Rest In Peace

Full Album Stream: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/doomsday-tribute-tapehead-remixes-full-album

Instrumental Album: 
https://open.spotify.com/album/73pCwiQHHv0WnZXL8bPtvA?si=tkTpBWB_SEO0AUfQIpV1rw
https://music.apple.com/us/album/doomsday-tribute-beats/1651521860
https://tapehead.bandcamp.com/album/doomsday-tribute-beats

Beats, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals by MF DOOM, MF GRIMM, Tommy Gunn and Count Bass D

Visuals: https://youtu.be/A3m2K5zpGpU

I've got serious love for Hip Hop and a real wide range of artists inspire me, but there's a special place in my heart for DOOM. When I first discovered his music I listened almost exclusively to his different aliases (and MF GRIMM) for a year straight - the year before I decided to get into producing my own beats. I really think DOOM's approach to music properly inspired me to make my own, his style is so unique it really cements the idea of anyone being able to do music as long as it's what they're passionate about. I hope people enjoy the remixes I made with these beats, always trying to pay tribute to DOOM and celebrate his legacy. Peace and thank you for listening.

Instrumental Album

Tapehead - DOOMSDAY TRIBUTE (Full Album)

Full Length MF DOOM Remix Album Out October 31st https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/doomsday-tribute-tapehead-remixes-full-album

Instrumental:
https://open.spotify.com/track/48eCqCEzKKYmAvGe2vazwG?si=cb4529e642b44818
https://music.apple.com/us/album/dedicated-to-you/1651521860?i=1651521863
https://tapehead.bandcamp.com/track/dedicated-to-you

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from ‘Dedicated’ by MF Grimm

Visuals: https://youtu.be/9QgRBksPxvw

Can’t recommend MF Grimm enough as an artist, he worked with DOOM all the way from his KMD days and ghostwrote for some very famous artists. This track is my personal favourite from the EP they did together, such a great project it’s a real shame they never did a full length collaboration. The original version has a much darker beat, and I never really thought I’d remix it cause I couldn’t think of anything that needed doing. When I flipped this sample though I was thinking about the motivational energy it gave off, and decided to see if it would fit with this idea of being ‘dedicated’. Cause it was completely different to the original I really liked how it sounded, and really thought it captured the positive side of what Grimm is talking about here, especially when he says ‘not even death can separate the love’, some crazy lyrics with so much meaning which is why I like him so much as an artist. He really is a master with what he writes imo. Grimms track can be applied to everyone of course like he says, dedicated to all his brothers and his crew. Obviously this track was made when Grimm was still working with DOOM, and you can hear Subroc scratched at the start which is a nice tribute, and in light of DOOM passing away, I cut in visuals of both DOOM and Subroc from the Questions video. I wanted to rework and remix this track as an updated version with dedications from Grimm to DOOM in a way, because the lyrics really are timeless in that sense, so it fit perfectly in my opinion. 

Hope people like this idea and enjoy the remix – Peace!

Dedicated to You

MF DOOM Remix Album Out Now: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/doomsday-tribute-tapehead-remixes-full-album

Instrumental:
https://open.spotify.com/track/0v4HLujCCHdu88Ga5uCMyz?si=1d2be4d8ecec438f
https://music.apple.com/us/album/smooth-operation/1651521860?i=1651521861
https://tapehead.bandcamp.com/track/smooth-operation

Beats, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals and cuts by MF DOOM

Visuals: https://youtu.be/GE0pizPCQY8

The first beat here is one of the first beats I made specifically to use for this project, I knew I'd be flipping the 'smooth operator' vocals to tie into the title of Operation Doomsday. Originally the first beat played out for the whole of this intro, and I almost cut it completely cause something just wasn't right to me. Then when I was much further into the album I heard the sample for the 2nd part of this intro, and instantly heard these vocals over it. That saved this intro, cause I really like the way it starts, and then that 2nd part is great for building the atmosphere and really feels like it's leading up to something, which I didn't have when it was just one beat for the whole intro, even with all the switch ups and layering.

Had a lot of fun editing the visuals for this one too, I really liked the idea of the cartoons playing out across the background to represent the vocals DOOM cuts in at the start, and then adding to the atmosphere of the build up at the end, showing the backstory of DOOM in a more subtle way.

Until tomorrow - Peace!!!

Smooth Operation

Track 2 from the DOOMSDAY Tribute Album: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/doomsday-tribute-tapehead-remixes-full-album

Instrumental: 
https://open.spotify.com/track/1cQ5UmSzuM6xDDB1oCkd66?si=3e3458bdae304ac6
https://music.apple.com/us/album/doomsday/1651521860?i=1651521862
https://tapehead.bandcamp.com/track/doomsday

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals and scratches from 'Doomsday' by MF DOOM & Pebbles the Invisible Girl

Visuals: https://youtu.be/qaCxnfm04k0

This was a really difficult track to remix, the original is such a classic so I wanted to make sure I showed respect to that whilst trying to do something different. I didn't want to have the whole album be too melancholic, but for this track it felt like the best direction to go in order to do something different. Although the original beat definitely has a hint of sadness to it, I made it more upfront here with the strings and melodies. I also kept that smooth vibe, choosing this sample for that reason, the bassline especially had a nice flow from the chops I sequenced. 

I knew I was going to sample Sade for this beat to keep the atmosphere and vibe reminiscent of the original, and tried flipping tracks from all of her albums. This was like my 4th attempt at and it was by far my favourite, definitely a chilled vibe to calmly reflect on the classic track that I'm remixing. I put it at the start of the album for that reason, wanted to gradually build into the rest of the project which had higher energy and a bigger focus on celebrating DOOM. Hope people enjoy this one as it's own track!

DOOMSDAY

Track 4 from the DOOMSDAY Tribute Album: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/doomsday-tribute-tapehead-remixes-full-album

Instrumental: 
https://open.spotify.com/track/2u15R5jB37CQe0LXGEdYIH?si=b6c9d8364a7c4df5
https://music.apple.com/us/album/bad-dreams-gas-drawls/1651521860?i=1651521864
https://tapehead.bandcamp.com/track/bad-dreams-gas-drawls

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals  from 'Gas Drawls' by MF DOOM 

Visuals: https://youtu.be/jJp3q_eCZOQ

This is one of my favourites from the album - the original is one of my all time favourite tracks, so I was very happy with how this remix turned out. Ive always loved how grimey the verses are, and I wanted to emphasise that with the beat. Didn't want to try and re-do a grimey piano beat for this though, instead went for a grand sort of vibe with strings and some crazy echoing keys, I was gassed with how it turned out. Also wanted the bass to hit hard on this so I added some extra layers to make sections of the verses hit harder. Had to chop up the same iconic 'get out of my life woman drums', and went all out as always when layering them to get that fat sound. 

Peace!!

Bad Dreams (Gas Drawls)

Track 5 from the DOOMSDAY Tribute Album: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/doomsday-tribute-tapehead-remixes-full-album

Instrumental: 
https://open.spotify.com/track/3LfEqR3fqff1Aa1uhcyoyh?si=8a61939e454f418e
https://music.apple.com/us/album/finest/1651521860?i=1651521865
https://tapehead.bandcamp.com/track/finest

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals  from 'The Finest' by MF DOOM & Tommy Gunn

Visuals: https://youtu.be/UB2QlURkzsI

Rarely use the same sample as the original artist, especially for a remix of the same song, but this sample from the SOS Band is such a gem track I knew there were many different directions to take it. I've always loved DOOMs flip, and in recent years have really grown to enjoy the upbeat vibe of the original sample, so I wanted to reach a middle point between the two for my remix. I still slowed down the sample but not as much as DOOM did, and focused on the more upbeat high energy sections of the sample to match that faster BPM. I had a feeling this would work well cause the vocals and verses are so raw with DOOM and Gunn going back to back flowing crazy off of each other, and for sure I felt like the vocals matched that hectic energy perfectly. I also exaggerated that energy in the drums, the chops for the melody already had drums, but I layered extra chops of soloed drums from breaks in the track, making the kicks hit harder and adding punch to the snare, even added in snare rolls to further that energy. 

This was also one of those beats that was very effortless to make, the whole process went smoothly cause I knew exactly what I wanted to flip and layer, always nice to go into beats with that level of focus.

Finest

Track 9 from the DOOMSDAY Tribute Album: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/doomsday-tribute-tapehead-remixes-full-album

Instrumental: 
https://open.spotify.com/track/7qPTmUCW4YNNCgfSqWjT31?si=584951fff49e46f0
https://music.apple.com/us/album/potshit/1651521860?i=1651521870
https://tapehead.bandcamp.com/track/pots

Beat, mixing and mastering by Tapehead
Vocals from 'Potholderz' by MF DOOM & Count Bass D 

Visuals: https://youtu.be/WJPkLN4x2SI

This was the last track I made for the album, I was really immersed and in the flow of things at that point. Was such a great sample I knew I had to flip it, Sade really came through in spades and is all over this album, which was fitting I thought given how it's well-known that DOOM was a big fan of Sade. I also considered using this beat as the remix for Rhymes Like Dimes, but it fit so well with Potholderz, especially going back and forth with the different flips, isolating the bassline to then bring back the sample just worked well with the structure of Potholderz. Also the drums were the perfect fit to both DOOM and Count Bass D's flow, so I knew it was the right one to remix. I did have to pitch up the acapella slightly so that the hints of the guitar from the original would match the pitch and key of the sample I flipped, but it's not too noticeable and actually made the voices fit the atmosphere and tone of the beat better I thought. Hope people enjoy this one, definitely another favourite of mine from the project.

Peace!

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Blunted Flips Vol. 1 (Tape)

05 10 25 sleilek

Finally moved to a new crib, inspiration got back, started making some new music!
Lemme know how u feel the vibes !?

Peace
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One Time !

Quick beat from last night, reaLax time !
Enjoy!
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ReaLax

Beatmaker / Emcee
Contact: tapeheadloops@gmail.com

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

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