Stumbling upon this song in search of the sample used on MF DOOM’s “One Beer,” I cannot get this addicting tune out of my head. I’ve now listened to the rest of Troupeau Bleu, the album the song is off of, and it is really incredible. I don’t know if my attention would have ever been brought to 1970s French jazz funk artists, but that’s one of the great parts about sampling: crate diggers bringing obscure artists to light.
“Huit Octobre 1971” has also been sampled by Jaylib (“No Games”), Wiz Khalifa (“Visions”) Tyler, the Creator (“Odd Toddlers”), among other artists. Other songs from Troupeau Bleu have been sampled by artists like Captain Murphy, Mellowhype and Rick Ross.
– Mercedes Whitman
