Wieder mal erhellt ein 25 Jahre Jubiläums Mixtape von Chris Read meinen Tag. Nach Common, De La Soul, Gang Starr, A Tribe Called Quest und anderen Ikonen der Golden Era widmet er sich dieses Mal Pete Rock & CL Smooth. Am 8, November 1994 erschien The Main Ingredient auf Elektra. Ein gewohnt exzellenter Mix aus den Tracks des Albums und den Samples. Mehr muss ich an dieser Stelle nicht sagen. Viel Spaß damit.

This month marks the 25th anniversary of Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth’s second (and final) full-length LP, ‚The Main Ingredient.‘ Following in the footsteps of 1992’s ‚Mecca and the Soul Brother,‘ the album comprises tracks built from densely layered samples, frequently previously unsampled jazz fusion cuts mixed with crisp drums and short vocal snippets plundered from well-known ’80s/’90s hip-hop tracks. Use of a number of go-to tracks defines the sound of the album and the presence of vocal samples from Biz Markie and Big Daddy Kane in particular is a key ingredient in the album’s sonic palette. In celebration of the album’s 25th year, we’ve partnered once again with WhoSampled to present this mixtape of album tracks, alt versions, interview snippets, and of course original sample material, mixed by Chris Read.

Pete Rock & CL Smooth ‚The Main Ingredient‘ 25th Anniversary Mixtape by Chris Read Track list
01. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – I Got A Love (Remix)
02. Chris Read – Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
03. Ramsey Lewis – Sun Goddess (sampled in Escape)04. Pete Rock & CL Smooth Interview Extract
05. James Brown – Escape-Ism [Loop] (samped in Escape)
06. Brethren – Outside Love [Loop] (sampled in Escape)
07. Biz Markie – Take It From The Top [Extract] (sampled in Escape)
08. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Escape
09. George Benson – Face It Boy, It’s Over (sampled in In The Flesh)
10. EPMD – You’re a Customer [Loop] (sampled in In The Flesh)
11. Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle (sampled in In The Flesh)
12. Big Daddy Kane feat Biz Markie – Just Rhymin’ With Biz [Extract] (sampled in In The Flesh)
13. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – In The Flesh
14. Ahmad Jamal – The Awakening (sampled in It’s On You)
15. Brethren Outside Love [Loop] (sampled in It’s On You)
16. Tom Scott – Never My Love [Extract] (sampled in It’s On You)
17. EPMD – Strictly Business [Extract] (sampled in It’s On You)
18. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – It’s On You
19. Jeanne & The Darlings – Soul Girl (sampled in Get On The Mic)
20. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Get On The Mic
21. Big Daddy Kane feat Biz Markie – Just Rhymin’ With Biz [Extract] (sampled in Get On The Mic)
22. Little Feat – Fool Yourself [Loop] (sampled in All the Places)
23. Donald Byrd – Spaces and Places (sampled in All the Places)
24. Biz Markie – Vapors [Extract] (sampled in All the Places)
25. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – All the Places
26. Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Searching (sampled in Searching)
27. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Searching
28. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Searching (Remix)
29. Jonny Pate – The Look of Love (sampled in Searching (Remix))
30. George Benson – Face It Boy, It’s Over (sampled in I Get Physical)
31. Big Daddy Kane feat Biz Markie – Just Rhymin’ With Biz (sampled in I Get Physical)
32. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – I Get Physical
33. Tyrone Washington – Submission (sampled in The Main Ingredient)
34. KRS One – Sound of Da Police (sampled in The Main Ingredient)35. Albino Gorilla – Psychedlic Shack (sampled in The Main Ingredient)
36. Big Daddy Kane feat Biz Markie – Just Rhymin’ With Biz [Extract] (sampled in The Main Ingredient)37. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – The Main Ingredient
38. Milt Jackson & The Ray Brown Big Band – Enchanted Lady (sampled in Carmel City)39. Hugo Montenegro – Dizzy [Extract] (sampled in Carmel City)
40. Detroit Emeralds – You’re Getting A Little Too Smart [Loop] (sampled in Carmel City)
41. Spoonie Gee – Spoonin’ Rap [Extract] (sampled in Carmel City)
42. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Carmel City
43. Bob James – Nautilus [Loop] (sampled in Sun Won’t Come Out)
44. Harvey Scales – Sun Won’t Come Out (sampled in Sun Won’t Come Out)
45. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Sun Won’t Come Out
46. Stan Getz – Keep Dreamin’ (sampled in Tell Me)
47. Run DMC – Beats to the Rhyme [Extract] (sampled in Tell Me)
48. Pete Rock & CL Smoooth – Tell Me
49. Detroit Emeralds – You’re Getting A Little Too Smart [Loop] (sampled in Tell Me)
50. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Worldwide
51. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet – Capricorn (sampled in In The House)
52. A Tribe Called Quest – Verses from the Abstract [Loop] (sampled in In The House)
53. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – In The House
54. Keni Burke – Risin to the Top (sampled in Take You There)
55. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Take You There
56. Young Holt Unlimited – Bumpin On Young Street (sampled in Check it Out)
57. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – Check It Out

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