Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer on King of Snake
 

What did they had to do with it? I presume UW sampled them? If that's the case, which track? I'm always searchin' for the original tracks of certain samples. So who knows? :)

Re: Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer on King of Snake
 

the bassline in King of Snake was taken from Donna Summer's I feel Love, produced by Moroder. It's not sampled really, but it uses the same notes.

Re: Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer on King of Snake
 

Just 'I Feel Love'? Never recognized any of it...

Listening to both right now, I hear it a little bit, but much faster in King of Snake!

tnx :)

Re: Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer on King of Snake
 

"I Feel Love" by Donna Summer (1977).

The backing track was written by Giorgio Moroder and was, as far as I recall (and I am old enough! :p) the very first pop song to use nothing other than a synthesiser as a backing track. Bearing in mind that this was at the very beginning of the disco era, it was quite something!


Edit: Damn, KoS, you beat me to it... but then you would! ;)

Re: Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer on King of Snake
 

The 'I feel love'-track is great. I especially love the 'Patrick Cowley Mega Mix'. It's so amazing the way he stretched it out to a 16min. track!!!

Re: Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer on King of Snake
 

The only sound not made by the synthesizer is the bass drum.

Re: Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer on King of Snake
 

I saw the Blue Man Group playing 'I Feel Love' on some late night show once and at first I thought it was King of Snake.

Re: Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer on King of Snake
 

Are you sure?

Re: Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer on King of Snake
 

I think so.

Re: Giorgio Moroder & Donna Summer on King of Snake
 

I mean, a drumcomputer is out of the question, since programmable drumcomputers didn't exist in those days (I think). I have the remix on record, but haven't listened to it in years (due to the fact that I don't have a recordplayer at this moment). But I can imagine that the basskick is provided by a synth and the handclap by a claptrap. Maybe google can help me.