The time of Robert Glasper Experiment‘s “Black Radio” is nearing and in case you totally missed it, there’s a remix contest going on right now. Not only can producers win $500, they also win a royalty-free one of a kind piano sample from Robert himself. Find all the details on www.indabamusic.com and get to remixing this incredibly beautiful song featuring KING! You’d better hurry, because submissions are due February 20th. Thought you guys also might like to hear what our Dutch buddies Koen & Wantigga have been cooking up for this contest.

Robert Glasper Experiment – Move Love (Koen Remix)

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Robert Glasper Experiment – Move Love (Wantigga Remix)

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written by nilez \\ tags: beats, black radio, blue note, casey benjamin, chris daddy dave, derrick hodge, double booked, dutch producers, hip hop, indabamusic, jazz, king, koen, move love, piano, remix contest, robert glasper experiment, soul, wantigga

That mothafucka Koen from Groningen is back with a his latest “Outputs 2″ EP. Always coming correct with the soulful beats…just listen to “916″.

Koen – 916

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You might remember us telling you about this kid Nangdo from the North of the Netherlands. He’s back with a batch of “Lost Beats” (2001-2006) that were on ice for years. So now these can be your for the package price of $1…bargain right? It contains 16 unreleased instrumental tracks all produced, arranged and mixed by Nangdo. On “Track 8″ SirOJ plays some additional keys as well so be sure you check out the beat tape over HERE.

Nangdo - Track 8

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Nangdo – Track 2

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written by nilez \\ tags: groningen, koen, lost beats 2001-2006, nangdo, siroj

Talented Dutch producer Dukehugh, hailing from Groningen, seems to amaze us time and time again. This time with the “St. Louis To Madrid” remix EP he dropped yesterday on his Bandcamp. You remember Olivier DaySoul‘s “Mr Saint Louis” EP produced by Odissee right? Well Hugo manages to conjure up four remixes each with a totally different take. This thing is all over the place and goes from Broken to Dub and from Future Soul to Bossatronic. Please leave a nice comment if you enjoy this free download…I know you will!

Olivier DaySoul – Labor (Duke Hugh Futuresoul Remix)

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Olivier DaySoul – In The Now (Duke Hugh Bossatronic Remix)

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written by nilez \\ tags: bandcamp, blocnotes, bossatronic, broken, dub, duke hugh, dukehugh, free download, future soul, groningen, in the now, koen, labor, mr. saint louis ep, odissee, olivier daysoul, remix ep, st. louis to madrid

Dutch producer Koen sent me another freebie yesterday, so I thought why not share this RoSpit “For The Money” with you guys. I’m liking the production a lot and once again this cat from Groningen is holdin’ it down…worldwide. Show them what you got homie, cuz I know you got a lot!

RoSpit – For The Money Ft. T. Calmese (prod. by Koen)

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written by nilez \\ tags: blocnotes, detroit, for the money, free download, groningen, koen, rospit, t. calmese

Dutch producer Koen (from Groningen to be exact) released a free, digital download – “Outputs” - consisting of 7 beats. All beats were produced by Koen except for “681″ which was produced by Koen & Jay Hats. Wake up Jay…wake up! I know you sleeping somewhere in your studio, while we’re all anxiously awaiting your debut album. Perhaps 2011 is your year…who knows. Many thanks to Koen for dropping this free download HERE on his Bandcamp.

Koen – 323

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Koen & Jay Hats – 681

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written by nilez \\ tags: 323, 681, bandcamp, blocnotes, free download, groningen, ivanhoe, jay hats, koen, outputs

Ya’ll might remember Dukehugh (Groningen) from last years Beat Battle at the Rooms of Red Bull in Amsterdam. To me this guy came out of nowhere and again he’s surprising the shit out of me with this 1 minute banger he made for last years compition. Big up to Koen for the heads up…and sorry for the crappy picture. Send over some press photo’s Hugo and thanks for making this available as a FREE download.

Dukehugh – Don’t They Know

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Straight from the D we bring to you Ro Spit. This performer has rocked mics at venues across Metro Detroit area, Chicago, and Ohio. Vastly expanding his fandom eventually opening national acts including The Clipse, Wale, and Talib Kweli as well as performing with seasoned veterans such as DJ Premier and Slum Village.

RO will be droppin’ his album, “The Closest Thing to Him”, early 2010 and we were excited to hear our buddy Koen (from Blocnotes) has produced it entirely. It features artists such as Black Milk, Marvwon, Guilty Simpson, Illite, One Be Lo, Monica Blaire, Elzhi and more. Also Ro Spit has a collaboration EP with 14KT coming out.

Ro Spit – Yours Truly Feat. Stretch Money & Monica Blaire (Prod. by Koen)

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written by nilez \\ tags: 14kt, black milk, blocnotes, detroit, dj premier, elzhi, groningen, guilty simpson, illite, koen, marvwon, monica blaire, one be lo, ro spit, slum village, stretch money, talib kweli, the clipse, wale, yours truly

Just got an email from our homie Koen from Blocnotes about a producer from the Netherlands called Nangdo. He’s all about chopping up 70′s/soul/breakbeats/whatever- stuff. We’re really excited about this “02″ track and you’d better keep your eyes on this cat from Groningen, cuz he’s making moves next year. He finished his new mixtape and is doing some beats for several dutch MC’s. European and Stateside MC’s…better holla at this guy before he blows up.

Nangdo – 02

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written by nilez \\ tags: 02, 70's soul, blocnotes, breakbeats, groningen, koen, nangdo

A couple of days ago an envelope dropped on our mat. It turned out our pal Koen had sent us their upcoming album “Nextop”. Now for those who’ve never heard of Blocnotes before…here’s the 411.

Hailing from Groningen, this Dutch trio consists of beat-genius Koen and MC’s Roelie and Vinnie. They’ve been making music for quit a while now and left somewhat of a hiatus…only to return brick-hard with a brand new 11 track album called “Nextop”.

Now we’re known to be the pickiest motherfuckers this side of the planet, but our verdict is BUY! The first two tracks on the album (“Je Hoort Ons” and “Een Lijn”) are so damn dope, we didn’t need to hear any more. It was a done deal and no surprise they made a VIDEO of “Een Lijn”. It was done by Patrick Louwerse and blew our minds. Check it out by clicking on the word VIDEO! As long as we’re doing shout outs…big ups Rebekka Thenu for the additional vocals. Ya’ll can download the sampler HERE (via Nalden.net) and don’t forget to BUY “Nextop” at Freshcotton when it drops the first week of July.

Okay here’s the deal! We are giving away an early copy of “Nextop” (plus some neat stickers) for the most original comment about their new song/video “Een Lijn”. Leave as many as you like and next week you might find something on your doormat as well!

Blocnotes – Een Lijn

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written by nilez \\ tags: blocnotes, een lijn, freshcotton, groningen, je hoort ons, koen, nalden, nextop, patrick louwerse, rebekka thenu, roelie vuitton, Video, vinnie