Instrumental for: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/ways-of-the-world

I flipped this sample early March 2018, I’d just finished writing an essay for university about the Black Star track ‘Thieves In The Night’, and was just gassed in general. I’d chosen this module where I knew I’d be able to write about Hip Hop, and in my free time I was always making beats or listening to Hip Hop, so I felt completely immersed in the culture, and that feeling is definitely where this beat came from. I really felt like I’d gained a new understanding of the Black Star track which has always meant so much to me and makes me bug out every time hearing it, and I just felt like expressing that musically. The song is one of the maddest reflections on society and negative states of mind that trap people, so it was the introspective/melancholy vibe of the sample that made me know I wanted to flip it. I was also pretty set on putting this verse over it, there aren’t many Black Star verses out there, and at the time I didn’t have many 12” acapellas, and Deck’s lyrics fit perfectly with the mood.

I definitely rushed the original mix for this beat, at the time I made it the floppy drive on my MPC wasn’t working, so I couldn’t save beats and had to record a final mix out into audacity the same day I made them. The sample sounds nice but the drums aren’t layered very well and don’t really fit in the mix. Also the vocal is a bit quiet, so since I dropped it I’ve been a bit disappointed with it and wanted to rework it ( https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/life-is-hectic-2 ). It was such a nice sample that I got multiple flips out of it, I originally picked two for when I uploaded this remix, bringing the alternate flip in for the outro after Deck’s verse. For this rework I decided to try and combine them both together, using the main loop for the highs, and filtering the second loop as a bassline to layer under it, giving the track more variation without drastically changing the loop throughout Deck’s verse, which I tried when originally remixing this but it was too jarring. I think the two melodies work well together, it gives the beat an interesting vibe, and I think it works in adding subtle variation to the track. One night while I was working on this my brother was watching an episode of the Sopranos in another room, and I had soloed the beat without the C.R.E.A.M. verse to see how the bass levels sounded on speakers, and the dialogue of the scene was fitting mad well with the beat. I had to ask him what episode it was from, and ripped the audio from a clip on youtube to use as an outro at the end of the track, chopping out the dialogue which I thought was relevant to the track.

Peace and thank you to everyone who listens.

Ways Of The World (Instrumental)

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here comes the last track for the year. I really appreciate all the support etc. over the last few months with my other tracks and the album!! <3

hope u guys have a great break and look forward to what i got next. a lot cool tracks coming up 2022. 

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worldview

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0hgPKLvkDJjYT3QpQkBv0d?si=e640c12a34ad456f
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/who-the-is-you-instrumental/1606144794?i=1606144795
Bandcamp: https://tapehead.bandcamp.com/track/who-the-is-you

Instrumental for: https://soundcloud.com/tapeheadloops/who-the-is-you

These beats were mad fun to make, they were actually done as a sample challenge with friends, it was a Japanese funk album (I'll be finding the sample for a beat breakdown for sure), and I took these chops from a song that stood out to me. Originally they sounded nothing like this though, I was trying to flip them at the normal pitch and it sounded OK, but I wasn't really happy with it, so I decided to try pitching it down. I experimented a bit and eventually decided to go crazy and pitched it down as far as the MPC would let me, which really brought out the bass of the sample and made it into something completely different, so I chopped it up again. I was then able to get these two flips out of it, and was very happy with the outcome, I love making heavy beats like this and 9 times out of 10 it's a result of pitching a sample down loads, like what Havoc did with Shook Ones Part 2. Really looking forward to doing a breakdown of this one to show what I mean, until then: peace!

Who The ? Is You (Instrumental)

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1xDNBkF4XqdLHKlXtdtu9k?si=d7bceb5fdce14a0c
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/when-i-die-instrumental/1607325495?i=1607325498
Bandcamp: https://tapehead.bandcamp.com/track/when-i-die-instrumental

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

This beat was a lot of fun to make. I remember I'd just finished a university coursework deadline and was excited to have some time to produce again, cause I'd been sitting on this piano sample for a day or so and knew there were some crazy chops to be flipped. My first flip was the second melody, which I was unbelievably gassed on, particularly the emotion that the keys had and the overall atmosphere. I flipped the first melody to act as an intro/interlude to the main one, sort of giving the track room to breathe and then have the main melody hit harder when it came back in. Cause of that when I remastered and re worked this beat I went all out on the bass for the main flip, wanting it to hit crazily hard to emphasise that emotional weight and impact. 

Peace!!

When I Die (Instrumental)

blossom.

battle war edit

Three echoes move together among the ruins of steel and stone, their trembling footsteps over rusted horizons and broken circuits. The towers fall into silence as sparks of shadow burn against the weight of time. In the darkness, the obsidian light awakens, glowing with a fire too fierce to be contained. At the edge of the horizon, a lantern lingers, casting its final crown of ash upon the night: three lions walking as one flame.

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

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Who The ? Is You (Instrumental)

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