5 Favorite Hip Hop Releases for Record Store Day 2018
A little over a decade ago Record Store Day was inaugurated to “celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store.” It’s kind of a symbolic day to remember people…
Breaking Down The Breaks: Simon Allen (of The New Mastersounds)
There are many hundreds of Simon Allens around the world. This particular Simon Allen is the drummer of UK funk quartet The New Mastersounds (established in 1999), and has run…
Download: Women Of The World (Female Beatmakers Compilation)
Two weeks ago I had a conversation with BeatTips‘ Amir Said. We ended up talking about how the beatmaking scene somewhat looks like a man’s world. Unrightfully so, as there are innumerable…
Sample catalog Tracklib is now live
Today sample catalog Tracklib has opened its digital doors to the public, following a year of an invite-only Beta phase. Tracklib’s aim is to make sampling affordable, legal and accessible for anyone.…
No Words #20: Cavalier, Lipp der Funkverteiler, Soulpete, Evil Ed & Blue Lab Beats
Our weekly feature ‘No Words’ is an utterly lazy way of sharing new music recommendations. No text, just streams, downloads & vinyl records. Brand new and recent releases for you to…
No Words #19: Soulution, Flitz&Suppe, SlimAgenda, The Planty Herbs & Muro
Our weekly feature ‘No Words’ is an utterly lazy way of sharing new music recommendations. No text, just streams, downloads & vinyl records. Brand new and recent releases for you to…
Sameed – A Tribe Called Quest Jazz Samples (NTS Radio)
NTS Radio‘s Sameed created a 1-hour episode solely consisting of jazz records as sampled on albums by A Tribe Called Quest. And as jazz is what (they’ve got), there’s more…
No Words #18: Blueprint, Mindswimmer, Blu & Nottz, Hulk Hodn, Doggma Uno & Kev Brown
Our weekly feature ‘No Words’ is an utterly lazy way of sharing new music recommendations. No text, just streams, downloads & vinyl records. Brand new and recent releases for you to…
Video Guest Mix: Kypski – Kyptape 2018
If this new video mix doesn’t get you ready for the weekend, I’m not sure what does. It’s done by six-times Dutch turntable champion Kypski, who reached the DMC World…
Binkbeats’ Journey into Sounds
Frank Wienk, better known as Binkbeats, has made a name for himself since 2013 with his Beats Unraveled video series: live renditions of productions by the likes of Madlib, Flying…