Wizard - Spare Time Remixes 3

One of the Den's hardest working Wizard; has recently put a few remixes out adding to his "Spare Time" series which see's Wiz throwing acapellas over bangers he's got in the stash; the latest instalment features artists like Elzhi, Rick Ross, Vinnie Paz, Young Jeezy and more getting the unofficial Wizard remix treatment.Peep his bandcamp below to get your hands on the free project.

01.Monster Under The Bed - Ugly Talk (Wizard Remix)
02.Lil' Wayne & Rick Ross - John (Wizard Remix)
03.Vinnie Paz & Demoz - Bodysnatchers (Wizard Remix)
04.Joey G-Zus - Usain Bolt (Wizard Remix)
05.Rick Ross, Countri Boi & Slim Thug - I'm A Boss (Wizard Remix)
06.Tempa T - Next Hype (Wizard Remix)07.Elzhi - Colors (Wizard Remix)
08.Lethal Bizzle - Pow 2011 (Wizard Remix)
09.OSB'z, Baron Samedi, Dweller & 777 - Punches (Wizard Remix)
10.Young Jeezy & Akon - Soul Survivor (Wizard Remix)

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Protecting the "Throne"

These dudes are the Illest Motherf**ker's Alive after managing to hold down Watch The Throne from leaking on the run up to it's August 8th release, and this Billboard article explains all.

Honestly, I didn't think it was possible but when you bring in fingerprint recognition external hard drive's, locks, keys, portable studios and three trusted engineers (who probably were sleeping next to the briefcase with the drives in them...) then it might just be do-able.

"The boss asked for it not to be leaked," says Kilhoffer, referring to West, "so there you go."

Read the full article over at Billboard

Louis Den Homework 89 Video Blog

Hopefully we'll be getting into the pattern of posting these each week explaining the goal of week's homework, makes it a lot easier for heads who dont want to read the wall of text that is a homework blog, plus should help get some new faces involved!!

Here's me in the lab w/ Sonnyjim breaking down the goal of this weeks homework (due 4th September!), props to Redbeard handling filming duties....Share / Repost / Tweet and all that good stuff! (direct link to video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5BBmn56OUw)



Louisden Homework 89 Video Blog


Download Headsplit Acapella here: http://db.tt/43c55sH


good luck!

Homework 89 - The Psychonaut Headsplit Remix

NEW HOMEWORRRRRRRRRRRRRRK! rejoyce!! aite so I've been mad busy with a gang of life ish for the past few months; tried my best to keep the ldbb blog updated with various bits but for the most part I've had to take a bit of a backseat.

Yes the league is still happening; We'll hopefully be ready for dope ass beat 3 to fall around the same time as it did back for the 2009-2010 league so get cooking in the lab!! before all that though We'll ease back into LDBB runnings with some homeworks! lets goo!.


Homework 89 - The Psychonaut Headsplit Remix



EATGOOD Records artist Sonnyjim has recetly dropped his ill "Psychonaut LP" which features production from M-Phazes, Illmind, Dag Nabit and Louis Den's Kelakovski, Pete Cannon and Eyebs; plus gang of others. The album is a joint release from EG and Australian label Obese (orchestrated from Sonny's tour out in Australia a couple years back) plus theres features/production coming from a few Oz artists.

To peep the LP head over to Sonnyjim's Bandcamp page and also take a look at the videos for the tracks "The Psychonaut" (prod DJ IQ) and "Flying To The Moon" (prod Kelakovski).

To celebrate the release of the album we've managed to prize an acapella off the project to let you guys give the remix treatment to. The original track "The Headsplit" is produced by Illmind and similar to our "Trading Standards Remixes" homework from a while back the best remix (picked by Sonnyjim in the stream) will get released via EATGOOD on an upcoming project, not bad eh?

If youd like to get busy with a remix then download the remix kit here (right click and save), included is the Acapella and a snippet of the original track so you can hear how the vocals are supposed to fit.

The track itself is 91.99 BPM, remember if you are new to remixing then do your homework with lining the vocals up!! the goal of a remix is to make your beat fit the vocals rather than the other way round; we'd only expect you to mess with the vox themselves if you are gonna draw from some dub/glitch influences but essensially if it's a straight up blap then get the BPM right!!

Its useful if your software/hardware would allow you to freely move the vox around your beat to line it up; if it doesnt you could always bounce out the beat into a multitrack editor and get it right that time!! but dont let an out of time Acca cost you the chance of winning!!

RULES
To remix the Sonnyjim track "The Headsplit", no restrictions or limitations just download the Vox and get it in!! however you are expected to turn in an original beat and not blend it with someone elses material.

DEADLINE
This is a two week challenge to ease back into the homeworks! turn in the beat by 17:00 on 4th September, email your entries to homework@louisden.com ; please attach the mp3 to the email message rather than a download link...it makes things a lot easier for us this way!!.

We'll be streaming at http://louisden.com/live to hear the entries and pick a winner!! good luck!

LINKS/RESOURCES
Hear/Buy the Psychonaut LP
Listen to the full track of "The Headsplit"
Download the Acapella and snippet of "The Headsplit" in a ZIP

Myke Forte - Beat Making Series ep 1

Den regular and King Of The Beats champion Myke Forte has decided to launch his own beat making video series on Youtube, I ain't mad at that!! peep game how he gets down with a chopped sample on his MP2500 and extra sprinkles on his Microkorg XL


Myke Forte - Beat Making Series ep 1



Be sure to checkout Mykes new Youtube channel as he's added a few other beat related videos from his archive! good stuff, get em Myke.

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Pete Cannon guest mix on Nts Radio

Louis Den family; production beast and all round good egg Pete Cannon swung by NTS Radio in London early last week and dropped an hour long mix of all his own material; looks like dude as been busy with it!!

The mix bends plenty of genre's as only Pete knows how and includes a gang of material with some heavy hitters like Guilty Simpson, Tony Yayo, Nutso, Stig Of The Dump, Dr Syntax and a whole host of others! tracklist is below. (Petes material
starts 56 minutes in)


Pete Cannon NTS guest Mix 15/08/2011



1. Pete Cannon - Huntington Riddim
2. Pete Cannon - Jah Ting
3. Pete Cannon - Wobble head Skank
4. Pete Cannon & Jim Raygun - exclusive
5. Pete Cannon - Eggshell
6. Pete Cannon - Flower Stretch riddim
7. Pete Cannon - Foot Stomper
8. Pete Cannon - breakcore do more
9. Pete Cannon - Dang
10. Pete Cannon - A big bag of Crips
11. Pete Cannon - We love dj easygroove
12. Pete Cannon - Wub rub sauce
13. Pete Cannon - Demon Dan
14. Pete Cannon - Rave in a pet shop
15. Pete Cannon - More rave than you can throw a tick at
16. Pete Cannon - Feeling Nookie, oh er
17. Pete Cannon - Amen to the old skool
18. Pete Cannon - Bun Charly, Bun.
19. Hip hop Section
20. Pete Cannon and Deadline - How the Sytem goes ft Serocee and Yogi
21. Dr Syntax and Pete Cannon - Best friends
22. Nutso ft Tony Yayo and Mainso - Pocket on swole (prod Pete Cannon)
23. Yogi ft Youngman - She loves me (prod Pete Cannon)
24. Guilty Simpon - We aint playing with them this year (prod Pete Cannon) NTS WORLD EXCLUSIVE
25. Stig of the Dump - Bitches (prod Pete Cannon)
26. Pete Cannon - Like that way you doin it
27. Jazzy jeff and the Fresh Prince - Summertime (Pete Cannon’s very Northern mix)
28. Pete Cannon - Off your face
29. Lilly Allen ft Ll cool J and Pete Cannon - Ldn Town (Blackpool remix)
30. Naive Machine - Robot Ramification ep (Pete cannon’s Gammon remix) (hit and hope records)

You’ll soon know w/ Tim Parker & Special Guest Pete Cannon 16.08.2011

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Eric Lau - This Is For You (Beat Video)

Former Beat Cypher guest Eric Lau has dropped a little studio vid showing the breakdown of a beat he's made entitled "This Is For You", video shows Eric gettin busy with his Mac setup alongside Logic and his collection of MP's a MPC2500 and an MPC3000 (jelly!!).


Eric Lau - This Is For You



The track is up for free download on Eric's bandcamp if you want to scoop it for yourself!

SA Beats - New Era Vol 1

A newer regular to the last few homeworks and a frequent 22tracks playlister; SA Beats (from the Netherlands) has been smashing up our last few challenges and alongside the Hypedog Blog (whatup HD!!) he's dropped his New Era Vol 1 Beat Tape.

Some ill selections on here and you can definitely see why SA is gonna be one to watch! the beat tape can be copped for the measly price of 1 euro or streamed from his bandcamp if you are strapped for cash!!



1.Fresh Daily- Video Gamin' (SABeats Remix)
2.1992
3.Living on mars
4.West
5.Swag
6.All night loving
7.Back in the days
8.Swag 2
9.Summer
10.Drop it
11.Tokiomob

LINK: bandcamp


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New Raul Supreme Joints!

Louis Den producer Raul Supreme has been busy in the lab cooking up new treats; noticed him post a few bits on facebook so I figure I'd post em here and share them.

First up is a cheeky Youtube beat reel of new joints he's cooked up on FL Studio, looks like its straight out the iphone4 steez here so dont watch the guerilla editing as its the beats you need to be paying attention to! all crazy; especially the Candi Station flip..gheeeeeeeez!

Raul Supreme New Beat Mix


As well as the beatmix he's also been sprucing up the Soundcloud page with some new joints; check em out below.

Latest tracks by Raul Supreme

As always; beats for sale, rappers/vocalists; get your business/etiquette game up and holla.

Raul Supreme Connect
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Behind Closed Doors 3 Trailer

Ok so me and Andy linked up last week and officially finished all filming for BCD3. To mark the occassion (and light a little fire underneath us to wrap everything up!) we've uploaded the trailer to the third instalment of the BCD series!


Behind Closed Doors Vol 3 Trailer



Here you can get a taste of the visuals we caught when we hit Berlin (in January), NYC/LA/NC (in February) and the last bits of footage from Birmingham and London.

BCD 3 will drop late summer 2011 and we both can't wait to put this out! full roll call will be announced officially with release date until then we're sure you can work out a few names!!

Stay tuned.

AB & Kos


Behind Closed Doors Vol 3 Mini Site
Behind Closed Doors Magazine DVD on Facebook
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Any questions? hit BCDDVD on Formspring
Behind Closed Doors Vol 2 (still available!)
Behind Closed Doors Vol 1 (out of print!)

Beat Butcha - Raw and Uncut (Instrumental Beat Tape)

Former Beat Cypher guest and star of BCD2 Beat Butcha has recently dropped his instrumental project "Raw and Uncut", the project is a compilation of instrumentals from previously released Beat Butcha tracks. For those who dont know Butcha has produced for some of the illest artists from out here the UK, The Netherlands and further afield all out in the US (Xzibit, Danny Brown, Havoc, Tony Yayo, M9, Brad Strut, Ciph Barker) the list goes on.

Butcha is currently grindin out in NYC trying to further his craft; from what I can gather he's stayin mad busy and working hard! his tweets seem to reveal more and more ill stateside collabs as the days go by!




DOWNLOAD:bandcamp


Anyway support Butcha as theres some real heat rocks on the tape; I guarantee you'll be pulling all sorts of screw faces!

Be sure to follow Beat Butcha on Twitter via @BeatButcha to stay up to date on his latest musical movements!

Kosyne & Kelakovski & Yungun - Mozart Unwrapped

Mozart Unwrapped is a project myself and Kelakovski got involved with a couple months ago; the aim of the project is to shed some light onto the works of the famous composer Mozart in an effort to bring his work to new audiences.

Me and Kelz took on the challenge and were given three recordings of Mozart pieces which we were told to chop, twist and blend the samples anyway we saw fit and transform the selections into a blap.

I started the beat and passed the project files onto Kela who worked it some more, finally inhouse EATGOOD mix/engineer Taharka added a few sprinkles and got the beat sounding even nicer. To top it off the hiphop artist (and previous beat cypher guest) Yungun added vocals to the track to make it the main theme of the project!


Yungun (aka ESSA) on Kelakovski x Kosyne x Taharka - The Mozart Joint by Kings Place



Mozart Unwrapped Promo Spot



The project gets real interesting in these final stages where participants are encouraged to remix the tracks and create their own versions of the song with their vocals added. Our instrumental is one of the many tracks by other commissioned artists you can lace and submit back to the Kings Palace in order to be in the runnings for some ill prizes.

Details on the RJDJ remixer widget (which you can use on your dekstop or iOS/Android phone/tablet) are here http://www.kingsplace-unwrapped.co.uk/, check it out and get busy!

araabMUZIK:Burn (Documentary)

Here's a short film about producer Aarab Muzik put together by Burn Energy Drink (A Coca-Cola Brand). I'll be the first to admit I wasn't "sold" on dude straight away; sure his live MPC drumming puts him in the higher bracket of those who do it but his various Youtube vids seemed to be more in-studio footage of heads being gassed at "seeing it for the first time" more than some actual beat construction.

However; between his last in studio video (which got posted in the den forums) and his recent "Electronic Dream" album (that I've had in rotation heavily the last couple weeks), I'm definitely warming to the Aarab steez.

This documentary has been put together by the Burn energy drink (a coca cola product) so theres obviously a healthy budget behind this but its a great watch.

araabMUZIK:Burn (Documentary)


Apparently the doc is going to be re-released later on in the year with all the "Burn" branding over it..

Wizard - Chill Pill 3 (Free / Donate DL)

Producer Wizard is doing his best to carry on his rep as one of the Den's hardest working beatsmiths with his latest release; the third instalment of the "Chill Pill" series which see's Wiz dropping head nodding laid back instrumentals perfect for riding out too or zoning out on a late night tip!

This time round he's done it a little differently and in a sly nod to the throwback "Tag Team" homework Wiz has collabed with a lot of Louis Den's finest to bring some joint productions to the table.

On the project are Den prodcers Kelakovski, Myke Forte, Dockmini, S-TYPE, Pete Cannon, Apatight, Evil Needle, Budgie, Jeeks (Jeekay), Shears and Sivey...oh and me!! (as well as collabs with Jack Flash and longtime OSB'z rhyme partner/producer Scizzahs) To ge the collabs poppin' Wizard bounced track stems back and forth allowing the other producers to bounce ideas to form some very flamey blaps!

Check Wizards bandcamp for the "Pay what you want" download and get some heat!! Great beats all round from Wiz and the rest of the den boys!


Wizard - Chill Pill 3


1.I'm Hooked (Featuring Jack Flash)
2.Big Shades
3.Help Me (Featuring Kelakovski)
4.Diamond (Featuring S-Type)
5.I'm A Fool
6.June (Featuring Pete Cannon)
7.Chix
8.Uh!...Bounce (Featuring Apatight)
9.Southern Man (Featuring Evil Needle)
10.Roses
11.Fresh Prince Nod (Featuring Kosyne)
12.Round & Round (Featuring Scizzahz)
13.Groove Joint
14.Billy (Featuring Myke Forte)
15.Dance (Featuring Budgie)
16.Hammock Shit (Featuring Shears)
17.Pimp Slap (Featuring Jeeks)
18.Take It Off (Featuring Sivey)
19.Dreaming
20.Spacecraft (Featuring Dockmini)

DOWNLOAD: bandcamp


Get em Wiz!

RIP Michael Jackson

Dang, 2 years since the King Of Pop passed, Rest In Peace Michael and thank you for the great music!

Figure I'd post a Louis Den throwback and something from our extended fam to mark the event.

First off is the audio reel from Louis Den Homework #24 which was our Michael Jackson challenge, this was one of the toughest homeworks to date as it required producers to dig through Michaels solo catlog and raid it for every single sound available to flip into a beat (thats EVERY sound...drums/basses/synths you name it).

Some ill beats got turned in but a bit of a sleepy studio session meant that there was the traditional lab video to back it up with (that we used to put out weekly back then)..

Anyway, short of a month its great to look back at a 3 year old homework!

Louis Den Homework 24 Audio


Remember, this is a retrospective look back! most if not all the producers here have improved incredibly in 3 years and some may have floated into Louis Den obscurity!!

A requirement of the homework was to break down the process; although some didn't; read below for the process of those that did (I filled in the gaps where I could), this is copied and pasted from the original blog entry on the louisden myspace.

12 ORIGINAL PLAYERS (http://myspace.com/twelveoriginalplayers) I only used "Off The Wall" and "Thriller" as I refuse to own anything with "Dirty Diana" on it! When I started, all I had was a 7" of "Rock With You" so chopped some of the drums and some vocal stabs from there, and eventually layered them into the obvious kick and snare from everyone's fav, "Billie Jean". Once I had the drums rocking, I chopped up some bass notes from "Baby Be Mine" before adding a touch of guitar from "The Girl Is Mine". There's some additional vocal flavour sliced and diced from "It's The Falling In Love". BUDGIE (http://www.myspace.com/budgiefirebeats) sample = lady in my life (thriller) bass = billie jean kick drum looped synth = billie jean kick drum looped kick = billie jean kick processed/ eqed to shit percussion = workin day and night (off the wall) snare = workin day and night or something else on off the wall random hiccups/ breaths = throughout off the wall and thriller CHEMO aka DJ BUM HANDS (lol) (http://www.myspace.com/chemoproductions) Sounds like Liberian Girl from Bad formed the main part of the beat up im guessin the drum hits must have been from Thriller or Bad as they seem to be an 808 kit. (kos) KING JAY (http://www.myspace.com/11i01011) Sounds like "I Cant Help It" formed the main part of this beat. (kos) JIMMY GREEN (http://www.myspace.com/stupidfreshmain) Drums - from Beat It Samples - from The Lady In My Life JOE DAVIS (http://www.myspace.com/emceejoed) I got the hi-hat from billie jean..layered kicks from rock with you..a snare from rock with you layered with a snare from billie jean..bass is from leave me alone..and main melodic sample is from rock with you. JON PHONICS (http://www.myspace.com/jonphonics) Sounds like "I Cant Help It" forming the main chop/loop. (kos) KOSYNE (http://www.myspace.com/kosyne) The kick drums are layered they came from "Get On The Floor" and "Billie Jean"; I stuck a low pass filter on the "Billie Jean" kick to bring it out a little and used another one normally; the hihat came from "Billie Jean" as did the snare which I also layered with a rim from "Liberian Girl". Theres a hipass filter on some pitched down vocals I took from "Lady In My Life" and I took the synth keys from the start of "Just Good Friends" and finally I made my bassline by taking a snip of the "Billie Jean" kick setting loop points (so it repeats) and adding a filter/bass boost. LIKE MIKE (http://www.myspace.com/likemke) Chopped "Human Nature". NIK (http://www.myspace.com/nikmusiq) Kickdrum 1: Billie Jean (Thriller) Kickdrum 2: P.Y.T. (Thriller) Snare: Billie Jean (Thriller) HiHat 1: Billie Jean (Thriller) HiHat 2: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Thriller) HiHat 3: Don't Stop Till You Get Enough (Off The Wall) Main Sample: Off The Wall (Off The Wall) Hits, short parts etc.: All hits and little parts and something else like thats cames from mj's "Off The Wall"! So you really got all I did with the beat...of course there is a lot of equalizing and compression work for drums, the main sample and its hits and little parts! PHOCUS (http://www.myspace.com/phocusbeats) Seemed to take a lot of bits from various tracks, I reckon I can hear the "Billy Jean" drums, elements of "Rock With You" and "Smooth Criminal" but theres much more in there! (kos). PURPOSE (http://www.myspace.com/tragicpurpose) Sounds like "Human Nature" forming the main chop (kos) RAW SOUNDZ (http://www.myspace.com/teklab07) Used the drums from "Billie Jean" and chopped up part of "Lady In My Life"

Finally, P.L.O from Associated Minds (Den heads my recognise him from Wrapped Up 2009 and Wrapped Up 2010) decided to remake "Beat It" from scratch; right down to the very intricate Eddie Van Halen guitar solo....incredible!! check it out and shouts to the AM camp!.

P.L.O of Associated Minds - Beat It Instrumental Remake

Get Em Pete! - Pete Cannon Beat Making Vid

Something fresh and brand new, one of the dens finest "Pete Cannon" drops a beatmaking video for heads to see one of his many approaches.

True school approach here as he digs for a sample and the drums and stitches it all together in what looks like Abelteezy and his trademark sneaky synth stylings....magnificent, get em P!!

Pete Cannon makes a quick hardcore beat

Cannon link up!

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Young RJ Beat Series Episodes 1 & 2

Spotted at nahright.

Here's Young RJ (formerly of B.R Gunna w/ Black Milk) and Barrak Records mainstay breaking down the beat he made which became "Morning Rize" for De La Soul. Nice to see the lab setup (customized MPC3000, Pro Tools and an SP1200 for good measure!).

Young RJ - Beat Series EP 2 "Morning Rize"


Nice beat and a great sample although #geekyobservation...I think S1 might have just edged his flip of the same sample.

I was a bit slow on the jump and didn't realise I missed the first episode of the series which also showed the break down of another track from the same De La Soul x Nike Mixtape - Are You In; the joint "Forever", this ones also nice as he breaks down structuring sequences on the MP and using inbetween BPM's for swing.

Young RJ - Beat Series EP 1 "Forever"

Day In The Life Of Alchemist

Always great seein ALC in the lab! heres a quick interview with him telling you about his typical day and its also a sneaky segue into his brand new Soul Assassins clothing line which is coming soon!

Day In The Life Of Alchemist

Kela Got That Crack 2011 Batch

Ok so the homeworks maybe MIA (we'll be back stay tuned) but Kelz has still been busy cooking up that good good, check his latest batch of beats below on his newly setup Soundcloud account. These joints are for sale, holla on his official website for more info.


Kela Got That Crack 2011 by Kelakovski


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Dockmini June Batch (beats for sale!)

LouisDen Alumni Dockmini has unleashed another great batch of beats for artists to check through and purchase if they hear anything which takes their liking. Needless to say its a dope tape with a mix of soulful and grimy beats, plus a few double time joints for good measure!

Rappers/Singers alike holla at dock and get in touch if you like what you hear!

DOWNLOAD:sendspace
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