Den Sorte Skole - Lektion III
2025-02-10
Den Sorte Skole is a Danish DJ collective that initially became known for self-releasing two extremely successful and sought after DJ mixes consisting mostly of very crafty and creative mash-ups. They took that idea in a bit of a different direction on this third album/mix, where they have gone from the (relatively) simple mixing and matching of instrumentals and rap acapellas into constructing completely new and comprehensive works from multiple layers of samples taken from wildly different sources—experimental French avant-garde synth-folk, an unidentifiable Indian sitar sample, traditional Mbaka tribe music from central Africa, Turkish folk/protest singer (and all-around bad-ass) Selda Bağcan, Swedish new-wave rock, Himalayan folk songs, and the list goes on. (Seriously, take a look at that Discogs link, which lists all (or most) of the sample sources. It is absolutely bonkers.)
And it fucking WORKS! Lektion III is a superb feat of sampling/mixing from Den Sorte Skole at their best. More than 250 vinyls form the base of this insane undertaking and they all gain new life and purpose in this incredible musical odyssey.
Listen
- Formula Dub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7HLp4zND4Y
- Le Brin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVOFKZ48gog