French. He also performs the chorus of the song, utilizing a vocoder with a white noise carrier to achieve a gritty, robotic effect. The versi (en) "Change the Beat" é uma canção escrita e gravada por Fab 5 Freddy, e uma das canções mais sampleadas na história da música. Foi gravada no estúdio de , o OAO Studio no Brooklyn, Nova Iorque, (posteriormente BC Studio) e lançada como single pela gravadora Celluloid em 1982. Esta versão e todas as subsequentes prensagens do single contém duas versões da canção, uma do lado A e uma do lado B. A duração oficial das faixas varia dependendo da prensagem, com algumas destas errando completamente as durações. A versão do lado A tem 7:40 minutos de duração e apresenta Fab Five Freddy fazendo o rap em inglês e francês. Fab também canta o refrão da canção utilizando um vocoder com um ruído branco de fundo para obter um efeito robótico. A versão da canção no lado B é consideravelmente mais curta que a (pt) |
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