These are all reviews and articles tagged with "Downbeat".
Nice Flow & Simple Beats | I’m not sure about you, but since the very beginning Dusted Wax Kingdom has always been one of those netlabels that somehow never lets me down. Most of the times, the releases are quite short, but are always filled with delicious loops and samples. And this one is not [...]
Cracklin Beats & Samples | Mo’Town Junkie is not a newbie in the Scene: he has published several works on different netlabels, ending up on founding his own, Phonotactics. By the way, let me suggest you a visit to the new website. Ok, so it is not new to have a netaudio album just made [...]
Category: Downbeat | Dub and Reggae | Jazz
Universal Downbeat Trip | Oh my god! Grab this amazing space funk release from the shelfes of Monotonik. And you get smooth a funky bag of running downbeats.
Category: Drum and Bass | Hip Hop
Breakbeats for the morning after | For quite a long time, Arcoplane went below my radar. The label is around since 2003, but only due to the advice of my dear friend Ian Hawgood I follow them now. Londons’ Red Box Recorder represent the label sound perfectly and deliver a mature album with superb artwork.
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Smooth Downbeats | Like his other label mates on Budabeats Netlabel M.W.D. loves Hip Hop, samples, Jazz and crackling vinyl. In comparison with the excellent release by Suhov who delivers rolling rhythms to dance, the drums of M.W.D. sound lighter, smoother. His approach on instrumental Downbeats is more cinematic and relaxed. The DJ from Hungary [...]
Category: Electronica-Indietronic | Hip Hop
Stonewashed Electronica | It’s time to write about Orange Crush. His debut album “The Field” back in 2006 got me already, but somehow I never managed to review it. Recently, Orange Crush published his second full-length and there is no excuse not to let you know about it eventually. Fancy lush Downbeat Electronica, ca. 1998? [...]