“With a kick, snare, kicks and high hat. Skilled in the trade of that old boom bap” We Can Get Down – A Tribe Called Quest
The time has come for another edition of Beats & Reason. The line-ups will take you in a journey through music and hip-hop genre in Bandung. Boombap Version deliver the beat maker and MC Rap to elaborate rhythmic sounds (beats) and spoken rhymes (rap). Boombap is a sub-genre of hip-hop music characterized by a pounding bass-drum followed by a snare and hi-hat rhythmically and fat gritty drums breaks, layered with jazz, funk, and soul samples. The heavy use of samplers like MPC 2000 and SP-1200 in the late 80s-early 90s, also gave birth to another key feature of the genre: The headnod-inducing “swing”. Boombap became a signature of instrumental production in the 90s which later prominently known after KRS One released Return of Boombap.Clubs and scenes has been too long dominated by commercial driven kind of sounds mistakenly recognized as so-called hiphop. This event will bring back some classic materials from the various acts by Bandung-based DJs and beatmakers. It will also feature a wide variety of boombap tune collaborated with spontaneous lyrics (freestyle) that can make Rap & Boombap really have a reason to be enjoyed.DJ Evil Cuts from EyeFeelSix will cut the wax to layer the boombap tunes, as it’s in the 90s. For those who love mash-up, Ali Bomaye has prepared tons of instrumental and acapella. One of the most productive local beatmakers, Sickness MP, will as well play his latest production, marked with reverb samples under the spirit of Pete Rock. See how the boompap will still danceable with the disco boogie fill-in spinned by LEBOOB. The last but not least, IMPARTAIRIAL along with Anonymous Alliances, the respected hiphop collectives will seal the beats with freestyle rhymes.Long story short this is the real return of the boombap. Let’s bring the 90s Vibes!

Mix and Cut by Ali Bomaye (Funkbox Records):
https://soundcloud.com/ali_bomaye

Check out the event at: http://brass-donkey.com/beat-and-reason/

Beat and Reason: Return Of The Boombap Mixtape

Side A Mix and Cuts by https://soundcloud.com/leboob
Available on Cassette for limited release.

BDGRAPDOC / Step Into The Cypherz Mixtape

Tracklist :

skit
Guilty Simpsons - Before The Verdict (LuvJonez Remix)
Just Jamboree - Vanilla X Naughty by Nature
The Pharcyde - Groupie Therapy
In The Mood to Confess - Airlocke X Bahamadia
Brous One - A Moment In Time
What's Real High - Jazz Liberatorz X Method Man
Party In The Mist - Danny! X Busta Rhymes
We Worked It - Grap Luva X Da Bush Babees
Flat Sureshot - Bottom Fly X Beastie Boys
Benzoin 1nce Again - MF Doom X ATCQ
Take You There Cruisin - Nightmares On Wax X Pete Rock
Jay Hova Wonder - Digable Planets X Dela
House of Pain - Jump Around (Soul Brother Dub)
Propo’88 & Blabbermouf - Step Into Da Cypha
Outro - Midnight Mauraders Tour Guide

BDGRAPDOC / Step Into The Cypherz Mixtape Side A

Side A Mix and Cuts by http://soundcloud.com/sicknessmp
Available on Cassette for limited release.

BDGRAPDOC / Step Into The Cypherz Mixtape

Tracklist :
01. Ill Al Skratch - Where My Homiez (Come Around My Way)
02. The Brotherhood - Goin Underground
03. Onyx - Shout ( 1995 )
04. Milkbone - Keep it Real
05. Big L - M.V.P ( Prevent Remix )
06. Channel Live Ft KRS-ONE - Mad Izm ( Buckwild Remix )
07. Brand Nubian - Word Is Bond
08. OC & Buckwild - What I Represent
09. Grand Puba - I Like It
10. Cipher - Peeps ( 1995 )
11. Reggie Capers - Suspect Servin Mc'S
12. East Flatbush Project - A Madmans Dream
13. Adagio! - Music
14. Ran Reed - Ran Reed Representing ( 1998 )
15. Big Squig - Keep It Goin'
16. Ran Reed - Enough
17. Thrust - Past Present Future EP
18. I-Power - Under Da Suns
19. Posneg - No Doubt
20. Shortie No Mass - Like This.

BDGRAPDOC / Step Into The Cypherz Mixtape Side B

GoodBoy or Aldiano is one of our close friend, he also performing in our latest event SMELL THE CONCRETE. 

Check out the event here: http://brass-donkey.com/smelltheconcrete

Mix and cut by https://soundcloud.com/dj-aldiano

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