DON’T SLEEP: Suhnraw “Groove – Volume. 1” [BEAT TAPE]
What time is it? Time for another damb beat tape from the homie Suhnraw called “Groove – Volume. 1”. This jawn bangs like Ally Sheedy’s hairstyle in “The Breakfast Club”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Phil A. “TREATS” [BEAT TAPE]
Phil A. sent me this beat tape he dropped last week simply titled “TREATS”. I’d like to invite you all to NOT sleep on it any further…
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DON’T SLEEP: Man Of The Downtrodden (MoTD) “Friends Vol. 2” [BEAT TAPE]
Man Of The Downtrodden makes a beat tape with the assistance of Vimana Aircraft, Byrdversion1, Dailon, Handbook, SimilarObjects and others. The end result? “Friends Vol. 2”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Snubluck “Remix Tape Vol. 4” & “Square Wave Phonetics” [BEAT TAPES]
The last time I posted any Snubluck on PIK was back in April. I decided to follow up and see what he’s been up to since and I found and listened to “Remix Tape Vol. 4” & “Square Wave Phonetics” on his Bandcamp. Long story short? Here they both are…
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DON’T SLEEP: DRTYDRDZ “StarFlower” [BEAT TAPE]
Here’s a DRTYDRDZ beat tape from last month that I completely slept on called “StarFlower”. It looks like most people did as well. We CANNOT rely on submissions in the beat culture world. We need to follow up ourselves and scour SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Bandcamp, AudioMack, VibeDeck, YouTube, Official.fm or whatever is out there to see what new has dropped because these cats don’t have publicists. Otherwise it’ll be a month before we find stuff like “StarFlower”….
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DON’T SLEEP: bluezr “hives”, “bright” & “synesthesia” [BEAT TAPES]
Sir Froderick first put me onto bluezr a while back but I totally have been out of the loop for the past couple of months in regards to his output. Here are a ton of beat tapes & beat reels of off kilter glitchiness titled “hives”, “bright” & “synesthesia” for all heads that appreciate his aesthetic. The sleeper must awaken © Paul Atreides
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DON’T SLEEP: Keor Meteor x DJ Ivan6 “Inner Space” [BEAT TAPE]
Keor Meteor dropped a new beat tape early last month called “Inner Space” that I slept on pretty damb hard. You can find it here as I’m going to have to focus on writing again soon and another PIK slowdown is looming over the horizon. I’ll let you all know when but until then I’ll be doing stuff like this. Enjoy it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Nvthlss “ep6”, “ep7” & “ep8” [BEAT TAPES]
Nvthlss dropped these EP’s in the past months that I missed back when I was busy editing my book. Here’s Nvthlss’ “ep6, 7 & 8” since I slept on them all. Don’t do the same…
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DON’T SLEEP: Count Bass D “Full Count” [MINI DOCUMENTARY]
The homie Count Bass D released an official mini documentary this past Tuesday on his site called “Full Count”. According to CountBassD.com the documentary is described the following way:
“FULL COUNT follows the artist in his day-to-day, into the studio and on the road immediately after significant personal upheaval relocated him to Atlanta. Featuring new interviews and footage, Count Bass D opens up bearing hard truths about music, family, and the necessary sacrifices when you make music and inspiration your income.”
All it costs is $5 and the doc plus a exclusive Count Bass D track is all yours. Don’t sleep on it. Salute to Count Bass D, Chris Fiorentini & Courtney Blood…
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DON’T SLEEP: Vandalyzm f/DJ Needles “Ozymandias” (prod. by Vandalyzm) [SINGLE]
The upcoming EP “The End All Be All” (which the PIK readers helped to push the Kickstarter campaign for over the top) is kicked off with Vandalyzm’s lead single, the banger called “Ozymandias”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: The Jazz Jousters x Thelonious Monk “Monky Business: Thelonious Monk Reinterpreted” [BEAT TAPE]
Millennium Jazz’ beatmaking team The Jazz Jousters used the master Thelonious Monk’s back catalog as source material to create “Monky Business: Thelonious Monk Reinterpreted”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Drake Blackmon “Cavity Thrust” [BEAT TAPE]
This is a beat tape from Drake Blackmon called “Cavity Thrust”. Some of you aren’t used to associating the name “Drake” with hard drums but that’s about to change right fuckin’ now…
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DON’T SLEEP: the art of rəuse ✘ Hazy Memories | I R E N E (thriftcast № 17) [MIX]
The art of rəuse teamed up with Hazy Memories to bring us the mix “| I R E N E” which is the 17th such podcast/mix in the popular series. You can download it directly from MediaFire HERE. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Symphony Sounds “Symphony Sounds Beat Tape Vol. 3” [COMPILATION/BEAT TAPE]
Explicit and DJ Hellfire finally release the 3rd installment of their Symphony Sounds Beat Tape series. This time with contributions from Es-K, d ONE, Rise Sovereign, SIKSOH6 (KONAMICODE), Tre Cipher, The Arkyve, Copper Tony, Crisco, KappNeffect, b.read, Gambizzo Solice, Kel, dope dee, Skalante, Tapuno, Aalon Boots, Triple X Beatz and many others. Don’t sleep on this 37 slap collection…
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DON’T SLEEP: Virtuoso The God “Splurge, Spree x Tea” [BEAT TAPE]
Here’s a beat tape from Virginia’s Virtuoso The God called “Splurge, Spree x Tea”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: SertOne “Shapes In The Sky” [BEAT TAPE]
SertOne’s “Shapes In The Sky EP” dropped back in July. Expect “Quesadillas 2” to drop soon. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Hesk and Paveun “React EP” [BEAT TAPE]
Hesk and Paveun’s “React EP” on Raw Records reminds me of those Grime & Dubstep vinyl instrumental EP’s from between 2002 to 2007. These cats are from Montreal and this is raw. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: G JONES “MIRAGE” [BEAT TAPE]
G JONES dropped a new beat tape via Saturate! called “MIRAGE” with a gang of remixes. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Justin Rose “22kt: The Instrumental Tape” [BEAT TAPE]
Justin Rose dropped this beat tape called “22kt: The Instrumental Tape” back in July. I slept on it. Here it is in October. Again, better late than never. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Jaekim “REspekt: A Collection of Remixes, Re-Edits, & Reworks” [MIX]
Jaekim made an incredible 82 minute mix of remixes, edits & versions on SoundCloud almost three weeks ago that I didn’t hear until about three DAYS ago. You can hear it here. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Juniper Blaze “The Clover Lane Sessions…” [BEAT TAPE]
Juniper Blaze made a beat tape back in June inspired by Jay Dee (J Dilla)’s 1996 What Up Doe? Sessions called “The Clover Lane Sessions…”. I slept on it. Don’t be like me, be better than me…
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DON’T SLEEP: EBO “Life Love Beats Volume 1” [BEAT TAPE]
EBO dropped this “Life Love Beats Volume 1” beat tape way back in August but I slept on it until October. Better late than never…
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DON’T SLEEP: Daisy Cutta “Cutta & Friends” [BEAT TAPE]
Daisy Cutta made a beat tape with his friends Eme, Nappy Chan, Weirddough, Theon Thrift, Rnd1, Flamingosis, Novelty90, Soulful Delinquent, Ill Cosby, Kaiva Won, Lacay & Bass Mango a few days ago and I strongly suggest that you not sleep on it. I’m nowhere near done, either. NOWHERE NEAR…
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DON’T SLEEP: Jomac “Lately…” [BEAT TAPE]
Team PIK member Jomac just recently dropped another excellent beat tape called “Lately…”. Do me a favor and avoid sleeping on Jomac or his back catalog. He’s nice with it…
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