The Upload

Instrumental: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/when-i-die-instrumental

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from ‘Suicidal Thoughts Acapella’ by The Notorious B.I.G.

Visuals: https://youtu.be/P6gDNFEKKKc
 
I don’t think I’ve actually ever remixed this acapella before, it’s such a serious verse and subject matter so I’ve always been hesitant about working with it cause I wouldn’t want to do something that didn’t work. I had a few other beats that I was trying this verse over, all of them were sad piano melodies, but I felt like this one fit the acapella best. Originally I don’t think the beat was super sad, I actually originally made it to celebrate finishing a coursework deadline, but I pitched it down to fit the tone of Biggie’s vocals better, and with this verse ontop it really brought out the sadder side to the melody I flipped for the beat. 

I remember when I first heard this track when I was younger it sounded pretty over the top, and I didn’t really understand what made it so powerful, but it was definitely hard to listen to. Now I’m older the track still stands out, but I get why Biggie made it, and it for sure wasn’t to be shocking or over the top, you can tell he was just using lyrics and spitting as therapy to the fullest, really going deep on it. That’s something I can relate to crazily, whenever I write lyrics I’m always looking at the negatives just to come to terms with what I’m feeling and express the emotions to get them off my chest. I’ve never felt like Biggie did on this track, and it’s sad to hear he had suicidal thoughts of course, but in my opinion, it’s mad inspiring and positive that he made a track about it, 100% way better than keeping the feelings inside and not speaking on it, and to be honest, without that inspiration I’m not sure if I ever would have been as vivid and honest with myself in how I write my own lyrics. I wanted to try and build on that emotional release in the beat I chose to remix this over, and really went all out on the low end to try and emphasize the weight of what he’s saying, and how hard it must have been to actually write and record too. Hopefully that shows in the remix, peace.

Here's the original mix of the beat for comparison: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/proud-to-be-alive

When I Die

Look See

drowning

Get the track here on my bandcamp: 
https://fr1th.bandcamp.com/album/2-flips

For the hip hop dancers

Don't Jade Walk - Fr1th remix

https://soundcloud.com/complexion/tfbs314

2 m a n y t h i n g s

maker of dreams

[TMU]

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Wonder Mind

Produced, Arranged & Mixed by: Alcynoos & Parental
Mastered by: Sven Friederichs

Illustration by: Splitsaber.exe
Design & Layout by: RVB

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Paris-based producers Alcynoos and Parental team up again for "Night Shift", another beautiful instrumental outing delivering that mellow vibes to make your head nod.

13 delights with features by Soul Intellect, Lawiss & Dan Amozig.

Night Shift

Consciousness

LP Vinyl / Digital

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Been a minute!
I had this track laying around that never made the cut around the release of DUNGEON BEATS, and just stumbled across it while going through some random unreleased material. Thought you who appreciate my usual laid back lo-fi stuff might appreciate it!

I've got some stuff coming out soon with The Lagoon and the Loafers crew, so keep an eye out, I'll be dropping more when it gets closer to release <3

Lady_Blue [95]

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Polar

Got Visual

Dust Down Records invites four of the scene's most dynamic producers to reinterpret the sound of our first EP from younger brother Joeginho.

This EP is a genre-trotting journey across sounds, a box of sonic Quality Street just in time for Christmas, putting the original stems in the hands of producers we admire, giving Joeginho's vocals a new sonic lease of life: from deep-end house grooves & futuristic broken beats to Latin/dancehall & late night cruisin' G-funk flavours.

The Remixers:
Alessio Collina (Trend Records, Skylax) kicks things off straight into the deep house trenches - a pumping, hypnotic UK hip-house groove built for peak time or early morning basement sessions, with Joeginho's vocals soaring over lush pads & a killer driving bassline.

Tokyo's DJ Dreamboy (Tasty Love, Dreamin' Records, Apron Records) takes you on a late-night cruise, shifting gears into West Coast cool: low-slung and synth-heavy, it’s built for driving under neon lights, windows down.

Michele Manzo (Dirt Tech Reck) on double remix duty, showcasing his incredible versatility. Rollin' brings the warmth with a Latin / dancehall flavour. Golden ventures down a broken beat / hip hop sound, with intricate rhythmics & a gritty shuffle.

Paolo Mosca (Slow Life, Permanent Vacation) under his new downtempo alias I.O.N. delivers a mind-bending dystopian trip with futuristic, shimmering digital textures, deconstructed vocals and complex sound design - and a guitar breakdown worthy of any Guy Ritchie "everyone shoots everyone" scene.

Mastered by Graeme Lynch for maximum impact and clarity across all sound systems. 

Golden (I.O.N aka Paolo Mosca rework) - Joeginho

Euphoric Dub

Some warm soul loops to cool out to this summer. 

Vinyl: https://goo.gl/E1cm1M
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Vinyl

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Family sound outta Russian brotherhood.

DOUBLEZ BRATHAS - TEAM.
I.THE.F - KRU.

Smoke street & feel the beat.



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