Revolution Void

Here are some tracks which can be used as building blocks, either for other songs or for soundtracks and segues.

These are all released under the Creative Commons Attrib license so you can use them for whatever you like (just give credit).

• Minimal Instrumental Hiphop Segue MP3 | WAV
  Sparse, minimal downtempo breakbeat and a Moog-ish bassline. This clip is only 34 seconds long so it would have to be a segue, incidental music or music cue.
• Hat Pusher Overkill MP3 | WAV
  Overdriven breakbeat with pushy hihats. Warning: Very loud!
• Too Cool for Homeschool MP3 | WAV
  This track starts with solo turntablism filtered with light delay. The beat drops-- a simple, crisp drum-machine breakbeat with sub bass. The beat is then filtered through a flanger while the turntablism continues.
• Biomythos (ambient soundscape mix) MP3 | WAV
  Sparse vibraphone evokes a sense of mystery, while a phased synth pad provides counterpoint. Remix of a track from the 2006 release Thread Soul.
• Filtered Breakbeat with Clav Solo MP3
  The main solo on this track is performed with the Native Instruments Elektrik Piano Clavinet (along with some filtering effects). The breakbeat has a lowpass filter using Ableton Live's built-in Auto-filter effect.

Labels: creative commons, hiphop, samples

This collection of tracks was released as part of the Hiphop White Label series. All of these songs are released to the public domain, granting free use to do anything you wish with them, including using the tracks in whole or part in commercial endeavors, without requiring to give credit.

1. Back in the Day
2. Cut-Up Piano Beatz
3. Wes Coast
4. Shufflectro
5. New York City
6. Epic Strings
7. Day Before New Year's
8. Desperate Measures Theme

Labels: hiphop

The R.V. track Weekend Amnesia is featured in this excellent jazz/hip-hop podcast: Urban Cocktail Hour 03-07-07

Here's a link to the MP3 directly: Download

And a description from the site:

Take some smoothed out lounge music, add a splash of hip hop, and stir in a little jazz for mixer and you have got an "Urban Cocktail Hour!" If you like your cocktail hours loungy and your hip hop jazzy, you'll love this mix!

For this month's mix, I found myself inspired to play music with a little more acid jazz and hip hop influence. I marked it "Explicit" because there are a few random curse words but it is far from offensive. There are plenty of sultry melodies, great vocals and smooth rapping to fill out this sexy hour long episode.

Labels: hiphop, jazz, mix

Much to my chagrin, the auto-emailer I use to publish the Hiphop White Label series did not work correctly and missed Episode 2 of the series. So, I'm posting it here. Better late than never, as they say.

This installment of the series focuses around a simple piano, bass and drum motif. It was composed around 2002-03 in collaboration with Michal Gola, a Czech graffiti artist and hiphop producer.

Download MP3 (3.6 MB)

Cut-Up Piano Beats @ Ourmedia

Labels: hiphop