Monday, August 30th, 2010 posted in albums, beats, download, downtempo, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, release, soul | no comments »
With all the DAW's, plugins and cheap (2ndhand) hardware around, nowadays when you say you 'make music' people tend to expect your home to be filled with gear and computers. Well, less is still more and creativity often thrives better ...
With all the DAW's, plugins and cheap (2ndhand) hardware around, nowadays when you say you 'make music' people tend to expect your home to be filled with gear and computers. Well, less is still more and creativity often thrives better ...
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 posted in albums, beats, download, downtempo, free music, hiphop, jazz, soul, triphop | 1 comment »
Highpoint Lowlife Records released Depakote's 2nd album last week, called "The Gummo Album". I'm writing this while I'm having my first listen, so let's go! Back to basics, that's what "The Gummo Album" is, a collection of 19 under-3-minute instrumental beats ...
Highpoint Lowlife Records released Depakote's 2nd album last week, called "The Gummo Album". I'm writing this while I'm having my first listen, so let's go! Back to basics, that's what "The Gummo Album" is, a collection of 19 under-3-minute instrumental beats ...
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 posted in albums, beats, downtempo, electronic, hiphop, release, soul | no comments »
I thought I only knew Exile from his dope track on the 2007 "Artdontsleep" compilation, the album "Boy Meets World" which he produced for Fashawn and ofcourse Emanon. That thought was probably my biggest fail from this century because after ...
I thought I only knew Exile from his dope track on the 2007 "Artdontsleep" compilation, the album "Boy Meets World" which he produced for Fashawn and ofcourse Emanon. That thought was probably my biggest fail from this century because after ...
Saturday, August 14th, 2010 posted in albums, beats, download, downtempo, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, soul | no comments »
Highly talented but still a bit overlooked producer Oddisee of Diamond District has already released 9 free downloadable (mini) albums, of which the latest is "Oddisee West Coast Beats - Hosted By Trek Life", so you might wonder why I ...
Highly talented but still a bit overlooked producer Oddisee of Diamond District has already released 9 free downloadable (mini) albums, of which the latest is "Oddisee West Coast Beats - Hosted By Trek Life", so you might wonder why I ...
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010 posted in .nl, beats, download, free music, hiphop, release, review, soul | no comments »
The Zoetermeer (NL) based MC Joe Kickass released his debut album (not counting the nice release he did with B.O.U.K.E.) called "Mind Joe" last month. Since we first heard of him in 2008 he's been doing good work on both ...
The Zoetermeer (NL) based MC Joe Kickass released his debut album (not counting the nice release he did with B.O.U.K.E.) called "Mind Joe" last month. Since we first heard of him in 2008 he's been doing good work on both ...
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 posted in beats, download, downtempo, electronic, free music, funk, hiphop, release | 2 comments »
Bass! How low can you go? I have no idea actually, but Kenlo Craqnuques (say whuuuuut?) goes more deep than low on his latest free beat-tape called "Brun". Forget head-nodding because this is just off. Not just off the grid but ...
Bass! How low can you go? I have no idea actually, but Kenlo Craqnuques (say whuuuuut?) goes more deep than low on his latest free beat-tape called "Brun". Forget head-nodding because this is just off. Not just off the grid but ...
Friday, July 16th, 2010 posted in .nl, beats, compilation, download, downtempo, electronic, hiphop | no comments »
Last monday Organik Records released SirOJ's "Castlevania" on 7" (buy it here) so this would be a good time to put his work in the spotlight once more. I have no idea when the beat collection called "Vibe Out - ...
Last monday Organik Records released SirOJ's "Castlevania" on 7" (buy it here) so this would be a good time to put his work in the spotlight once more. I have no idea when the beat collection called "Vibe Out - ...
Thursday, July 15th, 2010 posted in beats, compilation, download, downtempo, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, soul | no comments »
German hip-hop beatsmith Suff Daddy has been making a household name of himself over the last couple of years, dropping his Hi-Hat Club collection and "The Gin Diaries" on Melting Pot Music. Next to that he's teamed up with Pilskills ...
German hip-hop beatsmith Suff Daddy has been making a household name of himself over the last couple of years, dropping his Hi-Hat Club collection and "The Gin Diaries" on Melting Pot Music. Next to that he's teamed up with Pilskills ...
Saturday, July 10th, 2010 posted in beats, download, downtempo, electronic, free music, hiphop, release, soul | 1 comment »
Time for some freshness! We've just got an e-mail from Mishoo promoting releases by some of his friends, including a beat-tape by Bagir-Ba. This (now) 20 year-old producer from Brooklyn lays down 20 minutes of fresh chilled out beats, for ...
Time for some freshness! We've just got an e-mail from Mishoo promoting releases by some of his friends, including a beat-tape by Bagir-Ba. This (now) 20 year-old producer from Brooklyn lays down 20 minutes of fresh chilled out beats, for ...
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 posted in .nl, beats, download, electronic, free music, hiphop | no comments »
"It's life Jim, but not as we know it". After psych-rock, funk, italo, electro and.. well practically every genre in music that's been around after the 70's, you can now see a new artificial musical constellation in the skies. The ...
"It's life Jim, but not as we know it". After psych-rock, funk, italo, electro and.. well practically every genre in music that's been around after the 70's, you can now see a new artificial musical constellation in the skies. The ...
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 posted in albums, beats, downtempo, electronic, hiphop, triphop | 2 comments »
Last year Tokyo Dawn announced that they would re-start their label and, although it took a bit longer than planned, they kept their word. After Comfort Fit's 2nd album (check the previous post) it's time for Portformat to drop his ...
Last year Tokyo Dawn announced that they would re-start their label and, although it took a bit longer than planned, they kept their word. After Comfort Fit's 2nd album (check the previous post) it's time for Portformat to drop his ...
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 posted in albums, beats, download, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, soul | no comments »
Yet another beat-tape? Hell no! J. Rawls (known best as one-half of Lone Catalysts) drops an oldschool 50mins compilation of pure unadulterated hip hop beats. You may have thought he would go fully instrumental after his 2 Liquid Crystal Project ...
Yet another beat-tape? Hell no! J. Rawls (known best as one-half of Lone Catalysts) drops an oldschool 50mins compilation of pure unadulterated hip hop beats. You may have thought he would go fully instrumental after his 2 Liquid Crystal Project ...
Thursday, November 19th, 2009 posted in .nl, beats, downtempo, electronic, hiphop, triphop | no comments »
I almost forgot, during our little break I also managed to crunch out 3 new tracks. You can check them out below: no need to rush by niwa Slow soulful but rough track. I couldn't resist cutting up the (well-known) ...
I almost forgot, during our little break I also managed to crunch out 3 new tracks. You can check them out below: no need to rush by niwa Slow soulful but rough track. I couldn't resist cutting up the (well-known) ...
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 posted in beats, compilation, download, downtempo, electronic, hiphop, release, soul | no comments »
We're still up on the backfill from our summer break, and since we tipped you before on Elaquent's marvellous releases we can't forget vol. 3 of his 'In Colour' series. While a lot of artists seem to get a little ...
We're still up on the backfill from our summer break, and since we tipped you before on Elaquent's marvellous releases we can't forget vol. 3 of his 'In Colour' series. While a lot of artists seem to get a little ...
Friday, November 13th, 2009 posted in beats, compilation, download, downtempo, free music, hiphop, jazz, soul, triphop | no comments »
After I saw a guy walking past, wearing a "J Dilla Saved My Life" shirt (yea they still sport those. . .) I remembered a release from last year that I want to share with you. Not to diss the ...
After I saw a guy walking past, wearing a "J Dilla Saved My Life" shirt (yea they still sport those. . .) I remembered a release from last year that I want to share with you. Not to diss the ...
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 posted in .nl, download, free music, hiphop, release | no comments »
After the Sandmania cassettes and Sandies Blends CD's, Spinnin' resident DJ Sandman has now set out to take over the internet with a new series of mixes called Sands Online Blends. As usual Sandman lays down the new hip hop bangers ...
After the Sandmania cassettes and Sandies Blends CD's, Spinnin' resident DJ Sandman has now set out to take over the internet with a new series of mixes called Sands Online Blends. As usual Sandman lays down the new hip hop bangers ...
Monday, October 5th, 2009 posted in .nl, download, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, release, soul | no comments »
One of the 'hot' topics this summer was whether the new (Dutch) hip hop acts lacked an important aspect of our culture: soul. Judging by the majority of releases and live-shows it seemed the emphasis nowadays lies more on electronic ...
One of the 'hot' topics this summer was whether the new (Dutch) hip hop acts lacked an important aspect of our culture: soul. Judging by the majority of releases and live-shows it seemed the emphasis nowadays lies more on electronic ...
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 posted in .nl, funk, hiphop, release | no comments »
Soooooo, somewhere before our little summer-break we noted the release-party of Master Surreal and King Jule, where they both dropped their EP's. Around that same time Kyteman's album 'The Hermit Sessions' skyrocketed in The Netherlands, ensuing in a shitload of gigs ...
Soooooo, somewhere before our little summer-break we noted the release-party of Master Surreal and King Jule, where they both dropped their EP's. Around that same time Kyteman's album 'The Hermit Sessions' skyrocketed in The Netherlands, ensuing in a shitload of gigs ...
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 posted in .nl, beats, free music, hiphop, jazz, party, release, show | no comments »
I gotta keep this short since I'm in the middle of moving to a new pad, and I'm e.x.h.a.u.s.t.e.d. =) Next Friday (the 29th of May) 4 EP's will be released at 1 party: Master Surreal - Adaptation King Jule - The Hunter, ...
I gotta keep this short since I'm in the middle of moving to a new pad, and I'm e.x.h.a.u.s.t.e.d. =) Next Friday (the 29th of May) 4 EP's will be released at 1 party: Master Surreal - Adaptation King Jule - The Hunter, ...
Monday, May 11th, 2009 posted in .nl, download, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, party, release, review, show | 1 comment »
We're not even halfway through 2009, and already it's _the_ year for beats coming out of our country-centered city Utrecht! Kyteman dropped his well-received album "The Hermit Sessions", Keynote Speakerz released their "Remix Record", EP's by Master Surreal and King Jule ...
We're not even halfway through 2009, and already it's _the_ year for beats coming out of our country-centered city Utrecht! Kyteman dropped his well-received album "The Hermit Sessions", Keynote Speakerz released their "Remix Record", EP's by Master Surreal and King Jule ...
Thursday, May 7th, 2009 posted in albums, beats, download, downtempo, hiphop, review, triphop | no comments »
While I was checking online statistics about downloads and plays of the material we review at thebeats.nl I made an interesting discovery: Polish people like beats, old hiphop and downtempo! In itself this may be not such an eye-opening fact, but ...
While I was checking online statistics about downloads and plays of the material we review at thebeats.nl I made an interesting discovery: Polish people like beats, old hiphop and downtempo! In itself this may be not such an eye-opening fact, but ...
Monday, April 27th, 2009 posted in hiphop, turntablism, video | no comments »
Last friday the 24th of april featured the 2009 edition of Wax and the City. For more info on this click the original post here. This time the belgians were superior again as Jack took the title (again!) of King of ...
Last friday the 24th of april featured the 2009 edition of Wax and the City. For more info on this click the original post here. This time the belgians were superior again as Jack took the title (again!) of King of ...
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 posted in albums, beats, download, downtempo, free music, hiphop, release, triphop | 1 comment »
Recently I had an epiphany while I was listening to Powell's Beatnicks Tape #02: If this is #02.. there must be a #01 (doh!). And there was. German MPC/Microkorg handler Hubert Daviz was the man for the freely downloadable volume one, ...
Recently I had an epiphany while I was listening to Powell's Beatnicks Tape #02: If this is #02.. there must be a #01 (doh!). And there was. German MPC/Microkorg handler Hubert Daviz was the man for the freely downloadable volume one, ...
Friday, March 27th, 2009 posted in .nl, albums, beats, download, electronic, free music, hiphop, release | 1 comment »
After a little delay it's finally out: The Keynote Speakerz Remix Record. While Master Surreal and Skiggy Rapz are both focussing on their respective solo careers (but still performing as Keynote Speakerz live) they extend the buzz around their 2007 released ...
After a little delay it's finally out: The Keynote Speakerz Remix Record. While Master Surreal and Skiggy Rapz are both focussing on their respective solo careers (but still performing as Keynote Speakerz live) they extend the buzz around their 2007 released ...
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 posted in .nl, albums, download, free music, funk, hiphop, release | 1 comment »
Some of you may wonder 'where did the Keynote Speakerz Remix Record post go?' Well it seems I was a bit quick on that one, since the official release will be at the 27th of March. My bad, my bad! In ...
Some of you may wonder 'where did the Keynote Speakerz Remix Record post go?' Well it seems I was a bit quick on that one, since the official release will be at the 27th of March. My bad, my bad! In ...
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009 posted in downtempo, hiphop, info, soul, triphop | no comments »
Hey all, I finished a new track last night called 'No Need To Rush'! It's a soulful track with a raw edge to it, you can check it out in these places: my website SoundCloud Last.fm Virb Hyves MySpace Or just click the player below: Also, since it takes ...
Hey all, I finished a new track last night called 'No Need To Rush'! It's a soulful track with a raw edge to it, you can check it out in these places: my website SoundCloud Last.fm Virb Hyves MySpace Or just click the player below: Also, since it takes ...
Thursday, March 5th, 2009 posted in .nl, funk, hiphop, jazz, party, soul, turntablism | no comments »
Did you already see the little 'agenda' on the right side of this page? ------> This'll be the spot where you can find all gigs, parties etc where people from thebeats.nl are involved. And we're proud to announce the launch of ...
Did you already see the little 'agenda' on the right side of this page? ------> This'll be the spot where you can find all gigs, parties etc where people from thebeats.nl are involved. And we're proud to announce the launch of ...
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 posted in download, hiphop, info, review | 2 comments »
In the mid-90's I never missed an issue of The Source, which is still one of the biggest hip hop magazines around. Back then the music still was a bastard child in the general music magazines/charts/etc and since virtually no-one ...
In the mid-90's I never missed an issue of The Source, which is still one of the biggest hip hop magazines around. Back then the music still was a bastard child in the general music magazines/charts/etc and since virtually no-one ...
Thursday, February 19th, 2009 posted in download, electronic, free music, hiphop, release | 1 comment »
If you already checked out the compilation EP Beatnicks vol. 2 you already know a bit what to expect from the Paris-based producer Powell, based on his 8-bit infused track 'Dimension X'. If you don't.. well let's say you're in ...
If you already checked out the compilation EP Beatnicks vol. 2 you already know a bit what to expect from the Paris-based producer Powell, based on his 8-bit infused track 'Dimension X'. If you don't.. well let's say you're in ...
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 posted in .nl, beats, electronic, hiphop, info, show | no comments »
Have you survived your hangover from Utreg Centraal 5, and are your muscles beginning to loosen up a bit after a whole night of dancefloor madness last friday? Good, since Swurdin & Boemklatsch are hosting their monthly Bangers party again, ...
Have you survived your hangover from Utreg Centraal 5, and are your muscles beginning to loosen up a bit after a whole night of dancefloor madness last friday? Good, since Swurdin & Boemklatsch are hosting their monthly Bangers party again, ...
Sunday, February 8th, 2009 posted in .nl, beats, download, free music, hiphop, mix, soul | no comments »
If you're a frequent reader of thebeats.nl the names FS Green and Full Crate shouldn't be unknown to you. If you're not, this introduction on their website mixingmonthly.net should suffice for now: "Both Full Crate & FS Green are producers who ...
If you're a frequent reader of thebeats.nl the names FS Green and Full Crate shouldn't be unknown to you. If you're not, this introduction on their website mixingmonthly.net should suffice for now: "Both Full Crate & FS Green are producers who ...
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 posted in .nl, download, free music, hiphop, mix, show | no comments »
On friday the 6th hip hop lovers in Utrecht will flock together at Tivoli for the 5th edition of 'Utreg Centraal' to celebrate and support their hometown artists of our culture. The event will be organised by Boemklatsch and Habek, ...
On friday the 6th hip hop lovers in Utrecht will flock together at Tivoli for the 5th edition of 'Utreg Centraal' to celebrate and support their hometown artists of our culture. The event will be organised by Boemklatsch and Habek, ...
Monday, February 2nd, 2009 posted in beats, download, downtempo, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, triphop | no comments »
If you were born in the early 80s and you were into beat-music early on you probably remember 1998, the year Kruder & Dorfmeister released their instant classic 2CD mix compilation 'The K&D Sessions'. Between hiphop and house heads to ...
If you were born in the early 80s and you were into beat-music early on you probably remember 1998, the year Kruder & Dorfmeister released their instant classic 2CD mix compilation 'The K&D Sessions'. Between hiphop and house heads to ...
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 posted in beats, compilation, download, free music, funk, hiphop, mix | no comments »
Our boy Johnny Supreme (check the link for his dope beats) recently tipped us about Truly Pheasant & The Sjoel Of Hardknocks - Tweed Prison Tapes. Kinda funny since I already checked it when it came out, in a time ...
Our boy Johnny Supreme (check the link for his dope beats) recently tipped us about Truly Pheasant & The Sjoel Of Hardknocks - Tweed Prison Tapes. Kinda funny since I already checked it when it came out, in a time ...
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 posted in beats, download, downtempo, electronic, free music, funk, hiphop, mix, triphop | 1 comment »
I bet everyone has ran into the problem I was facing today: a full harddrive. Normally I just delete some temporary random stuff, or throw out some apps I haven't used in ages and the problem is solved. But this ...
I bet everyone has ran into the problem I was facing today: a full harddrive. Normally I just delete some temporary random stuff, or throw out some apps I haven't used in ages and the problem is solved. But this ...
Sunday, January 18th, 2009 posted in beats, download, downtempo, electronic, free music, hiphop, mix | no comments »
Last christmas I did two 45min sets at Swurdin & Boemklatsch's monthly party called Bangers. The first set includes some of my own tracks and other chilled out downtempo beats and hiphop, the second set is more dance and breaks ...
Last christmas I did two 45min sets at Swurdin & Boemklatsch's monthly party called Bangers. The first set includes some of my own tracks and other chilled out downtempo beats and hiphop, the second set is more dance and breaks ...
Thursday, January 15th, 2009 posted in beats, download, downtempo, free music, hiphop, mix | no comments »
Waka X of TMBase, an online friend an beat-lover, used to do over a 100 mixes for the now defunct Radio Analog in Romania. In a moment of nostalgia he created a new mix to reminisce about those times, the ...
Waka X of TMBase, an online friend an beat-lover, used to do over a 100 mixes for the now defunct Radio Analog in Romania. In a moment of nostalgia he created a new mix to reminisce about those times, the ...
Friday, January 9th, 2009 posted in .nl, albums, hiphop, release | 1 comment »
The day had finally come yesterday. As I opened my mailbox (not e-mail) there it was: a protective square envelope of which I anticipated the contents since the beginning of the new year. And there it was... Armyfatique - The ...
The day had finally come yesterday. As I opened my mailbox (not e-mail) there it was: a protective square envelope of which I anticipated the contents since the beginning of the new year. And there it was... Armyfatique - The ...
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 posted in beats, download, downtempo, electronic, free music, hiphop, release, soul, triphop | 7 comments »
A couple of days ago Mishoo The Drumkit released his free online EP called 'Born In The Land Of A Thousand Hills'. Being an unkown artist to me I was triggered by the impressive line-up of producers, since it looks ...
A couple of days ago Mishoo The Drumkit released his free online EP called 'Born In The Land Of A Thousand Hills'. Being an unkown artist to me I was triggered by the impressive line-up of producers, since it looks ...
Monday, January 5th, 2009 posted in beats, download, electronic, free music, funk, hiphop, release, review | no comments »
Happy New Year everyone! May 2009 bring you a lot more dope/funky/chilled beats and grooves. We at thebeats will do our best to provide you with more of what we brought you in 2008. Here's a little download top-5 of ...
Happy New Year everyone! May 2009 bring you a lot more dope/funky/chilled beats and grooves. We at thebeats will do our best to provide you with more of what we brought you in 2008. Here's a little download top-5 of ...
Sunday, December 28th, 2008 posted in download, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, mix, radio, soul | no comments »
Something I can't hold back from you all is the David Axelrod interview that Solidsteel has put up online. As some (or most) of you know Axelrod is a legend in the game, mostly known for being sampled by well ...
Something I can't hold back from you all is the David Axelrod interview that Solidsteel has put up online. As some (or most) of you know Axelrod is a legend in the game, mostly known for being sampled by well ...
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 posted in .nl, downtempo, electronic, funk, hiphop, show, triphop | 1 comment »
Another month, another round for the Bangers party @ Ekko! Every last saturday of the month swurdin.net and Boemklatsch bring you the hottest new dance music, and the finest upcoming acts. Although it's not stated on the flyer your boys niwa, ...
Another month, another round for the Bangers party @ Ekko! Every last saturday of the month swurdin.net and Boemklatsch bring you the hottest new dance music, and the finest upcoming acts. Although it's not stated on the flyer your boys niwa, ...
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 posted in beats, downtempo, electronic, hiphop, show, triphop | no comments »
During the Amsterdam Dance Event I went to the DROP #6 event, as reported here. The evening was pretty dope, especially concidering that ADE did not host a lot of beat-related events aside from all the dance/techno/electro action going on. OT ...
During the Amsterdam Dance Event I went to the DROP #6 event, as reported here. The evening was pretty dope, especially concidering that ADE did not host a lot of beat-related events aside from all the dance/techno/electro action going on. OT ...
Monday, December 15th, 2008 posted in .nl, download, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, mix, soul | 4 comments »
Back in March I dropped my second mixtape called "More Than Meets The Ear vol. 2". After doing the first volume, which is basically a mix with hiphop tracks and some of the originals (tracks that were sampled to make ...
Back in March I dropped my second mixtape called "More Than Meets The Ear vol. 2". After doing the first volume, which is basically a mix with hiphop tracks and some of the originals (tracks that were sampled to make ...
Thursday, December 11th, 2008 posted in beats, download, downtempo, electronic, free music, hiphop, jazz, mix, radio, triphop | no comments »
Due to the unfortunate passing of a relative Flying Lotus had to cancel his visit The Netherlands to perform a live-set. Despite this, he did do an awesome 2 hour set for the BBC Essential Mix radio show. I'm guessing ...
Due to the unfortunate passing of a relative Flying Lotus had to cancel his visit The Netherlands to perform a live-set. Despite this, he did do an awesome 2 hour set for the BBC Essential Mix radio show. I'm guessing ...
Monday, December 8th, 2008 posted in .nl, albums, download, free music, hiphop, release | no comments »
And whoomp, there it is! A couple of weeks ago the Illskool release party was held, and the shit was bangin'. Now the website for Illskool is finally up where you can download the whole album, which is hosted by ...
And whoomp, there it is! A couple of weeks ago the Illskool release party was held, and the shit was bangin'. Now the website for Illskool is finally up where you can download the whole album, which is hosted by ...
Thursday, December 4th, 2008 posted in .nl, albums, download, free music, hiphop, release, soul | 1 comment »
When you put 'hip hop' and 'Deventer' in one sentence, a couple of names automatically pop up: Da Floawaz, Fata Morgana and The Packxsz. The first 2 groups already dropped EPs, CDs and mixtapes, but we've only occasionally heard something ...
When you put 'hip hop' and 'Deventer' in one sentence, a couple of names automatically pop up: Da Floawaz, Fata Morgana and The Packxsz. The first 2 groups already dropped EPs, CDs and mixtapes, but we've only occasionally heard something ...
Friday, November 21st, 2008 posted in .nl, albums, hiphop, release, show | 1 comment »
You've already read about Skidz reppin' his people from the east who organise the Spinnin' parties, and now it's time for me to put the spotlight on my boys from way back! E-royal (of Next Item) has teamed up with DJ ...
You've already read about Skidz reppin' his people from the east who organise the Spinnin' parties, and now it's time for me to put the spotlight on my boys from way back! E-royal (of Next Item) has teamed up with DJ ...
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 posted in albums, beats, compilation, download, downtempo, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, soul | 4 comments »
Since there are some rumors going around that the once pioneering and trend-setting netlabel Tokyo Dawn Records may or may not have a relaunch (the website states 'back late 2008'), this would be a good moment to go back in ...
Since there are some rumors going around that the once pioneering and trend-setting netlabel Tokyo Dawn Records may or may not have a relaunch (the website states 'back late 2008'), this would be a good moment to go back in ...
Friday, October 31st, 2008 posted in .nl, hiphop, release, show | no comments »
For all those who don't wanna chill out tonight and can't wait for Rock The Bells tomorrow, there's another edition of ROF! @ Ekko. This time it's "Hof Van Jaeden" night, with releases by Jae (of the now defunct Stropstrikkers) ...
For all those who don't wanna chill out tonight and can't wait for Rock The Bells tomorrow, there's another edition of ROF! @ Ekko. This time it's "Hof Van Jaeden" night, with releases by Jae (of the now defunct Stropstrikkers) ...
Friday, October 31st, 2008 posted in hiphop, show | 3 comments »
Just one more day and it's time for the Dutchies to go to Rock The Bells! If you're either thinking 'Rock The What?' or 'Huh, are you going to the US?', you might consider crawling up from under that rock ...
Just one more day and it's time for the Dutchies to go to Rock The Bells! If you're either thinking 'Rock The What?' or 'Huh, are you going to the US?', you might consider crawling up from under that rock ...
Saturday, October 25th, 2008 posted in .nl, downtempo, electronic, funk, hiphop, jazz, show, triphop | 2 comments »
Right now the annual Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is happening in .NL. This 2-sided event pleases those who have a vast general interest in dance music as well as the people who just want to get on the dancefloor and ...
Right now the annual Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is happening in .NL. This 2-sided event pleases those who have a vast general interest in dance music as well as the people who just want to get on the dancefloor and ...
Sunday, October 19th, 2008 posted in albums, beats, compilation, download, electronic, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, soul, triphop | no comments »
While abstract hiphop and downtempo are styles which have been pushed forward mainly by the more western-oriented countries (the UK, the US, Germany and France), over the last couple of years our eastern neighbours have been catching up. After the majority ...
While abstract hiphop and downtempo are styles which have been pushed forward mainly by the more western-oriented countries (the UK, the US, Germany and France), over the last couple of years our eastern neighbours have been catching up. After the majority ...
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 posted in .nl, beats, download, downtempo, free music, hiphop, jazz, soul, triphop | 1 comment »
It seems I've slept on another great little gem, and it's even by a fellow countryman. Ouch! 19/76 is one hell of a melancholic piece by Dutch producer Crookram. Released on the Hungarian Budabeats netlabel, this 6-track EP goes from downtempo ...
It seems I've slept on another great little gem, and it's even by a fellow countryman. Ouch! 19/76 is one hell of a melancholic piece by Dutch producer Crookram. Released on the Hungarian Budabeats netlabel, this 6-track EP goes from downtempo ...
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 posted in beats, compilation, download, downtempo, electronic, free music, hiphop, jazz, soul, triphop | 1 comment »
While I was checking out my weekly plays at last.fm (I'm a statistics-freak) I noticed a whole bunch of new people playing my track "When She Looked At Me (I Saw Her Wondering)". Since it was released by the Creative ...
While I was checking out my weekly plays at last.fm (I'm a statistics-freak) I noticed a whole bunch of new people playing my track "When She Looked At Me (I Saw Her Wondering)". Since it was released by the Creative ...
Friday, September 12th, 2008 posted in .nl, download, free music, hiphop, video | 2 comments »
A couple of days ago we've brought you the new videos by Keynote Speakerz and Armyfatique which were, as usual on youtube, low quality. Blocks all over the place! Fortunately a day later Master Surreal stopped by to drop the ...
A couple of days ago we've brought you the new videos by Keynote Speakerz and Armyfatique which were, as usual on youtube, low quality. Blocks all over the place! Fortunately a day later Master Surreal stopped by to drop the ...
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 posted in .nl, albums, beats, compilation, download, funk, hiphop, jazz, soul | no comments »
[caption id="attachment_142" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Skip to my beattape 2 front"][/caption] My man Lavarock skipped by yesterday to hand me over the new Toni Shift ‘Skip to my BeatTape 2’ Cd. It’s been a while since toni dropped the first BeatTape, so ...
[caption id="attachment_142" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Skip to my beattape 2 front"][/caption] My man Lavarock skipped by yesterday to hand me over the new Toni Shift ‘Skip to my BeatTape 2’ Cd. It’s been a while since toni dropped the first BeatTape, so ...
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 posted in .nl, hiphop, video | 3 comments »
Ok we all know hiphop isn't dead, but I've been missing English spoken hiphop in our country for a while now. Luckily, as of the last couple of months, we can rejoice and proclaim: 'THE DRAUGHT IS OVER!'. First off, Keynote ...
Ok we all know hiphop isn't dead, but I've been missing English spoken hiphop in our country for a while now. Luckily, as of the last couple of months, we can rejoice and proclaim: 'THE DRAUGHT IS OVER!'. First off, Keynote ...
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 posted in albums, beats, download, downtempo, electronic, free music, hiphop, jazz, soul | 2 comments »
Sometimes your friends get you on to some good stuff, and sometimes they do it without even knowing it. One good way to check out new music is last.fm. This website not only keeps track of all the MP3s you ...
Sometimes your friends get you on to some good stuff, and sometimes they do it without even knowing it. One good way to check out new music is last.fm. This website not only keeps track of all the MP3s you ...
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 posted in .nl, compilation, download, downtempo, electronic, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, show, soul | 1 comment »
"August, die she must" was Simon & Garfunkel's take on the oncoming autumn every year. But before the summer fades away into rain and falling leaves, august always leaves us with some treats. This year, next to the usual festivals, ...
"August, die she must" was Simon & Garfunkel's take on the oncoming autumn every year. But before the summer fades away into rain and falling leaves, august always leaves us with some treats. This year, next to the usual festivals, ...
Thursday, July 17th, 2008 posted in .nl, albums, download, free music, hiphop, soul | no comments »
Dutch producers are THE shit. That's not something I'm pulling out of thin air, nor is it simply my opinion. It's highly probable that some US hiphop releases already feature beats crafted by Dutchmen before Nicolay went overseas after doing the ...
Dutch producers are THE shit. That's not something I'm pulling out of thin air, nor is it simply my opinion. It's highly probable that some US hiphop releases already feature beats crafted by Dutchmen before Nicolay went overseas after doing the ...
Monday, July 14th, 2008 posted in .nl, albums, beats, downtempo, hiphop, jazz, show, triphop | no comments »
The Austin (Texas) based label Beats Broke has released the new Arts The Beatdoctor EP "Progressions" on July 8th! The 5-track piece can be bought digitally, but there's also a limited-edition that consists of two 7"s in an eco-friendly package (recycled ...
The Austin (Texas) based label Beats Broke has released the new Arts The Beatdoctor EP "Progressions" on July 8th! The 5-track piece can be bought digitally, but there's also a limited-edition that consists of two 7"s in an eco-friendly package (recycled ...
Monday, July 7th, 2008 posted in funk, hiphop, info, jazz, soul | no comments »
Since Skidz his busy spinnin' and conjuring up ideas for More Than Meets The Ear vol. 3, and I'm finishing some tracks and learning new software, the updates are going a bit slow. But here's something to keep you busy for ...
Since Skidz his busy spinnin' and conjuring up ideas for More Than Meets The Ear vol. 3, and I'm finishing some tracks and learning new software, the updates are going a bit slow. But here's something to keep you busy for ...
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 posted in .nl, albums, beats, compilation, download, downtempo, electronic, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, mix, soul, triphop | 5 comments »
This week I realised I should keep an eye on .NL hiphop more closely. Even if it isn't for the MC's (it's a well known fact that I really don't like the Dutch language) it should be for the beatcreators. ...
This week I realised I should keep an eye on .NL hiphop more closely. Even if it isn't for the MC's (it's a well known fact that I really don't like the Dutch language) it should be for the beatcreators. ...
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 posted in .nl, download, free music, hiphop, info, mix, show | 5 comments »
Been a while since I posted on this blog. Blame lack of inspiration, lack of sleep and of course the Euro 2008 tournament. www.spinnin.nl This week the new Spinnin’ site was put online so I thought why not write a little piece ...
Been a while since I posted on this blog. Blame lack of inspiration, lack of sleep and of course the Euro 2008 tournament. www.spinnin.nl This week the new Spinnin’ site was put online so I thought why not write a little piece ...
Saturday, June 14th, 2008 posted in .nl, albums, download, free music, hiphop, jazz, triphop | 3 comments »
I can't find anything about these guys, ab-so-lu-te-ly nothing. The only thing I've gathered so far is that they have a website and they have performed live at least once. Oh and they're Dutch, judging from the url and the ...
I can't find anything about these guys, ab-so-lu-te-ly nothing. The only thing I've gathered so far is that they have a website and they have performed live at least once. Oh and they're Dutch, judging from the url and the ...
Sunday, June 8th, 2008 posted in albums, beats, download, downtempo, free music, hiphop, jazz, triphop | 3 comments »
Ahh the good old triphop sound. The vibe which hasn't been forgotten, but which few producers now (including myself) are capable of recreating. So we're going back to 2004, ten years after the release of Portishead's trend-setting album "Dummy". In ...
Ahh the good old triphop sound. The vibe which hasn't been forgotten, but which few producers now (including myself) are capable of recreating. So we're going back to 2004, ten years after the release of Portishead's trend-setting album "Dummy". In ...
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 posted in albums, beats, downtempo, funk, hiphop, jazz, soul, triphop | no comments »
I could never make a Top 5 list of albums, simply because there are too much beautiful tracks out there. But since it's 2003 release on Tru Thoughts, "Maps From The Wilderness" by UK native TM Juke has always been ...
I could never make a Top 5 list of albums, simply because there are too much beautiful tracks out there. But since it's 2003 release on Tru Thoughts, "Maps From The Wilderness" by UK native TM Juke has always been ...
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 posted in .nl, download, free music, hiphop | no comments »
A couple of weeks ago we've brought you Sneaky Pete - U Don't Know, produced by Inf. Now it's Master Surreal of Keynote Speakerz who keeps our hometown Utrecht on the map with a remix of Mr. Love and The ...
A couple of weeks ago we've brought you Sneaky Pete - U Don't Know, produced by Inf. Now it's Master Surreal of Keynote Speakerz who keeps our hometown Utrecht on the map with a remix of Mr. Love and The ...
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 posted in funk, hiphop, jazz, skidz' record corner, soul | no comments »
When I checked Big Noyd’s new single at the beginning of this year (“Things Done Changed”), I immediately thought back to the glorydays of Mobb Deep. Noyd appeared on the first Mobb Deep album (“Juvenile Hell”), then came back on ...
When I checked Big Noyd’s new single at the beginning of this year (“Things Done Changed”), I immediately thought back to the glorydays of Mobb Deep. Noyd appeared on the first Mobb Deep album (“Juvenile Hell”), then came back on ...
Thursday, May 15th, 2008 posted in .nl, download, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, soul | 2 comments »
Please check out the new single from Sneaky Pete. Pete is an MC who hails from Rhode Island (U.S. baby!). His latest single U Don't Know is produced by none other than our good friend Inf! Inf ...
Please check out the new single from Sneaky Pete. Pete is an MC who hails from Rhode Island (U.S. baby!). His latest single U Don't Know is produced by none other than our good friend Inf! Inf ...
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 posted in funk, hiphop, jazz, skidz' record corner, soul | no comments »
With all the new music coming out these days, it's hard to keep up. The music industry is growing more towards internet releases day by day and sadly, vinyl releases aren't as common anymore as they were in the 90's. With ...
With all the new music coming out these days, it's hard to keep up. The music industry is growing more towards internet releases day by day and sadly, vinyl releases aren't as common anymore as they were in the 90's. With ...
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 posted in .nl, download, electronic, hiphop, mix, show, turntablism | no comments »
There's a lot going on this friday in our little country when it comes to beats, and we're presenting you with some of the highlights. Maybe it's time for us to put up a little agenda somewhere on the site, ...
There's a lot going on this friday in our little country when it comes to beats, and we're presenting you with some of the highlights. Maybe it's time for us to put up a little agenda somewhere on the site, ...
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 posted in albums, beats, compilation, download, downtempo, electronic, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, soul, triphop | 2 comments »
Where most (inter)net-labels focus on a certain style and gather their artists around it, iD.EOLOGY decided to bend the rules a little and form their releases not on genre, but around the artists themselves. This approach results in an everlasting ...
Where most (inter)net-labels focus on a certain style and gather their artists around it, iD.EOLOGY decided to bend the rules a little and form their releases not on genre, but around the artists themselves. This approach results in an everlasting ...
Friday, May 9th, 2008 posted in .nl, download, electronic, hiphop, show | 1 comment »
Now that "More Than Meets The Ear vol. 2" is finished, we've finally got some time to get back to regular posting again. And there's been a lot going on while we were 'away'! The Utrecht-based DJ crew Boemklatsch, that started ...
Now that "More Than Meets The Ear vol. 2" is finished, we've finally got some time to get back to regular posting again. And there's been a lot going on while we were 'away'! The Utrecht-based DJ crew Boemklatsch, that started ...
Monday, April 28th, 2008 posted in contest, free music, funk, hiphop, mix, soul | 3 comments »
Since we've started the contest to win 2 copies of Skidz's "More Than Meets The Ear vol. 2" several people have sent us their answers, but it seems we've made the question a bit too hard. (That's what you get ...
Since we've started the contest to win 2 copies of Skidz's "More Than Meets The Ear vol. 2" several people have sent us their answers, but it seems we've made the question a bit too hard. (That's what you get ...
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 posted in contest, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, mix, show, soul | 1 comment »
Yes, that's right! In about two weeks vol. 2 of More Than Meets The Ear will be finished (get vol. 1 here). To celebrate, we're giving away 2 copies of it on CD! We're putting out a limited supply of 200 ...
Yes, that's right! In about two weeks vol. 2 of More Than Meets The Ear will be finished (get vol. 1 here). To celebrate, we're giving away 2 copies of it on CD! We're putting out a limited supply of 200 ...
Monday, April 14th, 2008 posted in .nl, albums, download, free music, funk, hiphop, soul | 1 comment »
After all this beat madness, it's time for some hip hop! After all, the genre is a cornerstone when it comes to beat-related music. When you place the musical outlines of producer Pry and m.c. Pax (aka Paradox) next to each ...
After all this beat madness, it's time for some hip hop! After all, the genre is a cornerstone when it comes to beat-related music. When you place the musical outlines of producer Pry and m.c. Pax (aka Paradox) next to each ...
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 posted in .nl, albums, beats, compilation, download, downtempo, electronic, free music, hiphop, mix, radio, show | no comments »
Founded by Pete Concrete, the dutch record label Eat Concrete (website / MySpace) is gaining more and more acclaim worldwide in the realm of instrumental electronic boom bap music. My first experience with one of the label's artists was the ...
Founded by Pete Concrete, the dutch record label Eat Concrete (website / MySpace) is gaining more and more acclaim worldwide in the realm of instrumental electronic boom bap music. My first experience with one of the label's artists was the ...
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 posted in albums, beats, download, downtempo, electronic, free music, hiphop, jazz, mix, triphop | 2 comments »
It's sunday evening, time to chill out to some free music before the new week starts! One of my all-time favorite free albums is (click to download) "Forget And Remember" (2005) by Comfort Fit. It was released through the now de-funct ...
It's sunday evening, time to chill out to some free music before the new week starts! One of my all-time favorite free albums is (click to download) "Forget And Remember" (2005) by Comfort Fit. It was released through the now de-funct ...
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 posted in download, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, mix, soul | 2 comments »
Here's another nice site which provides nice mixes containing old, new, unreleased and hard-to-find tracks for.... you guessed it: free! Monotape.com is ran bij Turkish DJ/producer Onur Engin, and I love it since the mixes are too damn fresh and it's ...
Here's another nice site which provides nice mixes containing old, new, unreleased and hard-to-find tracks for.... you guessed it: free! Monotape.com is ran bij Turkish DJ/producer Onur Engin, and I love it since the mixes are too damn fresh and it's ...
Saturday, March 8th, 2008 posted in .nl, funk, hiphop, show | no comments »
The Tres are on tour (again) and as usual, they'll do a show at Metropool (Hengelo, NL) on March 15th. This time it will be hosted by the monthly Spinnin' party. Ofcourse they're doing more shows in .nl, but I'm highlighting ...
The Tres are on tour (again) and as usual, they'll do a show at Metropool (Hengelo, NL) on March 15th. This time it will be hosted by the monthly Spinnin' party. Ofcourse they're doing more shows in .nl, but I'm highlighting ...
Thursday, March 6th, 2008 posted in .nl, funk, hiphop, jazz, show | 1 comment »
Tonight there's a nice show @ Ekko (Utrecht, NL) where the band Mocky plays _and_ gets remixed live by Jazzanova, Stevendepeven and Domu. The evening is a concept of Heineken (the beer brand), in which the central theme is a city/genre/record ...
Tonight there's a nice show @ Ekko (Utrecht, NL) where the band Mocky plays _and_ gets remixed live by Jazzanova, Stevendepeven and Domu. The evening is a concept of Heineken (the beer brand), in which the central theme is a city/genre/record ...
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 posted in .nl, download, free music, hiphop, mix | 6 comments »
A couple of months ago, September 2007 to be exact, I lent a helping hand to Skidz for his mix "More Than Meets The Ear vol. 1". It's a true hiphop mix with the occasional sampled original flashing by. The recording ...
A couple of months ago, September 2007 to be exact, I lent a helping hand to Skidz for his mix "More Than Meets The Ear vol. 1". It's a true hiphop mix with the occasional sampled original flashing by. The recording ...
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 posted in beats, download, downtempo, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, mix, soul | 3 comments »
Let's start off with some free music! Mentz recently pointed me to the MondayJazz website. This collective brings you a fresh blend every monday containing what they call "a careful selection of newjazzbreakfunkfusion hiptriphopbrokendubsoul tunes which happens to be alternative for ...
Let's start off with some free music! Mentz recently pointed me to the MondayJazz website. This collective brings you a fresh blend every monday containing what they call "a careful selection of newjazzbreakfunkfusion hiptriphopbrokendubsoul tunes which happens to be alternative for ...
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