I posted up Suzi Analogue’s “Won 4 Nugget” not too long ago as it was the lead single for Suzi’s new beat tape that JUST dropped today called “(R)OSE (A)LWAYS (W)INS”. You can peep the mix below and cop the project/beat tape directly from Suzi’s Bandcamp. Don’t sleep on it…
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Here’s a raw short jawn that Hir-O recently uploaded to SoundCloud. Welcome back to PIK, Hir-O! Don’t sleep on it…
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On May 31st, 2012 Insightful will unleash a new instrumental opus upon the world titled “Blossom Beautiful”. Today, exactly three weeks prior to it’s release Insightful blesses us with the first offering from said project, a gem called “Found Missing”. I figured that after the fifth consecutive play I should probably post it on PIK and share with the rest of the class. DAMB. Don’t sleep…
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Here is footage from the forte sponsored Beat Renaissance beat battle that happened back in January featuring Japanese beatmakers like SAI BEATZ, MUMA, Free design, DJ Tamu, SWEEP, Flammable, EeMu, Osurek Bertop and TOMOZ. These are the kinds of these I browse at the wee hours of the morning. Don’t sleep…
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This three minute mini documentary is narrated by Nelson George and it’s about the legendary Roland TR-808 which revolutionized the production of Hip Hop, R&B, Electro, House, Techno and several other related forms and genres of urban and electronic music for decades to follow. Testimonies are given by Boston legend Arthur Baker, Detroit legend Juan Atkins and South Bronx legend D-Nice AKA The Human TR-808. All hail the beat indeed. Don’t sleep…
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I was just posting Constrobuz’ “Killah Tofu” with Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire & Danny Brown on twitter so I go to check his Bandcamp and here’s a brand new beat tape there called “Rain and Dust”. That’s some random shit. All because someone mentioned “Killer Tofu” by The Beets on Twitter. Enjoy “Rain and Dust” since it’s raining here…
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Native Instruments gave two new Traktor Kontrol F1 units to controllerism pioneer Moldover for a weekend test drive. Combining the F1s with his Traktor Kontrol S4, he unlocked the full potential of Traktor’s new Remix Decks and you can see the results here in this demo video.
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For all those cats that ask me why I have the Native Instruments iMaschine app on both of my phones, here’s why. One of the cats from Landmarq Music makes a quick beat on his handheld iDevice (iPhone 4) and gives you a tutorial on iMaschine beatmaking without really trying to. Don’t sleep…
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Last week, Perth, Australia’s Roughsoul Beatz dropped a new beat tape that implements mostly live instrumentation called the “ELECTRIC LOVE EP”. Don’t sleep on it…
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This is the lead single off of Freddie Joachim’s upcoming LP “Fiber Glass Kisses”, “Keep Lovin'” featuring Carlitta Durand. Also included is the Eric Lau remix via the Bandcamp embed. Don’t sleep on it…
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J Dilla’s “Rebirth Of Detroit” drops on June 12th, 2012 and here’s the the video for “Jay Dee’s Revenge” featuring Danny Brown and DJ Dez on the cuts. Don’t sleep…
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N▲OTO T△G▼CHⓘ released this 27 minute mix of beats on his Bandcamp last week called “Don’t.S▲y.Never.Dⓘe.Mⓘx.” that I’d highly recommend for people that are into that sort of thing. Don’t sleep on it…
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Oddisee will release a project called “Odd Renditions” featuring remixes and refixes of several songs on May 15th, 2012. This video is for a remix of the Marvin Gaye classic “Ain’t That Peculiar”. Look for his album “People Hear What They See” to drop on Mello Music Group to drop on June 5th on iTunes and going into wide release June 12th, 2012. Don’t sleep…
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Here’s the video for N▲OTO T△G▼CHⓘ’s “Inner.City.Blues.” using footage from the classic kids anime “The Brave Little Toaster”. Don’t sleep on it…
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TeV95’s “Color Coded Pistols” video is the lead promo video for “Crime Loops 3” and it will be released as soon as the video of “Color Coded Pistols” reaches 2000 views. It’s slightly below 500 now so let’s see how fast we can spread it, shall we people? Don’t sleep…
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Suzi Analogue recently dropped this single “Won 4 Nugget” from a beat tape she’ll be dropping in the near future. Don’t sleep on it…
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New heat from the 3 man crew from Boston known as Retrospek called “Triceratops”. I suggest you not sleep on it…
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Kaytradamus dropped this remix of Usher’s “Climax” for a remix contest that he thinks he’ll lose. Fuck it, just put it on a remix album then. Don’t sleep…
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Eyes & Teeth recently dropped a diverse 40 slap beat tape called “Hobgoblins” not too long ago. I’d say you shouldn’t sleep on it. I NEED to actually sleep as I’m tired as fuck after staying up all night listening to beats and watching shit on YouTube. I need to give the other sites an opportunity to catch up anyways. It’s the sporting thing to do, after all…
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This compilation/beat tape from Moon Is Half Records features the talents of dope dee, dirtybird b, AL_PD, Prof.Logik, Nym, NozmoKing, The Arkyve, Vimana aircraft, citizen starcrusher and defizit all behind the boards. I suggest you not sleep on it…
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Straight outta the Czech Republic comes tropes. I slept on his last beat tape “misnomer ep” that dropped back in March so I felt the best way to rectify that mistake was by sharing it with my PIK subscribers, readers and visitors. Don’t sleep. Because even when I do, I don’t…
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Hot Record Société is a Oakland based collective and this compilation/beat tape “Vol. 1: Jive Turkeys” contains slaps and production from a diverse lineup of beat culture standouts and notable names such as Languid, Handbook, Keor Meteor, bit1, Melodiesinfonie, Brock Berrigan, Javi Santiago, Prozack Morris, ManOnWire, schwarzfahrer, J-Fizz, Funky Notes and more. “Vol. 1: Jive Turkeys” contains 25 raw beats that make my morning over in the Northeastern US. Don’t sleep…
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I typically abhor when I’m sent download links to beat tapes as opposed to links on Bandcamp, SoundCloud, etc. but the homie Trumaine shot me this 6 slap beat tape called “Blue Moon EP” and I listened to it. I liked it so I asked him when it’s supposed to drop. He said “This is it” so I’m posting it. I also went back and fully tagged/ID3’d the beat tape first then re-uploaded it to MediaFire. You can download the “Blue Moon EP” from here and I’ll try to post it on SoundCloud so I can embed it and you can stream it as well. Don’t sleep…
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HAZ SOLO made this 8 beat, 10 and a half minute beat tape during a 19 hour layover in Philadelphia. It’s pretty damb fly, too. Don’t sleep on “While I Was In Philly…”…
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I hadn’t heard of Simon Jr. before last night when I saw his 24 slap beat tape “Aeroplanes” on Beat Tape Co-Op and listened to it. The end result? Here’s Simon Jr.’s beat tape “Aeroplanes”, don’t sleep on it…
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The original version of Kooley High’s “David Thompson” LP was produced entirely by DJ Pr!nce. This is the “David Thompson” album remixed by Sinopsis and re-released as “The Skywalker”. Don’t sleep on it…
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A few days ago AshTreJinkins dropped a beat tape called “ColdShoulder” with a few verses on it. I’d advise against you sleeping on it…
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The last Feelin’ Music podcast featured a mix by the homie Ta-Ku called “Peeyano Blends”. Enjoy it. Don’t you dare sleep on it…
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Thriftworks did an amazing live 55 minute set @ The Den in San Francisco on April 21st, 2012 where he played his own slaps and selections from Insightful, Lapalux, B.Lewis, Balam Acab, Grouper and LoFi Collective. You get to not only hear this set as well but download it and play it in your phones and personal music players/devices of choice. Don’t sleep on Thriftworks “Live At The Den”…
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Last year, Vanilla dropped one of my favorite beat tapes of 2011 with “High Life”. In 2012, what does this muhfucka do to follow it up? Not much, only drop a 27 slap monster titled “Soft Focus”. Well damb! Don’t sleep…
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Polyplayground is a brand new iPad/iPad 2 music app designed by beatmaker/producer Mike Gao’s company MIGAMO (“Vocal Beater”) that has the following features:
– Helps you understand music theory through colors and shapes.
– Configure notes in many ways
– Send MIDI/osc to app to visualize jam partners or your previous layers and never be lost
– Polyphonic pitch bend
– Tilt sensor sends MIDI CC
– Control other iPad apps through Virtual MIDI
– Configure the notes in many ways, split the octave into more than 12 notes for microtonal music.
I suggest that you NOT sleep on it if you’re looking for a new music app for your iPad or iPad 2…
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