I first encountered shak.‘s music through this fantastic remix collection of his which no longer exists online, sorry folks. He flipped Jeremih, Drake, and made it all his own—driving, downtempo, dark versions. (I’m lucky I got a DL in!) Marinate has the pleasure of premiering his newest creation. He says, “it’s different from my other work,” but that’s not a bad thing. shak. is a young … Continue reading shak. – “Maybe, U” [MM Premiere]
Duke Hugh, self-proclaimed “producer and professional alcoholic,” just etched together a beautiful three-track EP entitled, #after work I buy a record and make a beat. The constantly sloshed beatsmith flips some crazy (unknown to me) dope funk record and makes guitar laced, thumping, inebriating jams. “Elevation” features a killer jazzy lick, smashing-blitzed-out-its-mind bass hits and the best part…the best damn part is this flute dancing in and … Continue reading duke hugh – #after work I buy a record and make a beat [EP]
Duke Hugh, self-proclaimed “producer and professional alcoholic,” just etched together a beautiful three-track EP entitled, #after work I buy a record and make a beat. The constantly sloshed beatsmith flips some crazy (unknown to me) dope funk record and makes guitar laced, thumping, inebriating jams. “Elevation” features a killer jazzy lick, smashing-blitzed-out-its-mind bass hits and the best part…the best damn part is this flute dancing in and … Continue reading duke hugh – #after work I buy a record and make a beat [EP]
You might not know who Eric Dingus is…yet. It’s not going to be long before he’s producing for some of your favorite rappers. Already he’s produced for Green Ova’s Shady Blaze, Chris Travi$ of the Raider Klan, Th@ Kid and he has upcoming projects with Main Attrakionz and a “movie”-like EP on the horizon. And, all of this before his 18th birthday in March. The … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Eric Dingus [Interview]
A while ago Jahshua Smith, emcee from Detroit, hit me up about his upcoming album, that would become The Final Season. He said, I’m from Detroit and I’ve known Ryan (Stewrat) for years. He’s been my personal producer for a while now, and this next project is the first time I’ll be able to do a whole LP with solely his production… And…I never replied because … Continue reading Jahshua Smith x Stewrat – The Final Season [Album]
This one comes to me from, Purchase, NY producer Mood Tattooed. I asked, “Name some seriously underrated Soundcloud artists with dope tracks.” He answered, simply, “this guy. good buddy o mine. he makes the dank.” Forester is “this guy’s” name and he certainly makes the dank. His EP Hairstyles is a plethora of slept on beats—it as some chopped up piano samples, lo-fi hisses and guitar lines with … Continue reading Forester. – Hairstyles [EP] [Free DL]
By: Rosaleen Gallagher I actually just had to stop everything I was doing and write up this post. Yesterday was a GREAT day for music. I was on Soundcloud for all of 7 minutes and had already stumbled across not one, but two amazing tracks that simply must be shared. I’ll begin with “Dive” by ViLLΛGE, which is an incredible remix of Usher’s single by … Continue reading ViLLΛGE – “Dive”
By: Rosaleen Gallagher I actually just had to stop everything I was doing and write up this post. Yesterday was a GREAT day for music. I was on Soundcloud for all of 7 minutes and had already stumbled across not one, but two amazing tracks that simply must be shared. I’ll begin with “Dive” by ViLLΛGE, which is an incredible remix of Usher’s single by … Continue reading ViLLΛGE – “Dive”
By: Rosaleen Gallagher The second track I fell in love with yesterday is by a young Australian producer who goes by Flume. Flume’s tracks and remixes generally tend to be more on the fun side, with happy electro beats and lots of reverb. In his typical fun-loving fashion, Flume’s new track, “Holdin’ On”, brings that same high energy, feel-good vibe to the table, but this … Continue reading Flume – “Holdin On”
By: Rosaleen Gallagher If brevity is a gift, then Sound Genesis clearly possesses this admirable quality in his music. The majority of his tracks are not more than a minute and a half long, but they are all just the right combination of chilled out beats, familiar vocal samples and laid back, melodic instrumentals. His recent track, “Loose Change”, got me right when I needed … Continue reading Sound Genesis – “Loose Change”
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