El-P dropped a new track whose proceeds will go towards the medical bills of friend and collaborator Mr. Dibbs. Dibbs is suffering from cirrhosis of the liver and is uninsured and facing enormous hospital fees. The track is sort of remix of “Drones Over Bklyn,” except with a redone beat that samples Rush’s “Tom Sawyer.” Here is where things get interesting, the tune comes courtesy of a new technology called Legitmix.
Basically the gist of it is “When a consumer purchases “Rush Over Bkyln”, the browser-based Legitmix software searches their computer for the “Tom Sawyer” track. If they don’t have it they can purchase it from Legitmix or any online music store. With a few mouse clicks, the Legitmix software recreates on the binary level “Rush Over Bklyn” on the consumer’s computer using their copy of “Tom Sawyer”. The price of “Rush Over Bklyn" is $0.70 plus the retail cost of the “Tom Sawyer” track (if the consumer doesn’t have it).”
Certainly an interesting concept in regards to dealing with sample clearance issues, time will tell if the software will catch on but color me curious for the time being. Click the download icon on the soundcloud player to purchase the track for the noble cause.
RUSH OVER BKLYN by PRODUCTOMART
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