Beat Cypher 03 Prelim report!

Thanks so much to everyone who made it out!!! the rep grows bigger..Phonics killed it, Raul killed it, Percy killed it and Winchester killed it too!

Worked real well this time round seeing as everyone had a proper distinctive vibe! Kyza did the damn thing as it Pentalk and Jyager, the Open beats were sick; shouts to everyone who made noise!! crowd were real receptive!....for those of you who missed it...SLIPPPPPPPPPIN' we had the scot crew come from one end the hastings lot from the other lol wots your excuse????.

hehe..

big apologies to Wiz who didnt get drawn for the beat battle, luck of the draw partner I really wanted to put you on but at the same time I had to keep it fair with the random draw..how the game goes :(

but massive props to Shears to killin the beat battle!! and the other entrants Mr Brown, Sivey and Jeekay for gettin the crowd moving with their beats! we had Sivey and Shears drawn first and then Mr Brown and Jeekay second very nice stuf indeed.

Ohhhhhh and the Dilla flips were too much!! respects paid!, great beats!.

So yeah! thank you so much to EVERYONE that made it down; the Beat Cypher feels real good and positive right now and everyone whos ever shown love; performing, open beats, or just turning up!! have all played a part..PROPS!.

vids to follow!!...and beat cypher 02 featuring Darren Paul | Jaisu | S-Type and Reog Du Casq are for sale right now!!!! hit the shop up!.


finally props to Andy (AB0181) who got last weeks Dillamation featured on the Stonesthrow front page!! (just remember where he dropped it first heheh).

Louis Den Beat Cypher 03 Spotlight - Raul Supreme

To quote Redman...TONIGHTS THE NIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!, we're all set for the beat cypher! im phoning/textin heads left right and centre sorting out beats/set times and running orders but its ill!! feels like Christmas hahaha!.

Anyway last but by no means least is Birminghams own Raul Supreme on the producer line up!; be sure to check his in depth answers and his dope beat tape download!.

Rauls an ill cat! and met him a long long time ago shortly after Louis Den first started up!; introduced through Kela he hit the odd lab session but a few months into the den became a permanent fixture!! geekin out with us over beats week in and week out and firmly in the fold!. Fun fact! I still remember back before I met Kelz stalkin his myspace out and seeing Raul on his top 8 thinkin to my self "dang, how many ill cats does this dude know" haha funny how things come together over time eh??...aite lets do this.

Louis Den BeatCypher 03 Spotlight "Raul Supreme"

Hey!!, please introduce yourself to everybody; let us know who you are what you do and how long you've been doing it!.
Hey I go by the name of Raul Supreme representing me myself and I at the minute nuff props however to Kosyne for bringing hip hop producers together in the form of Louis den and all the cats who enter challenges each week n make this thing happen. I've been doing beats for like 4-5 years now been taking it seriously for the last say 2-3. I'm a sample fanatic I still to this day love getting a new record and chopping that up to perfection whilst getting creative with synths, plugins, drums the works.

Was there a defining moment (event / hearing a record etc) that led you into making beats / becoming a producer?.
When I was 16 my mum got me this brand new Dell Dimensions desktop computer I wasn't a 'hip hop head' per say at the time but I just started kind of experimenting with a variety of different music programmes such as Steinberg Cubase SX 1 I think it was. (Shout outs to Cubase by the way) I didn't really know what I was making but erm it was something. I had been listening to a lot of DJ Premier at the time some of his older works such as 'BOOM' and 'FULL CLIP' and I definitely tried to recreate what I was hearing. Although I never actually knew anything about arranging drums, where to even get drums, snares or whatever I looked for help I eventually got back in contact with 1 of my cousins (shout outs to Twisted Revren) who laid down what you would call the basics of hip hop production he in turn became a major inspiration in my starting years. If I didn't get that new computer though I probably wouldn't be here today as a producer real talk.

What was your first piece of equipment and what were those beats like?, any interesting stories about things were doing to begin with / finding your feet?
My first piece of equipment was as mentioned above Steinberg Cubase SX1 man I made like five beats inside Cusbase well with the inclusion of the ones no one ever knew about ten. I liked Cubase but the user interface for me was too much for my head at the time, don't wanna tread on any toes here but the first things I saw were time signatures, erm channels that meant nothing to me the whole layout wasn't 'simple' enough for me to use it effectively so I eventually made the transition to Fl Studio 3 formally known as Fruity Loops (Shououts to Kosyne lol) I'll have to post up some Cubase joints man they were green reflector jacket + black bin bag liners and sausages GARBAGE.

Whats the one bit of advice youd give to anyone starting out today?
Some advice i'd give is just make music for the love I've come across many heads that do it for the wrong reasons whether that's fame or whatever do it because you can't go without making a beat because in the long run you will prevail ya dig.

What can heads expect from you at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER?
Heads can expect some variation I plan on showing versatility however hope to stay true to my sound should be a good show I want to make everyone who turns up snap their necks nah mean lol but erm yeah i hope to get the crowd stirred up and get the involved

Finally any plugs or shout outs..
Shout outs out firstly to the Louis Den heads once again who make this happen, erm Twisted Revren and the Ill City movement, shout outs to ma man Kelakovski killin' the beats, Kosyne, TLG, Jigsaw Soul, Eyebs the whole Louis den persuasion. Look out for more beat tapes coming soon featuring all head knocking instrumentals with the inclusion of brand new tracks with sick emcees from across the nation.

FREE DOWNLOADS
Raul Supreme - Beat Tape Vol 1 (2008)
Raul supreme Myspace

Louis Den Beat Cypher 03 Spotlight - Winchester

MANNNN! we got a day before the beat cypher!!...ooooweeee this is gonna be ILL, theres still 1 (or 2) places left on the beat battle so REGISTER if you wanna show us what you've got..details are at www.louisden.com/beatcypher. We've got 2 more producer spotlights to drop and this is number 3!.

I got hip on to Winchester back in the day through the ughh forums; he posted his group's (pentalk) music and the odd blap or 2 and was hype to hear dope UK emcees over his sick blaps (we talkin '01/'02 here) tut tut I should have been more up on my Brum hiphop knowledge! but since then I've been following his work and have had the pleasure of meeting him a couple times he's been in the city...after hollering at him though the net I found out he was well up for the Beat Cypher so here were are!!..heres his Q&A.

Louis Den BeatCypher 03 Spotlight "Winchester"

Hey!!, please introduce yourself to everybody; let us know who you are what you do and how long you've been doing it!.
I am Jamie Winchester ,born in the funky year of 1973 in hastings ,married for 8 years,2 kids im a family man lol.i have been dj,ing since i was 15 and workingg on beats sice i was about 16/17 .I have been in the group pentalk since day 1 and still get the same buzz now from our stuff as i did way back in early 90,s.I gave up my retail managment career 18months ago,to concentrate on setting up the pentalk lab(recording studio).

Was there a defining moment (event / hearing a record etc) that led you into making beats / becoming a producer?.
after skinving of school and catching a train to bristol (tonys records)i brought critical beat down,when i heard those beats ,i decided this was the syle i wanted to do ..lol oh and when i seen chad jackson 1987 dmc world champ winner...that was it ,i was gonna be dmc champ....never happend tho sadly .

What was your first piece of equipment and what were those beats like?, any interesting stories about things were doing to begin with / finding your feet?
My first bit of gear was a yamahah drum pad machine,it had 4 pads on it and u used sticks; damn it was shit so traded it in for a roland tr 707 I think drum machine

I thought my beats were banging,but they probably were shit. Interesting stories, I used to ring D&D studios for tips back in the days I'd speak to dave,he was the guy who told me how to trigger my akai s950 from my sp1200 and how to set the programmes out. Thanks Dave lol he prob thinking that s that british git taking up all my time.

Whats the one bit of advice youd give to anyone starting out today?
Always finish your beats; or at least burn what you have done to cd or stereo wav.that way you will feel you are being more productive even if it's shit!.

What can heads expect from you at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER?
Free beer and money if they cheer and make noise when im playing lol. They can expect some dirty sounding stuff some jazz type,funk eiry and deffo some noise!.

Finally any plugs or shout outs..
Plugs and shout outs def must start with Mr Kosyne,who is also killing it on the mic and beats...

My whole Pentalk crew,Shortchange,perge,casey,soweto,di natch,baja,rex dogg,Kashrex,msi and md7.Also my welsh family,Nic cadman,the whole riverfront arts centre crew,lozz dennis,levi,versatile,uc people,Nomadic poet.oh my wife and family

Can i plug the pentalk lab at the riverfront newport lol..........newport city radio.

FREE DOWNLOADS
Pentalk Promo CD (Circa 2000) all production by Winchester
Winchester Myspace

Louis Den Beat Cypher 03 Spotlight - Percy Filth

Monday is here!, not long now; the Beat Cypher is just round the corner...so continuing the Spotlight series I'll hit you all off another round; this time we're with Birmingham producer Percy Filth.

Louis Den BeatCypher 03 Spotlight "Percy Filth"

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 lord percy filth i am 34 i have been into hip hop since 82 and making beats since 96.

Was there a defining moment (event / hearing a record etc) that led you into making beats / becoming a producer?.
Above the law "murder rap" was the tune that first inspired me to make beats but kit wasn't as readily available back then so it took me a while to actually start out.

What was your first piece of equipment and what were those beats like?, any interesting stories about things were doing to begin with / finding your feet?
My first bit of kit was an old mac and a copy of cubase in 1995, it took me 18 months to start using it because I had to teach myself from scratch with no help. My beats consisted of looped samples and click and move drums. Good ideas but needed expansion.

Whats the one bit of advice youd give to anyone starting out today?
For heads starting out today I would suggest you start buying wax straight away, keep copping them slices and you will have a solid arsenal to rely upon once you get your technique locked down.

What can heads expect from you at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER?
At the cypher heads can expect spaced out electronics and bounce, twixed with horned out boom bappery.

Finally any plugs or shout outs..
I wanna plug my new e.p out soon on Aerosolik/Eatgood entitled "elbow grease", available on all formats and featuring the talents of maylay sparks, foreign beggars,j-sands, stig of the dump, juice aleem plus many many more.

shout outs go to all Louis Den crew from near and far, Jez at Aerosolik, Eatgood and all my friends and fam.


FREE DOWNLOADS
Percy Filth ft Sonnyjim, Redbeard & DJ Cro - High Grade (from the Dont Take It Percynal EP)
Mad Skillz - Nod Factor (Percy Filth Remix)


Percy Filth Myspace

Dilla month starts here!!

Dilla a.k.a Jay Dee - My Tribute 2009 from Andy Brown on Vimeo.
Today after listening to several batches of Dilla's beats I got amped and got out my video camera, tripod, some records and coloured card and got to work. This took, all in all, 5 hours to make (filming and editing). But you know what, it was worth it. REST IN BEATS DILLA DAWG! THIS ONE'S FOR YOU. peace. ab.

Louis Den Beat Cypher 03 Spotlight - Jon Phonics

In the run up to the beat cypher I figure it'd be cool to get you guys hip to the producers we are going to showcase; you may not be plugged into the production world so this will serve as an attempt to get you better aquainted with the line up and let you hear some treats from the guys we've got on the bill.

So over the next few days I'll be droppin a Producer Spotlight blog with some short interview questions and a free download to hold you down till Thursday 12th!, kicking it off we've got West Londons finest, JON PHONICS.

Louis Den BeatCypher 03 Spotlight "Jon Phonics"

Hey!!, please introduce yourself to everybody; let us know who you are what you do and how long you've been doing it!.
Hello, I'm Jon Phonics aka Ill Smith, fresh sniff of the girls wear or you get shift so beware. I make beats with samples, drums, synths, and the occasional traditional instrument. Ive been doing it about four years, and im just starting to get good thanks to louis den school for gifted beat geeks.

Was there a defining moment (event / hearing a record etc) that led you into making beats / becoming a producer?.
I began seriously getting into production when i saw a track from my first beat cd materialize into the track 'Rep Dat' by Mr Drastick & Doc Brown, Sarah Love was playing it and they made a video which was on the telly (dap c) so i thought 'you know what, let me try this thing properly...'and bought an MPC2000xl.

What was your first piece of equipment and what were those beats like?, any interesting stories about things were doing to begin with / finding your feet?
Before the 2000XL i used Reason, my reason beats sounded like a mix between mobb deep and nightmares on wax (in the worst possible way). When i got the 2000xl, everything started to make a bit more sense, but the beats still jus sounded like a poor man's havoc. I just used to 16 level everything.

Whats the one bit of advice youd give to anyone starting out today?
Man I don't know im still starting out myself...haha.

What can heads expect from you at LOUIS DEN BEAT CYPHER?
Some ol grimey london shit, brown frequency bass, lol. Just some good ol Johnblaze that I hope people can get jiggy with!

Finally any plugs or shout outs..
Urm, look out for the exciting new installment of my free download ish, coming next month feat. Kosyne, Triple Darkness, Jehst, Jyager, Kyza, Verb T, Kashmere, Stylah, Skandal, Grimlok and more. Also look out for the new Verb T album later this year, and also a new YNR productions compilation featuring an exclusive track from myself and Jyager plus a ton more of other exclusive new shit on there, which is all very exciting. You know louisdensquad, takeover in this and alls that. biggidybloaw. we killin elephants in the backyard.


FREE DOWNLOAD
Jon Phonics - Half Past Calm [2008]

1. State Of Hip Hop - M9 & Prophet
2. Remember - T-Bear, Sir Smurf Lil' & Raggo Zulu Rebel
3. Nothing Wrong - Mr Drastick & Luc Skyz
4. The Lions Den - Cyrus Malachi
5. Black Tragedy (Half Past Calm Mix) - Phoenix Da Icefire,Iverse & Prophet
6. More Forward (Ill Rhythmikz Remix) - T-Bear
7. Alternate Take - Verb T & Fliptrix
8. Lost Planet - M9
9. In The Ends - Sir Smurf LIl'
10. Forbidden Chamber - Nine Planets
11. Jealousy's A Bitch - Mr Drastick & Verb T
12. Celebrate - T-Bear
13. More Forward - T-Bear

LINK: megaupload | zshare
Jon Phonics Myspace

Homework 42 - "P Funk Week!"

This week you gotta flip some P Funk samples...see what grooves you can come up with!..Deadline SUNDAY 17:30...check the myspace blog for more info.

Homework 42 - "Its P Funk Week"

.KOS

Louis Den Beat Cypher 03 - February 12th 2009

Ok people, we're back!; I would have blogged this a while back but I did put the word out through other various channels and didnt want this to disappear off the front page...but the time is nowww!.

We're doing this AGAIN!, thrid time round trying to make everything bigger and better with the addtion of a BEAT BATTLE as well as 4 unique producers and PA's from some of the countries illest performers and upandcomers


I see plenty of myspace profiles from Midlands artists..plenty of them trying to sell beats, network or just out there as producers!! Well I know (normally) producers are background/humble people who probably would rather stay in perfecting their craft then hit a jam up with beat cd's but..

THIS JAM IS FOR EVERYONE BUT ESPECIALLY PRODUCERS!!

You understand that hahaha!...so when you do drag yourself out to a jam and all you can think about is beats or wonder who in the crowd makes beats or if there are other producers to build with...just remember here at the Beat Cypher THIS IS THE VERY PLATFORM FOR THAT...so do come out!!! dang; I'm happy just doing our Louis Den Beat Battles and linkin my producer buds on the regular but I want the whole beatmaking community to vibe/benefit from this which is why the outlet came about and why we're all trying to keep this going.

Emcee Vocalist?
This jam is for you, half the bill are local artists perhaps you could get put onto new talent, touch base with a new producer? theres plenty of producers in the crowd they'll be beat CD's/Phone numbers/Email Addresses/Phone numbers floating about ready for you to make new links.

Producer??
Vibe of the local talent! get new ideas; talk to heads..BUILD!; they'll be artists to link and connect with; ask the more established producers on the showcase for tips/ideas; yes its dog eat dog but theres enough of the pie out there for the talented cats that want to get somewhere reach out!!..join the beat battle!...not competitive?? sign up to the open beats; get those beats aired on a nice sound system ask for feedback..get better! connect!.

Fan / Beat Head
EVERYBODY should fall into the category! well along with hearing amazing beats all night you'll get to see the cream of the UK's talent in the form of the PA's and hear all the latest and greatest treats spun by DJ CRO! so all this and a party to boot!.

SO...

SPREAD THE WORD
Swipe this blog entry!, copy and paste it; take the e-flyers!, change your profile pic; hit up friends you know on the sites you're signed up to and get them to come to the beat cypher or pariticpate in the battle!, bring heads out with you..build participate and enjoy!!, swipe the links at the bottom of the post with links to the flyers etc..

Send the louis den press release to any contacts you have they may be interested or of use to the night!, again links at the bottom of the post!.


GET NOTICED!
You interested in getting on the beat cypher in some way??, well of course theres the traditional sign up routes (open beats/beat battle/on the spot open mic etc). But if you want to be showcased/profiled how about you come out to the night bring a few heads with you and hit up a familiar face of the LouisDen / EatGood team for more info! (Kos, Cro, Kela, Sonnyjim, Redbeard)!! remember we cant put EVERYONE on at once and we need a good turn out to keep doing them! its a cycle!!.


aite!! thats me done haha sorry for going off, this is just how determined we all are to make success of this!...now for the traditional swipe!..

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Louis Den Beat Cypher 03
JON PHONICS | PERCY FILTH | WINCHESTER | RAUL SUPREME
KYZA | PENTALK | JYAGER





ON THE BEATS
This time round we've got JON PHONICS, PERCY FILTH, WINCHESTER and RAUL SUPREME providing the blaps all playing beats straight out the equipment for the beat cypher and for the PA's.

ON THE MIC
The mighty KYZA (Dented Records) due to release his new project SOS hopefully airing some new tracks out for Birmingham (and I think his first solo PA in Brum too!).

The newest YNR signee JYAGER who hit the first beat cypher back in Oct 08 to back SIR SMURF LIL' this time he's out reppin himself for a solo set.

Brum mic heavyweights PENTALK, consisting of CASEY, PERGE and the Mobo award winning SOWETO KINCH, expect a few mics to take a beating in the process!...

all this plus the usual OPEN BEATS round where we'll play your blaps to the crowd for feedback!! bring bangers..sleepy beats wont get reloads!!...

and somethin a little special.

OPEN BEAT BATTLE JUDGED BY JEHST!
not just Jehst! but the crowd too haha, yeahhh this time we're gonna try our hand at a beat battle so if you think you've got beats to be one of the illest in the crowd! then register now at http://www.louisden.com/beatcypher ,we'll be keeping track of all the entrants from now until the beat cypher itself..the 10 best beatmakers will go into a random draw to determine the participants for the actual beat battle which'll have EAT GOOD / LOUIS DEN prizes....big.


Please do come out and support...£3.50 so do come out...and as you can see this is doesnt come out of nowhere so we need the support so we can keep putting these on!.

see you there!


Louis Den Beat Cypher 03
JON PHONICS | PERCY FILTH | WINCHESTER | RAUL SUPREME
KYZA | PENTALK | JYAGER
OPEN BEATS | OPEN BEAT BATTLE (register at http://www.louisden.com/beatcypher)
£3.50 before 9PM, £5.00 after
18+ only (ID maybe required!)
HOSTED BY REDBEARD, SONNYJIM & KOSYNE

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LINKS / PROMO

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PRESS RELEASE (PDF FORMAT)
Download Here or copy and paste link below.

http://www.louisden.com/beatcypher/Louis Den Beat Cypher 03 Press Release.pdf



I WILL SEE YOU THERE!.

.KOS

Panned Kraklez

I truly think Wizard & Scizzahs have lost the plot, this is bonkers...I wish I could tell you what this is about but I can't; all you can do is watch hahaha.

(check for the parts where they both come out of character from catchin too much joke).

Episode 1


Episode 2


Episode 3


Episode 4


Episode 5


Episode 6


when you've figured this out...tell me?!!

.kos

Louis Den Street Fighter 2 Blaps - Video Up!!

For those who cant be bothered to go check the blog!, video is below!!..


Louis Den Beat Battles Episode 39 - Street Fighter 2 Sounds



Full blog here!, you should read it and drop a comment!.

Homework 41 - "Please Dont Sue Us!"

New Louis Den Homework entitled, "Please Dont Sue Us!"; details over at the myspace blog..take part make blaps and build!.





"Please Dont Sue Us" Homework Louis Den Myspace Blog

"Behind Closed Doors" is so close you can smell it!

This me and Andy's (Ab0181 aka Prolifik) pet project; a little over a year ago we decided we wanted to collab on some beat/film projects; ldbb was a few months in and he already expressed an interest in coming down to Brum from Edinburgh to film an ep but I thought nahhhh lets do somethin bigger!. The first project we did was 2007's "Wrapped up".

Many phone convos later we decided on a Beatmaking documentary magazine was the way to go and after various linkups and road trips we've got the cream of the footage almost edited down and ready to go....

A DVD is coming! and hopefully subsequent volumes..stay tuned!, I'll leave you with Andys words and a snippet of our "Diggin With Darren Paul" segment.


Behind Closed Doors is finally touching down! Well, in web promo format at the moment.

As from today, there will be weekly uploads of sections from myself and kosyne's first DVD project together: BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. Documenting what makes the UK's leading underground beatmakers tick.

In this snippet, we follow Darren Paul on a mission as he gives some insight into what digging for records means to him, what he is looking for and how much to spend.

THIS IS A WEB PROMO (the quality is quite reduced) , SO IT ONLY CONTAINS PORTIONS OF THE FINAL PRODUCT WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BUY IN FULL QUALITY ON DVD.

More info on the dropping date will appear here very shortly. i might even make a video about it.





Support it when we drop it!, quantities may be limited!

New Louis Den Homework - "SOAPS & SITCOMS"

Homework for those who dont know is what we call the weekly beatmaking challenges over at Louis Den Beat Battles (home being our myspace http://www.myspace.com/louisdenbeatbattles.

Anyway this weeks challenge is to flip music from soap or sitcom tv programs, full details, rules and how to submit are in our latest myspace blog entry!..

new videos on the way and a full blog about the next beat cypher event on the 12th.

Soaps & Sitcoms Homework Blog.

Yancey Boys Instrumentals!

CHAIRRR!..





Available now from the stonesthrow digital store!!

Dont get me wrong Illa J did the damn thing with these beats; but with the instros now out you now have the option of jammin out to them vintage Dillz blaps, reason Im diggin it so much is that these beats are from the same era as his Umaah beat tape Vintage which is that classic Jay Dee sound.

Wax out soon apparently....hmm to wait or not to wait.

LINK:http://www.stonesthrow.com/store/album/jdilla/yancey-boys-instrumentals

The beat battles are BACK!.

For all those wanting to get on some beat battle action; we've got the first homework of the new year for all of you over at the ldbb myspace, this weeks challenge is the flip music from the Steet Fighter 2 soundtrack; links are provided so.. GET ON IT, deadline is this Sunday 18th Jan..

FIGHT!

LINK: Louis Den Homework 39 - Street Fighter 2 samples


hit the blog up with comments as well!.

Readbeard presents Tha 40 minute wonda!....FREE DL.

Beastin on the blogs today!, heres the last one for today; gotta tell you about my boy REDBEARDS free promo "THA 40 MINUTE WONDA", clocking in at a suprising 40 minutes check out this Eat Good promo as it serves as a perfect introduction Redbeard one of the mc's on the EAT GOOD RECORDS roster (for those who dont realise the EAT GOOD / LOUIS DEN link...well pretty much all the EAT GOOD music comes out of the Den! and a lot of it happens to be over connected Louis Den producers) so you will be into this!.

Production credits include R2ThaBeatz, Roeg Du Casq, Percy Filth, Wizard, Mikee Lazy & More!.


REDBEARD - THA 40 MINUTE WONDA


01 Tha 40 Minute Wonda Intro
02 Ninja Scrollz Part 1
03 Strong horn 5 Minute Session
04 Highgrade ft Sonnyjim (Twist Face Mix)
05 Suka Ducks ft Kosyne
06 Aston Villainz
07 Birmingham vs Ipswich ft Sonnyjim,Kosyne & Jimmy Davis (Snippet)
08 Mind Gamez
09 Point Blank ft Sonnyjim & Kosyne
10 Digital.Visual.Direction'z
11 This 1'z 4
12 Home From Home
13 Tha Good Tha Bad & Tha Bearded
14 Faith (Remix)
15 Track Record ft Kosyne
16 Tha 40 Minute Wonda Outro

LINK: http://sharebee.com/d1fc7e77
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/redbeardthabeardedwonda


The full length LP THE BEARDED WONDA will be dropping on EAT GOOD RECORDS soon.

.kos

Super Exile Wednesday

I first got put on to L.A badman on the beats Exile via an MP3 blog (SCREEEAMM DOWNLOADING ILLEEGAL!!!) hush your noise it was because of me getting Emanon's (Emanon is the group of rapper Aloe Blacc and Exile on the boards/the occasional verse) "Waiting Room" off a blog which led me to cop the real CD and in turn find out about Exile.

Annnyway way back in 06 he dropped his producer album "Dirty Science" on Sound In Color which featured Blu and led to the pretty much impossible to find in physical media "Below The Heavens", "Radio" his new LP is a concept album of him only sampling stuff he's found on the LA airwaves...a brave concept but the bits I've heard have been great and it sounds like one worth picking up.

Heres a few promos.


EXILE ON VIMBY TALKING ABOUT THE NEW RELEASE

VIMBY - EXILE

FIRST VIDEO OFF RADIO "WERE ALL IN POWER"

"Radio" is out Plug Research now digitally on CD 20th Jan. I'll be picking it up;

.kos

Vibe Article On Dillas Estate

* Ma dukes..(dillas mom)


Read up on the latest regarding J.Dilla's (RIP) estate, seems things havent really been right since dude passed and its quite a sad article regarding the state of affairs of Dilla's beat catalog, royalties and benefit dough..

Anyway its not an upbeat read but it looks as if things are beginning to get better for it..lets hope we can to hear more of his unreleased gems; until then the heads supposedly riding for Dilla are stopping his mom from using his name for benefit gigs/fund raisers and busy trying to sue Busta over blaps he would have dibbs over originally (see Dillagence)..aw well its easy to talk like this from the outside in lets hope it improves.

LINK: J.Dillas myspace blog

UP BEAT FEEL GOOD BONUS NOTE TO LEAVE YOU WITH

Jaylib, (J.Dilla & Madlib) on Power 106 circa 2004..in depth interview and lots of geekin out with dillz and libz on the Fantastic Four radio show with J-Rocc too.


LINK: http://www.sendspace.com/file/qq6eew

.kos

Elaquent Presents - After Midnight (free download)

Elaquent is dOOOOOOOOOOOPE!!! for those who dont know get to know!!, he's put out 3 free download projects in the past (In Color Vol.1 & 2 and Godspeed) and has just dropped his 4th "After Midnight".

I got put on to eQ via Darren Paul a while ago and have been bumping his joints since, (this was around the time In Color 2 dropped..I got part 1 and did my homework), sonn is ill on the beats; dope drums /swing and a video game/sega head to boot! (thats a plus by the way); even had Kelz buggin out for ages as he tried to get his head around eQ's sound!....

Anyway Quelz has even come thru for an LDBB challenge in the past (Jacko sounds) and will hopefully surface again, i'll leave you with the mans own blurb about his project and a download link..

Support it yo..its thats good ishhhh.


After Midnight...
After Midnight. Concept is fairly simple. Laidback vibes. Nighttime music. “play dis only at night”. Something about the nighttime induces different feelings and emotions than the daytime. Jazzy. Soulful. Didnt want to get too left field with it. Want yall to listen to it before sleepytime. Had to incorporate a lo-fi, live type of feeling that lots of music today doesnt have...of course the shit gotta swing. If some of the drums sound off-beat...your senses arent lying, it is. Like I sed in my in colour vol 2 liner notes...perfect is boring.

Feel the vibe and the grooves. Sometimes I dont wanna go to the club. Sometimes I wanna just vibe out and shoot some pool, or just relax. People nowadays are afraid to relax. So, if you havent caught the idea...musically, I wanted to tell a story...12am until 7am....so having said that, enjoy....if possible, play it only at night. Haha.

One love,
-eQ



01. After Midnight
02. The Love
03. All For One ft Mishoo the Drumkit
04. Daylight Savings
05. Tip Toes
06. Too Good (One for Isaac)
07. 2 AM Reflections ft Moka Only & Es
08. Gobstopper
09. Mystery
10. Peanut Butter
11. Take it Higher (Remix) ft Tha Connection
12. Graffiti High
13. Theory in Practice ft O-Phrap
14. High Score (Interlude)
15. 12 O'Clock ft Thesaurus Rex
16. Stars Aligned
17. Sleep Walking
18. Higher Level ft Es & Solar C

LINK:http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?dmz0jmdzonk
HOLLLAatTHEkid:http://www.myspace.com/elaquenthiphop

YOU RECORDIN SHEEEUN? - Jaisu Beat Tape #4

Sounds of the MPC powerhouse that is Jaisu...my man KILLLS it with 6 blaps (with their OG Samples) straight out the MPC...raw beats that'll make you wanna slap suttin; Prolifik aka AB0181 on the cam, Jaisu is next up (I swear a lot of the ldbb regulars are) I think me and Pro are gonna make it out mission this year that YOU ALL get the notice/exposure yawl deserve.




damn.

GET YOUR WEIGHT UP OR GET ATE UP!.

LDBB IS BACK ON MONDAY!.

.kos