The 3rd installment of Modular Tapes features a 13 minute mix of experimental, lo-fi hip-hop beats called “SPECIAL OLYMPICS” from the dude SENSEIHIMSELF.
Each beat is roughly 1 minute or shorter and a reflection of SENSEI’s production creativity. The use of chopped up Japanese samples, and fat synth leads is prominent in this mix.
Offered as a ‘name your price’ download on the SLF bandcamp page, “SPECIAL OLYMPICS’ also comes with a snippet mix and some album artwork.
Cop the mix here:
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The 3rd episode of Africa Beats features 4 future-type beats from unknown SLF producer, SENSEIHIMSELF.
According to his Soundcloud, SENSEI resides in Angola, and produces experimental lo-fi hip-hop beats. The dude’s productions are generally beatstrumentals that range from just over and just under a minute long. SENSEI tracks manage to perfect the mix between soul and space, by offering fat analog synth sounds, as well as a downtempo melody.
The first SENSEI beat starts off the tape slow and soulfully and is one called FLYINGCARPET. Next up is another soulful track PINGPONGTOURNAMENT, followed by a more upbeat, heavy synthed out one called DRUGDEALER. Last on the tape is KOALABEAR, which encompasses both the fat analog and melodic elements of the SENSEI style of beatmanship.
Peep the tracks here:
http://soundcloud.com/senseihimself/flyingcarpet
http://soundcloud.com/senseihimself/pingpongtournament-1
http://soundcloud.com/senseihimself/drugdealer
http://soundcloud.com/senseihimself/koalabear
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London, UK
Short-hand for “Hello My Name Is Ra”, producer HLMNSRA makes abstract hip-hop beats on a future tip.
A fairly new cat on the experimental beatscene, HLMNSRA’s productions vary from raw 90s hip-hop beatstrumentals, to synthed out electronic hip-hop beats, to wonky lo-fi resamples. In terms of his electronic productions, lasers for synths over boombap hip-hop beats and breaks gives the dude’s tracks a space age feel, as well as a wiled out rap beat element. On the other hand, HLMNSRA’s beatstrumentals take the shape of Dilla cuts and soulful, raw sounds in true 90s fashion.
Both styles of the HLMNSRA beatmanship are creative and abstract in their own right, offering different vibes on different beats. Although the dude does not have an official release as yet, he has a free beattape available on his soundcloud page, and a bunch of other productions to peep.
Scope some cosmic HLMNSRA tracks here:
http://soundcloud.com/hello_ra/jolly-mare-tutto-bene-hlmnsra
http://soundcloud.com/hello_ra/this-is-desease
http://soundcloud.com/hello_ra/safe-sexx-music-spin-off
http://soundcloud.com/hello_ra/hellomyn-meisr-g-in
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Squelch and Clap artist 123Mrk, throws down a spaced out Saturday night UK/Future Garage jam called “Weird”.
Track 2 off the dude’s Refined Madness EP (2012), Weird, boasts sweet shuffling swing drum kicks, captivating synth leads, laced with weird, chopped up vocals. The 123Mrk beatmanship style is consistent and involves off-beat, yet melodic groove patterns from warm synth sounds, a fat sub-bass, complimented by glitchy vocal hooks supporting the left-centre beat.
Refined Madness can be copped here: http://boomkat.com/downloads/490781-123mrk-refined-madness
Start your Saturday night off right by peeping the track here:
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In the second feature of Modular Tapes, the emphasis is placed on beatmakers who produce lo-fi, wonky, video game hip-hop beats of the next dimension.
Beattape 2 is started off right with a smooth, 8-bit-type hip-hop beat from 9Planets, closely followed by a more vibey one from ChromadaData. Next on the tape is an abstract hip-hop track from HLMNSRA, layered with chopped lady vocals. Closing the tape is the homie CULP, with a fat analog experimental hip-hop beat, synthed out to the core.
http://soundcloud.com/hello_ra/2day_ifellinlove
http://soundcloud.com/culpsp/culp-shirtface
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SEVEN LEGGED FACE, GROCERY STORE, Vatican City
SLF TAPES is an organisation of enigmatic experimental ambient, lo-fi beatmakers. The artists under SLF are unconventional in their productions as well as personalities, as seen by their left-of-centre names. Some SLF dudes include, WARM THIGHS, SENSAI HIMSELF, and CULP. Their productions are hip-hop influenced in terms of drum patterns, and layered with fat analog synth leads.
Peep some of the SLF TAPES dudes’ productions here:
http://soundcloud.com/culpsp/steve-wiebe-teamcast
http://soundcloud.com/l0heesh/l0heesh-letsmakeabside
For more SLF TAPES peep the website here: http://www.slftapes.com
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The second installment of Africa Beats features well-regarded as well as up-and-coming producers in the Cape Town and Johannesburg electronic beatscene.
Established Jozi producer Liver opens the beattape up with an electronic swing jazz remix of a Mix n’ Blend x Fletcher track, followed by another remix from the new Cape Town dude on the scene who goes by the name of Remember Not To Forget. The remix is his experimental chillwave take on a Little Dragon track. Next beat is a synthed out psychedelic dream-hop beat from the duo Christian Tiger School. Lastly, the beattape ends off with a dubstep rap track from Sibot featuring Cerebral Vortex.
http://soundcloud.com/africandope/mix-n-blend-meet-fletcher-shall-we-swing-liver-remix
http://soundcloud.com/christian-tiger-school/off-milk-warm-cheese-soggy
http://soundcloud.com/sibot/row-row
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London, Britain (UK)
Enigmatic beatmaker and member of the Fly By Night Collective, Oliver Palfreyman produces experimental, sample based hip-hop and electronica tracks.
The majority of Oliver’s productions take the shape of chillwave, electronica and raw loop based hip-hop beats. Dude uses enchanting synth leads, samples ambient sounds, and lays out boom-bap drum patterns, creating uniquely soulful projects.
In terms of the dude’s work on Fly By Night, his productions are loop-based beatstrumentals, reminiscent of that raw vinyl sound. His recent solo stuff has a more dreamy, electronic element to it, whilst still taking the shape of instrumental beats.
Peep the Fly By Night Collective releases here: http://flybynightcollective.bandcamp.com
Oliver has only released 1 solo EP, which is an instrumental, hip-hop jazz influenced release. Cop it here as a free download: http://oliverpalfreyman.bandcamp.com/
Some standout soundcloud beats from Oliver Palfreyman:
http://soundcloud.com/moadw7/janitors
http://soundcloud.com/moadw7/daydream
http://soundcloud.com/moadw7/kondo
http://soundcloud.com/moadw7/loving
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19 year old Kansas City beatmaker, ChromadaData, produces experimental hip-hop tracks from vinyl cut sampling.
This beat by the homie Chrome, is his flip on a classic 90s hip-hop track by The Pharcyde, originally produced by the legend J. Dilla. Although the original track still bumps, it is safe to say that this revival flip does the original justice, and is great for laid back Sunday evening coasting. Dope swings, layered with even doper raps makes this track a pleasure to listen to.
Peep ChromadaData’s latest releases on his bandcamp: http://chromebeats.bandcamp.com/
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“Get Some” is a collab track produced by Irish UK garage/bass and house producers Fion and Brame.
Smooth baselines over the even smoother Jackson 5 vocal sample, supported by some vibey house chords make this track perfect to get down to on a Saturday night. The track is available as a free download below, on the dude Fion’s soundcloud.
Fion souncloud: http://soundcloud.com/fionntang
Brame soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/tiarnanmac94
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