Blog Archive for Posts Tagged Beats

Podcast:

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST, 2010

Podcast: Rizm - Soul Sleepers

Rizm shares his favourite soul classics dug up during various record shopping trips over the last while. Matthew Larkin Cassell is a perfect example of how the LA private press industry of the late 60s and 70s produced some of the most overlooked soul music of the period.  J.Dilla was hip... [...]

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 2010

A Decade Of Flying Lotus

No stranger to the ChoiceCuts family Gaslamp Killer once again delivers a tight mix, this time blendingthe last decade's worth of Flying Lotus singles, album cuts, b-sides, rare and unreleased gems into a 39 minute mesh of thoughtful sounds. As FlyLo himself says ( taken from... [...]

Mike

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, 2009

Mike Slott - 40 Winx

ChoiceCuts favourite Mike Slott has a new download available from his Lucky 9Teen release on Glasgows LuckyMe label, Mike is as versatile as they come, we recommend you do not sleep on this release. Expect Mike to make a visit to ChoiceCuts in the near future. Mike Slott - 40 Winx by ... [...]

Taylor

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, 2009

Taylor Mc Ferrin

Taylor McFerrin is redefining the one-man show. Combining his skills as a producer and performer, Taylor is making music heads around the world take notice as he seamlessly builds songs from scratch with his ambitious solo project. Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, samples, vocals and beatboxing are... [...]

My

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2009

My Comet download

Making his debut on the green isle, ONRA joins Olan from All City and Dj Scope for the return of Revolution after its summer hiatus. We're very excited to have ONRA come over, expect some MPC action and DJ vibes at this show...Bodytonic are running a 4 for 20euro competition at moment and The... [...]

Smooth

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2009

Smooth like Butter, Baby!

Ever since Olan in All City gave us some of his earliest beats that he produced with  Mike Slott for Hearalds of Change, big things we're always on the cards for Hud Mo'. A regular to ChoiceCuts he has supported Madlib, Shape of Broad Minds to name but a few and played a wicked DJ set along... [...]

Makin’

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 2009

Makin’ Beats with Kev Brown

Nice little lesson on beat making by the one and only Kev Brown check out his work here and... [...]

Harmonic

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 2009

Harmonic 313

Harmonic 313 (aka Mark Pritchard aka Troubleman aka Reload aka 1/2 of Global Communications aka 1/2 of the The Jedi knights...) came to Sixty40 for his first ever film clip. Despite releasing seminal records since the 90's and being on Warp Records since 1994 and being the poster child for... [...]

Onra

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 2009

Onra for Revolution

News just in: French super producer Onra has confirmed that he will be kicking off the new wave of Revolution nights (Twisted Pepper, Monthly) for the Autumn. One of the most interesting producers to come out from the last couple of years. His Lp Chinoiseries blew heads away, this album had... [...]

Rising

TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 2009

Rising 5

A regular guest for us here at ChoiceCuts over the past couple of years via his Lucky Me/All City releases and collabs with Mike Slott aka Heralds of Change. Hudson Mohawke has been making serious ground this year to the top of the producer pile. While it's unanimous that he is the one of the... [...]

Fulgeance

FRIDAY, JULY 17TH, 2009

Fulgeance - Sour Socca

French producer Fulgeance drops another smart release following up on the excellent SmartBanging Ep from a while back...cop this tune and keep an eye out for a rising star on the... [...]

Hudson

TUESDAY, MARCH 31ST, 2009

Hudson Mohawke & Mike Slott

Two producers who have establsihed themselves as the torch bearers for the new beat science, Mike Slott & Hudson Mohawke make a return to ChoiceCuts and bring along guest Dj Mamiko Motto from Kindred Spirits in The Netherlands..No. 4 in the series of Revolution, this will be an epic night... [...]

Hella

MONDAY, MARCH 30TH, 2009

Hella GLK!

Fresh from the WMC 2009, Stones Throw come through in timely fashion with a podcast from GasLamp Killer recorded live at their Hella International party... GLK is playing Twisted Pepper with T-woc and Handsome Paddy and MUD regulars on April 24th. One of the freshest DJ's out there currently... [...]

Gaslamp

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH, 2009

Gaslamp Killer - I Spit On Your Grave

Beatheads, DJ’s, Mixtape Fans and people interested in the obscure please take note - regarded by many as the mixtape of the year, "I Spit On Your Grave" is Gaslamp at his best: Caustic cloud creeps up from the cracks. This darkness chops tree trunks to stumps and smothers soft... [...]

Timeless:

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 2009

Timeless: Composer/Arranger Series

Our good friends over at Mochilla/Artdontsleep in Los Angeles have put together 4 amazing projects for 2009. Timeless; The Composer/Arranger Series I Mulatu Atatske with a 15 piece Orchestra and support sets from Cut Chemist, Egon & Quantic II A Suite for Ma Dukes - Miguel Atwood... [...]

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND, 2009

3 years on…

As we approach 3 years after Dilla passing...Ma Dukes gives some an upfront interview with Kelley Louise Carter of Vibe... [...]

Theophilus

SATURDAY, JANUARY 31ST, 2009

Theophilus London - Cold Pillow

Getting ready to make big moves in the hiphop world in 2009, Brooklyn's Theophilus London has certainly grabbed our attention of late. Solid beats define the sound but thoughtful and well delivered words define the lyricist.  Theophilus doesn't sleep in either regard; the rising MC delivers... [...]

Bullion

MONDAY, JANUARY 26TH, 2009

Bullion - Pure Gold mix

"The West London beat freak with the midas touch," as Dazed & Confused put it, is one of the hottest young producer-DJs in the UK. He's notched up more plaudits for his debut single, Get Familiar, than most artists get in a career. Mary Anne Hobbs declared that Bullion's music "literally... [...]

Tea

TUESDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 2009

Tea Leaf Dancer

Fly Lo's classic Tea Leaf Dancer...don't sleep on the... [...]

Revolution

MONDAY, JANUARY 5TH, 2009

Revolution featuring Bullion

"The West London beat freak with the midas touch," as Dazed & Confused put it, is one of the hottest young producer-DJs in the UK. He's notched up more plaudits for his debut single, Get Familiar, than most artists get in a career. Mary Anne Hobbs declared that Bullion's music "literally... [...]

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