VHS Logos, a Brazilian “post-internet” producer, gave us a 10 minute mini Marinate Mix and it’s wavy y’all. They’re all original tracks produced by him…pure funk. Think tracking VHS tapes and rewinding them with a pencil. Think ’90s fashion. Think neon. Okay. You’re in the right mindset to fully enjoy how awesome this video mix is. It’s curated by editing guru El Famoso Demon who … Continue reading VHS Logos – Marinate Mix
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]
Oakland’s Aaron Ferguson reached the century mark on his Facebook page and decided to drop this new nameless beat tape. Chaaaa-Ching, free stuff. In April, BOATS released Bleaving which was ”snapping beat variations delightfully dunked in electric kool-aid & cooled with bursts of spaced-out G-funk.” [via] This seamless 26 minute ‘Untitled’ beat tape features some grimy West Coast funk and heavy doses of 808s. It’s not … Continue reading BOATS – Beat Tape
Feeling funky? Need some sole-stomping-soul-musik? Look no further than Ian Jones’s alter ego ChromadaData. The Floridian producer dials up some funk-flavored outerspace music with his ill spelled EP, Arival. The scrawny 18-year-old makes hip-hop beats like a morphed James Pants / StewRat. Oh, and he spits a pretty mean 16 bars as well. Put on your aluminum foil hats. After listening not only will you believe that … Continue reading ChromadaData – Arival [EP]
MAPZZ is talking about him. WhatAboutTheBeats is talking about him. Fresh off my alma mater’s Sweet Sixteen birth (Ohio Bobcats baby!) I’m still looking for some dancing music. BOATS, a.k.a. Aaron Ferguson, gets funky, soulful and makes music that you’d expect fellow Californian Dam-Funk to produce. Bleaving is West Coast banger, funk infused, get-down-and boogie fun sounds. If you’re looking for 808s, claps, phasers and bass … Continue reading BOATS – Bleaving [Album]
Brock Berrigan, producer from Jersey, decided to compile a few of his Soundcloud joints into a singular, gift-wrapped release for hip-hop heads. Yes, that’s an adult wearing a chicken mask. Two questions: Do you have to wear ridiculous attire to be a musician? Where do you even get a sweet rooster mask like that!? That said, Mr. Berrigan, a.k.a. “the man in the chicken mask,” shouldn’t be reduced to … Continue reading Brock Berrigan – Daily Routine [Album]
Drop what you’re doing and play this EP. Drop it. Dreams, a.k.a. Jesse Pimenta, is a producer from Rio De Janerio who utilizes Flying Lotus-like layers, ’80s cowbell, toms and Chipmunks-esque pitched vocals. That’s mumbo-jumbo for, “Holy shit! This shit right here…this shit right here…it’s cryptocomachanalite.” FLYTE just might be the best EP I’ve heard in a bit. Continue reading Dreams. – FLYTE [EP]
Potholes In My Blog has premiered Jay Cue’s Asleep At The Keys. Awesome. See, Jay Cue has collaborated with Jet Age of Tomorrow, loosely associates himself with the OFWGKTA crew and makes funky tracks. This is awesome. The EP’s seven tracks employ misty, expansive pads, smart percussion elements and a singing style that’s slightly ajar. It’s odd. It’s odd and appealing in the way Andre … Continue reading Jay Cue – Asleep At The Keys [EP]
Last week The New York Times did a fantastic write-up about Brainfeeder artist, Thundercat. *applause* Point is, he’s a funk-master-supreme and this video for “Fleer Ultra” proves it. It looks and sounds like a low budget, early ’90s motorcross documentary sans a narrator saying, “These motorcycles travel over 110 MPH, speeds that…jumps…twists…turns….” But, it’s perfect. Perfect. Also, much love for an artist whose wordplay extends … Continue reading Thundercat – “Fleer Ultra” [Video]
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