Downtown Records – 2011 Fall Sampler

Downtown Records is at it again with the latest installment of their seasonal sampler series.
Boasting a track-listing featuring some of the labels hottest acts, this set is decidedly for the Avant-garde heads but there are a few standouts that I can rock with like

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Common – Electric Circus Outtakes

“…in 2007, ?uestlove leaked 4 unreleased tracks from Common & The Soulquarians Electric Circus sessions circa 2002…i managed to record all 4 tracks at the time (streamed from his Myspace page). however, the sound quality on all the songs are pretty low-fi due to their unfinished nature & crappy stream quality, and they’re all instrumentals. i’ve done my best to clean em up and sound serviceable. at any point, the production players may include: James Poyser, J Dilla, Pino Pallidino, ?uestlove & Jef Lee Johnson (but since they don’t make liner notes to unreleased shit, i dunno who’s playing on what track, but we can safely assume all or most of em are present).”

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IV the Polymath – Eat Plants

December 13th, prepare to listen to the latest from IV the Polymath! New vs. Old is full of “advanced arrangements, diverse textures, & skillful breakdowns” plus ” hard-hitting drums, funky basslines, & soulful keys.” Mastered by K-Murdock, New vs Old is a “unique blend of live instrumentation & hip-hop production” that you can preview HERE. Enjoy!

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Dibia$e – Serchin For It

FRSH SLCTS just reeased their 9th Weekend Beats beat tape, Comfort Zone, a 7 track EP by Dibia$e. The EP is filled with never before heard instrumentals and is dedicated to the passing of loved drummer and friend, J-1. Serchn For it as you may have surmised, is a flip of the Roy Ayers staple. Grab Comfort Zone HERE

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Kaleem Taylor – Smooth EP

We came across West Londoner Kaleem Taylor’s sounds a month or so back and added one of his tracks, “Never” to a recent Loose Joints post cause it was just that good of a song…

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bmoody – MRLUCKY

Brand new beat tape from the Footclan Beat Collective in the form of Dusty But Digital: Footclan Beats Vol. 2. Hear more beat treats like

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