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KEREM AKDAG - UP IN THE SKY (OG)

The story began when Kerem started to play drums and gravitated towards playing  funk and blues tracks. During his high school period, curiosity led him to production with influences stemming directly from the soul and hip-hop. The turning point came at 18 when he applied to “Miller Music Factory Contest” which was one of the biggest electronic music contest in Turkey, and his submission won him the title. His music career changed rather dramatically after that, and he started to work with Kaan Duzarat, who is one of the strongest producer and live performer in Istanbul's local area. Kerem's influences also started to diversify, and he started to produce house music. His first EP called “A Good Play” was released by London-based imprint Apparel Music on 2013 with support by the likes of Shur-i-Kan, Osunlade, Dubfire and many more. Now, Kerem is blossoming into a multi-faceted artist, who seems to sit very comfortably between funk, house and bass-related frequencies. We are very sure that you will be hearing a lot more from this man in 2014 and beyond.
#wemove

Artwork and A & R by the Funk Bast*rd

SEEK:
https://soundcloud.com/kerceya
https://twitter.com/kerceya

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Kerem Akdag - Up In The Sky (OG) | Free Download Series

KA-YU - Kyoto Jungle

AFTA - 1 ~ MNDSGN - Improv Jam

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BEATSOFREEN - DIMENSIONS EP 

CAT NO : DTW 33
26th June - Beatport | iTunes | Spotify | RDIO
3rd July - Worldwide release

iTunes : smarturl.it/dtw33
Beatport : smarturl.it/dtw33bp
Bandcamp : http://darkerthanwax.bandcamp.com
Stream on Spotify / RDIO : smarturl.it/dtw33stream

For fans of Flying Lotus, fLako, Mo Kolours and the like.

Born and raised in The Netherlands, producer Beatsofreen has gained major attention by releasing his first well-received beattape “Future Memories” back in 2011 at the age of 17. 
After a successful collaboration (Global Soul EP) with Medaforacle (USA), he was signed to the Darker Than Wax family, celebrating his new EP “Coloured Dreams” (2013), a little tribute to the late & great J Dilla. With his alterego Stan Forebee , Beatsofreen also creates more jazz-orientated beats, and most recently landed himself a feature on Okayplayer for his remix of Flying Lotus' 'Siren song'.

The process that led to ‘Dimensions EP’ engaged different sides of him as a well-rounded artist – growing as his music developed from straight Dilla-minded beats to more electronic songs.

He approached this first as a musician, and then a producer – working with less samples and recording live acoustic instruments – something which has always been part of work for film and radio but was never included in personal production own music, until this project.

While creating this EP had the intention of an electronic influence, it is balanced off by an earthy jazz element – he began to delve more into the acoustic-folk sound and songwriting.

The Dimensions EP is about bringing these different elements together. It stands for seeing things from new perspectives, for experiencing life's diversity. Everything is possible: it's all around you; inside, on the outside. You just have to find the dimensions, take the walls down, and bloom.

Special thanks goes out to Joanna Borromeo, who lends her wonderful vocals to 'Bloom'.

Artwork by the Funk Bast*rd
Text by RAH
All productions by Beats O Freen
Vocals on 'Bloom' by Joanna Borromeo
Additional remix of 'SAM' by Jasper Staal

SEEK:
https://soundcloud.com/beatsofreen
https://soundcloud.com/Stan-Forebee
https://soundcloud.com/joannaborromeo
https://soundcloud.com/jasperstaal

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Beats O Freen -  SAM | Jasper Staal rework (Dimensions Ep)

prod. @mandylicioussss
IG: @wasteoflife111

8/10/2025 prod. @mandylicioussss

TRACKLIST:

1. Angels & Playas (0:00 - 2:56)
2. Luxurious Business (2:57 - 5:20)
3. Sunshine Morning ( 5:21 - 7:55 )
4. Midnight Playaz ( 7:56 - 9:58 )

Shoutout to Ark for helping me out to make this tape! 
Ark's Profile: https://arkrecordz22.bandcamp.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SOUL_MANE
Free Drumkits: https://payhip.com/SoulMane

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Southside Industry | [Full Tape]

IN 30 - #solutions to everyday problems.
>> darkerthanwax.com

Yes yes, back with the 11th edition of my IN 30 blends. Very excited to announce that we will officially be broadcasting a monthly edition of DTW FM entitled 'WE MOVE' out of Red Bull Studios NYC, and my IN 30 series will also be part of this program. Hit up darkerthanwax.com for more details - First transmission kicks off on the 14th of Sept!

On the gig side of things, I will be heading up to Manila with soul sista https://soundcloud.com/rah_sg and https://soundcloud.com/silo-beats for our debut DTW showcase on the 16th of Sept. Again, more deets on the mother site.

Soak up the vibes in this one tho - sounds from Deffie, Tek Lun, Ordnry Yngstr, Addison Groove & Dj Die, Go Yama, Up High Collective, Nangdo, Ellzo, Francis Bebey and more.

#wemove




FUNK B

IN 30 #11

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< "Dean Chew is setting the standards in Singapore" - Gilles Peterson >

Earning praises from a worldwide range of selectors that include the likes of Dam-Funk, Tama Sumo, San-Soda, Mike Huckaby, Jamie XX and 2562, Dean aka the Funk Bast*rd (one half of the Cosa nostra duo and co-founder of Singapore-based label Darker Than Wax) has been tirelessly pushing and promoting an alternative expression of leftfield music through his widely eclectic and genre-bending sets. Being the main A+R and creative mastermind behind DTW, the label has flourished tremendously over  the past 5 years, cementing its place as one of the go-to labels out of South East Asia.

His musical selection, which traverses between a huge variety of musical genres like deep jazz, soul, funk, boogie, brazilian grooves, house, techno, breaks, hip hop and bass numbers have left many indelible marks on the dancefloors.

It’s no surprise then that he has played alongside some of the world’s finest like Gilles Peterson, Benji B, Kyle Hall, Lefto, Recloose, Gerd Janson, Basic Soul Unit, Linkwood, Norman Jay, Souleance, Pearson Sound, Krystal Klear, Tiger and Woods, Mike Huckaby, Seven Davis Jnr and most notably, warmed up for Dj Ez, Fourtet and Dam Funk.
His sets have also taken him around the world, playing most recently at Dimensions Festival in Croatia, various cities in Europe, Asia, and Brazil. In 2016, Funk B was also invited on BBC 1XTRA, Rinse RM, Radar Radio, and swung through the legendary Brownswood basement of Gilles Peterson with a 2-hour exclusive Worldwide FM mix. He is also a regular presenter on Gilles' Worldwide Fm, transmitting good vibes every 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Dean Chew always has something in the box that surprises. Just open those ears.

IN 30 #11

DEAN CHEW | DTW

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