The absurdly talented production crew of Huh What & Where , or simply HW&W, has come together for a free compilation that screams good headphones/sound systems. I mean, how else can you properly enjoy the tightly woven instrumentals of Juj , Bahwee , Co.fee , Elaquent , Ta-ku , and so many others? Also, the fact that they're putting this out for the cost of a couple mouse clicks and bandwidth is cra(z)y. Grab/stream HW&W Vol. 1 below. Download: HW&W - HW&W Vol. 1 [Bandcamp]
Disclaimer: The 25 artists featured on this list categorically transcend the traditional notions of instrumental music- and where boom-bap plays any role, the traditional notions of hip-hop. Despite the ambitious efforts of bloggers and critics, they are also impossible to genrify. Still, a few things are certain. Most of them have either been compared to or influenced by the still omnipresent J Dilla, in many ways the torchbearer of their sound. They are audiophiles. They know how to handle their varying labs of MPCs, vintage analogue keyboards, drums, guitars, field recordings, and future sounds. They piece together collages [...]
What are some things that never get old? Many say that twinkies and roaches will be around when all of us perish. I have yet to grow tired of clean water (it's pretty nice). Free money, as rare as it is, will never ever get old. Random opinions about music may get old at times, but I'd like to hear Kurupt over this Bahwee track "Never Gets Old." It sounds like one of those feel good Los Angeles rap beats. Hopefully, characterizing a certain sound as being synonymous with a city hasn't gotten old yet. Hit the [...]
Here's a little New Years beat package that won't disappoint. Start the new year with some delicious hooks, colorful loops, and, of course, raw underground styles. And don't worry: you won't be spending any of that Christmas money you just received to enjoy this music - most of the releases featured here are available for free download on the artists' websites or Bandcamp. Jesse Futerman Song: Black Is The Color [ Download ] Futerman [...]
Click image to download full album Sounds like: Sugoisounds, Annu, Zack Austin, BAHWEE "Fama Eightyseven - Your Friend" What's so good? Beatheads rejoice. Mixing hip hop, soul, and jazz, mellow producer Fama Eightyseven from Saint Petersburg, Russia has a free treat waiting for you on Bandcamp . Fama Eightyseven's Other Spectrum is simply a creative take on hip hop; [...]
Click image to download full album Sounds like: Bahwee Suh, Sugoisounds, Annu "Depakote - Tummler" What's so good? So I gotta admit... I've been in a bit of a musical rut lately. Nothing has really sounded good. You know those times where everything sounds the fucking same? Welcome to my life for the past few weeks. It took randomly stumbling across a beatbaker from my [...]
Bahwee introduced his new project, Sketches , with a note of caution. He said this album is "an apology" for fans that enjoyed his last release Flavors , because he's taking his music in a different direction with his upcoming EP, The Gap . It's understandable that he'd issue a word of caution, seeing as some music fans want an artist to change but only so much. Sketches stays true to the sound of Flavors , in that it's extremely laidback. It features a remix of Cassie's "Me & U" with the pitch shifted [...]
Bahwee: Sketches is a collection of old ass tracks + more recent shit that i decided to put together for yall as a thank you to everybody thats been fucking with me up to this point. As some of you may know, i got this ep called The Gap coming soon that some of you [...]
BAHWEE , the L.A. native and beat-maker extraordinaire, is back with a new project. This time he has decided to go back and compile a mix of all his older tracks and has called his album SKETCHES . If you are unfamiliar with BAHWEE, then you can prepare yourself for very minimalistic beats with a hip-hop center and soul. And, it looks like BAHWEE may be heading in a different direction, after this mix, because his next project entitled The Gap is right around the corner and he has stated it will be completely different than work [...]
Click image to download more songs by this artist Sounds like: Flying Lotus, dimlite, Prefuse 73, Teebs "Bahwee - Peach Flavored" What's so good? Soothing trip hop, beats that move from side to side like a game of tennis in your head, and samples that throw you back to the early Flying Lotus days - beat tapes like these are few and far between. [...]
Hi Milk Duds , if you've been following along you'd know that we love Bahwee , Bahwee is an LA local SNES beat crafter apart of the all star roaster at Huh What & Where and I've just stumbled upon his record Headnodders II and it is off the chain. Here are some snippets from the album including his song " Virginia " a rework of a Clipse classic. Enjoy: [Audio clip: view full post [...]
Goddamn, Bahwee. Headnodders is right. This beat-tape should come with some kind of stipend to cover my medical bills as I feel like I'll need to hit the hospital soon. OK, that's going a bit far, but the 22 tracks on the mostly instrumental affair are, mostly, bangers that deserve to annihilate your best headphones or speakers. That goes especially for "Virginia", which is a reworking of Clipse's track of the same name. In case you were wondering, Bahwee hails from the Huh What & Where roster like Mike Gao and Juj , [...]
SIRIUSMO - moritz friedrich. frequent modeselektor collaborator who refuses to perform live except for family birthdays. is a berlin based artist (paintings, illustrations, graffiti). signed to monkeytown records . latest release 'the plasterer of love' EP came out in july. is great. song title 'einmal in der woche schreien' translates to 'cry once a week' or something similar. FFO: mr oizo, das glow einmal in der woche schreien.mp3 nights off.mp3 [...]
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This is your Daily 2% – Chilled and Ready to Serve . We will try to bring you one "chill" track every day. This is for when you get home and you are trying to unwind. You reach for that glass of wine or that unlit Black & Mild or maybe you reach for something more herbal. This track is for those times. We will try to bring you at least one a day. We are just your milkmen and I'm here to make a delivery. Chill….. Today's delivery is brought to you by BAHWEE . [...]
Bahwee 's Fluid exists for a mere one minute and two seconds on his Headnodders Vol. II compilation, but the incessant beat and percussive flow from D.I.D. favorite Coincidence is so condensed that it forces you to keep it on repeat. So many beats on this free LP are begging for an MC, but after hearing a collaboration as solid as this, you can understand why any other MC's contribution would have been superfluous. Every album on the HW&W bandcamp is free, and all are worth checking out. [...]
Our good friends over at Huh, What & Where Records out in L.A. have sent us a few things for your viewing and listening pleasure. Remember the homie Coincidence ? Of Course you do...well he's finally made a video for "L.A. Memory" from the obscure jazz influenced mixtape Breathing Room , which he collaborated with California producer, Akello Light on. The video definitely embodies the feel good spirit of the track and Los Angeles in general. Click here to view [...]
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