Jon Phonics Treats - Jonathan's Beats & Pieces +Crazy Ill Mad Rowdy

Myke and Raul arent the only ones getting busy over the holiday season, Louis Dens own Jon Phonics aka Ill Clinton has served up some treats in the form of Jonathan's Beats & Pieces, a free download which is mostly a collection of his Novemeber and December blaps..

Check it aaaaaaaaaaaaaat!.



Download Jonathans Beats & Pieces Here
+Bonus Free Download, Crazy Ill Mad Rowdy, Sonnyjim over Jon Phonics Production
Follow @JonPhonics on Twitter

LDBB Fam Xmas Treats

What up people, Kos reporting in for a couple festive treats. First off I hope all you guys had a safe and peaceful xmas/holiday break (I know we're still in the midst of it) but yeah, hopefully most of you would have got a break of some sort from the the grind and got to chill/spend some time with family!.

A few LDBB fam have been up to mischeif in the lab over the last few days so I thought id drop some links and let you guys know whats up...more blogs on the way also.

Myke Forte - Zodiac Beat Tape Series (ARIES)
This dropped a couple weeks back but we didnt get the chance to blog it, lab regular MYKE FORTE has launched his new beat tape series entitled ZODIAC in which he'll be travelling through the star signs dropping a beat tape for each one, I've been told through these (and where possible) Myke will make the beats match the characteristics of the star signs or at least have links to each one within the music, and with Myke being an aries he started with his own sign first (big up lol aries in the house!)





01 April (Freewill)
02 Chocolatesauce (Generously)
03 The ComeUp (Hunger)
04 Turkishdelight (Mystical Future)
05 Streetfighterchronicles (Quiet Rage)
06 Spectrum FM (Scientific)
07 Jayfunkismsoulistickal (Funkisocial)
08 Simmerdale (Impatient)
09 Nineteeneighty (Stargazing)
10 Layitdown (Passion)
11 LabtimeLDBB (Dedication)
12 Elevate Beneath (Courage)
13 Victory (Triumph)
14 Dramology (Fire Nature)
15 Takeitbakeit (Positivity)
16 Crystalmistics (Optimism)
17 Ginsengpsyche (Insightful)
18 Caughtontape (Curious)
19 Butkissfakers (Extrovirtuos)
20 Baptisewater (Moody)
21 Zodiachocolate (Dreamy)


LINK:http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SRA9WX4L
Follow @MykeForte on Twitter


Next up we got a fresh new blap from LDBB FAM "Raul Supreme", busy in the lab over the holidays he's dropped us a new joint entitled TOKYO MOON, be sure to hit him up with feedback I hear a new project is underway with Raul so 2010 should be an interesting year for him!.

Raul Supreme - Tokyo Moon
Follow @RaulSupreme on Twitter

Louis Den Beat Cypher 08 Spotlight - Budgie

Ahhh man what a day...some behind the scenes MADNESS going on with the beat cypher tonight (pretty much had to sort a backup plan for travel for the London people only to abandon it last minute..props to the postman on the late time phew!!!)

AITE!! Last up with the spotlights we got BUDGIE...the man with the smoothest beats and swagger off the meter!!



1) Hey!!, please introduce yourself to everybody; let us know who you are what you do and how long you've been doing it!.
What up! my name's budgie, i make beats, dj, collect records, work in a record store and do anything i can that's music related.. I've been doing beats for about 7 or 8 years.

2) Was there a defining moment (event / hearing a record etc) that led you into making beats / becoming a producer?.
Theres not one defining moment, it's mix of different music, people and events. My Dad has a record shop (www.honestjons.com) so he always played me alot of Jazz, Soul, Reggae and Hip-Hop as a little kid. My favorite track when I was really young was Masta Ace 'Me & the Biz', mainly because of the record cover and the crazy Biz voice,but I think it left a lasting impression. I also did piano lessons as a kid (hated it, just wanted a synth to make 'cool music'), then a few years later my music teacher at school recognised I had an ear for music and got me out of my maths lessons to do cubase lessons and I learned how to program drums and lay down chords. Around the same time I got some turntables and started collecting records when I was 13, and I actually thought this was all I needed to start sampling, so I had to wait til the next year to get my first sampler.

3) What was your first peice of equipment and what were those beats like?, any interesting stories about things were doing to begin with / finding your feet?
My first sampler was the Boss SP505, kinda similar to the SP303 that Madlib uses, except my one has a little LCD screen. The beats I made on that were alright, but I was just learning and had no idea about how to get my beats to sound in reality, the way I heard them in my head. I'd basically pick a random record from my dads collection and chop it up. Eventually I had used up all 99 user save slots and didn't wanna delete any of the beats I had made so I got Reason, started doing all my stuff on there and I've never looked back.

4) Whats the one bit of advice youd give to anyone starting out today?
Keep workin on it, don't get frustrated if you make a wack beat, just make another one and eventually you will make something worth listening to..

5) What can heads expect from you at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER?
Some smooth, hard, funky music..

Budge Loadables

Follow @budgiefirebeats on Twitter

Watch Budgie vs Jon Phonics from Beat Cypher 05 @AB0181 Youtube

Watch Budgie vs Jaisu from Beat Cypher 05 @AB0181 Youtube

Budgies 2009 LouisDen League Beats

and we out!!! for now!...stay tuned to the @LouisDen Twitter for news on streaming BEAT CYPHER 08....better yet turn up for it in the flesh!! details here - http://bit.ly/5Qb9TC

Louis Den Beat Cypher 08 Spotlight - Wizard

BEAT CYPHER TONIIIIGHT!, get excited...for those who cant make it I got word from the venue that theres wi-fi up in the spot! so we may get our blogTV channel goin for those overseas who cant get in on the action...hell we might even give up a couple open beats slots to the heads tuned in!!.

Annyway we got the last 2 spotlight blogs to drop so lets get on with it; reppin Hastings we've got Louis Dens own WIZARD up next.



1) Hey!!, please introduce yourself to everybody; let us know who you are what you do and how long you've been doing it!.
Wadup wizard aka big wiz beatmaker/rapper/part time dj for money i can't scratch. i been making beats for about 5 years come along way since day one gota new album 'ear to the beat' out that features verb-t, micall parknsun, lil e, verbal kent, ramson badbonez and many more please support and cop it off i-tunes, suspect-packages.com, cdbaby.com

2) Was there a defining moment (event / hearing a record etc) that led you into making beats / becoming a producer?.
My brother got me into it and i always just liked hiphop/gangster shit so i wanted to do it and pull groupies


3) What was your first peice of equipment and what were those beats like?, any interesting stories about things were doing to begin with / finding your feet?
I started using Ejay like alot of people did I'm sure? I hope! then I found Reason and thought this is fucking complicated but then learned and stuck with it I still use only reason I dont have any other equipment really.


4) Whats the one bit of advice youd give to anyone starting out today?
Stick at it takes a while to get your name around and just make shit you actually like yourself also telling females your a producer usually works!


5) What can heads expect from you at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER?
Nothing but bangers. at the min im on some screwface gangsta beats i duno why must be the weather but hopefully theyll like the h-town style.

WIZARD DOWNLOADS/LINKS

Wizards MySpace

Follow @WizardBeats on Twitter

Wizards LouisDen League 2009 Beats

Wizards latest instrumental project "Massage Palour Music" composed from Japanese samples...click to DL.

Louis Den Beat Cypher 08 Spotlight - Chemo

Beat Cypher countdown starts now!! I know a lot of the Den fam are going to be making the trip up and down the country for whats become our every other month geek out!!, looking mad forward to it!

We've got another Spotlight blog to drop, this time on Chemo, man of many aliases and many a dope beat...read and digest below and check out the links for more info and free music!.



1) Hey!!, please introduce yourself to everybody; let us know who you are what you do and how long you've been doing it!.
My name is David Webb | Young Dave | Chemo | Papa Chemo | Telemachus | Mick Tape | Cheembo Slice | DJ Bum Hands, and i paint with sound.


2) Was there a defining moment (event / hearing a record etc) that led you into making beats / becoming a producer?.
Medina Green - Crosstown Beef, Jehst - 1979 (dont tell him that though)


3) What was your first peice of equipment and what were those beats like?, any interesting stories about things were doing to begin with / finding your feet?
My first foray was when i used a mixer to play sped up drum breaks over classic fm and record them to tape, I'm sure you can imagine the results were somewhat erratic yet i was so impressed with myself at the time.

Then i started using Acid Pro 1 briefly and progressed to the MPC2000 which i used for 2-3 years, becoming quite proficient (even teaching a few people some MPC tips along the way!). I subsequently moved back to Acid Pro which i have been using ever since which has really shaped how I work. I have a real love-hate relationship with the MPC, I seem to buy one every year and sell it again after 6 months... I currently have a 2500 at home which im still undecided about... I need someone like Jaisu to show me the light!

4) Whats the one bit of advice youd give to anyone starting out today?
Your arms are too short to box with gods.

AND

Stay away from THE BELLTREE. Please. Please.

5) What can heads expect from you at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER?
Long legs, bad jokes and a shit beard.

Bandcamp page for Kilamanjaro Music

Chemo's Myspace

Follow Chemo on twitter @chemouk

And of course it goes without saying, CHEMO along with GHOSTTOWN, BUDGIE and WIZARD will be providing the beats at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER 08 which is TOMORROW (10th Dec '09) at Soundbar, Birmingham UK, more details here - http://bit.ly/5Qb9TC.

Louis Den Beat Cypher 08 Spotlight - GhostTown

Beat Cypher week!! and you know what that means right...SPOTLIGHT BLOGS!, uh huuuh. First up we've got the production powerhouse that is GHOSTTOWN (sometimes 1, sometimes the other, sometimes both), now based in London the team have got credits with names such as OH NO, FOREIGN BEGGARS, GUILTY SIMPSON, PHAT KAT and more; check for a fat slab of their production scattered throughout the new Foreign Beggars album "United Colours Of Beggatron".

Anyway heres the Q&A


1) Hey!!, please introduce yourself to everybody; let us know who you are what you do and how long you've been doing it!.
I'm GhostTown i've been making beats on and off since about 2003


2) Was there a defining moment (event / hearing a record etc) that led you into making beats / becoming a producer?.
I think 90's hiphop and going to music college

3) What was your first peice of equipment and what were those beats like?, any interesting stories about things were doing to begin with / finding your feet?
Personal Computer with Cubase. I still use it now. The first beats were shit! haha! To be honest I only just Started to like my own beats about one year ago!

4) Whats the one bit of advice you'd give to anyone starting out today?
Don't let people tell you that you need to buy expensive shit to make good beats. All you need is ideas. Just because Pete Rock or whoever uses a certain drum machine doesn't mean your beats are gonna sound good as soon as you buy that machine.

5) What can heads expect from you at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER?
HEAVY BEATS!


Bonus Tracks (GhostTown produced joints form Foreign Beggars - United Colours Of Beggatron LP)
The stomping PROVE IT by features Detroits GUILTY SIMPSON (zshare)
Safedrain (STINK FACE enducing outro from the LP) (zshare)

Holla at GhostTown online

GhostTown's Myspace

and of course, LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER is THIS THURSDAY @SOUNDBAR BIRMINGHAM details in my previous blog or for a direct link check here - http://bit.ly/5Qb9TC