As I’ve listened to music spawned from the realms of Twisted, I’ve come across various sounds or samples that appear in separated albums.  For instance, the distorted laughter at the end of Monster Hit sounds like some laughter from the beginning of Gamma Goblins pt. 2.  Also, the slurpy sucking noise in New Way to Say Hooray is present in Connoisseur of Hallucination.

What other have you guys found?

Terrence Mckennas quote “...nothing is lost…” appears in multiple Shpongle tracks.

I’ve also found that 1200 mics uses the EXACT SAME Terrence vocal sample used by Shpongle in ‘New Way to Say Hooray!”  That was cool to hear. 

-C T

I’m not sure about this one.  The male whispering in the beginning of “Molecular Superstructure” sounds like the “Room 23” guy.

I’ve heard the sample of the woman singing in Monster Hit (that starts at 4:20) being used by a few other artists. Ive heard Ott use it, and im pretty sure Entheogenic have used it as well. I wonder where they get those samples from. Vocal planet i guess.

At 2:59 in the 1200 Mics song “Saliva Divinorum” they use the same Simpsons sample as at the begininng of “The Nebbish Route”.

YES!

We totally think that TWisted producers are some of the best in the world but cant get over why such good producers would use the same samples over and over again.  why??

I forget the song and artist, but I heard a pretty generic psyambient track that uses part of the trumpet line from “The Staman of the Shaman.” 

Also, the vocal from Bob Holroyd’s “Adrift in Kerala” has been pilfered in countless songs…e.g. Ott’s “Smoked Glass and Chrome”, “Chime” by Jairamji, to name a few.

One of the vocals from “Around the World In A Tea Daze” was in an Asura track, forget which one.

With the nearly infinite possibilities in both recording and sound design, I really don’t rate sampling entire chunks of sound very high.  And even slightly out-of-place vocals/spoken word is about the most effective way to trainwreck a vibe that I’ve come across.

I would like to see dancefloor artists collaborate with sound design gurus like Robert Rich, Steve Roach or Vir Unis.  These guys are miles above using samples.  Combine their soundscape expertise with someone who really knows how to do percussion and we have the next big thing!  Basically, bridge the gap between psy and rhythmic ambient albums like Perimeter by Vir Unis/James Johnson or Serpent’s Heart by Steve Roach/Byron Metcalf.  Proper shamanic tunes!!!