One of my favorite Frenchies must be the homie Onra. He just put a brand new demo on his Soundcloud which we’d “L.O.V.E” to share with you. Really wanted to go see Onra, Benji B, Jamie XX, Mark de Clive-Lowe and Lefto play tomorrow at the Demo party in Ghent (Belgium), but I’m afraid we’re not going to make it after all.
Onra – L.O.V.E [128kbps]
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Next year two of Europe’s most respected selectors, Lefto and Simbad, will show you what it’s all about…music wise. They were asked by Brownswood to make a selection of future music for the brand new new series of compilations called Worldwide Family. With their web-like worldwide connections it was only fair a title like was to be used. Two CD’s, 27 tracks deep and released on Januari 3rd…worldwide! Stay tuned for more info..
Thanks to Melting Pot Music for making Karmarx‘s “Mists” available for free download. Be sure to be on the look-out for their full-length album “The Karlmarx Project” spring 2011.
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Onra – The Perfect Match [112kbps]
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BBE is hitting us with a shit storm of quality releases! Yesterday they released another must have release “Pins and Digits”. This is Julien Dyne’s long awaited debut album following the critical acclaim of his first release “Phantom Limbo EP” (2007). Best known for his work as the drummer for Opensouls and Tyra and the Tornadoes, Julien has also worked with the likes of Verse Two, Nathan Haines, Fat Freddy’s Drop and Ladi6. Head on over to BBE’s website to purchase this soulful EP. Big up Lefto for hooking us up with the remix that came out on Wonderful Noise.
Julien Dyne – Fallin’ Down Ft. Parks
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Julien Dyne – Fallin’ Down Ft. Parks (Mitsu The Beats Remix)
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Early this month I had the honor to meet the one and only B. Bravo and his little bro Kent. I really had fun with those guys and thanks for coming to the Beat Battle at the Rooms of Red Bull. Now I know the album art is not finished yet, but we just had to share this ill remix joint from the upcoming “Computa Love” EP that’s due on Fritenite. Glad we could be of help on your European trip and happy you met cats like DJ Lefto, Simbad, Morgan Zarate, Bullion, Floating Points, Flyherro, Chima, etc. Next time we’re in Frisco you know we’re doing an L.A. trip fo sho! In case ya’ll haven’t heard of B. Bravo before, please check out his last “Anolog Starship” release and buy it at Fritenite or iTunes while you’re at it.
Epcot – Grav I Be (B. Bravo Remix)
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Now this is one of those albums that I’ve really been looking forward to hear. Straight from Japan it’s Gagle that is about to release their epic “Slow But Steady” album on Jazzy Sport records September 16th. No full review yet, but just some snippets to keep ya’ll hungry. Massive props to Lefto and get your hands on “Love Note” (Seoul City Remix) early by visiting iTunes and buying it!
Gagle – Love Note (Seoul City Remix) * snippet
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Gagle – High Drama * snippet
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Saturday August 8th ‘A Moovmnt with Nalden’ presents the finest beat makers our small country has to offer. Sixteen participants face off against eachother no holds bar! At the “Rooms of Red Bull” they will battle for the title ‘Red Bull Beat Champion’ off the Netherlands and 500 euros worth of prize money.
This year two of the most influential Dutch beat-minded hiphop blogs: Moovmnt.com and Nalden.net are hosting the Beat Battle at the Rooms of Red Bull event for the first time ever in the Netherlands. Our very own Belgian neighbour Lefto will be hosting the event and from 20:00 hours we will have an action-packed evening for you in store with beat makers like: FS Green, I.N.T, Louis Bordeaux, Bluntspeakers, Dyno, Hayzee, J83, Wan, Statik Music, Presto, Marcus Sebastian, Jay Bordeaux, Yskid and more. A handful of participants will be picked by means of a wildcard system and will be invited via Moovmnt.com and Nalden.net! So listen up all you Dutch beat makers…here’s what you have to do to get invited to compete against the cream of the crop.
1. Visit Moovmnt.com or Nalden.net 2. Start zippping a demo folder containing at least 2 or 3 battle beats 3. Send the .zip file or a link to the file to music@moovmnt.com 4. Don’t forget to add your name, email and phone number
And the winners of the wildcards are I-Sa & Dukehugh!! Congratz you guys and see ya’ll this Saturday at the Rooms.
Follow BeatBattleRoRB on twitter for fresh daily info like the rules, prizes, wildcards, etc!
During the intermission our buddy Full Crate will be spinning some soulful breaks and after the Beat Battle DJ’s Lefto (Brownswood) and Cinnaman (Beat Dimensions) will pick up the electronic sounds where the beat makers left off.
August 8th
Rooms of Red Bull (Oudezijds Achterburgwal 24)
20:00 – 02:00 h
Free
Check out this promo video we made starring FS Green! Shout out to Joao Costa for the video..
Still finding it hard to get your music heard? The biggest search to unearth the next big thing is back and this could be your gateway to success as Gilles Peterson & Worldwide Festival are out to discover the hottest talent around.
Open to both solo artists, bands, DJs (signed or unsigned) from Europe, the WF Talent Search is unique in its purpose to discover original and ground-breaking artists. Staying true in the spirit of the WF music policy and Gilles’ passion for eclectic music , this search spans across many genres; Progressive Rock, Folk, Samba, Soul, Jazz, Funk, Latin, Afro Beat, Electronica, Techno, House, Electro, Hip Hop, Dub, Reggae, Drum & Bass, R&B, Breaks, Neo Soul, New Jazz, Dubstep and everything else in between the lines of quality music promoted by Gilles.
Here’s a treat from Worldwide/Brownswood resident Lefto. Your DJ’s favorite DJ mixes hip hop, funk, soul, jazz plus afro & broken beat. Tracklist after the jump…..
It’s been a while since I heard such a warm, soulful and jazzy sound that was concocted so close to where I’m from. The one responsible for this music is Moiano from Belgium (Gent to be precise) and let me tell you…this is real music right here. His new album “2nd Line” (On The Moon records) sounds very authentic and is full of lovely Wurlitzer & Rhodes sounds. The first single is titled “Ethiopics” and my personal favorite track on the album is “Heartbreak”. I’m not gonna go into details too much here, but true connoisseurs will know what the deal is and no doubt they’re going to make this album part of their collection. Ofcourse Belgium’s finest Lefto was the one who tipped us off. Bang distribution is responsible for the distribution so expect to find it in your local record shop or on iTunes real soon.
Moiano – Heartbreak
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Moiano – 2nd Line
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I dunno man, I gave it a couple listens the past hour and it just don’t sound right (or it just don’t sound Common)t; I mean, you can call this album “the experimental Common” or just his “8th album“, but Universal Mind Control is not my cup of tea. I don’t like, doesn’t mean that I hate but the productions are so easy, so -16 year old type of beats! What is happening to all these artists such as Mos Def, Common, what happened to the era of Rawkus? Why was it possible to come out with such a good roster of artists and sell their music to a larger crowd? Mos Def was on Times Square with a huge “Black On Both Sides” poster. Common linked with Hi-Tek and dropped “1-9-9-9?; Kweli came with Reflection Eternal and Black Star. High & Mighty, Cage, Company Flow, we were talking about creativity back then, not bullshit.
“Coming with a message is not important anymore, although it’s the essence of hiphop“
Is it the money that causes that our favorite artists just don’t sound right nowadays?
Am I getting too old for this rap shit or does Common focus on 15 year old kids who (too bad for him) will download this album and forget about it next month; Anyway, I’m very dissapointed, the highlight might be “Inhale” and most definitely “Gladiator” but that album isn’t worth buying. Give it to some club deejays, give some to the kids but you won’t be able to reach the true Common fans I think. Should’ve stuck with Kanye, he at least understood your way and your sound. Kanye had no time for you? Well, should’ve wait…
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