Tentative Andy
I'm in the Meal Deal
Ok I've been slacking for the last couple of days but here goes. First, this-
The Evolution EP by Carnao Beats which is out now here:
7 tracks on it, apart from Biker Gonga & Think She's Spanish these were all new to me. In terms of production quality to my ears these sounds great, prob ahead of most people in the scene. In terms of style and ideas though I'm going to be honest and say that some of these aren't quite my thing, what people have been saying in other threads about blandness seems to apply here. But still, Don't Stand There and Reborn I think are excellent and Deep In My Mind isn't far behind. He's also given a couple of decent tunes away for free download:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/avt5dl
http://www.sendspace.com/file/2om4pi
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Sweep Dem Season, Dream's mixtape, is now out. You can order the CD from here:
and I think it's supposed to go up on digital download from tomorrow.
I don't have this and in a way I'm apprehensive about what to expect: Dream was honestly one of my favorite MCs of last year, not just in funky but right across the board, there was just something about his whole persona and how he presented himself that really clicked with me. But partly because of this, I'm half expecting to find his tape disappointing in the same way that I've always found loads of grime mixtapes disappointing; they rarely seem to maintain the quality right through. Not really fair to prejudge it like this though, will let you know what I think once I've had a listen.
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Also, Mr Mageeka has started uploading loads of full tunes to his youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrMAGEEKA
which is hopefully a sign that he might be putting some of them out soon. I've said before that I think this guy is a total hidden gem, hopefully these uploads show off some of the great tunes that he's seemed to have no interest in promoing before. There's a couple of straight-up grimey bits here alongside tunes from all across the funky/house spectrum. (There are a couple of bland Ibiza-compilation type house tunes as well, but generally he does the 'deep' thing so much more interestingly than similar producers - I Get A Rush, for example, is ace).
The Evolution EP by Carnao Beats which is out now here:
7 tracks on it, apart from Biker Gonga & Think She's Spanish these were all new to me. In terms of production quality to my ears these sounds great, prob ahead of most people in the scene. In terms of style and ideas though I'm going to be honest and say that some of these aren't quite my thing, what people have been saying in other threads about blandness seems to apply here. But still, Don't Stand There and Reborn I think are excellent and Deep In My Mind isn't far behind. He's also given a couple of decent tunes away for free download:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/avt5dl
http://www.sendspace.com/file/2om4pi
*****
Sweep Dem Season, Dream's mixtape, is now out. You can order the CD from here:
and I think it's supposed to go up on digital download from tomorrow.
I don't have this and in a way I'm apprehensive about what to expect: Dream was honestly one of my favorite MCs of last year, not just in funky but right across the board, there was just something about his whole persona and how he presented himself that really clicked with me. But partly because of this, I'm half expecting to find his tape disappointing in the same way that I've always found loads of grime mixtapes disappointing; they rarely seem to maintain the quality right through. Not really fair to prejudge it like this though, will let you know what I think once I've had a listen.
*****
Also, Mr Mageeka has started uploading loads of full tunes to his youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrMAGEEKA
which is hopefully a sign that he might be putting some of them out soon. I've said before that I think this guy is a total hidden gem, hopefully these uploads show off some of the great tunes that he's seemed to have no interest in promoing before. There's a couple of straight-up grimey bits here alongside tunes from all across the funky/house spectrum. (There are a couple of bland Ibiza-compilation type house tunes as well, but generally he does the 'deep' thing so much more interestingly than similar producers - I Get A Rush, for example, is ace).