Recommended Releases

We’ve all seen our fair share of killer tracks this year, but Sinjin Hawke’s debut EP is solid proof that everyone should hold off a little longer before working on their “best of 2011” lists. For some of you, this may sound like a new name in the game, so …

I am huge Zomby fan but I was (just) a bit disappointed with this years “Dedication” LP, a little bit too heavy on the crazy arpeggiators for my taste. But you know, now that I think about it; the record was pretty damn strong. (Haha, ok this post makes no …

I’m two months late on this one but it’s so great to see Rodney P – UK hip-hop and dancehall pioneer – ride this track with members of the Heartless Crew with such a timely anthem. It was recorded and the video was shot during the August London riots but …

There is a ton of those beat tapes on the web nowadays. And few of them have a such an ugly cover and a generic title that the one from Jimmy Flamante. What is important though is the beats. Never judge a book by its cover. And in that department, …

Here are some tunes that have simply refused to leave my side over the past few weeks! In what many are calling Chicago/NYC club connoisseur Brenmar’s best release to date, the Let’s Pretend EP (Hum+Buzz) shows off stunningly-crafted arrangements combined with smooth studio-esque style productions, setting these tracks apart from …

If you’re not already familiar with Dave Huismans’ work, the man behind broken-beat moniker 2562 and dub techno alias A Made up Sound, you have a lot of catching up to do. Fresh off the release of his THIRD full length album as 2562 “Fever”, Huismans’ creative flow cannot be …

Another month, another Swarvy beattape coming out. This one is full of remixes of his previous releases from all different producers. Some really dope tracks by the likes of Mndsgn , AshTreJinkins (19 year old producer that has already put out a lot of tapes in the piu piu world), …