Nerdy Austrian cat buys nice synthesizer, makes tweaked out edits of contemporary classics, posts them on the internet, enjoys moderate to middling blog-attention. A classic love story that’s impossible to resist. Who can refuse?

Dorian Concept has been involved in some small projects that fit into certain well-defined pockets, but let’s be honest — he’s not a household name. Regardless, he’s got some obvious skill. He crosses Fog’s Andrew Broder’s DIY aesthetic, the swirly production style of Electric Circus, and the constant disintegration of Jan Jelinek. While it would be hard to make any improvement on Dabrye and J. Dilla or “Stay Fly,” these versions deserve a minute.

Dabrye feat. Jay Dee, “Game Over (Dorian Concept Remix)”
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Three 6 Mafia, “Sty Fly (Dorian Concept Remix)”
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On this “Under the Scope”, we feature artist out of London by the name of Sam Amant. She is orginally from France. We have feature some of her music on Rhythm Lab Radio. What makes her special is that she is a one woman show. She sings, does all the production, and puts on a great show. Think Grace Jones meets Prince meets J Dilla with a little Bad Brains.

Sam Amant is a solo artist – so solo she doesn’t need a backing band. Instead, she has a sampler and a shiny red Stratocaster. She hits the go button, and all of a sudden she’s freaking all over the stage – ripping out a mutant-soul vocal while beats bounce off the walls. She thrashes frenziedly at her shiny red Stratocaster and generally conjures whirlwinds from the ether. Underneath all the energy-bomb stuff, you can discern Proper Songs,Originals songs..A new Style..

“a post peel act John Peel would’ve liked” BBC.co.uk

Sam Amant – “Ding Ding Down”
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Sam Amant – “Try”
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Here is an excerpt of an interview with Sam Amant. Click here to see the rest of the interview.
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Here is cool little tribute mix by DJ Astrix I found over at Blind I for the Kids.

You can also check out J Rocc’s tribute to Dilla here. (courtesy of Okayplayer).  Even Hot 97 as a special page dedicated to Dilla.

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