This beat tape dropped nearly a week before the new, also Oddisee produced, Trek Life album did. It’s a great listen, full of West Coast funk influenced Oddisee classics. Listen to/download the beat tape on the widget below. Some of the instrumentals are from the newly released Trek Life album, so check that out too.
Brand new mellow Madlib produced MED track featuring Kweli, possibly off the upcoming MED album.
Download: MED feat Kweli – Classic
Newest leak from the upcoming Roots album ‘How I Got Over’, set to be released on June 22nd. Judging by the 3 leaked tracks & the fact that the album will feature artists such as Dice Raw, Phonte, Blu, John Legend & Joanna Newsom, this album is destined to be a classic. Download ‘The Fire’ & the other 2 leaked tracks from the album below. Also, check out this video from ?uestlove to get a sneak preview of their new track with Joanna Newsom (go to around 4.05 through to hear the vocals).
Download: The Roots - The Fire
Download: The Roots – Dear God 2.0
Download: The Roots – Doin’ It Again
Beautifully crafted beat tape by Swiss producer Chief, paying homage to legendary pianist Chick Corea. If you liked our previous post Dela, you should definitely check this out. Listen to or download the beat tape on the widget below.
This new instrumental project is Style Wars‘ first EP released by Aztex label, which is run and initiated by young, talented producers from The Netherlands. Listen to or download the full EP on the widget below. Should you like this, also check out our previous post on Quiet’s instrumentals.
You’ll hopefully be aware of a seriously big party happening at The Westbury tomorrow night, Friday May 21..? If not, then it’s not too late to change your plans and head down there!
The ‘John Coltrane of Hip Hop’, DJ Vadim will be gracing the ones and twos with his notoriously eclectic bag of records.
Here’s an exclusive 30 minute mix that he’s kindly provided too:
Click here to listen (Right click, save as).
8PM – 3AM // FREE BEFORE 10PM, £5 FROM 10PM.
I will be supporting Vadim next month too, so keep your eyes peeled for more information on that.
Amazing remix tribute project by the Stone Detectives, includes remixes of their favourite MC’s classic tracks. Listen/download the whole thing on the widget below or download it here for an additional Biggie remix. Big up to BeatMUp for sharing this.
Here’s a great EP from Freddie Joachim while we wait for his ‘Midway’ album which is to be released this summer. Listen to this Mellow Orange and Organology presented EP on the widget below or click on the link to download it from his bandcamp.
Download: Freddie Joachim – A.M.
Oddisee’s final instalment of the Odd seasons is finally here and a great listen from beginning to end. This album features artists like Olivier Daysoul, Muneshine & Diamond District. Listen to ‘Odd Spring’ on the widget below or click on the link to download it from his bandcamp. To see our previous post on Oddisee’s ‘Odd Winter’, click here.
Download: Oddisee – Odd Spring
Here’s an amazing Orange Breakdown aka Sir OJ remix of a song called ‘Loop met me over zee’ by dutch folk band DE 3JS. Download the MP3 from the Slumgullion website here, and check out Master Lee’s unofficial video of ’Maar 1′ below, made up of visuals from legendary Hong Kong film maker Wang Jia Wei’s movie ‘2046′.
