They say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. But this video borders on creepy. Watch Jim Pavloff use Ableton Live to recreate Prodigy’s “Smack My Bitch Up” with nothing but the sample sources. The song slowly comes together piece by piece until, ten minutes later, he’s got a perfect clone of the original. Seriously, you won’t be able to tell the difference.

What’s even more impressive is the amount of editing, distortion and effects that went into the track. Ableton Live makes it look easy. Back when the song first came out in 1997, doing something like this was damn near impossible.

 

 

Here’s the original version of “Smack My Bitch Up” to test your hearing. And a live version just for fun.

 

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Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up

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Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up (Live at Brixton Academy)

If any of the tunes contained in this post happen to suit your taste, the artist would probably be thrilled if you considered buying them on iTunes, Beatport, or Amazon. Share
by Nick DiLallo

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