Filed under: Beats, Dance, Electronica, Experimental | Tags: bass, beat, beats, future beat, Hip Hop, instrumental hip hop, music, Upbeat
I used to have crazy amounts of fun playing as Yoshimitsu in Tekken because he had this one move where he’d stab himself. I was such a sadistic little shit back in my childhood I’d play the game as him just to watch Yoshimitsu stab himself in the gut over and over for my own enjoyment.
Anyway, that’s completley irrelevant when discussing this particular Yoshimitsu collective. Blaster Master displays future-beat at it’s finest; a perfect blend of Fly-Lo style syncopation and engaging sounds. Marisa Tomei shows a subtle hint of down-tempo romanticism and tranquil repose. I’m posting Kaligraph E‘s harder remix of Bugz from a few months back though. It’s a stand out.
You can check out some free downloads if you like what you head from their soundcloud.
Filed under: Beats, Chilled, Electronica | Tags: beats, Electronica, Hip Hop, Hypnotic, music, nosaj thing, Sydney, sydney australia, Trip-Hop
Sydney-based Nakagin has been on his game for around a year now, and I’d call him Australia’s very own Nosaj Thing.
Releasing a split 12″ with Guerre in September, Nakagin is a familiar name in the vibrant Sydney/Melbourne beat scene complementing names such as Polographia and Oliver Tank.
Raincoats comes off of Nakagin‘s EP Elsewhere from July last year. You can pick it up here. Or try out Raincoats as a single below:
Filed under: Beats, Hip-Hop, Jazz | Tags: beat, beats, Hip Hop, hip hop instrumentals, instrumental hip hop, Jazz, sample based, Trip-Hop
Ta-Ku has been kicking-ass after ass with his consistent high-quality beat-releases, and the 50 Days of Dilla project is possibly his most ambitious and successful yet. 50 Days for Dilla vol. 1 was released digitally under HW&W in March with the vinyl following two months later in May as HW&W‘s first official vinyl release. The vinyl sold out within 6 hours of its online release and I managed to bag the second-to-last copy.
Vol. 2 was released online on July 24th and for $10, the remaining 25 tracks of the project can be yours… Or you can hang-out for the vinyl (they’d be crazy not to release one after the last response).
The remaining 25 beats are brief (none break the 3 minute mark, as with the previous volume), however I wouldn’t want to attempt a feat like producing a beat every day for 50 days, so the length is easily forgivable. The quality is of a standard which can be expected from an established producer like Ta-Ku, the drums swing just right, the samples stutter and glitch to neat effect… and the overall feel of the record is something I could have constantly on in the background without a worry. The Dilla inspiration is clear and present- somewhat overpowering in-fact. I would have liked to see a little more deviation and stylistic twist from Ta-Ku considering his past proven skills with glitchy electronics, however this is not the aim of the record- as a tribute album, it works quite fantastically.
Filed under: Beats, Hip-Hop | Tags: beat, beats, Happy, Hip Hop, instrumental hip hop, melbourne, melbourne australia, music, sample based, Upbeat
It’s wet in Melbourne at the moment, and I mean that in the ‘rainy and miserable’ sense… not the “haha- you said ‘wet'” way.
Luckily there’s some summery tunes out there that can always brighten up the cloudy grey weather until it changes radically the next minute.
An artist who seems to specialise in such tunes is Kaligraph E, who’s Done Good EP was released on UK-based cassette-tape label 100 Akres last month. Funnily enough, Kaligrah E resides in Melbourne himself, so I’m not sure where the inspiration for these sunny tunes is coming from- but I’d sure love a taste!
The whole EP is available for a choose your price (with no minimum) off of Bandcamp direct download, so you can grab it there for free if you like! It’s got some neat remixes from Fuck the Radio faves Handbook and Vanilla
Filed under: Beats, Chilled | Tags: beats, Chilled, future beat, music, Trip-Hop
Brooches‘ new release on the well-endeared Grappa Frisbee Records is tied together so very nicely both in it’s composition and beyond. The Album art is beautiful, the tracks are healthily unique and accessible and the EP’s title makes good reference to the 4 tracks all being about birds.
Swans is by far the shortest track coming in at just under the three-minute mark, I highly recommend you check out the rest of the EP if you want some great evolving musical texture and atmosphere. Crow is deep and exquisite, it’s unconventionality is not too bizarre as to alienate the listener, yet interesting enough to be intriguing. The whole EP sounds as organic as it’s subject matter.
Filed under: Beats, Electronica | Tags: beats, Electronic, Electronica, Flying Lotus, future beat, Trip-Hop
Nice Icles’ release on DAGOBOT features some great trip-hop composition, and general electronica goodness. The release’s title track features some collaboration with Kwala; creating a jangular future beat piece, kind of similar to something Fly-Lo would develop. Unfortunately, the track finishes quite suddenly, but luckily the rest of the fantastic record is there to follow it up- only a dollar of DAGOBOT‘s bandcamp.
Nice Icles – Shiverburn (ft. Kwala)
Filed under: Beats, Chilled, Electronica, Hip-Hop, Jazz | Tags: Acid-Jazz, bass, beats, Chilled, Deep, downtempo, Funky, Hip Hop, instrumental hip hop, Jazz, jazz bass, music, Trip-Hop
Desmond Cheese‘s beats are dope. Saw the Signs Pt. 2 is an instrumental cut off of a release he did with Mr Bill about a year ago, and it’s got all of the best ingredients: jazz, bass and essence of sex.
You could do just about anything with this music playing and it’d instantly give it a totally new groovy vibe. Seriously, you could be eating a taco or something, and some hottie could walk past you and think nothing of it. But if you were eating a taco with this music on the hottie would be dtf.
Enjoy 🙂
Desmond Cheese – Saw The Signs Pt 2
Filed under: Ambient, Beats, Chilled | Tags: ambient, beats, Chilled, downtempo, quiet, Soothing
It’s a Friday- which means I’m going to need some help surviving Saturday morning. While the largest container in the house filled with water is normally the way to go- I’ll supplement it with some enchanterDown.
That perfect blend of textural bliss and subtle rhythm, Knocking At My Door is a relaxing tune that doesn’t demand too much to please you. In-fact, I seem to have stumbled upon a goldmine with the Lion’s Memorial Pool collective, putting out some real fresh dreamwave- worth checking out.
He’s also a part of the delightful list of artists that Grappa Frisbee Records has released, and I can’t miss the opportunity to shoot love around in all directions. Check out his free release with them from back in February.
enchanterDown – Knocking At My Door
Filed under: Beats, Hip-Hop | Tags: beat, beats, Hip Hop, instrumental hip hop, sample based
Today’s sounds come from J.S. 315, a producer out of Los Angeles with an extensive back catalogue. Tip Off Pt. 1 is a nice 6-track downloadable set off of his Soundcloud- stylistically clear and concise- If you are into the whole L.A beat scene; especially sounds more on the hip-hop side of things, check him out.
Filed under: Beats, Chilled, Hip-Hop | Tags: album, beats, cascade records, France, french, french hip hop, future beat, Hip Hop, hip hop instrumentals, instrumental hip hop, Jazz, mellow, Trip-Hop
Cascade Records has overtaken Warp and Ninja Tune for me when it comes to exciting new releases; the Paris-based label is constantly supporting underground gold- and their latest release with Resistant Mindz is no exception.
A great compilation with some fantastic post-hip-hop/trip-hop etc. sounds from a plethora of talented artists, including FTR faves Broke, Repeat Pattern and Ackryte (above), there’s some real special creativity running through the grooves of this record, and I can’t wait to get my hands on it!
Filed under: Beats, Chilled, Electronica | Tags: beat, beats, Chilled, Hip Hop, instrumental hip hop, music, Netherlands, Trip-Hop
Netherlands-based Para Dice has put out a few chilled beatstrumentals over the months and they are worth checking out if you are interested in expanding your library or just having a few laid back tunes to have on around the house.
Filed under: Beats, Hip-Hop | Tags: beats, Hip Hop, music, sample based, Upbeat
Straight up no bullshit hip-hop beats. Beats & Dreams is a magnificent release from the consistently excellent producer Nu Vintage. As only $1 on bandcamp for 27 tracks, it’s an absolute steal.
Grynd is one of the many tracks which bleed true hip-hop purity. It begs for proper verses, yet holds it’s own as a satisfying instrumental listen.
Filed under: Beats, Electronica, Experimental, Interview | Tags: aussie, Australian, beats, Electronic, Electronica, experimental, glitch, interview, melbourne australia, music
With only two releases readily available- it’s an exciting time for Aussie producer Sub Dapper to establish himself in the country’s burgeoning beat scene. Check out his stuff while you read the interview I did when I caught up with him earlier this week…
Tell us a little about your musical history? What did you grow-up listening to and how did you get to where you are now?
When I was a little kid basically all I listened to was The Doors and Frank Zappa, in high school when I learnt a bit more about music I was really into the heavier slightly electronic post-punk bands like The Blood Brothers and Test Icicles. I only really got into beats in 1st year uni when a friend played me some Samiyam which got me onto the brainfeeder label and yeah my mind was blown.
Your beats blend a-lot of different sounds from a range of genres- what’s the biggest challenge for you when putting a track together?
The biggest challenge would probably be trying to make my songs sound like “songs” if that makes any sense? before this project I was in a psych-thrash band so the whole electronic thing is all very new to me. To go from such a chaotic style to one that is (to some extent) much more organised has, and continues to be, a real challenge for me.
Oh my! ‘psych-thrash’, anywhere where I can listen to that project?
Unfortunately all the recordings were lost when my last computer’s hard drive corrupted (fuck you apple!) but I will hopefully be doing some thrashy stuff on the side in the near future though with some of my pals in Chicks Who Love Guns and Micheal Crafter (The band not the dickhead.)
What are the guilty pleasures in your musical taste?
Cant help but jive to Walking On the Sun by Smashmouth, ruined many an atmosphere with that baby.
You’ve got 2 tracks up on your Soundcloud; Is there a plethora of music hidden away on your computer that we can hope to see released or are you still playing around with the ‘Sub Dapper sound’?
There’s about 200 tracks on my poot at the moment but I would consider at least 180 of them to be my musical yellow brick road. Within the next month I should be releasing at least 3 more songs. I should mention the response has been pretty sweet so far; I was really scared to put anything out so yeah I’m really surprised!
Does the name ‘Sub Dapper’ mean anything?
‘Sub Dapper’ is a bit of a description of myself I guess. I am prone to wearing dress shoes and collared shirts (Looking ‘dapper’ as your stanky british grandma might say) but also prone to acting ‘inappropriately’ at times. Therefore “Sub Dapper” (also I think a “Sub Dapper Zapper” would rival Bart Simpson’s Go-Go Ray)
What do you listen to when you are not producing?
At the moment I’ve been really into Chinoiseries pt.2 by Onra and Sam Baker’s Album by Samiyam. Anything Oizo tickles my fancy and if I want to get down I love a bit of fidget house (really into Aniki at the moment.) Local artists ive been digging are Flume (Who sn’t?), Colourwaves, Willow Beats, Odsoc and Oskar.
Booze of choice?
Cheap red wine, “Mr. Big Mouth” if it’s on offer. Who can resist a pelican in a suit?
https://www.facebook.com/SubDapper
http://soundcloud.com/subdapper
Filed under: Chilled, Hip-Hop, Jazz | Tags: Acid-Jazz, beats, Chilled, Jazz, jazzy, music, sample based
This suave jazz record makes me want to don a sleek suit and fedora combo, go out- order a scotch rocks and eye beautiful women across the bar while leaning on a billiards cue.
Yeah, it’s that specific.
The whole album is out for free here. You can also order physical CD and stream the album on the band-camp page linked below.
Filed under: Beats, Electronica, Experimental | Tags: acemo, beats, Electronica, glitch, Hip Hop, Synth, Trip-Hop
AceMo‘s Cuter EP is free off of his bandcamp and totally worth a listen.
There’s a swell hint of jazz mixed in with lo-fi electronica synths- it almost fits a verse-chorus style structure, as if the instruments are speaking amongst themselves. I haven’t heard anything like this is a-while.
The rest of the EP is equally as good, and he’s generous enough to be throwing it at you for free! So get on it!
Bandcamp:
