From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V8 #43 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Thursday, March 13 2003 Volume 08 : Number 043 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Alloy: question from a music fan ["p.latham2" Subject: Re: Alloy: question from a music fan Sorry no idea re this mix. Only one I know of - but dont have a copy & have never heard it - is by DJ SMASH - called Science Project - judging by the artists name I doubt this is the one we are discussing. Paul (Blackpool). - ----- Original Message ----- From: Robin Thurlow To: Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 1:56 PM Subject: Alloy: question from a music fan > > I've just received an email from a very nice person called Ed, but I > couldn't answer his question, so I''m hoping one of our many experts here > will know the answer. He's given me his permission to forward his question > to Alloy: > > "The question: do you know the name or composer of a dub / reggae track > which samples the strings and synths from t.d.'s 'she blinded me with > science'? I've been looking for it for ages, going into reggae shops with my > copy of S.B.M.W.S. and playing it to them , and noone has any idea at all." > > > When I asked him for more information he further explained: > "I first heard the track on a london dub radio station about four years ago. > I have since heard it on a mix tape which predates that broadcast, and in a > club playing reggae. My brother says it's by King Tubby. My natural instinct > is to mistrust this, but I concede that it could be King Tubby or Scientist > who produced it because of the sound. The song samples the strings out of > She Blinded Me With Science, and sections of the synths as well, including > the crescendo at the beginning and in the breaks. I don't know if this > description is much use, but any assistance you could give me trying to > track this down would be very much appreciated! thankyou so much, I hope > someone out there knows the answer!" > > I promised Ed I'd contact him with any responses to this. Can someone lend > their expert knowledge and help him out? My thanks in advance! > xx > ~r ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V8 #43 **************************