Archive for Beats

Cakedog – I Got Em.

More inscrutable beats from LA’s Cakedog.

Denzel X – Zero Harm

RIP Boxed.

Guess What – Christa’s Last Lesson.

The fourth album by Guess What (Graham Mushnik and Luke Warmcop — eclectic music explorers par excellence) has the dazzling tribute to the astronaut Christa McAuliffe who died in the Challenger disaster. It’s also extremely obvious sample fodder.

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Pugilist & Another Channel – Fight Authority / Seek Truth.

Dub from the farther reaches.

Kutmah – passage of time.

Berlin’s Kutmah has been using quarantine to knock out volumes of beats. Volumes 5 and 6 of his Isolation Tapes series features these dystopian bangers.

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EAR.DRUM – Deaf Ray.

Luxurious and sumptuous beats on this instrumental album from producer EAR.DRUM who ignores the sparseness and desolation that might earn a Griselda placement and opts for 1,000 thread count soul samples.

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Ras G – The Lo Scarf.

Selections from the late Ras G’s latest batch.

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Schmeichel – Diggin In These Times For Some Essence.

A new EP on the Leipzig-based Vary label conceals this warped, slow-burning vocal loop beat.

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Graham Mushnik – The Wreck.

Nasty instrumental grooves with Eastern vibes from organ player Graham Mushnik.

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Nikki Nair – Animals.

Adidas tracksuit music.