Samples Relationship Type

This relationship type belongs to the Remixed Material Relationship Class.

Description

This links a recording which contains a sample to the entity from which the sample was sourced.​

Notes

If the correct source recording or release is unknown, or if there is no correct source recording or release (open air recordings, etc.), then the Samples Artist Relationship Type should be used, not this relationship type.

For assistance in determining the correct relationship types to use when describing compiling, DJ mixing, mastering, mixing, remastering, remixing, and sampling, please refer to Mix Terminology.

Link Phrases

• Recording contains samples from Recording
• Recording provides samples for Recording
• Recording has/had samples taken from Release
• Release provides samples for Recording

Attributes

“start date”

There is no guideline yet for how the begin date fields might be used.

“end date”

There is no guideline yet for how the end date fields might be used.

“additional”

There currently is no guideline for the use of this attribute.

“instrument”

There currently is no guideline for the use of this attribute.

“vocal”

There currently is no guideline for the use of this attribute.

Guidelines

• The song doing the sampling must contain sufficient original material that it cannot be considered a remix.

Examples

• Rockafella Skank contains samples from Sliced Tomato

• Sliced Tomato provides samples for Rockafella Skank