Archive for April, 2010

Noiz Boiz – “Zware Bassen, Zware Beats”

Monday, April 26th, 2010

The new EP from Rotterdam’s Noiz Boiz, “Zwarre Bassen, Zware Beats”, is out now and available for free download via their website. And yo, you need to check this out. On both the MC side and the beat side, things are dope. Mucky handles a majority of the beats, but others such as Hayzee, Gomes and Dion47 also add sometimes, but never disrupting the flow of things. There are uptempo tunes, more relaxed ones, but overall its extremely grimey and has more punchy bass and beats than the wobbly dubstep kind.

On the MC side, things are solid too. XL does his thing and goes in without some fake gangsterish threats or bragging about designer sun glasses. Plenty of other heads swing by for some verses too, such as Skinto, Zwart Licht and Boef & de Gelogeerde Aap, and that helps keep things interesting. Top it off with the host of things, Don de Baron, who I think makes the whole thing fun (hard not to like someone shouting out Brrrap! Brrrap!). Some might find him a bit too DJ Khaled-like, I think overall his hyping works out on the album.

Pretty dope release here, grimey, not fake, interseting, and it bumps, what more can you want. Overall I found Track 6, Tegenstand my favorite and also find myself wishing I’d made it to their release party over the weekend, heard it sold it up. Big up guys!

New album from Roel Funcken (Funckarma)

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Roel Funcken (1 of the 2 Funcken brothers, collectively known as Funckarma) has just released his own solo album: Vade (out now via Adnoiseam). Similar in many regards to the Funckarma sound, this album is quite rich (and long – 16 tracks!). I won’t bore you with a song by song break down, get the album and do that yourself. What I will say though is that its very electronic, yet very organic at the same time. I think its also the melodies and layering of sounds that give this album a warm feel, despite the groaning synths and distorted noises that creep around you. Check out this track for a preview, its got that pumping rhythm, sounds very digital, but still seems organic in someway, almost alive : track #5, Fictional Stub :

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This release will please anyone who like Funckarma, but should also be attractive to those looking for a fuller sound than your average dubstep fare. I mean this ain’t really dubstep, but there is bass in there, some starkness, plenty of head bobbing, probably a spliff or two, and well, its dope, so check it out!

And for anyone who hasn’t heard of Funckarma yet, here’s a recent live set by Funckarma at the FAQ festival in Den Bosch on the 9th of april 2010.

Funckarma_Liveset_FAQ_festival by Funckarma

El Maria – “Fucked Up Dancehall Vol 3″ mix

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Last Wednesday, El Maria got the vibe going at our Brrrap! party at Bitterzoet and had the chickies dancing within minutes of hitting the decks. If you didn’t have a chance to make it out to the show (or any of his other gigs that week), here he is with another fresh mix of interesting beats.

El maria – Fucked Up Dancehall Vol 3 by el maria

NoizBoiz interview on 101Barz

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Big up 101Barz for covering the Noiz Boiz and things outside a purely Hip Hop style. Here is a video interview with Noiz Boiz, with them speaking about their upcoming release and some other interesting things. Check it out:

Via 101Barz

Don’t forget May 24 @ Club Watt, Rotterdam is the Noiz Boiz release party!

Brrrap! party & Buneya “attack of the killer beats mix”

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Brrrap! @ Bitterzoet went off last night! El Maria opened with some techy stuff to get the floor moving, and then Gumnaam rolled in with his own blend of percussion and deep bass. But the main highlight of the night was Boef en de Gelogeerde Aap, those guys killed it! People went nuts to their dope blend of grime, hiphop, and dubstep. Sick beats, fun flow, live show! To finish off the night Osiris played out a dope set with lots of big tunes and the crowd stayed amped to the very end.

Big up everyone that rolled out, was to good to see some people I hadn’t seen in a while (Sinistah, Bass80) and also good to meet some new heads. One of the people it was good to meet (though I wish we could have chatted longer) was Buneya, who will be playing at our upcoming Brrrap! party next month (Sat. May 22nd w/ Von D ft PhePhe – more info soon). Here is mix from him to serve as an introduction if you’re unfamiliar:

Buneya – attack of the killer beats mix – mar’10 by buneya