Here's a little treat from the unreleased Menagerie crates. Featuring Dr Syntax, Koaste and Enlish, produced by Ido. Enjoy.

The Menagerie will return in 2011. See you then.

The Menagerie - I'm Trying ft/ Enlish

Another one from the 'Lost' Menagerie LP from a few years ago. 

This one features Dr Syntax, Koaste, Elemental and Teej. I hadn't even heard the Teej verse on this till I found someone with a copy yesterday...

Now its all yours.

Menagerie will be back in 2011

The Menagerie - Get Back

Another old Menagerie piece. This one actually did see the light of day, on the Brighton Hip Hop Festival CD in god-knows-what-year. 

Featuring Dr Syntax, Elemental, Koaste & Teej. I think the beat is a Tom Caruana one. It might be an Ido one. I can't actually remember.

The Menagerie - Glee

Back into the crates once more my friends. This Menagerie track featuring Syntax, Elemental, DJ Nick Maxwell and me was featured on a compilation CD put out by Aerosolik Records. But now its available for you all to download for nothing.

New Menagerie LP dropping later in 2011.

The Menagerie - Out For The Glory

Recorded some time after the release of Wild Kingdom, and never released, Don't Know What You're Missing features Dr Syntax, Elemental, Koaste and DJ Nick Maxwell, and production by the reclusive Ido.

The Menagerie - Don't Know What You're Missing

Me and 'Tax wrote this one for a mixtape called Whatever The Weather a few years back, and this remix popped up a little bit after that. Definitely got that bounce.

Down To A Science (Eat More Cake Remix) - Suspect ft/ Dr Syntax & Koaste

Here's a little guest feature that Longusto and me jumped on while we were both living out in Australia. Asked to drop some vocals for a Melbourne emcee called Serious Administration, we both cracked open a few beers and knocked out some bars. Its not the greatest track in the world, but The Benjamins always come correct.

Serious Administration - Salute ft/ Koaste & Longusto

Another one from the crates that nothing ever happened with. Me and 'Tax wrote this one,and I remember performing it a few times. There was even a different version of this featuring a Spanish friend of mine which was unintentionally hilarious.

The beat on this one is produced by Ido, and the cuts by Brighton's very dope Fidel Cutstro.

Unbelievable Odds - Koaste & Dr Syntax

This is another unreleased one from the crates that me and Sciz recorded with Ido a little while before I headed over to Australia, so lets say 2008. The beat is banging. Its not properly mixed down, but too good to leave to fester in the crates (and they are pretty filthy).

What You Doing Down There? ft/ Scizzahz

Its here! The traditional unofficial England World Cup anthem from Scizzahz and Koaste. If you ever wondered what would happen if you took Jon Bon Jovi, flipped it with some heavy trap music and based the track around England's number one, well your prayers have been answered.

Shot To The Hart - Scizzahz x Koaste (BRAZIL 2014 ENGLAND WORLD CUP ANTHEM)

My man Iris passed away this week. I'm so gutted that we never got to do more tracks together. A real talent, and a loss to the whole Brighton scene. We're all united in missing you homie...

Massive - Dr Syntax x Iris x Koaste

Well the weather has finally started behaving on the South Coast, so here's a new track to get sunburnt to. Spread this one around as much as possible people.

Produced by Tom Caruana

Download link coming soon... I promise.

Summertime Stories - Koaste ft Ceezlin x Longusto x Emily Farrah

Quick flip of The Purist's track Northern & Roozy which featured Action Bronson. 

A little 273 orientated re-working, which would probably be more suited to the summer months, but I'm not gonna hold off that long. 

Free download: http://koaste.bandcamp.com

Southern & Boozy

The annual snow chaos is upon us. So I jacked DJ Premier's 'Thank God For That White' beat and dropped a little something.

That White

This track has to be one of my favourites I've ever written. 184 played me this beat that he didn't know what to do with, and within 24 hours, I'd written and recorded this story of ill-suited women. Think this came out on a Brighton Hip Hop festival CD around 2005. Still love it to this day.

Out On The Streets

Here's another unreleased track from '06 that I thought I'd release into the interwebs this morning. This one features Rupert aka Rup the Cnut, once of defunct Brighton Hip Hop label Zebra Traffic, and now doing big things with Hear Today Records.

When I Was Young ft/ Rup the Cnut

A track with my partner in crime Longusto aka Benny Longshanks. Just some old fashioned back and forth rhyming. There's a very dodgy video for this one floating around on youtube.

The Benjamins (Koaste & Longusto) - All That

This is some WORLDWIDE shit I featured on when I lived over in Sydney. Massive shouts out to Nick Knowledge and Jacob Giles... Good to be on a track with Hau from Koolism as well. I do miss my time over there.

You And Me ft  Koaste, Hau, DKO, Flip'n'Skip, Jacob Giles, Mars & Wordplay

Wrote this track on a trip up to Lincoln for a show with Longusto. Mani had this beat and chorus, and Longshanks and I dropped a little something which seemed to suit the sombre tone of the track.

The Seed ft  Mani & Longusto

Just dug this one out of the crates and thought you might enjoy it. Can't even remember when this was recorded... I'm thinking around '03 maybe? The Dark Circle boys, Anik and Hoyke were down in town, and we linked up around Petz's to knock out this posse cut.

Never saw the light of day unfortunately, but its another one to throw out there for you guys.

Production and cuts by DJ G-Petz

Storm Warning ft/ Slug Life Allstars (Dr Syntax, Hinesy Hines, Dark Circle, HP, Balance & DJ G-Petz)

As requested... I think this one dropped in about 2001. Its a true story about a journey down from Coventry to Brighton for a gig I was booked at. Things didn't really go to plan to say the least.

Production and cuts by the homie G-Petz.



Smash Survivors

Brighton UK based emcee... Been down with 360 Physicals, The Menagerie, First Down & Black Grass amongst others. 

Please comment on the tracks if you find the time.

One love K

Koaste

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