The making of…

A few folks have asked where I got the samples for the remixes I made in the last post, so here’s the scoop:

Track: Little Brother – Whatever You Say (DJ Rocket Remix)

Little Brother – Whatever You Say (DJ Rocket Remix) by DJ Rocket

Original: The Isley Brothers – Voyage To Atlantis

Track: Dilated Peoples – Love & War (DJ Rocket Remix)

Dilated Peoples – Love & War (DJ Rocket Remix) by DJ Rocket

Original: The Sylvers – Cry of a Dreamer

Track: Nas – 2nd Childhood (DJ Rocket Remix)
Nas – 2nd Childhood (DJ Rocket Remix) by DJ Rocket

Original: Chaka Khan – Roll Me Through the Rushes

Chaka Khan – Roll Me Through the Rushes

(The sample was taken near the end, if you’re wondering why nothing sounds familiar.)

Enter the Remix

In my limited spare time, I put some beats together and remixed a few of my favorite tracks. Check out Supernova – EP:

Supernova by DJ Rocket

(If the SoundCloud player doesn’t work, hit up the albums section to get your downloads.)

Official “Tired of Hearing This Song” Post

Sorry, “Empire State of Mind,” I leave you with this, hoping I don’t have to hear you ever again.

Hitting the motherload

Youtube user SilvaGunner has an insane collection of console game background music. Yeah, deny all you want, but you had to have played some of these games as a kid. Nostalgia trip time!

Dirpy makes it easy

Remember that whole sampling YouTube thing? Well Dirpy does all the prep work of sampling a YouTube video. No need for extra software, just enter a URL and it’ll convert it to an MP3 for you.