Nym : Trembling in the Stone + Exclusive Album Offer

  Nym – Trembling in The Stone Following the release of his spaghetti-western inspired album Warm Blooded Lizard, San Francicso based beatsmith/producer Nym is back with his latest offering, a twelve-track album called Trembling in the Stone. While Nym’s previous release was a tribute to the atmosphere of the Old West, he emphasizes much greener [...]

Incise – One Way Ticket EP

Incise – One Way Ticket EP After a string of very well received releases on Goon Trax and Kitchen Dip Recordings, Canadian producer/musician Incise is back with his latest work and first self-released offering, the “One Way Ticket EP”. This EP features familiar MCs to Incise’s productions like Nieve and Slur, as well as newcomers [...]

Bob42jh : Films About Ghosts Compilation

Bob42jh and The Find Magazine – Films About Ghosts Last Christmas Bob42jh and The Find Magazine teamed up to release a free compilation. After finally getting the chance to give this compilation the attention it deserves, I was instantly blown away by these thirteen tracks. Bob42jh has a keen ear for finding lesser-heard talent and [...]

Submotion Orchestra : Finest Hour

album review: Finest Hour by Submotion Orchestra Submotion Orchestra is a 7 piece group made up of classically trained musicians from Leeds, England. After releasing their debut EP on Ranking Records, the group followed with their debut self titled album. The most enjoyable thing about Submotion Orchestra’s debut album is the variety of sounds. With [...]

Square Harmony : Deep Lane Compilation

I’ve recently been on a huge garage kick and have been scooping up tons of UK garage from it’s golden age in the late 90s and early 00s. For those unfamiliar, UK Garage is a style of music that descended from house and classic four on the floor beats. The drum patterns in garage music [...]

Sabzi – Ravenna (Townfolk I.C. 01)

Download Ravenna here. In celebration of ten years making beats, producer Sabzi, one half of the Seattle duo Blue Scholars, dropped a new beattape today titled Ravenna. This is the first of six installments of the Instrumental Chronicles, or Sabzi giving away every beat he’s ever made, between today and New Years. Sabzi – Sweet [...]

Nym : Warm Blooded Lizard

A tumbleweed blows across the dry, warm ground. Dust rises from the floor and makes it way past the swinging doors of the empty saloon. Cracked glass bottles, empty without a even a sip left in them, are scattered across the hardwood floor. And the sun grins outside, victorious. That’s a taste of the Old [...]

Avens : Surrounding Reality

Let me introduce to you a young beatmaker who deserves to be on your radar — Avens. Hailing from Cracow, Poland, Avens has recently released his debut album, “Surrounding Reality” on the Japanese label IntroDucing! productions. Avens – Tone of Mind (ft. Bahr) Avens – Do Not Forget Love Avens – Remember Times The first [...]

Four Amazing Live Performances

What did we miss? Share your favorite live performances here. Four Amazing Live Performances Kero One & David Choi – Forget You By now you’ve probably heard Cee Lo’s hit song thousands of times. The single was released last October,”F**k You” a catchy, bold and outright declaration of his not so warm feelings towards a [...]

Slik D : Summer Vibes

“Summer Vibes” by west coast artist Slik D could not be named any better. Well, maybe something along the lines of “Awesome Summer Vibes” but that wouldn’t be too modest. This EP rings in at 6 tracks and a short outro, three of them produced by Slik D himself. All of these tracks give off [...]

A.M. Architect : Adaptation

Summer might be coming to an end, but you can keep feeling that laid back summer vibe with this EP from A.M. Architect, titled “Adaptation”. Following in the impressive steps of their debut album “The Road to the Sun,” this EP maintains the same relaxed sound of hip hop influenced beats combined with light and [...]

SayHi Beats : Wondering Why

Unfortunately, many songs are subject to the curse of repetition. The song starts, you hear a part that sounds cool, bob your head a little, then mumble under your breath as you hear that same part go on for five minutes. Not this one. “Wondering Why” is incredibly refreshing; it incorporates many different sounds to [...]