Guess Andy Samberg is an Aphex Twin fan. His “Iran So Far” SNL digital short – a satirical love letter to Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – this past weekends samples a piano line from Aphex Twin’s “Avril 14th” from Drukqs, which was also featured in Sophia Coppola’s “Marie Antoinette.” The digital short also features Maroon 5’s Adam Levine who sings the hook.
Andy Samberg, Maroon 5, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Aphex Twin, bet you thought those four worlds would have never collided. We wonder if they legally cleared that sample. Would be interesting to know how the label/Mr. Richard D. James felt when SNL approached them/him. Update: TheDailySwarm is reporting that the sample is currently being cleared.
Download: Aphex Twin – “Avril 14th” (sample comes around the 1:29 mark
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