the sample is nestled in george benson's jazz number the world is a ghetto. the audio clip bangalter (the half of daft punk with a better grasp of english) cuts up can't be more than two seconds long, tops.
which makes the entire song an exercise in creativity. based on the two seconds of music he has to work with, i've counted 10 distinct melodies and countless minor variations and fills. not to mention the fact that one melody can sound completely different depending on the drum pattern on top of it.
sampling guitar licks is really hard for me. they all end up sounding really flat and generically twangy, and i'm not sure i've ever put something together that had a guitar in it (and wasn't a lazy sunday 12 second straight loop) that was anything less than cringe-worthy.
spinal scratch is really nerd heaven. square's paradise. a little nugget of ambrosia for those socially inept enough to actually listen to the whole song counting each melody change.
on the sixth day thomas bangalter created spinal scratch. and on the seventh he rested.
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