favourite things | 5.14
bklyn’s latest soundcloud selection holds about 43 tracks out of various genres. The collection 5.14 includes tracks by Fink, Moods, Electric Wire Hustle, BadBadNotGood, Madlib, J Dilla, Tom Misch, Taylor McFerrin, Nick Price, Guts, Alice Russell, and some more. Check out our latest selections on the daily updated soundcloud page.
III
BADBADNOTGOOD are back … Matthew Tavares on keys, Chester Hansen on bass, and Alex Sowinski on drums. Since their inception at Humber College’s Music Performance program in 2011, the three have challenged the rule book on improvised instrumental music and taken jazz tradition into the future. With early champions including acclaimed BBC broadcaster Gilles Peterson and Tyler […]
piñata
Madlib and Freddie Gibbs‘ new collaboration project “Piñata” now arrived a the record stores. Pinata is “a gangster Blaxploitation film on wax,” Gibbs says, and the full-length result of a process that began in 2009. It’s an album with a sound that couldn’t be any further from the radio, where, according to the Gibbs, every rapper […]
favourite things | 2.14
Our feburary soundcloud playlist contains 45 selected tracks, out of various genres – from hip-hop, jazz, soul and electronic music. Check out the monthly selection “favourite things” on bklyn’s daily updated soundcloud page.
cadillacs
Snoop Dogg teams up with Madlib, the result is “Cadillacs”, one track off Snoop’s third installment of his “That’s My Work” mixtape series. Get the whole 20-track strong mixtape, hosted by DJ Drama for free on Dat Piff.
loootpack
Lootpack – Madlib, Wildchild and DJ Romes – formed in the sea-side town of Oxnard CA, a couple hours north of Los Angeles, and a lifetime away from the mainstream hip-hop world. When Wolf signed the group to Stones Throw in 1998, Madlib had already produced an impressive body of work, enough to fill a […]
rock konducta vol.1
Madlib will release Rock Konducta Vol. 1 – 2 on all formats in Spring 2014. Shipping now is the advance LP release of Rock Konducta Vol. 1. Vinyl only. No CD, no digital. There isn’t even track titles. Rock Konducta is the latest in Madlib’s instrumental “Beat Konducta” series, the producer’s raw hip-hop beat tapes […]
the buzz
MED & Blu announced their new collaboration over Madlib beats with The Burgundy EP earlier this year. “The Buzz” featuring Mayer Hawthorne, b/w Peroxide featuring Dam-Funk. This is the first time Stones Throw alumni Madlib, MED, Mayer & Dam have all appeared on the same record. This 8-track vinyl EP released by Bang Ya Head […]
dr. stokley
Dudley Perkins is “Dr. Stokley”. So old school and still so cool. Holistic healer for the dark heart. Stimulator of the mind. Inoculating you with sharp darts. Old dirty record addict. Heads have been waiting 4 years for a new Dudley Perkins solo record – this Black Friday November 29th it arrives. The new album, […]
favourite things | 10.13
We’ve closed our soundcloud-selection for october. The set includes tracks by artists such as Zo aka La Chauve-souri, Zara McFarlane & Leron Thomas, Kwabs, Diggs Duke, Rox, Milosh, Fatima, Iamnobodi, Polyrhytmics, Kronos Quartet & Stuart Bogie, Sola Rosa, Alice Russell, The Poets Of Rhythm, Lee Fields & The Expressions, Jaze Baqti, FloFilz, Twit One, Dynasty, UNDA, […]
adult swim singles
Over the past weeks the TV network adult swim launched a couple of free digital singles on their website. We’re now presenting you our selection. “City” by Freddie Gibbs & Madlib featuring Karriem Riggins. “Between Villains” by Captain Murphy featuring MF DOOM aka Viktor Vaughn, Earl Sweatshirt and Thundercat. “36” Chain” by El-P and Killer Mike. Download all tracks for […]
yessir whatever
Quasimoto first came to life on Madlib‘s personal beat tapes in the producer’s early years in Oxnard CA – private music, not meant for release, made for himself and a small circle of local smokers and their car stereos. Yessir Whatever collects 12-tracks made by Madlib and Quasimoto over a roughly 12-year period. A few were […]
madflips
Producer Beat Gates finally released his 5-track Madlib tribute EP. “Madflips” is based on samples Madlib used in his tracks. It’s a free release via Bandcamp – thanks to Beat Gates! Support:Facebook | Soundcloud | Bandcamp | Twitter
rough, rugged and raw
“Rough, Rugged and Raw” is number one in our new hip-hop mixtape series ALL CAPS. 45 minutes of massive hip hop tracks by artists such as MED, Flying Lotus, Madlib, Quakers, Jaylib, Dudley Perkins, Freddie Gibbs, J Rocc and more. Tracklist below, more information on soundcloud. 01 MED – Now U Know 02 DIBIA$E – Supa […]
misc.
misc. = we’re playing miscellaneous tunes, from jazz, soul to hip-hop the base genre of bklyn. something new mixed with well known classics to comfort your eardrums. the event is planned to take place twice a month at munichs yip yab. first date is next week 20th march (event link). Enjoy the teaser jazz/hip-hop fusion mix […]
medicine show: pill jar
Madlib is off to tour Japan and giving away a selection of tracks from the ‘Medicine Show’ series. There’s no new material to be found here if you already have all of the 12 ‘Medicine Show’ releases, but if you don’t – it does serve as a quick, solid starter kit with samplers from a […]
burgundy
MED & Blu are announcing a new collaboration and this is the first release ‘Burgundy EP’ – set to the sweet sound of Madlib beats, with one produced by Georgia Anne Muldrow. The EP contains half vocal tracks, half instrumentals and a cappellas on burgundy colored vinyl, released by MED’s own label Bang Ya Head. Pre-Order […]
duality
After his music video, anonymous Captain Murphy now released his debut mixtape “Duality”. The album comes with beats and productions by Madlib, Just Blaze, Jeremiah Jae, Teebs and TNGHT. Guest vocals by Earl Sweatshirt, Jeremiah Jae and Azizi Gibson. The free download includes the full album with instrumentals and artwork for each track. Download here! Listen and […]