Following on from last year’s departure from the label he helped create, Anticon co-founder Sole hasn’t completely left behind the record label’s distinct characteristics in his latest release, and third album alongside the Skyrider Band.
Hello Cruel World is often emotive and ambitious with it’s ideas – recalling the psychedelic rap zeitgeist of cLOUDDEAD’s self titled debut and the acerbic, cerebral rhymes of Sage Francis (a guest on the album) and one time enemy EL-P – and the spacial new wave beats are deftly handled by the Skyrider Band. …Read More.
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Bonafide Beats #18 sees MFP (MindFullPeace), soon to feature on the new Brownswood compilation, takes his place behind the decks and construct a tight mix that interweaves some of his own tunes in amongst tracks by the likes of Samiyam and Astronote.
The mix begins in silky fashion, courtesy of a Dilla remix of Vlooper, and continues to breeze by, with bleeps, squelches and synths all merging together to create a murky and hypnotic soundscape, moving seamlessly from the hip-hop of Simo Mood & Mood Schula and Elaquent back to the electronic glitches of FLP. Taking its cue from the wonky avant hip-hop that is produced on a regular basis from Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder label, MFP nevertheless brews a fresh and healthy assortment of slo-jam and funk beats that has enough legs to stand together as an assured mix from a soon to break producer.
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Bonafide Beats #17 see’s Kount Fif steal in behind the decks and put together a calling card for Vaste Aire’s latest series of street vignettes – Ox 2010 – A Street Odyssey.
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For volume 16 of Bonafide Beats we’re proud to present one of the most exciting and enigmatic new members of the US beat scene, Mexicans with Guns. Ernest Gonzales, the man behind the mask, was born in San Antonio though his amorphous, bass heavy music has found a natural home in LA, with headline shows at Low End Theory and debut LP Ceremony released on the Stones Throw associated Innovative Leisure label. …Read More.
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The guys from Lopez like their basslines heavy, and maybe even more than that they like them authentic. The Paraguayan born, south London based production trio recently released their debut EP Analogue Excursions on Keep Up! records. If you’ve eBay-ed a synth in the last few years, there’s a good chance it features on this ten track beat trip. …Read More.
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We asked rising UK talent Jon Phonics to contribute a themed mix to our Bonafide Beats series and he came back with something he called Drippin Wet. Either Jon was describing the effect the sounds would have on listeners’ ear wax (doubtful) or he was being down right rude (probable).
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For the #13 chapter of Bonafide Beats we’re proud to have Metabeats and Mudmowth taking charge of production duties. Part of the Associated Minds clan – think a more local, accessible version of the Wu living in dragon roaming country but without the ongoing court cases and internal beefs (I think) – the duo have pillaged their vinyl collection and boiled down their musical inspiration into 35 minutes of superbly cooked musical goodness. …Read More.
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Russian born, London bred Andre Gurov (aka DJ Vadim) needs little introduction; DJ, producer, artist, A&R man and radio presenter. Vadim has produced singles and albums for the likes of Anti Pop Consortium, Mr Lif and The Bug with official remixes for bonafide superstars like Prince, The Cure and Erykah Badu. …Read More.
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Rome born, Barcelona based beat-smith Giovanni Civitenga aka My Dry Wet Mess may have a slightly silly name but his musical pedigree is very serious indeed, for the 27 year old producer has a background in sound-reactive video design and a father who plays bass for Ennio Morricone’s orchestra.
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Fresh off the back of his long awaited Long Player, First Word Record’s resident crate digger and veteran beat maker Mike-L cooks up an exclusive mix for Bonafide.
Mike-L is one of the UK’s leading turntablists and has graced no less than 6 DMC finals with his innovative scratch routines. …Read More.
Filed under: Free Downloads, Funk, Hip-hop, Mixes by P.A.
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