Flying Lotus - Putty Boy Strut (Go Yama Guitar Remake)
Jazz guitarist and beat maestro Go Yama remakes Flying Lotus’ Putty Boy Strut with his good ol’ guitar.
Month: June 2013
Languid - Nature Beats
Languid drops a beat tape made from his interpretations of natural sounds. The sounds of nature have often been used to emulate the impression that you’re one with earth. A few jungle sounds might transport you to the Amazon, some gushing water could take you to Niagra Falls. But what Languid has done with this …
FREE DOWNLOAD: The Stuyvesants - Refined
The Stuyvesants new soul-sample heavy album, Refined, is free to stream and download on Soundcloud. If you’ve never heard of The Stuyvesants, they’re a collaborative duo between producer Allan Cole (Algorythm) and record collector Darien Victor Birks (Flwrpt). Their name derives from the Brooklyn neighbourhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant where they both reside. The name also captures …
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Questlove At Red Bull Music Academy NYC 2013
The Roots’ Questlove returns to the Red Bull Music Academy for another lecture where he talks about D’Angelo’s upcoming album, Dilla changing the way he played the drums and his way of sampling. Questlove’s last appearance at the Red Bull Music Academy was back in 2005, when he attended the Seattle event. Often seen as …
Javis FauX - Deal With It Vol. 3
Potholes’ Javis FauX drops Deal With It Vol. 3 on Bandcamp. We gave it a listen. The third volume of Javis FauX’s Deal With It series is finally here and ready for streaming on Potholes Music’s Bandcamp. The eight-track EP comprises of some of the most diverse tracks you could ask for on a free …
Quasimoto - Further Instrumentals
Just before you get yourself ready for Yessir Whatever, Stones Throw have decided to re-release the instrumentals for Quasimoto’s Further Adventures of Lord Quas on double LP.
RAC - 56k
Relive the days of dial-up with RAC’s modem-sampling track, 56k.
The Strangest Of Bedfellows - Can Indie Music Become The New Sampling Treasure Trove?
Gemma Day talks about the untapped potential of indie music in sampling and whether it’s becoming a great pool for music producers. In recent years, the marriage of sampling with some of the more obscure genres of music has proved more popular. Artists are trying to distinguish themselves from the constant crop of ‘new talent’ …
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Vanilla Ice Denying He Ripped Off "Under Pressure"
The laughing stock of hip hop back in the 90s, Vanilla Ice denied he ripped off Queen & David Bowie’s Under Pressure in this interview for Throwback Thursday.
FREE DOWNLOAD: Boora - The Art Of 10 Seconds (Part One)
Russian producer Boora has released The Art Of 10 Seconds, the first part of a free beat compilation made up of 70s Soviet jazz. Boora’s new beat tape is entrenched in nostalgia. For a start, he decided to make the entire compilation solely on his SP-1200, which instantly gets our vote and then there’s the …