Soundtrack to MY Life

cudi get.

Samiyam x Beat Cinema

exactly why i fucks with samiyam..

SAMIYAM @ BEAT CINEMA from erokthedj.com on Vimeo.

shouts to Beat dimensions for the steal.

It's official

i am the owner of this beautiful machine. If i knew how to hook-it up to my already basic system, life would be perfect. Until then, it's a beautiful struggle--jihad.

Somethin New - Roger Linn

I was at the studio last nite and I was talking with the engineer there, #shoutouts to dave, about MPCs and MPDs. He brought up a name, Roger Linn, that i have never heard of before, and what a shame on me. So, I did a little research on Roger Linn and found out that he was the pioneer for inventing the first drum machine(LM-1 Drum Computer). This drum machine was the first machine to sample and actually have drum kits stored/loaded in it. Now, think about this, where would our music be without this invention. Where would hiphop be? Nowhere, thats the answer. Roger Linn did us hiphop lovers, samplers, and indie/experimental lovers all a favor. #shoutouts to Roger Linn. p.s He also did wonders for the quantization feature on the MPCs. God bless this man.



-Akai MPC60 (before)


-Akai MPC500 (a little later)



-Akai MPD32 (Now)

N.E.R.D

G and I were talking, and he thinks that a lot of folks are sleeping on the infamous N.E.R.D, is this true? Do people not know about the trio? if so, damn. N.E.R.D cannot be slept on, i refuse to let it happen. N.E.R.D has been around since the 90s producing tracks for artists like the Clipse, Santigold, Kanye, Britney Spears.. the list goes on. They have 3 albums and other side bands/projects--the clones and the neptunes. Their sound is a collective of hiphop and alternative rock, which fuse together extremely well. Their latest album "Seeing Sounds" peaked at #7 on the charts and sold over 80,000 records in the U.S. Please, if you havent heard of N.E.R.D, step ur game up!



-Spaz


-Everyone Nose (All the girls standing in the line for the Bathroom)
this beat and video are d o p e.


Gamer?

AEED - Sweet Boost

snatched this guy off of 92bpm, good looks!. just click the play button, man. this sht is unexplainable. truly. dont forget to download the track (hit the little arrow on the right side). vibes n stuff

AEED - Sweet Boost by Error Broadcast

have you been Washed Out?

Gino helped me out with this find, my regards to G. You have a good ear. This group/guy is incredible. the genre is similar to toro y moi--indie/experimental. The one thing that is completely different is the actual sound of his tracks. the sound is dirty and muffled, but in a good way. It has a certain 70s disco vibe that im also kinda feelin. feel good music.


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Giuliano Fabian, what a name!

What a great name, right? So, me and Gino go waayy back, kind of (haha). And im basically feelin his work. I did a segment earlier on some photography that he put together especially for this blog. He is especially talented and I think that everyone should check out his photos. There will be new sht coming from him later this week, since he has agreed to capture some photos at my upcoming photoshoot with some friends. So stay tuned to see his work. And, check out my earlier posting featuring him! G. Fabiann, yeaaaaa.

B. Lewis

So, of course, I was on Moovmnt.com, you know, just looking around. And i came across this fellow named B. Lewis. Damn, this kid has got soul man. He reminds me of Afta-1, in the way that he brings vibes thru a track, but his beatmaking style is unlike anything that i've heard. Dude has got some skillz son!. plus, u know i got the hook-up so make sure you download his beat tape and view his blog. Lewis also has a myspace that i think he checks on a regular basis, so leave him some l o v e.

:download - the beginning
:download - Talking Chairs

Pixelord - Lucid Freaks

Earlier today, I was talking with Jameszoo via twitter, and he put me up on some new music. Well, I dont exactly know if this tape is new, but it def. is refreshing. Usually, i dont go for the "mario cart/gameboy" sound, but this was executed well. There was a good balance between boom-bap hiphop and the electronic pixie sound. If you havent heard it already, i encourage you go get that joint. its a free download, of course, you know i got yall backs like chiropac!

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