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focusing in on a corner of music: beats. everything that has a beat and isn't too hectic. from old jazz, funk & soul to downtempo, hiphop and breakbeat. read album reviews, audio production tips and more!
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bone40 presents jaboy fry - free ep
Dutch producers are THE shit. That’s not something I’m pulling out of thin air, nor is it simply my opinion. It’s highly probable that some US hiphop releases already feature beats c...
arts the beatdoctor - progressions
The Austin (Texas) based label Beats Broke has released the new Arts The Beatdoctor EP “Progressions” on July 8th! The 5-track piece can be bought digitally, but there’s also a limit...
3 free dutch beattapes
This week I realised I should keep an eye on .NL hiphop more closely. Even if it isn’t for the MC’s (it’s a well known fact that I really don’t like the Dutch language) it shou...
joe kickass vs b.o.u.k.e.
I can’t find anything about these guys, ab-so-lu-te-ly nothing. The only thing I’ve gathered so far is that they have a website and they have performed live at least once. Oh and they̵...
miasmah / aphilas - instrumentally ill (ep)
Ahh the good old triphop sound. The vibe which hasn’t been forgotten, but which few producers now (including myself) are capable of recreating. So we’re going back to 2004, ten years after...
don’t trust your mailman
Do you know what it looks like when a mailman decides that, in stead of taking back a package or leaving it with the neighbors when a recipient isn’t answering the door, it is actually a good id...
tm juke - maps from the wilderness
I could never make a Top 5 list of albums, simply because there are too much beautiful tracks out there. But since it’s 2003 release on Tru Thoughts, “Maps From The Wilderness” by UK...
more than meets the ear vol. 2 contest results!
The deadline for the “More Than Meets The Ear vol. 2″ contest has come, and we’re proud to announce the 2 winners! We want to send out a warm Thank You to everyone who sent in their ...
id.eology #046 - because best things are free
Where most (inter)net-labels focus on a certain style and gather their artists around it, iD.EOLOGY decided to bend the rules a little and form their releases not on genre, but around the artists them...
pax & pry - a day at the office
After all this beat madness, it’s time for some hip hop! After all, the genre is a cornerstone when it comes to beat-related music. When you place the musical outlines of producer Pry and m.c. P...
eat concrete
Founded by Pete Concrete, the dutch record label Eat Concrete (website / MySpace) is gaining more and more acclaim worldwide in the realm of instrumental electronic boom bap music. My first experience...
comfort fit - forget and remember
It’s sunday evening, time to chill out to some free music before the new week starts! One of my all-time favorite free albums is (click to download) “Forget And Remember” (2005) by C...
portishead - third
Like I stated in the “about” page, we are here to inform you. Not to give you download links, sorry. Besides, if there was a simple download link here, you would miss out on all the other ...
