"Ashley's Roachclip" is an instrumental by funk group the Soul Searchers from the 1974 album Salt of the Earth on Sussex Records.[3] A portion of the track from 3:30 to 3:50 contains a widely recognized drum break performed by Kenneth Scoggins, that has been sampled countless times in songs across several genres.[4][5]
| "Ashley's Roachclip" | |
|---|---|
| Instrumental by the Soul Searchers | |
| from the album Salt of the Earth | |
| Released | 1974 |
| Genre | Funk[1][2] |
| Length | 5:36 |
| Label | Sussex |
| Composer(s) | Lloyd Pinchback |
| Producer(s) | Carroll Hynson, Joe Tate |
Among the most popular songs that have sampled the drum break are "Paid in Full" by Eric B. & Rakim, "Hey Young World" by Slick Rick, "Run's House" by Run-DMC,[6] "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by P.M. Dawn,[7] "Girl You Know It's True" by Milli Vanilli[8] and "Unbelievable" by EMF.[7]
Personnel
edit- Bass guitar - John Euwell
- Congas, bongos - Lino Druitt
- Drums - Kenneth Scoggins
- Flute, saxophone - Lloyd Pinchback
- Guitar - Chuck Brown
- Organ - Bennie Braxton
- Percussion - Donald Tillery, John Buchanan, Kenneth Scoggins, Lino Druitt, Lloyd Pinchback
- Trombone, piano, synthesizer - John Buchanan
- Trumpet - Donald Tillery
Sampling in music culture
editA list of the samples is available on WhoSampled:[9]
- Drum break
- "Paid in Full" by Eric B. & Rakim (1987)
- "Girl You Know It's True", "All or Nothing" and "Baby Don't Forget My Number" from Milli Vanilli's album All or Nothing (1988)
- "Scarface" by Geto Boys (1989)
- "Unbelievable" by EMF (1990)
- "Take Your Time" by Mantronix feat. Wondress (1990)
- "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by P.M. Dawn (1991)
- "It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day" by The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. feat. Michelle Visage (1992)
- "You Gotta Be (Love Will Save The Day Mix)" by Des'ree (1994)
- "First Cool Hive" by Moby (1995)
- "Face in the Crowd" by Mac Miller (2011)
- Other elements
- "Jack the Ripper" by LL Cool J (1987)
- "Bass & Key Duet" by J Dilla (2005)
References
edit- ^ Molanphy, Chris (May 20, 2021). "Blame It on the Feign Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (December 27, 2021). "The Number Ones: P.M. Dawn's "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss". Stereogum. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
..."Ashley's Roachclip," the same once-obscure 1974 funk instrumental that had already emerged from the rap world...
- ^ Thompson, Dave (2001). "Part Four: The New School". Funk: Third Ear - The Essential Listening Companion (1st ed.). San Francisco: BackBeat Books. pp. 297–299. ISBN 0-87930-629-7 – via Google Books.
- "Soul Searchers: Salt of the Earth". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved 4 October 2014. - ^ "Ashley's Roachclip". Who Sampled. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- Nnamdi, Kojo (February 14, 2014). "From Go-Go's Heyday to Today: One Musician's Love Affair With D.C. Music". The Kojo Nnamdi Show. WAMU. Retrieved 2 December 2016. - ^ "Ashley's Roachclip". 23 August 2010.
- ^ "BBC - Craig Charles' 5 Genius Hip Hop Samples". BBC.
- ^ a b "The Number Ones: P.M. Dawn's "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss"". December 27, 2021.
- ^ "The Number Ones: Milli Vanilli's "Baby Don't Forget My Number"". July 26, 2021.
- ^ https://www.whosampled.com/The-Soul-Searchers/Ashley%27s-Roachclip/sampled/ [bare URL]