DON’T SLEEP: SoulChef “The Collection Vol. 1” [BEAT TAPE]
By way of Oceania (New Zealand to be exact), BlueBottle Records’ SoulChef has released a compilation of instrumentals he cooked up over the past year which ultimately makes it a beat tape. Either way, it’s dope. Don’t sleep on “The Collection Vol. 1″…
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DON’T SLEEP: Tuamie “Yes/No” [BEAT TAPE]
There’s definitely a glitch in The Matrix. You’ll see the zeroes and ones for what they truly are soon enough. “Yes/No”…
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DON’T SLEEP: Nefarious! x Marinate Media “Marinate Mix” [MIX]
Nefarious! of The Soul Dojo released this mix of AbJo, LAKIM, Dibia$e, Trebles And Blues, Envoy, Jansport Aye, Yu and his own slaps for Marinate Media. The is 32 minutes of perfect morning music to get your mind right. Some of y’all are just getting up but my game just rewinds. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Ding “wobleee.Bit” [BEAT TAPE]
Ding finds the happy medium between Glitch Hop, 8-Bit, Wonky & Wobble to arrive at a beat tape titled “wobleee.Bit”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: jRREN “bootleg ep” [BEAT TAPE]
jRREN dropped a SHORT ass beat tape called “bootleg ep” that you should avoid sleeping on nonetheless….
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DON’T SLEEP: Gorila “small issues” [BEAT TAPE]
German beatmaker Gorila released the ill beat tape “small issues” in association with Radio Juicy. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: SATURATE!RECORDS “SATURATED! VOL. 3” [COMPILATION/BEAT TAPE]
Here’s a new compilation from the good people at Saturate! Records featuring contributions from a gang of beat culture favorites over 27 slaps. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: GRGDRZA “II” [BEAT TAPE]
I realize that to many of you the music contained on this release will sound like foreign car alarms that won’t go off & soundtrack music to impressionist Czech films from the 60’s & 70’s. It’s only GRGDRZA (Greg Driza) on his debut release via Outlier Recordings….
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DON’T SLEEP: trog’low “Lost Chords Volume 1: Moods” [BEAT TAPE]
Berlin’s trog’low hits us off with some more hard shit in he guise of his beat tape “Lost Chords Volume 1: Moods”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Vapor Eyes “Strange Places” [BEAT TAPE]
We haven’t heard from old pal Vapor Eyes since March 2012 but here’s the follow up to the well received “Golden Beats Vol. 1”, an opus titled “Strange Places”. This jawn is raw as HELL, don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: DO$AGE x RELLIM “Free Ur Conscious” [BEAT TAPE]
This split beat tape from DO$AGE & RELLIM “Free Ur Conscious” is that SHIT to listen to rather than roam the streets and risk losing your extremities and/or limbs to frostbite. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: bmoody “Moods” [BEAT TAPE]
bmoody dropped this new beat tape “Moods” that absolutely KNOCKS a few days ago. Here I am finally posting it up on PIK. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: 88:88 “SATURATED EP” [BEAT TAPE]
88:88 dropped an EP last week that sounds like how music will be once the machines finally take this bish over. Don’t sleep on “SATURATED EP”…
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DON’T SLEEP: 035 Underground “Cold Blooded Worldwide” [COMPILATION/BEAT TAPE]
This compilation comes courtesy of 035 Underground x S17 Records, is curated by Ogi Feel The Beat and contains 56 fucking tracks. 56. I ain’t listing all the features because I don’t wanna get carpal tunnel syndrome out this piece.
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DON’T SLEEP: P E D R X ∞ L V D R X G V “While U Work, I Make Music” [BEAT TAPE]
Pedro LaDroga x PIR∆.MD Records dropped “While U Work, I Make Music” back in December. While he made music, apparently I slept on it. My apologies…
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DON’T SLEEP: Phoniks “Basement Vibes” [REMIX PROJECT]
Portland producer Phoniks remixes a few classics on “Basement Vibes”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: SEiduo_ “Sobre tiempo, espacio y otras cosas_ 2013” [BEAT TAPE]
Chilean beatmaker SEiduo_ AKA OUdi3s is back with his new shit titled “Sobre tiempo, espacio y otras cosas_ 2013”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Kadaj Da Kid “Alias” [BEAT TAPE]
When the DMV homie Kadaj Da Kid first broke into the game here and Hypedog were the first places you heard him. PIK is still around so it’s only right you hear “Alias” here first. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Beatowski “Beat Tape Vol. 5” [BEAT TAPE]
Beatowski and I go back to the old Scrunchface Show days (2010) and here’s the long awaited 5th edition of his beat tape series. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: K’Nuckles “Beat Tape 2” [BEAT TAPE]
K’Nuckles is named after a character from a canceled Cartoon Network show & his logo resembles a Pokeball but his beats are dope. Here’s “Beat Tape 2”. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: Schadillac “Seamless Vol. 1” [BEAT TAPE]
Schadillac’s new jawn is titled “Seamless Vol. 1”. If you’ve been rockin’ with Producers I Know since I took over back in October 2010 then you’re no doubt familiar with this PIK regular. Don’t sleep…
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DON’T SLEEP: Gloam “Sunder” [BEAT TAPE]
After a prolonged hiatus, Gloam is back at it with the follow up to his last project “Driftsin”. Enjoy “Sunder”…
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DON’T SLEEP: SufYan “Pseudarhythm” [BEAT TAPE]
SufYan is a Sudanese beatmaker that’s down with NewSlang Entertainment. Here is his latest effort “Pseudarhythm” which used Sudanese records from the 70’s & 80’s as source material. Don’t sleep on it…
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DON’T SLEEP: YLWFRND “Dormouse Tea Party” [BEAT TAPE]
YLWFRND dropped this beat tape “Dormouse Beat Party” last week. The arctic like weather in Boston has convinced me to stay my ass indoors rather than to patrol the streets like the Dark Knight. Besides, no one is out there anyways. Don’t sleep…
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