Two Kinds of Blues by Luka

April 18, 2012

Tweet Declarations of housing proximity aside, Luka is a beat head of sensibilities similar to our own.  Here’s a Liverpool cat that appreciates the old adage, it’s all about the crates, kid.  Drawing a similar vibe as L’Orange, Luka paints audio pictures utilizing shades of jazz, R&B, jazz, soul and funk, naturally distilled with a [...]

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1st Serve by De La Soul’s Plug 1 and Plug 2

April 16, 2012

Tweet We now return you to our regularly scheduled programming. The vocal 2/3rds of De La Soul are back with a new project, 1st Serve.  Teaming up with French producers Chokolate & Khalid, the four turn in a concept album following two up and comers from Queens on their own perilous road to success, complete [...]

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Finest Ego | Find by Good Paul

April 11, 2012

Tweet Sorry about the dearth of new stuff lately, kids, but Daddy has been sick, and when Daddy ain’t feelin’ right, ain’t nothin’ gettin’ done ’round these parts.  Or some other colloquialism to that effect. Fortunately, with my return comes the first in a new series of solo albums and EPs from the very talented [...]

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Video Vixens: Sugarella and Boo Bass by Pogo

April 6, 2012

Tweet i’m not sure what the weather is like in your neck of the woods today, but it’s a damn near perfect spring day here out in the D.C. ‘burbs.  When things get all spring-y like this, my mind goes Disney.  And wouldn’t you know it, my favorite provider of music that “borrows heavily and [...]

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We Are World Around, Vol. 2

April 5, 2012

Tweet The main problem i have with getting as many submissions as i do is that sometimes, it takes me a while to post something about everything i want to.  Case in point, i’m a few months late on the most recent World Around Records comp, the appropriately named We Are World Around, Vol. 2.  [...]

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A Tribe Called Red by A Tribe Called Red

April 4, 2012

Tweet As your go-to site for the world’s most obscure and far reaching beats, i believe we’ve hit a new high water mark today.  i’ve known about these kids for a minute, but have been waiting for them to get their full album out there for the masses.  With the release of their self-titled debut, [...]

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Jewelry by Matthewdavid

April 3, 2012

Tweet It’s been a minute since last we had our brains fed by Matthewdavid, but the wait was well worth it.  In an effort to keep us all bedecked in bling, he recently dropped Jewelry.  Suffice to say, these are not beats for those with weak necks.  These are beasts for those who felt Mr. [...]

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NEWISLANDBEATZ Vol. 1 by New Island

April 2, 2012

Tweet While i know neither the name nor the location of the old island, i can tell you this about New Island–the Providence knob twiddler  knows how to knock out beats.  You’ve heard me wax rhapsodic about certain blender beatheads, but NI maintains a nuanced difference–he’s a master at layering.  Blended beats focus on the [...]

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Beat Cruise Compilation Vol. 1

March 30, 2012

Tweet Who’s ready for a cornucopia of spaced out funk, blissed bedroom beats and some other groovy, late night shit to get your weekend started right?  That would be all of us, yes?  Good thing the Greater Boston, Mass. collective, Beat Cruise, put together just such a compilation for us.  We are a lucky bunch, [...]

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maundrie fox by maundrie fox

March 29, 2012

Tweet In my continuing effort to bring you beats from the farthest reaches, today i bring to you the self-titled debut of maundrie fox from South Korea.  Well, sort of.  No, i’m bringing you the CD review one way or the other, but MF actually comes from South Korea by way of Pennsylvania.  However, he [...]

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