The Man in Black rarely gets his props in the realm of hip-hop, but New York City DJ and producer
Skew has found a clever way to pay tribute. Using an MPC 2000 sampler and drum machine and a digital eight-track recorder, he stitches together Johnny Cash songs like a sewing machine, making classics such as "Ring of Fire" and "Shanty Town" sound as if they were designed for breakbeats. "I'm probably one of the last people not using a computer-software-based setup," Skew tells us. The four-part mix is available to download free from his Web site, Skewmu
sic.com. Clocking in at 20 minutes, it's just long enough to be entertaining without wearing out its welcome.
www.skewmusic.com
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