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 ...
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 posted in .nl, albums, beats, download, downtempo, free music, funk, jazz, release, review, soul, triphop | no comments »
Back in the days when I was a teenager, before beats stuttered, samples came first and the synths came later... Ok the 90's downtempo/beat music has evolved a lot in the last 20 years but that doesn't mean keeping to ...
Back in the days when I was a teenager, before beats stuttered, samples came first and the synths came later... Ok the 90's downtempo/beat music has evolved a lot in the last 20 years but that doesn't mean keeping to ...
Saturday, July 10th, 2010 posted in beats, download, downtempo, electronic, free music, hiphop, release, soul | no comments »
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 ...
Saturday, December 5th, 2009 posted in beats, compilation, download, downtempo, electronic, free music, jazz, soul | no comments »
While the albums of the Swedish collective known as Little Dragon aren't really fitting our cozy niche of beat-related music, the other projects of lead-singer Yukimi Nagano are much to our taste. She has sung for Koop, works with José ...
While the albums of the Swedish collective known as Little Dragon aren't really fitting our cozy niche of beat-related music, the other projects of lead-singer Yukimi Nagano are much to our taste. She has sung for Koop, works with José ...
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 ...
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 ...
Monday, November 16th, 2009 posted in download, free music, soul | no comments »
Ok everybody's bitching about the gloomy, grey and darker days of autumn. In the end, ofcourse, you are the one that defines the gloomyness. So here's a bit of slick neo-soul'ish stuff. Invite your best friends over, light some candles ...
Ok everybody's bitching about the gloomy, grey and darker days of autumn. In the end, ofcourse, you are the one that defines the gloomyness. So here's a bit of slick neo-soul'ish stuff. Invite your best friends over, light some candles ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, 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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 posted in albums, beats, compilation, download, downtempo, free music, funk, hiphop, jazz, soul | 3 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 ...
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 ...
Saturday, September 27th, 2008 posted in .nl, albums, download, downtempo, free music, jazz, soul | 2 comments »
The Dutch netlabel Fant00m has re-released Mentz's classic 2004 EP "Relocate". At the time, when acts like Nostalgia 77 and Cinematic Orchestra were gaining notoriety, the 4-track release was quite unique for being one of the only freely downloadable pack ...
The Dutch netlabel Fant00m has re-released Mentz's classic 2004 EP "Relocate". At the time, when acts like Nostalgia 77 and Cinematic Orchestra were gaining notoriety, the 4-track release was quite unique for being one of the only freely downloadable pack ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 4th, 2008 posted in .nl, compilation, download, free music, funk, jazz, soul | no comments »
I've been there, I've seen it. Where other DJ's or producers have rooms lined with vinyl racks, Inf (the mastermind behind the Sneaky Pete track we told you about before) has a pretty slim collection. And that fact is actually ...
I've been there, I've seen it. Where other DJ's or producers have rooms lined with vinyl racks, Inf (the mastermind behind the Sneaky Pete track we told you about before) has a pretty slim collection. And that fact is actually ...
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 posted in funk, jazz, soul | no comments »
Leon Ware - Leon Ware Although we are still in spring season, the weather makes me feel like it's summer time. The time of the year that the sun is up, the temperature's rising, all the geeks leave their console battle stations ...
Leon Ware - Leon Ware Although we are still in spring season, the weather makes me feel like it's summer time. The time of the year that the sun is up, the temperature's rising, all the geeks leave their console battle stations ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 posted in compilation, download, free music, funk, jazz, soul | 1 comment »
They call themselves the "archeologists of sound"', and they certainly live up to that self-proclaimed title. The men behind "Now That Is What I Call Shhhhh..." are Charles II and Mr. Beatnick. Hailing from the United Kingdom, the duo exudes a ...
They call themselves the "archeologists of sound"', and they certainly live up to that self-proclaimed title. The men behind "Now That Is What I Call Shhhhh..." are Charles II and Mr. Beatnick. Hailing from the United Kingdom, the duo exudes a ...
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 ...
Friday, March 7th, 2008 posted in .nl, funk, jazz, mix, radio, soul | 1 comment »
I just received word today that DJ Maestro's website called Dig This Radio is up! You can find the tracks he plays on there, as well as 2 radio stations: Dig This Birds, which plays lush jazz, soul and latin Dig This ...
I just received word today that DJ Maestro's website called Dig This Radio is up! You can find the tracks he plays on there, as well as 2 radio stations: Dig This Birds, which plays lush jazz, soul and latin Dig This ...
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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