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20 Beat Makers to Keep Your Head Noddin
Sep 26th
These midi maestros are at the forefront of this beat revolution bringing the old into the new and making new out of the technologically modern. There ain’t much need to say too much about the repertoire within each of these prolific artists profiles because we’re too busy listening and nodding our heads that the music speaks for itself. Sampling, producing and remixing 8bit sounds, soul classics, spoken word, old school beats and everything in between and unheard this is our list of 20 headnodic beat makers we’re listening to right now.
1. Mike Slott [http://www.myspace.com/mikeslottbeats]
2. Flying Lotus [http://youtu.be/2uCyv05SG1g]
3. Hudson Mohawke [http://soundcloud.com/hudsonmohawke]
4. Onra [http://soundcloud.com/onra]
5. GB (Gifted & Blessed) [http://youtu.be/Fad9Z3N59DM] [http://giftedandblessed.com/home.html]
6. Nosaj Thing [http://nosajthing.com/]
7. Gas Lamp Killer [http://www.myspace.com/thegaslampkiller]
8. Dorian Concept [http://soundcloud.com/dorian-concept]
9. Paul White [http://www.myspace.com/paulmw]
10. Homework [http://youtu.be/_X3XVLiSbhY] [http://www.beatport.com/release/detail/331585]
11. Moodymann [http://www.myspace.com/moodymann313]
12. DÅM FunK [http://twitter.com/#!/damfunk] [http://stonesthrow.com/damfunk]
13. TOKiMONSTA [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y1X9c4Bo3s] [http://youtu.be/sn4kVtuEmMU]
14. Dimlite [http://youtu.be/F_ZD9dQjXLw] [http://dimlite.bandcamp.com/]
15. Samiyam [http://www.myspace.com/samiyambeats]
16. Thundercat [http://thundercattheamazing.tumblr.com/] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8nuH6SKtNU]
17. Lunice [http://youtu.be/JX_sx9Rr710] [http://www.myspace.com/lunice] [http://youtu.be/mI6tx_QdVx0]
18. Daedelus [http://daedelusmusic.com/]
19. Ras G [http://www.poobah.com/rasg]
20. Exile [http://www.thedirtyscience.com/videos/4trk-mind-commercial-1%E2%80%8F/]
world famous beat junkies
Aug 11th
If you haven’t cottoned on to Beat Junkie radio by now you’re not too late! Never too late!
Our friends out of Cerritos and LA do a live stream and if you’ve missed the stream like 2hrs ago you can watch their online videos.
love bombs
Aug 11th
Signed to Stones Throw Records via Peanut Butter Wolf, Mayer Hawthorne brings his own unique melody and deftly soft touch to the scene. We’re gettin our copies on pre-order cos it too smooth to pass up. Give him an ear, eventually you’ll give him two and as we like to say It’ll be ‘All over in the Colosseum’.
The Rub
Aug 11th
We’ve been sent this link to Its the Rub Radio and while we’re not even bothering to do our homework on what makes this site whoresome we’re busy listenin to the mixes. Jack it into your headphones or into your car. Either way your like a McDonalds worker, bent over and lovin it!
frequency
May 30th
Freaky freaky freaky frequency. Sydney hip hop artist Scott Burns makin sure we’re on that and yes indeed we are like gravy on fried chicken. This clip catches our attention as our good friend Alice Fenton [on the red phone] is also in the clip. Check the rhyme.
And check Scott’s online channels via scottburnsday1.com
Download or Die mix series
Jan 16th
The New Year is always a good excuse to start fresh, maybe a new hair-do or maybe that Porsche you’ve always wanted. We at Crumpet are always keeping it fresh like this mix by resident turntable aficionado A Fish Named Stargazer…Download or Die
What’s up on our Technics 1200′s?
Jan 4th
Crumpet always has the freshest beats up on our technics 1200’s. We are constantly digging and scratching the surface for artist and music that are pushing the boundaries and making us groove. And whats even better we LOVE to share the goodness with ya’ll….
Dam Funk – Rhythm trax 4
Seminal Los Angeles based label Stones throw continue with their forth installment of the decisive “rhythm trax” series. Dam funk takes control of the mother ship and steers it straight into space…space boogie that is. Emerging as a new cat on the Stones Throw block, Dam Funk has taken the 80’s boogie sound and given it a new millennium imprint, bringing together vintage synth sounds over the funkiest bottom end rhythms which in turn create inimitable dance floor orientated joints catered to make you move.
Download or die mix series
Dec 14th
Crumpet resident A Fish Named Stargazer doesnt sleep on the ill make ya wanna get on the dance floor kinda joints, he gets up on the ones and two’s and wrecks shop, download or die!
dont be fooled by the baby face!
Dec 4th
Amsterdam native Kidsublime might have a baby face but dont let that fool you. if his not working his microphone manipulations or being the multi-instrumentalist talent that he is, he’ll be coming correctly on the ones & twos. dropping a “classics’ mix for your listening pleasure, matching old school tracks that have been recycled and given a new light. check the technique!
Kevin of Nottingham
Nov 24th
Actually its Kevin and he runs a dope site called kevinnottingham.com. His genius website provides music reviews, latest news and runs downloads to hip hop sample albums which is what got our attention. Seriously we’ve been on the download and lettin’ the Alpine blast the whole weekend with the sample album posts on his site: right herr.
We’ve just gotten savvy to the site and we recommend hittin up the exclusive download page. Plenty of tunes to keep on heavy rotation. We give Kev’s site a big thumbs up and 4 Crumpets. Fresh!
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smoovebert for obama
Nov 5th
smoovebert for obama from smoovebert on Vimeo.
smoovebert’s shadow plays obama saying 8 years is enuff. nuf said!
What’s the 411?
Oct 22nd
Today, Crumpet presses rewind on our dusty old VHS recorder to share a classic performance we found on the Meaning of Dope, our favourite source for vintage hip hop music videos. This clip features a supa-fly Mary J Blige (dressed in Cross Colors gear) kicking it alongside Grand Puba and crew. So sit back, relax and enjoy.
crème of da crop – syndrome studios
Oct 17th
Let me paint the picture: rapper pulls up to a flashy nightclub in his flashy new Bentley. He’s escorted to the “V.I.P” room where a platter of half-naked females fight for air time in front of the camera, while his entourage hang back throwing gangsta hand signs in the air…
Ring any bells?
Yep, we’ve all seen our fair share of stock-standard, lame-ass, bling-bang hip hop videos. The industry has been pumping out these cringe-worthy clips for years, even from guys like Dre, Biggie, Pac, and my personal favourites – De la. But every now and then, when the stars align, a good hip hop clip can make us go ooh ooh ooh… like these ones made by LA-based Syndrome Studios:
With a mad mix of lush design, special effects, awesome cinematography, beat-timed editing and sick motion graphics, Syndrome creates music videos that are dope as.
Check’em – www.syndromestudio.com
xXx
Oct 13th
With Diesel’s Dirty Thirty party now over, we Crumpeters gotta say throwing a big three-oh party for the rest of the world is a mad major marketing ploy to get masses back on the Diesel bandwagon which, in our circles at least, had been dying in the a-hole.
We’re taking a look at the mashups that happened as part of Diesel’s artist lineup.
London’s lineup included Soul Jazz Soundsystem, Mark Ronson, and DNB heavies DJ Fresh & MC Dynamite.
Stockholm sported Swedish hip hop superstar Lazee, while in Zurich the Cuban Brothers smashed it up.
Tokyo got a sweet deal with Soulwax and the venerably talented A-Trak
and of the more current commercially viable known artists Chaka Khan vs Hot Chip performing at the New York event also a pregnant M.I.A (coming out of retirement) vs N.E.R.D live mashup. Insane!! Check the clips here
