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mentz - relocate ep re-released
The Dutch netlabel Fant00m has re-released Mentz’s classic 2004 EP “Relocate”. At the time, when acts like Nostalgia 77 and Cinematic Orchestra were gaining notoriety, the 4-track re...
nivel del mar - music for soulsurfers
While I was checking out my weekly plays at last.fm (I’m a statistics-freak) I noticed a whole bunch of new people playing my track “When She Looked At Me (I Saw Her Wondering)“. Sin...
toni shift - skip to my beattape pt. 2
My man Lavarock skipped by yesterday to hand me over the new Toni Shift ‘Skip to my BeatTape 2’ Cd. It’s been a while since toni dropped the first BeatTape, so this one is more than welcome. Aft...
elaquent: massive free downloads!
Sometimes your friends get you on to some good stuff, and sometimes they do it without even knowing it. One good way to check out new music is last.fm. This website not only keeps track of all the MP3...
blocsonic / comfort fit live (past event)
“August, die she must” was Simon & Garfunkel’s take on the oncoming autumn every year. But before the summer fades away into rain and falling leaves, august always leaves us with...
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...
this is how it should be done
Since Skidz his busy spinnin’ and conjuring up ideas for More Than Meets The Ear vol. 3, and I’m finishing some tracks and learning new software, the updates are going a bit slow. But here...
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...
mike the 2600 king: grain edit exclusive
While I was browsing Soul Sides last night I stumbled upon a post about graphic designer Mike Davis, who is a member of ‘Burlesque Of North America‘. Apparently, next to doing awesome desi...
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...
inf’s favorite cuts pt. 4
I’ve been there, I’ve seen it. Where other DJ’s or producers have rooms lined with vinyl racks, Inf (the mastermind behind the Sneaky Pete track we told you about before) has a prett...
it’s summertime and the living is easy…
Leon Ware - Leon Ware Although we are still in spring season, the weather makes me feel like it’s summer time (can’t say that for the background color of this site though, hint to the webm...
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...
skidz’ record corner #002: big noyd vs omni vs isaac hayes
When I checked Big Noyd’s new single at the beginning of this year (“Things Done Changed”), I immediately thought back to the glorydays of Mobb Deep. Noyd appeared on the first Mobb Deep album (...
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 ...
sneaky pete - u don’t know (produced by inf!)
Please check out the new single from Sneaky Pete. Pete is an MC who hails from Rhode Island (U.S. baby!). His latest single U Don’t Know is produced by none other than our good friend Inf!...
skidz’ record corner #001: sic sense
With all the new music coming out these days, it’s hard to keep up. The music industry is growing more towards internet releases day by day and sadly, vinyl releases aren’t as common anymo...
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...
win 2 copies of more than meets the ear vol. 2!
Yes, that’s right! In about two weeks vol. 2 of More Than Meets The Ear will be finished (get vol. 1 here). To celebrate, we’re giving away 2 copies of it on CD! We’re putting out a ...
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...
now that is what I call shhhhh…
They call themselves the “archeologists of sound”‘, and they certainly live up to that self-proclaimed title. The men behind “Now That Is What I Call Shhhhh…” are C...
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 ...
monotape.com
Here’s another nice site which provides nice mixes containing old, new, unreleased and hard-to-find tracks for…. you guessed it: free! Monotape.com is ran bij Turkish DJ/producer Onur Engi...
spinnin’ live : delinquent habits
The Tres are on tour (again) and as usual, they’ll do a show at Metropool (Hengelo, NL) on March 15th. This time it will be hosted by the monthly Spinnin’ party. Ofcourse they’re doi...
dj maestro presents: www.digthis.nl
I just received word today that DJ Maestro’s website called Dig This Radio is up! You can find the tracks he plays on there, as well as 2 radio stations: Dig This Birds, which plays lush jazz, ...
refreshing sound sessions
Tonight there’s a nice show @ Ekko (Utrecht, NL) where the band Mocky plays _and_ gets remixed live by Jazzanova, Stevendepeven and Domu. The evening is a concept of Heineken (the beer brand), i...