sweet talk
UK-based hip hop and electronic producer Vanilla issued his new beat-tape entitled “Sweet Talk”. After 2011’s ‘High Life‘ in 2011 and followed by ‘Soft Focus‘ in 2012 the new tape is the third and final instalment of his soul-inspired series. It features 27 soul-sampling instrumentals produced over the past two years. Available on Bandcamp.
wayniac mondays
Jonwayne dropped a few tracks during the last six mondays – he’s now working on his follow-up LP to ‘Rap Album One’. All tracks produced by Jonwayne, featuring vocals by Quelle Chris, Zeroh and Scoop Deville – artworks by Gangster Doodles. Get most of the tracks on Audiomack.
hip hop after all
After months of hard work and 2 years after his acclaimed “Paradise for all” album, GUTS is back with a new album, “Hip hop after all” For this new album, Guts decided to come back to his Hip Hop roots (he created the french rap Band Alliance Ethnik in the 90’s) and invited quality MCs […]
chop shop 2
Brenk Sinatra & Fid Mella, two of Europe’s finest beat makers will take you on a musical ride through Vienna’s mean streets of the 70′s and 80′s. It’s a musical journey which pays homage to Vienna’s notorious morbidity. ‘Chop Shop 2 – Singende Klingende Unterwelt’ is their new collaborations album, which combines selected musical treasures of the city’s […]
favourite things | 8.14
Another month, another selection – ‘Favourite Things 8.14‘ is now ready for streaming. It’s a monthly musically journey through our daily soundcloud expedition. The set for august is 2,5hrs long and holds 47 tracks. Featuring productions and songs by Thrupence, Shafiq Husayn, S. Fidelity, FloFilz, Diggs Duke, REdefinition, Kriswonto, Amin Payne & Ben Bada Boom, Suff Daddy, Flandy, Bilal, […]
secret garden 2
‘Secret Garden 2’ is a free compilation series by DLoaw & Co., inspired by the volume one shape, they wish to keep the trip in the instrumental world going on. The 2013 released album contains 21 artists going from abstract Hip-Hop to Downtempo, providing a jazzy, sometimes dark, melancholic vibe. Still eclectism will be the word in […]
the beats
Madlib’s new album ‘The Beats’ contains 10 tracks of instrumental hip-hop created for the Stones Throw film ‘Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton’. This is Madlib’s first original soundtrack and first 10-inch vinyl release. The album is being issued with two different sleeves (girls on one, skull & bong on the other) each wrapped with a custom, removable card, designed […]
metronom
FloFilz is one of the most promising newcomers on the German beatmaker scene. His sound is deeply rooted in the Low End Theory (Tribe not LA) school of beats and his tracks regularly hit the six-digit plays mark on Soundcloud. He grew up in Belgium and lives currently in Aachen where he studies violin. When it comes […]
you’re dead
LA beatmaker Flying Lotus is about to release his 5th album through Warp Records. ‘You’re Dead!’ is the follow up to 2012’s ‘Until The Quiet Comes’, on the new LP Lotus gets support by Herbie Hancock, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Captain Murphy, Angel Deradoorian, Thundercat, Niki Randa, alongside Japanese comic book artist Shintaro Kago. See the full […]
water[s]
Mick Jenkins from Chicago provides his new release, he’s described ‘The Water[s]’ as a prequel to his breakout project ‘Trees and Truths‘. He also premiered the official video for the song “Jazz”, produced by director Nathan R. Smith. The Water[s] will be released through Cinematic Music Group. Guest appearances on the albums by Joey Bada$$, No Name Gypsy, […]
favourite things | 7.14
Our soundcloud-selection for july is now ready for streaming. ‘Favourite Things 7.14‘ holds 47 tracks, with a total playtime of 2:51 hrs. The set is a journey through electronic music and hiphop. Featuring productions and songs by some of our favourite artists, such as Chet Faker, Flume, Reginald Omas Mamode IV, Gang Colours, Jimmy Whoo, Bahamadia, KA-YU, UNDA, SIAM, Electric […]
summer in jakarta
Jakarta Records from Berlin/Cologne (Germany), dropped their new compilation album. “Summer in Jakarta” contains previously unreleased music from artists such as 20syl, FloFilz, Suff Daddy, Ta-Ku, Mura Masa, Iamnobodi, Guts, Farhot and many more. The compilation is available as a free download on Jakarta Records Bandcamp page. Listen to the whole collection after the jump …
nehruvianDOOM
MF DOOM and Bishop Nehru’s collaborative album under the name NehruvianDOOM is due out September 22nd via Lex Records. After releasing the video for “Darkness” a couple of weeks ago, they’ve now dropped the new track, “Om”, features rapping from DOOM. NehruvianDOOM grew out of a meeting at London’s famous jazz venue, dive bar, the 100 Club in […]
hallways
Homeboy Sandman is set to release ‘Hallways’, his second full-length album on Stones Throw Records. It is an ode to the space between where you are and where you are headed; a space in flux, and a space where Sandman himself noticeably thrives in this release. Producers on Hallways include Knxwledge, Blu, DJ Spinna, Oh […]
bt30
‘BT30’ is målib‘s first beat tape on bklyn music – he’s a former rastafari, who first got in touch with african music and hip-hop in Nairobi several years ago. Beats, mowax and trip-hop have always been a big influence for the german beat-maker. He’s diggin’ in jazz and programming beats since 2008, he also released some EPs on Mad Hop and Soul […]
gentle giant
Brenk Sinatra from Vienna is back with his new “Gentle Giant” mixtape on Inflammable. The new mix gives an overview about Brenk’s dicography and contains 11 previously unreleased instrumentals, as well as vocal features by Waldo The Funk and MC Eiht. The tape is an addition to LRG’s “Brenk/Gentle Giant Hoodie“. Below you can stream the 20-minute documentation of Brenk […]
in the middle of nowhere
Fiktív aka Courage is a beatmaker/producer from Szeged, Hungary, who combined the underground electronica with wide variety of hip-hop beats. “In The Middle Of Nowhere” brings conventionally unusual sound. The difference between the songs gives the essence of the EP. Free download here or purchase on Bandcamp. Vocals features by 1.E.X.I, Oneil, Apes, Coy. Out since […]
bahia affair
REdefinition are Mecca:83, Buscrates 16-bit Ensemble and DistantStarr, all friends with a long history of musical collaboration. It was only a matter of time until they came together to form a unit. Influenced by classic brazilian music of the 60’s and 70’s, “Bahia Affair” blends elements of bossa percussion with MPC beats and ample Fender Rhodes […]