Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/59zSt2aPBMk6PGULiFiSie?si=9544ffca413a4fdc
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/dont-sink-instrumental/1588134483?i=1588134484

Instrumental for: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/dont-sink

I’ve still been listening to a lot of funk and disco since I made this beat. It started by digging through songs to sample but then I was just enjoying it so much I immersed myself in the genre for a bit. This beat samples a disco song, and originally when I first chopped and sequenced it, I pitched down the sample by -90 on the MPC (which is a lot), to make a really grimey sounding beat. However when I revisited the beat this week after listening to a lot of disco, I decided to completely change what I did; the sample sounded too distorted for how pitched down it was, and because of that it was basically impossible to mix it well. Whilst experimenting with how to fix it I decided to just do the inverse of what I’d done, and pitched the sample up by +90 on the MPC, and worked out completely new sequences for the melody and bassline. This made a way more upbeat track.

Peace

Don't Sink (Instrumental)

Beatmaker / Emcee
Contact: tapeheadloops@gmail.com

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Underground Airplay

Trying to give something back to Hip Hop - really appreciate any comments or feedback.

Peace

Don't Sink (Instrumental)

Tapehead