How Havoc Turned Failure Into Mobb Deep’s Defining Sound El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-08-11 | When a young DJ Premier moved from Houston to New York to join Guru in Gang Starr, he was still learning how to make records, but their partnership would help him create one of the most recognisable sounds in hip-hop.👕 Get 15% off your first Dephect order using my link:dephect.com/discount/ELTRAIN🎉 BOGOF Offer:Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'SECONDCOURSE' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in.loopkitchen.co.uk/collections/composition-packs🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - loopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - loopkitchenplugins.carrd.coFind out the story of Pete Rock next: youtu.be/YwwbpPcDQmQ?si=X5vvVGKp7cSw3O0z💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - discord.gg/dDQuQQWZpt🧷 Connect with us on social media:El Train Instagram - instagram.com/eltrainmusicEl Train TikTok - tiktok.com/@eltrainmusicLoop Kitchen Instagram - instagram.com/loopkitchen_Mobb Deep entered the music industry as teenagers, but their first shot didn’t go the way they expected. Juvenile Hell failed to find an audience, their label dropped them, and Havoc was still learning his way around the boards. Somehow, just two years later, they returned with The Infamous, an album that would become one of the defining records of 1990s hip-hop. This is the story of what happened in between, how Havoc and Prodigy found their own lane and how the unmistakable sound of Mobb Deep finally came together.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:39 - Unsigned Hype05:06 - A Juvenile Mistake08:20 - A Quick Interlude09:28 - The Infamous15:07 - The Mobb Runs Deep
The Casio keyboard that pushed Dancehall onto the digital age... El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-09-24 | ...
How a Japanese Keyboard Preset Reshaped the Sound of Dancehall El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-09-21 | The unlikely story of how a rhythm buried inside a home keyboard travelled thousands of miles and helped usher dancehall into the digital age.🎉 BOGOF Offer:Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'SECONDCOURSE' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in.https://loopkitchen.co.uk/collections...🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - loopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - loopkitchenplugins.carrd.coFind out the story of the Roland TR-808 next - youtu.be/afKokJ2184g?si=0DBPA3vtFnUMIYh8💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - discord.com/invite/dDQuQQWZpt🧷 Connect with us on social media:El Train Instagram - instagram.com/eltrainmusicLoop Kitchen TikTok - tiktok.com/@loopkitchen_Loop Kitchen Instagram - instagram.com/loopkitchen_How did a preset from a cheap Casio keyboard made in Japan end up changing the sound of Jamaican music? This is the story of “Under Mi Sleng Teng,” the unlikely rhythm that travelled from Tokyo to Kingston, took over dancehall sound systems and helped kick-start a new digital era. What began as a simple home-keyboard preset would eventually become one of the most reused and influential sounds in Jamaican music.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:41 - Casio Royale03:27 - Rock Steady06:21 - Teng Outta Teng08:11 - The Byte Goes On10:16 - Who Okuda Known?
Crazy to think this album just turned 30, props to DJ Shadow for an absolute classic 🙌🎉 El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-09-17 | ...
If youre making remixes or edits, youre gonna wanna check out LALAL.AI! El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-09-10 | ...
The Forgotten NY Record that helped shape Southern Hip Hop... El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-09-10 | ...
How a Forgotten New York Record Became the Sound of Southern Hip-Hop El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-09-07 | The story of how a short-lived 1986 New York rap record by The Showboys somehow became one of the most important sounds in Southern hip-hop.🎉 BOGOF Offer:Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'TRIGGERHAPPY' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in.loopkitchen.co.uk/collections/composition-packs🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - loopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - loopkitchenplugins.carrd.coFind out the story of Pete Rock next: youtu.be/YwwbpPcDQmQ?si=X5vvVGKp7cSw3O0z💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - discord.gg/dDQuQQWZpt🧷 Connect with us on social media:El Train Instagram - instagram.com/eltrainmusicEl Train TikTok - tiktok.com/@eltrainmusicLoop Kitchen Instagram - instagram.com/loopkitchen_In 1986, Hollis duo The Showboys released “Drag Rap,” a six-minute story record that briefly made noise in New York before seemingly disappearing. But hundreds of miles away, DJs in Memphis and New Orleans began finding a completely different use for it. This is the story of how one overlooked record travelled through clubs, mixtapes and local scenes, became known as the “Triggerman,” and ended up shaping the sound of Southern hip-hop for decades.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:39 - Hollistory04:22 - Walking in Memphis08:19 - A Quick Interlude09:24 - NOLA Place Like Home13:39 - Still Poppin’
One of Justice’s first tracks was for a remix contest they didnt win, that helped launch them El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-09-01 | ...
How a Rejected Remix Helped Launch Justice’s Career El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-08-31 | Two graphic designers entered a remix competition with one of the first tracks they had ever made, lost, and somehow ended up on a four-year journey that would lead to Cross, one of electronic music’s defining albums.🎤 This video is sponsored by LALAL.AI, which has become my go-to tool for separating stems and isolating vocals, drums, bass, guitar and more from any track. If you want to try it out for yourself, you can get 10 free minutes using the link below - lalal.ai/?fp_ref=loopkitchen🎉 BOGOF Offer:Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'SECONDCOURSE' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in.loopkitchen.co.uk/collections/composition-packs🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - loopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - loopkitchenplugins.carrd.coFind out the story of Daft Punk next: youtu.be/ldOgb4CgkZ8?si=i8JLqjSYwh_Qca9z💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - discord.gg/dDQuQQWZpt🧷 Connect with us on social media:El Train Instagram - instagram.com/eltrainmusicEl Train TikTok - tiktok.com/@eltrainmusicLoop Kitchen Instagram - instagram.com/loopkitchen_When Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé first started making music together, neither had much experience with production. One of their earliest attempts was a remix of Simian’s “Never Be Alone”, entered into a competition and rejected for sounding like “MIDI jazz.”Somehow, that failed remix would become the starting point for everything that followed. Over the next four years, Justice went from two graphic designers figuring things out as they went to developing one of the most distinctive sounds in electronic music.This is the story of their unlikely beginnings, how they found their own approach to making records, and the journey that eventually became Cross.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:32 - Paris By Design04:11 - Remixed Fortunes07:18 - A Short Interlude08:37 - A Thousand Little Cuts14:56 - Crossing Over
One of the greatest beats in hip-hop almost never saw the light of day. El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-08-12 | ...
DJ Premier: king of the scratch hook and one of the best to ever do it. El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-07-27 | ...
How A Houston DJ Became New York’s Go To Producer El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-07-24 | When a young DJ Premier moved from Houston to New York to join Guru in Gang Starr, he was still learning how to make records, but their partnership would help him create one of the most recognisable sounds in hip-hop.📝 Go Deeper On Patreon:If you’ve been enjoying these Behind The Record videos and want to go deeper, I’ve just launched a Patreon.There’s extended versions of episodes, extra research, sample breakdowns and Digging Deeper Radio - a longer companion series where I explore the music, samples, gear and wider story behind the artists I cover on the channel. You can also vote on what I break down next.If you want to support the channel and get a deeper version of these videos in return, you can join here:👉 patreon.com/c/loopkitchen🎉 BOGOF Offer:Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'TWOOFTHEBESTYET' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in.loopkitchen.co.uk/collections/composition-packs🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - loopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - loopkitchenplugins.carrd.coFind out the story of Pete Rock next: youtu.be/YwwbpPcDQmQ?si=X5vvVGKp7cSw3O0z💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - discord.gg/dDQuQQWZpt🧷 Connect with us on social media:El Train Instagram - instagram.com/eltrainmusicEl Train TikTok - tiktok.com/@eltrainmusicLoop Kitchen Instagram - instagram.com/loopkitchen_DJ Premier grew up in Houston, far from the hustle and bustle of New York. But even as a child, he knew it was where he wanted to be. When Carlos Garza, an employee at the record shop where Premier worked, secretly sent one of his homemade demos to New York, it gave him the chance to realise that dream.Through albums like Daily Operation, Hard to Earn and Moment of Truth, Premier developed a production language that soon spread far beyond the group. At D&D Studios, he tailored that sound for Jeru the Damaja and Group Home before helping shape classic records by Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z and some of New York’s greatest rappers.This is the story of DJ Premier and Guru, the partnership that gave him the space to find his sound, and how the formula they developed together became part of the foundations of New York hip-hop.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:47 - Houston, We Have A Demo05:14 - From Rookie To Premier10:02 - A Short Interlude11:14 - The Beat Tailor15:33 - Going For Gold18:06 - This Is Forever
Forget the FIFA World Cup, this is the World Cup for beat makers! El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-07-19 | ...
The KLF: The Band That Hacked the Music Industry El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-07-12 | The wild story of The KLF, from Liverpool outsiders to Number One hitmakers who pushed pop music to its breaking point.📝 Go Deeper On Patreon:If you’ve been enjoying these Behind The Record videos and want to go deeper, I’ve just launched a Patreon.There’s extended versions of episodes, extra research, sample breakdowns and Digging Deeper Radio - a longer companion series where I explore the music, samples, gear and wider story behind the artists I cover on the channel. You can also vote on what I break down next.If you want to support the channel and get a deeper version of these videos in return, you can join here:👉 patreon.com/c/loopkitchen🎉 BOGOF Offer:Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'SECONDCOURSE' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in.loopkitchen.co.uk/collections/composition-packs🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - loopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - loopkitchenplugins.carrd.coFind out the story of 9th Wonder next: youtube.com/watch?v=bYKXYYPiMVs💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - discord.gg/dDQuQQWZpt🧷 Connect with us on social media:El Train Instagram - instagram.com/eltrainmusicEl Train TikTok - tiktok.com/@eltrainmusicLoop Kitchen Instagram - instagram.com/loopkitchen_The KLF were one of the strangest groups in British music history. Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty began in Liverpool’s post-punk scene before reinventing themselves as The JAMs, The Timelords and finally The KLF. They turned sampling into chaos, wrote a manual for making a hit and took rave music into the pop charts. But their success came with a mythology that kept getting bigger, stranger and more destructive. This is the story of The KLF, the band who treated pop music like a prank, an art project and eventually something to set on fire.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:36 - Liverpool Calling04:51 - Burn After Sampling07:50 - A Quick Interlude08:41 - Doctorin’ The Charts10:54 - What Time Is Fame?14:20 - Cashing Out
The Big Beat Manifesto: How Norman Cook Became Fatboy Slim El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-06-21 | Before he was Fatboy Slim, Norman Cook spent more than a decade moving through indie pop, hip-hop, house music and a run of forgotten aliases, chasing the formula that would turn samples into huge pop records.📝 Go Deeper On Patreon:If you’ve been enjoying these Behind The Record videos and want to go deeper, I’ve just launched a Patreon.There’s extended versions of episodes, extra research, sample breakdowns and Digging Deeper Radio - a longer companion series where I explore the music, samples, gear and wider story behind the artists I cover on the channel. You can also vote on what I break down next.If you want to support the channel and get a deeper version of these videos in return, you can join here:👉 patreon.com/c/loopkitchen🎉 BOGOF Offer:Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'LETTHEMCOOK' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in.loopkitchen.co.uk/collections/composition-packs🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - loopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - loopkitchenplugins.carrd.coFind out the story of 9th Wonder next: youtube.com/watch?v=bYKXYYPiMVs💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - discord.gg/dDQuQQWZpt🧷 Connect with us on social media:El Train Instagram - instagram.com/eltrainmusicEl Train TikTok - tiktok.com/@eltrainmusicLoop Kitchen Instagram - instagram.com/loopkitchen_By the late 90s, Fatboy Slim had found a way to turn chopped-up records, huge drums and left-field samples into unavoidable pop hits. But You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby was not an overnight success. It was the result of more than a decade spent moving through indie pop, hip-hop, house music and a string of aliases, with Norman Cook constantly chasing the next idea.From his early days as a record-obsessed teenager in Surrey and bassist in The Housemartins, through Beats International, the financial lows that followed, and his move to Brighton, this video follows the full road that led to Fatboy Slim.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:46 - The Original Mix05:12 - The Wrong House08:28 - Now We're Cooking12:32 - A Quick Interlude13:37 - The Artist Formally Known As Norman19:05 - You've Come A Long Way, Baby26:07 - The Big Beat Goes On
How Roger Linn’s Drum Machines Shaped Five Decades of Music El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-06-09 | The story of Roger Linn, the LM-1, LinnDrum and MPC and the drum machines that changed music.📝 Go Deeper On Patreon:If you’ve been enjoying these Behind The Record videos and want to go deeper, I’ve just launched a Patreon.There’s extended versions of episodes, extra research, sample breakdowns and Digging Deeper Radio - a longer companion series where I explore the music, samples, gear and wider story behind the artists I cover on the channel. You can also vote on what I break down next.If you want to support the channel and get a deeper version of these videos in return, you can join here:👉 patreon.com/c/loopkitchen🎉 BOGOF Offer:Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'LINNSANITY' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in.loopkitchen.co.uk/collections/composition-packs🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - loopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - loopkitchenplugins.carrd.coFind out the story of 9th Wonder next: youtube.com/watch?v=bYKXYYPiMVs💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - discord.gg/dDQuQQWZpt🧷 Connect with us on social media:El Train Instagram - instagram.com/eltrainmusicEl Train TikTok - tiktok.com/@eltrainmusicLoop Kitchen Instagram - instagram.com/loopkitchen_For almost 50 years, Roger Linn’s machines have quietly shaped the way modern music feels.Before the MPC became one of hip-hop’s most important innovations, before the LinnDrum helped define the sound of 80s pop and R&B, and before Prince made the LM-1 part of his sound, Roger Linn was a guitarist, engineer and inventor trying to make drum machines to accompany his demos.This video follows the story of the LM-1, LinnDrum, Linn 9000 and Akai MPC60 & 3000, and how these machines helped shape records by Prince, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, DJ Premier, J Dilla, Jermaine Dupri, Carl Craig, Just Blaze and more.In this episode of Behind The Record, we look at how Roger Linn went from would-be rock star to one of the most important instrument designers in modern music and how three machines helped create one incredible legacy.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:45 - Before The Beat03:31 - The LM-108:14 - A Quick Interlude09:14 - The LinnDrum11:42 - The Linn 900012:41 - The MPC
The Sampling Puzzle Behind De La Soul’s “Breakadawn El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-05-28 | In the first episode of our new series Anatomy of a Beat, we pull apart De La Soul’s “Breakadawn” and uncover the sampling puzzle behind one of their smoothest tracks.📝 Go Deeper On Patreon:If you’ve been enjoying these Behind The Record videos and want to go deeper, I’ve just launched a Patreon.There’s extended versions of episodes, extra research, sample breakdowns and Digging Deeper Radio - a longer companion series where I explore the music, samples, gear and wider story behind the artists I cover on the channel. You can also vote on what I break down next.If you want to support the channel and get a deeper version of these videos in return, you can join here:👉 patreon.com/c/loopkitchen🎉 BOGOF Offer:Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'TWOISAMAGICNUMBER' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in.loopkitchen.co.uk/collections/composition-packs🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - loopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - loopkitchenplugins.carrd.coFind out the story of How Prince Paul & De La Soul put together '3 Feet High & Rising' next: youtu.be/LYIlGvIh3mo?si=B-h-URM5eHgqnHSn💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - discord.gg/dDQuQQWZpt🧷 Connect with us on social media:El Train Instagram - instagram.com/eltrainmusicEl Train TikTok - tiktok.com/@eltrainmusicLoop Kitchen Instagram - instagram.com/loopkitchen_Welcome to Anatomy of a Beat, a new series where we zoom in on one classic track and break down the samples, production choices and tiny decisions that made it work. In this first episode, we dive into De La Soul’s “Breakadawn” from Buhloone Mindstate, tracing how a handful of records from completely different worlds were layered, pitch-shifted and shaped into one seamless beat. Then, using the same source material, I build an alternate version to show how many different directions a sample-based record can take.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:39 - The Anatomy of "Breakadawn"05:26 - A Quick Interlude06:19 - Same Records, Different Day
Beat Battle 006 Results | Winners & Top 10 El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-05-25 | 🥣 Beat Battle 006 Results StreamAfter a full week of listening and voting, it’s time to reveal the results.I’ll be going live to announce the Top 10, reveal the Top 3, give away the prizes, chat through some of the entries, and maybe cook up a quick beat along the way.🎉 BOGOF OfferRight now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on Loop Kitchen composition packs.Use the code **SECONDCOURSE** at checkout to grab another pack for free.loopkitchen.co.uk/collections/composition-packs🎧 Support on PatreonGet extra Behind The Record content, extended cuts, Digging Deeper Radio, sample source playlists, research notes, and more.patreon.com/loopkitchen🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Packloopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin DatabaseOver 600 free plugins for producers:loopkitchenplugins.carrd.co💬 Join the Loop Kitchen DiscordFree samples, beat battles, production chat, and a community of producers:discord.gg/dDQuQQWZpt🧷 Connect with usEl Train Instagraminstagram.com/eltrainmusicEl Train TikToktiktok.com/@eltrainmusicLoop Kitchen Instagraminstagram.com/loopkitchen_
The Wikipedia, the bible, the ultimate collection of classic drum breaks. El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-05-24 | ...
10 years since KAYTRANADA dropped this instant classic of an album. El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-05-21 | ...
How KAYTRANADA Broke Out of the Internet with 99.9% El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-05-20 | Ten years after 99.9% was released, this is the story of how KAYTRANADA went from a shy beatmaker in Montreal to creating a sound that became unmistakably his own.📝 Go Deeper On Patreon:If you’ve been enjoying these Behind The Record videos and want to go deeper, I’ve just launched a Patreon.There’s extended versions of episodes, extra research, sample breakdowns and Digging Deeper Radio - a longer companion series where I explore the music, samples, gear and wider story behind the artists I cover on the channel. You can also vote on what I break down next.If you want to support the channel and get a deeper version of these videos in return, you can join here:👉 patreon.com/c/loopkitchen🎉 BOGOF Offer:Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'AINTNODAMNWAY' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in.loopkitchen.co.uk/collections/composition-packs🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - loopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - loopkitchenplugins.carrd.coFind out the story of 9th Wonder next: youtube.com/watch?v=bYKXYYPiMVs💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - discord.gg/dDQuQQWZpt🧷 Connect with us on social media:El Train Instagram - instagram.com/eltrainmusicEl Train TikTok - tiktok.com/@eltrainmusicLoop Kitchen Instagram - instagram.com/loopkitchen_It’s been 10 years since KAYTRANADA dropped his debut album 99.9%, a record that helped turn his loose, swung, soulful sound into THE KAYTRANADA sound.But before that album, before the Boiler Room set, before the SoundCloud remixes started spreading everywhere, KAYTRANADA was just a shy beatmaker from Saint-Hubert, just outside Montreal, trying to figure out what his own sound could be.This video follows his journey, from growing up around Haitian kompa, jazz, soul and R&B, to discovering FL Studio, Virtual DJ, Madlib, J Dilla, YouTube beat communities, Montreal’s Piu Piu scene and the remixes that helped introduce him to the world.By the time 99.9% arrived, KAYTRANADA had pulled together hip-hop, house, funk, R&B, soul, jazz and Brazilian music into something that felt completely his own.In this episode of Behind The Record, we look at how KAYTRANADA went from bedroom beats and SoundCloud uploads to making 99.9%, the album that proved he was far more than just the remix guy.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:40 - Music Hits You02:28 - Donuts, Boondocks & Youtube05:34 - The Piu Piu Theory08:05 - The Janet Effect13:05 - A Quick Interlude14:16 - Making 99.9%20:11 - 100% KAYTRANADA
Library Music was made for TV, films and adverts, then hip-hop producers found it, rest is history! El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-05-12 | ...
Before the SP-1200, before the MPC, there was the pause button... El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-05-06 | ...
Our latest Beat Battle is live. Flip the sample, win prizes. Link in our linktree in bio to enter. El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-05-04 | ...
How The Pause Button Became Hip-Hop’s Secret Weapon El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-05-02 | Hip-hop has always found new life in ordinary machines, and this is the story of how the humble cassette deck became a rough, homemade sampler for some of the genre’s most important producers.📝 Go Deeper On Patreon:If you’ve been enjoying these Behind The Record videos and want to go deeper, I’ve just launched a Patreon.There’s extended versions of episodes, extra research, sample breakdowns and Digging Deeper Radio - a longer companion series where I explore the music, samples, gear and wider story behind the artists I cover on the channel. You can also vote on what I break down next.If you want to support the channel and get a deeper version of these videos in return, you can join here:👉 patreon.com/c/loopkitchen🎉 BOGOF Offer:Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'SECONDCOURSE' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in.loopkitchen.co.uk/collections/composition-packs🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - loopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - loopkitchenplugins.carrd.coFind out the story of Apache next: youtu.be/mjhu8zSu4b8?si=Yv7Cva0qW_aWypiz💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - discord.gg/dDQuQQWZpt🧷 Connect with us on social media:El Train Instagram - instagram.com/eltrainmusicEl Train TikTok - tiktok.com/@eltrainmusicLoop Kitchen Instagram - instagram.com/loopkitchen_Hip-hop has a way of taking whatever gear is available and pushing it far beyond what it was designed to do. In this video, we follow the unlikely journey of the cassette, from a Dutch engineer trying to make tape recording smaller and simpler, to the Bronx parties where live DJ sets were captured, copied and passed around by hand. But the cassette didn’t just document early hip-hop. In bedrooms, on family stereos and cheap tape decks, young producers discovered that the pause button could be used to trap tiny moments from records and loop them over and over again, creating rough, handmade beats before samplers became widely available. This is the story of the pause tape, and how a tiny plastic button became an entry point for future legends like Q-Tip, Pete Rock, Public Enemy, Easy Mo Bee, De La Soul, Beastie Boys, RZA and J Dilla.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:46 - The Tale of The Tape02:47 - Live From The Boombox04:53 - One Pause At A Time07:30 - A Quick Interlude08:21 - The Pause Tape Blueprint14:01 - Still On Pause
The Art of Layering Samples: Then & Now El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-04-25 | 🎛️ Try Serato Producer Suite, including Serato Sample, Hex FX and Serato Studio. Use code ELTRAIN1MONTHFREE to get your first month free: serato.com/campaign/serato-producer-suite-offerBefore stem separation, producers had to find clever ways to pull records apart. In this follow-up to The Forgotten Art Of Layering Samples, I look at those old-school tricks and how they can be recreated today with Serato Sample.📝 Go Deeper On Patreon:If you’ve been enjoying these Behind The Record videos and want to go deeper, I’ve just launched a Patreon.There’s extended versions of episodes, extra research, sample breakdowns and Digging Deeper Radio - a longer companion series where I explore the music, samples, gear and wider story behind the artists I cover on the channel. You can also vote on what I break down next.If you want to support the channel and get a deeper version of these videos in return, you can join here:👉 patreon.com/c/loopkitchen🎉 BOGOF Offer:Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'SECONDCOURSE' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in.loopkitchen.co.uk/collections/composition-packs🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - loopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - loopkitchenplugins.carrd.co💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - discord.gg/dDQuQQWZpt🧷 Connect with us on social media:El Train Instagram - instagram.com/eltrainmusicEl Train TikTok - tiktok.com/@eltrainmusicLoop Kitchen Instagram - instagram.com/loopkitchen_In this video, I’m revisiting the art of layering samples, this time looking at how old-school hip-hop producers worked around the limits of their gear and how those same ideas translate today. From isolating basslines with tricks on the SP-12, chopping drums from open breaks, using acapellas from 12-inch singles and layering fragments from different records, producers have always found creative ways to pull existing music apart and build something new. Then I’ll show how those techniques can be recreated with Serato Sample, using modern stem separation to speed up the process while still keeping the spirit of classic sample-based production alive.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:50 - Low End Theory01:30 - Isolating The Low End04:12 - The Breaks04:44 - Isolating The Drums06:49 - Voices On Wax07:32 - Isolating The Vocals08:08 - Piece By Piece08:58 - Putting It Together12:44 - Same Goal. New Tools
For anyone who wants scratch textures without being a turntablist, TurnTableSaw might be the one. El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-04-22 | ...
3 tracks. 1 sample.What’s your favourite track that sampled this break? El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-04-21 | ...
32 years of Illmatic: here’s how Large Professor made It Ain’t Hard to Tell El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-04-20 | ...
How a 1973 Protest Song Became One of Hip-Hop’s Most Sampled Breaks El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-04-18 | The story of Roy C’s Impeach the President and how its drums became one of hip-hop’s most sampled breaks.📝 Go Deeper On Patreon:If you’ve been enjoying these Behind The Record videos and want to go deeper, I’ve just launched a Patreon.There’s extended versions of episodes, extra research, sample breakdowns and Digging Deeper Radio - a longer companion series where I explore the music, samples, gear and wider story behind the artists I cover on the channel. You can also vote on what I break down next.If you want to support the channel and get a deeper version of these videos in return, you can join here:👉 patreon.com/c/loopkitchen🎉 BOGOF Offer:Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'SECONDCOURSE' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in.loopkitchen.co.uk/collections/composition-packs🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - loopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - loopkitchenplugins.carrd.coFind out the story of Apache next: youtu.be/mjhu8zSu4b8?si=Yv7Cva0qW_aWypiz💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - discord.gg/dDQuQQWZpt🧷 Connect with us on social media:El Train Instagram - instagram.com/eltrainmusicEl Train TikTok - tiktok.com/@eltrainmusicLoop Kitchen Instagram - instagram.com/loopkitchen_When people talk about Impeach the President, they usually go straight to the break (or Trump!) But the story starts earlier, with Roy C, a group of teenage musicians and a politically charged moment in 1973 that gave birth to a record no one could have predicted would live this long. This video follows that path from the making of the song and the story behind its famous drums, through its rediscovery by DJs and producers like Marley Marl, to the countless tracks that turned it into one of the most enduring breaks in hip-hop.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:36 - When The Gloves Came Off03:16 - Playing Politics06:26 - The Great Break-Out08:37 - A Quick Interlude09:31 - Well, That Escalated Quickly...12:40 - Meat & Potatoes
Narrowing Dilla down to 5 beats feels wrong. What would you say is missing? El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-04-13 | ...
A beautiful free plugin for warped tape effects, stutters and granular textures. El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-04-12 | ...
I Launched a Patreon: Extended Cuts, Digging Deeper Radio & More El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-04-08 | 👉 Join the Patreon: patreon.com/c/loopkitchen(If you don't want to miss any of the videos, just join the free tier, as the Youtube algorithm doesn't want to play ball sometimes!)If you enjoy deep dives into hip-hop production, sampling, classic albums and the stories behind the music, I’ve launched a Patreon built around the deeper side of the stories.This is where I’m posting extended cuts, extra research, Digging Deeper Radio (a bi-weekly hour long show to accompany the videos), Monthly Digs, future video voting and producer-focused extras that don’t always fit into the main YouTube videos.A lot gets left on the cutting room floor when I make the Behind The Record episodes. Extra research, extra finds, sample sources, records, books, documentaries and ideas that just don’t make the final edit without the whole thing turning into a much longer upload. So Patreon is where a lot of that now lives.Depending on the tier, that includes:Cutting Room Floor - extra notes, research, stories and finds that didn’t make the final video.Monthly Digs - for albums, documentaries and books I’ve been into.Digging Deeper Radio - a bi-weekly radio show where I go further into the music, samples, records and wider catalogue around the artists and albums I cover on the channel.For producers, there’s also The Lab tier, which includes a pack from our collection each month (worth $33) and Cook Up Club , a monthly live session where I break down classic tracks, answer questions and open things up for feedback and discussion.So if you’ve been enjoying the videos and want more, then you're going to love the Patreon.And on top of that, your support helps me put more time and care into the videos, go deeper with the research and keep improving the channel over time.🎉 BOGOF Offer:Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'SECONDCOURSE' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in.https://loopkitchen.co.uk/collections...🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - loopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - loopkitchenplugins.carrd.co💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - / discord
Everybody knows Biggie’s Juicy… but the story behind that who made the beat is a little complicated El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-04-05 | ...
How Pete Rock Defined the Soulful Sound of 90s Hip-Hop El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-04-04 | The story of Pete Rock, the sound he built with CL Smooth, and how he helped reshape East Coast hip-hop through records like T.R.O.Y. and The World Is Yours.📝 Go Deeper On Patreon:If you’ve been enjoying these Behind The Record videos and want to go deeper, I’ve just launched a Patreon.There’s extended versions of episodes, extra research, sample breakdowns and Digging Deeper Radio - a longer companion series where I explore the music, samples, gear and wider story behind the artists I cover on the channel. You can also vote on what I break down next.If you want to support the channel and get a deeper version of these videos in return, you can join here:👉 patreon.com/c/loopkitchen🎉 BOGOF Offer:Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'SECONDCOURSE' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in.loopkitchen.co.uk/collections/composition-packs🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - loopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - loopkitchenplugins.carrd.coFind out the story of Marley Marl next: youtu.be/HlF0WbfWzN0?si=Btu6gAGvGF3_QZi3💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - discord.gg/dDQuQQWZpt🧷 Connect with us on social media:El Train Instagram - instagram.com/eltrainmusicEl Train TikTok - tiktok.com/@eltrainmusicLoop Kitchen Instagram - instagram.com/loopkitchen_When people talk about Pete Rock, they usually go straight to the classics. But the story behind those records starts years earlier, with a young Pete in Mount Vernon, his dad’s record collection, local crews and the early days of New York rap. This video traces that path through Heavy D, CL Smooth, Mecca and the Soul Brother, T.R.O.Y., The World Is Yours, and the rise of one of hip-hop’s most distinctive producers.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:31 - Money Earnin’ Mt. Vernon02:40 - The Basement04:37 - The Breakthrough05:59 - The Making of Mecca12:12 - A Quick Interlude13:29 - The Pete Rock Sound17:20 - The Picasso👉 Sources:Questlove Supreme W/ Pete Rock - listennotes.com/podcasts/the-questlove-show/qls-classic-pete-rock-KvAe63Y5PpU247HH W/ Pete RockJoe & Jada W/ Pete Rock - youtu.be/0KSjXPkA2cU?si=CG-POra6qc9DSI90Drinks Champs W/ 9th Wonder - youtube.com/watch?v=AbqHPUEx7OABreakfast Club W/ Common & Pete Rock - youtube.com/watch?v=ta5x0tuN6e0RBMA W/ Marley Marl - youtu.be/CKEGiHqEyqA?si=GhWzDtv0F9sx0TDCThe Peoples Party W/ Pete Rock - youtube.com/watch?v=rr4IMZbfqg0Live From The Writers Bench W/Grap Luva - youtu.be/2UXhJM7-wQY?si=aYO9cFED3XheIlEQBackstage Pass W/ CL Smooth - youtu.be/y3vjweihUR0?si=Cx_VYY4V8cTBjZVHVLADTV W/ Large Professor - youtube.com/watch?v=4g-0Nxeq0PgOkayPlayer W/ Large Professor - youtu.be/5dqhSUPGkns?si=kL_oaWvwndvmiPvwQuestlove Supreme W/ Mark Ronson - lnns.co/ftzEYcN8D4vLeft of Black W/ 9th Wonder - youtu.be/JWLhL_oN4Wg?si=eFk0U_vqA6aJsQwaIdea Generation W/ Dante Ross - youtu.be/HrUUADr2anQ?si=Fk1leQGc4Oabp6yUBootleg Kev W/ Pete Rock - youtu.be/TliuwunuAdA?si=qkB9W5ljwjC9EJMZWhat Had Happened Was W/ Dante Ross - youtu.be/DDL95NOLkTU?si=gtn229zk-dEmOVFPPete Rock & DJ Premier Interview - youtu.be/TTvP6q0SQbA?si=4QvMK_bPXMDUz9Z9Brian Coleman - Check The Technique (Book)Gearspace (Engineer Ken Lewis) - gearspace.com/board/rap-hip-hop-engineering-and-production/127432-pete-rock-questions.htmlPete Rock - NY’s Finest Promo
Need something new to listen to? Here’s 4 beat tapes I’ve been rinsing plus a new tape from me! El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-03-27 | ...
Youve probably heard this sound before, but did you know it came from an over 100 year old ballet? El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-03-23 | ...
How Flying Lotus Redefined What Instrumental Hip-Hop Could Sound Like El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-03-19 | Get Tidy Today! Try CleanMyMac 7 days FREE and use my code ELTRAINMUSIC for 20% off - clnmy.com/ElTrain The story of Flying Lotus, the LA beat scene that formed around him, and how Cosmogramma expanded the possibilities of beat music.🎉 BOGOF Offer:Right now it’s Buy One, Get One Free on all our sample packs. Just use the code 'SECONDCOURSE' at checkout to grab your second pack free. Link below if you fancy digging in.loopkitchen.co.uk/collections/composition-packs🎁 FREE Loop Kitchen Sample Pack - loopkitchen.carrd.co🔌 FREE Plugin Database (Over 600 free plugins) - loopkitchenplugins.carrd.coFind out the story of Hudson Mohawke & his iconic album Butter next: youtu.be/io1t42dZxag?si=ciMeFHxEMUyBb14s💬 Join the Loop Kitchen Discord for free samples, production tips, and to connect with other producers - discord.gg/dDQuQQWZpt🧷 Connect with us on social media:El Train Instagram - instagram.com/eltrainmusicEl Train TikTok - tiktok.com/@eltrainmusicLoop Kitchen Instagram - instagram.com/loopkitchen_In the mid-2000s, a new scene started bubbling up in LA, with producers and beatmakers creating a fresh hybrid of instrumental hip-hop and electronic music. Around the same time, similar sounds were emerging around the world, including dubstep in the UK. Right at the centre of that shift was Flying Lotus, whose glitchy, wonky beats gradually grew into something much bigger and more expansive by the time he made Cosmogramma. From nights like Low End Theory to albums like 1983, Los Angeles and Cosmogramma, this is the story of Flying Lotus, the LA beat scene, and the sound that helped define a new era of beat music.⏰ TIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:34 - The Seed Of The Lotus03:28 - CleanMyMac04:40 - The Machine05:50 - The Scene08:22 - The Sound11:12 - The Big Bang14:19 - A Billion Beats👉 Sources:Broken Record W/ Flying Lotus - youtube.com/watch?v=w_yGgyc7DJQLeFtO In conversation W/ Flying Lotus - youtu.be/YFa7DUNyyrw?si=gaI0emCA9_GmxOqZXlr8r Interview W/ Flying Lotus - youtu.be/61Thy2zS_xA?si=2xZSs8zee7PJoPvROn-point.tv Interview W/ Flying Lotus - youtu.be/GtqZsDOm65s?si=kT6ZTyFJTMYWDDlNDubspot Interview W/ Flying Lotus - youtu.be/p6aZK93Tnsc?si=x7fGTfAIEwtjNMTARoland Beat Culture Documentary - youtu.be/CDPcmYGPRKA?si=iTMCkDQwXZUG5NkYGoogle Music Interview W/ Flying Lotus - youtu.be/rfsyU6dKiGk?si=sLx01tdti0QUT5ADFlying Lotus RBMA Lecture - youtube.com/watch?v=tbli9kT2NqUDazed Digital Interview W/ Flying Lotus - youtu.be/1QtkgFTFJtY?si=Eh1dxn8lK0JHcyyfNPR Interview W/ Flying Lotus - npr.org/2010/05/10/126667202/flying-lotus-beat-music-and-the-coltrane-family-traditionDubspot Interview W/ Daddy Kev - youtu.be/Offj_EYdKy8?si=JnSPyen2KSiAbvAgLA Times W/ Flying Lotus - latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-may-04-la-et-flying-lotus-20100504-story.htmlMusic Radar W/ Flying Lotus - musicradar.com/artists/all-i-hear-is-auto-tune-sucks-drum-machines-have-no-soul-and-you-cant-make-hip-hop-on-a-laptop-because-computers-have-no-swing-flying-lotus-on-the-backlash-against-ai-music-and-why-hes-staying-out-of-itPitchfork Interview W/ Flying Lotus - pitchfork.com/features/interview/7793-flying-lotus
Who would have thought some defective transistors could have such a big effect! El Train | Loop Kitchen 2026-03-12 | ...
