DON’T SLEEP: Beat Machine Aron “Just Another Day” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
The teenaged Icelandic producer/beatmaker known as Beat Machine Aron posted up his first beat tape/instrumental project a while back called “Just Another Day” that I just recently caught up on via several international beatmaker sites last week. I finally went in on the weekend catching up on some jawns I previously overlooked and this one was at the top of the heap. For only $5 USD you can support an up & coming young talent. Think about it © Special Ed
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DON’T SLEEP: Handbook “havefaith” [FREE BEAT TAPE]
More than a week ago, I was swamped with 4 different writing projects and I needed two establish release dates for a few ones on Producers I Know. On Twitter, I got hit up with a post about some cat from the UK named Handbook from Collective Resonance. I RT’d it but I didn’t check the post itself out for days. I heard the mixes posted but I decided to find his back catalog of beat tapes and listen to each myself.
I found his Bandcamp and listened to his 2011 output beginning with “Beat Tape One: Brothers Of Invention”, the “Sundaze EP” and his most recent effort that dropped a few weeks ago, the collection “havefaith”. I liked what I heard so I decided to post it up here @ Producers I Know. Enjoy.
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DON’T SLEEP: weirddough “elevatormuzik” [FREE BEAT TAPE]
I stumbled on this new 24 slap beat tape by weirddough on Bandcamp by chance while I was perusing the vast entity called the internet at 5 AM this morning. I liked what I heard and decided to post it here so others could experience it as well: weirddough “elevatormuzik”. Enjoy.
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DON’T SLEEP: Doctor Illingsworth “Tales Of Illingsworth Vol. 1: GOOD LUCK” [NEW PROJECT]
Last year, Doc Illingsworth of Detroit CYDI sent me a folder of roughs with him rapping on them on Twitter and asked for my opinion. I told him that they were fine and he should continue along his path. He recently sent me a Bandcamp link as he uploaded 5 of those selections in a collection called “Tales Of Illingsworth Vol. 1: GOOD LUCK”. Enjoy.
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DON’T SLEEP: TeV95 “Crime Loops 2” [FREE BEAT TAPE]
Last year, Brooklyn’s TeV95 dropped a couple of beat tapes called “Loop Language” & “Crime Loops” on the masses. This year TeV95 decided to bless us with “Crime Loops 2”. We all appreciate it. Salute.
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DON’T SLEEP: Trailer Limon “Special Dedication: The B-Sides” [FREE BEAT TAPE]
You into Daft Punk? Sa-Ra Creative Partners? Onra? Devonwho? Flying Lotus? Dam-Funk? Then you needs to fux with Trailer Limon’s “Special Dedication: The B-Sides” then! This project dropped back in March and I didn’t get hip to it until this past weekend. I slept hard. Don’t be like me, be better than me. Stop sleepin’, y’all…
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Scrunchface Show #42 f/Grap Luva, D-Man & Has-Lo Edition (5.6.2011) Full Tracklisting & Links
The Scrunchface Show @ Bloggerhouse Live #42: The Grap Luva, D-Man & Has-Lo Edition (5.6.2011) Tracklisting *
Unspoken Heard f/J-Live & Grap Luva “Trackrunners” [THE OPENER]*
Grap Luva “Beats And Rhymes”*
Sound Providers f/Grap Luva “Who Am I?”*
Kombo f/Grap Luva & J.Rocc “Time 4 A New Horizon”*
InI (Rob O) “Microphonist Wanderlust”*
Pete Rock f/Grap Luva & Kev Brown “Collector’s Edition”*
Pete Rock f/Grap Luva “Revenge”*
J.Rawls & J.Sands (Lone Catalysts) f/Grap Luva “Check The Clock”*
Grooveman Spot f/Grap Luva “Gettin’ Better” off “Change Situations” [Amazon/iTunes/eMusic]
yU f/Grap Luva, Finale & OP Swamp 81 “Brainwash” off “Before Taxes” [Mello Music Group/Amazon/iTunes]
SKYWLKR “Applebee’s And Weed” off “Strawberry Cough: The Instrumentals” [Bandcamp]
Sunclef “Droski” off “The Tesser∆ct” [Bandcamp]
Sunclef “Samolero” off “The Tesser∆ct” [Bandcamp]
fLako “YeahYeahYeah” off “The Mesketet” [Project Mooncircle/Amazon/iTunes]
0hbliv “Fate Fer Breakfast” off “Monoatomic EP” [Bandcamp]
DJ Primate “Down & Dirty” off “The Beast Tape 2” [Bandcamp]
Aspect One “Luminary Ominous” off “RANDOM: Beats from the MPC 03-07” [Bandcamp]
Dibiase “Rockout” off “Sound Palace” [info[at]mrdibiase.com for details]
Black Milk “3 Stacks 13” [EXCLUSIVE]
Black Milk “The Practice Beat 14” [EXCUSIVE]
Jaisu “Life On Mars” [EXCLUSIVE]
Ta-Ku “Great Start” off “Day & Night EP” [Bandcamp]
Mike Gao “Worthy Unworthy” off “Sun Shadows” [Alpha Pup/Amazon/iTunes]
D-Man “Criolas In Yoga Pants Make Me Glad Dad Didn’t Rock A Condom…” off the upcoming PIK LP “Son, I Had Crazy Visions!…” *Drops 6.1* [EXCLUSIVE]
Grap Luva @ Dilla Day 2008 “Nag Champa (Live)” [THE CLOSER]
*Get ta diggin’ for all these Grap Luva classics. For others visit Grap Luva’s Tumblr. The exclusives come courtesy of my hard drives & the artists themselves*
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DON’T SLEEP: The Scrunchface Show #42 w/guests Grap Luva & D-Man [PIK] [LIVE RADIO SHOW]
On tonight’s edition of The Scrunchface Show we’ll have the legendary producer Grap Luva. We’ll talk about his past music, coming up under Pete Rock’s tutelage, things you didn’t know about the InI “Center Of Attention” LP and all about his upcoming Redefinition Records project. Grap Luva will appear alongside new Producers I Know member D-Man discussing his upcoming PIK release that drops June 1st. We’ll also be playing exclusives and slaps from heads like Black Milk, Jaisu, Dibiase, Ta-Ku, 0hbliv, Aspect One, fLako, Sunclef, SKYWLKR, Mike Gao, DJ Primate & expect to hear some Grap Luva classics to begin the show off…
Listen to the show here live tonight from 10 PM- Midnight EST: http://bloggerhouse.net/scrunchface-show-listen-now/
For the past 40 shows you can stream them here @ http://scrunchface.bloggerhouse.net/ or download them as podcasts from iTunes.
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DON’T SLEEP: Kaimbr x Kev Brown “Go Green” (prod. by Kev Brown) [VIDEO]
The physical release of Kaimbr x Kev Brown’s “Alexander Green” LP saw the release of two bonus tracks, the Damu The Fudgemunk “Army Fatigue Rap” remix and on the CD itself a jawn called “Go Green” that they not only performed live on Record Store Day but they filmed a great part of the video that day @ the Fat Beats warehouse/pop up shop. Look out for a gang of cameos including one from me. Visuals for “Go Green” are below. The stakes stay high, but the budget is low:
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DON’T SLEEP: LATE PASS DAY: Sunclef “The Tesser∆ct” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
This will be the last late pass post of the day. Not because I couldn’t find more late passes, mind you…more because I’m starting to get mad at mayself for sleeping on some such hot shit. Considering that I keep both my ears to the street and my antennae up at all times. How did I miss THIS jawn? It’s actually a funny story, see Elaquent, Luigi @ Hypedog Hip Hop AND the gang @ Rap Ohne Lizenz all told me that it was bananas. So what did I do? I DIDN’T LISTEN TO IT UNTIL LAST NIGHT! That’s when I decided to do this “Late Pass Day” theme for PIK this Thursday.
Now go listen to Sunclef’s “The Tesser∆ct” and realize what an asshole I am. I’ll do this again in the summer. This was fun…
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DON’T SLEEP: LATE PASS DAY: El Toro AKA Grace Catcher “Mandala of LOVE EP” [FREE INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
So I stumbled across an instrumental project from some Russian beatmaker named El Toro AKA Grace Catcher. I really liked the first jawn but then I left the house. When I got home I went to a new site. Then another one. Then I popped shit on Twitter. Before I knew it, the Bandcamp page was no longer on my recent Firefox history. Rather than just go into the history archive and FIND the damb site to hear the rest of the project, I slept on it. I went back in my history and found “Mandala Of LOVE” last night. You do the same. Sometimes, I just ain’t about shit, I swear…
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DON’T SLEEP: LATE PASS DAY: Jamar Jacobs “The Love Theory” [BEAT TAPE]
Jamar Jacobs is one of Hypedog Hip Hop’s Underdogs, he dropped a Valentine’s Day beat tape and I just slept on it. Hard. Like it was a damb Craftmatic adjustable bed, B. I think I even snored, too. I’m a dumbass and I apologize. Now here’s Jamar Jacob’s “The Love Theory”…Enjoy.
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DON’T SLEEP: LATE PASS DAY: BMB AKA Spacekid “Paramind” [INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
Russian producer Beat-Maker-Beat dropped this ridiculous instrumental project called “Blue Magic (Draft)” that we all went nuts over. During Christmas week someone shot me a link to a supposedly ill collection of blaps by someone called Spacekid. I was up to my neck in Best Of 2010 lists as it was so I blew it off. Months later, I was checking out an interview with Beat-Maker-Beat and it listed his alias as Spacekid. I’m a dickhead. Kate Nash was right about me. Now go listen to BMB AKA Spacekid’s “Paramind”
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DON’T SLEEP: LATE PASS DAY: Insightful “The Flowers In My Mind” [FREE INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
This Insightful instrumental project dropped on New Year’s Day while I was writing several Best Of 2010 lists for Bloggerhouse. During this time, I ended up missing out on one of the best instrumental projects of 2011. IRONY! © Faceman. Insightful “The Flowers In My Mind”. How’d I miss this?
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DON’T SLEEP: Willie Evans Jr. “Forced Grin (Squeeze Zombies)” [SINGLE]
Willie Evans Jr. will be dropping a free project called “Billy Lotion” May 25th to prepare to people dem for the arrival of his High Water Music debut “Introducin'” that’s dropping on June 21st (the week after “Random Axe” but the week before Pete Rock x Smif N’ Wessun’s “Monumental”). Below are two versions of the lead single off of “Billy Lotion”, a jawn called “Forced Grin (Squeeze Zombies)”. It’s essentially a flip of an Aloe Blacc song from his Stones Throw release “Good Things” and the vocal version is dedicated to Squeeze Radio which we lost last year. Salute to Willie Evans Jr., Sucio Smash, Paten Locke, Fresh Daily, Homeboy Sandman, DJ Spinna & Senor Kaos. Shout out to the entire High Water Music fam. Enjoy…
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DON’T SLEEP: LATE PASS DAY: SKYWLKR “Strawberry Cough” [FREE BEAT TAPE]
Last year around this time, Detroit’s own SKYWLKR dropped this incredibly ill beat tape called “Strawberry Cough”. I fucked up and didn’t list it on my 100 best instrumental projects and beat tapes lists on Bloggerhouse. Do me a favor and listen to this jawn then tell me how much of a dumbass I was/am. SKYWLKR “Strawberry Cough”. I’ll be doing this all day…
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DON’T SLEEP: Beat Impressions Vol. 1 [FREE INSTRUMENTAL COMPILATION]
I’ve been hearing these random beats for the past day from producers I’m not really familiar with. Today I discovered that they’re from an international compilation from the label Elements Of Motion via a new post on Finest Ego. Producers from the US, UK, France, Germany, New Zealand, Iceland & Chile all contributed to this compilation. If you donate enough dough to oak@oakmc.de there will be a vinyl edition of this compilation made.
ATTENTION: PRODUCERS & BEATMAKERS! You can contribute tracks to be considered for Beat Impressions Vol. 2 @ beats@oakmc.de . For the love of God, make sure they don’t suck. Now go listen to & download “Beat Impressions Vol. 1”, submit your tracks for consideration for Vol. 2 & salute Germany!
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DON’T SLEEP: eLZhi “Halftime” (prod. by Will Sessions) [VIDEO]
Six days away from “eLMATIC”. It’s still halftime! This shit’s gonna be banana nutriment (only Ghostface/Wu heads will get the reference). Visuals are below. I’ve wasted enough empty keystrokes as it is:
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DON’T SLEEP: DJ Deadeye f/Slaine, Esoteric, Krumb Snatcha & Ea$y Money “Livin’ Lost” (prod. by DC The Midi Alien) [VIDEO]
This one is for the home team. It was good seeing everyone @ Church back on Friday night for the Brick 15th Anniversary show. This jawn features Slaine, Esoteric (7L & Esoteric), Krumbsnatcha & Ea$y Money on the hook with DC the MIDI Alien behind the boards. Go cop “Substance Abuse”. Salute ST Da Squad!
DON’T SLEEP: Jay Electronica “Dimethyltryptamine” (prod. by J Dilla) [VIDEO]
Hey! Remember that old Dogon Society/Decon Records DVD full of Jay Electronica videos shot by Jason Goldwatch that was supposed to drop years ago that Jay Electronica and Just Blaze were talking about? Yeah, apparently this video is from it. Does anyone wanna ask Jay-Z or Angela Yee or Just Blaze what Jay Electronica is doing at present? I don’t. He said “Patents Of Nobility” was coming. I have no choice to take him at his word. Call me when something happens…
ARE YOU WATCHING CLOSELY?
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DON’T SLEEP: DJ Premier f/Dynasty “Epic Dynasty” [VIDEO]
Last year’s Year Round compilation opened quite a few eyes. One of my favorite tracks from said project featured a female emcee named Dynasty and the track was called “Epic Dynasty”. In the tradition of bangers Premo made for Paula Perry, Heather B, MC Lyte, Sonya Blade, Byata and the list goes on Dynasty merked the jawn. The visuals are below. Enjoy:
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DON’T SLEEP: fLako “The Mesketet” [NEW INSTRUMENTAL PROJECT]
fLako was also one of my selections for the old “Producers You Need To Hear Right Now” drops back in my ramen noodle days on Poisonous Paragraphs (except I’m still in my “ramen noodle days” period, whatever…). On Friday, May 6th via Project Mooncircle his new LP “The Mesketet” will be available for purchase and consumption by the record buying and listening public. “The Mesketet” is a collection of fLako’s previously unreleased material dating between 2006-2008. If for some reason you’ve been under a rock and never heard fLako’s “First Space Shit On The Moon”, “Pearls” or “Mini Toolboth” then you’d understand why this is a big damb deal…
In closing, on Friday May 6th, 2011 you will be able to purchase fLako’s “The Mesketet” . Salute Project Mooncircle. Kiss my ass, Rebecca Black. You almost ruined Fridays forever and ever amen.
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DON’T SLEEP: GirlGrabbers “The Black Dynamite Beats” [FREE BEAT TAPE]
This jawn was referred to me by the Denver homie Whygee, I gave it a listen and really liked what I heard. The Black Dynamite original soundtrack was as good as the film in my opinion (which is saying a lot). Salute to GirlGrabbers for dropping “The Black Dynamite Beats” AND of course Adrian Younge & The Black Dynamite Orchestra. SIDEBAR: Is there a hipster band named Fiendish Dr. Wu & His Kung Fu Treachery yet? WHY THE HELL NOT?
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DON’T SLEEP: Juels “Gems” [FREE BEAT TAPE]
I first saw this free beat tape by Juels on the Beat Creator Escapades site last month but I never posted it anywhere until I just saw it in the iTunes Library on my 15″ PowerBook G4 (that I need to retire cuz it’s on that Shaquille O’Neal sit on the bench for a month and travel with the team before you even get to practice type steez). I listened to it (while crossing my fingers that there wouldn’t be a kernel panic) and realized that I’d never put i upt on Producers I Know after checking the archives. Here it is, Juels “Gems”. Enjoy…
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