Table Knights – Gutter Cats

14 Jan

At a time when no one works strictly with MPC’s anymore, we have put out for you a pure, hardware-only, true-school, Hip Hop beat album.

A few years ago St. Svenson & MC Ayatolla, two longtime friends who had been messing around with MPC’s and mic’s ever since, have put together a compilation album of beats and rhymes, “Sounds of Victory”, which instantly became a local classic. 5 years have passed and the beats kept piling up in endless memory cards laying around Svenson’s room.
One clear afternoon, MC Ayatolla went through all the beats that were laying around and picked the chosen few to represent the works of 5 years of Table Knights.

The results are right here – 30 minutes of beats that will sock your knocks out.

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Raw Tapes Sampler 2012

9 Jan

This is the Raw Tapes sampler mix for 2012, showcasing some of the upcoming sounds for 2012 that we have in store for you. Obviously, more music shall come as the year goes by.

Some of the upcoming releases:
-Table Knights (Svens & Ayatolla) – Gutter Cats LP
-Bajka – Just the Truth (Prod. by Rejoicer)
-A7 – Blasphemy (Prod. by Plusga)
-Buttering Trio – Tired Love
-Luq@DaSinez LP
-And more fabulous, fresh new sounds from other Raw Tapes artists – so keep your eyes opened

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Radixx – Raamses

10 Dec

Radixx had always said that without electronic music and the ever-developing technology, he would have not made what could nowadays be called music. We guess that these are the times of Radixx.
Some people cry about the analogue days, some people praise the new technologies that allow more artist to express their thoughts and emotions.

We’re not quite sure about the meaning of the name Raamses, and either does Radixx. Probably high doses of Sun Ra and SG-1 as a child made the connection between Egyptian Pharoas, music and electronics. He did say something about a series albums named after Egyptian Pharoas “Mainly because the names are def unique, like the ish I’m trying to put out”.

This is Radixx’s third release on Raw Tapes.

Soon available on iTunes, Juno, etc

DOOM Remixes

22 Nov

Rejoicer, Plusga, Dubz & Mesh will be warming up DOOM at the 26th of November 2011 show. To celebrate the occasion, we have released a quick DOOM remix compilation, for ya’ll to enjoy.

“I had this style ever since I was a child, I got this other style I ain’t flip in a while, it goes…”

(Download to actually see what’s written on the cover)

Luqman – Altered Thinking EP

19 Nov

We are pleased to announce Luqman’s debut EP – Altered Thinking.

A jazz guitarist, coming from a musical background of punk and jazz, Luqman came across some Dilla and Madlib beats which made him drop the strings and pick up the drum pads.
1 year later, and this 21 year young cat is grasping the beat movement by the balls. As a guitarist Luqman was always dependant on his fellow band members to create a whole song and be able to fully implement his visions – but now he’s calling the shots. And thank god he does.
Some jazzy, 8-bit chords, some phat saw waves, drums so raw they almost sound acoustic.

All tracks produced and mixed by Luqman except track 7 produced by Luq@dasinez.

Art & Design by Raw Sun.
Photograph by Opal Kravchuk.

Executive Producer: Osbourne Green.

Mad Steve – No 2: The Threshold of Liberty

7 Nov

Mad Steve - No 2: The Threshold of Liberty

Following the success of Mad Steve’s 1st album – “No”, comes the MC friendly, intelligent, totally emotionless – “No 2: The Threshold of Liberty”.

Contrary to the last release, which was more of a collection of beats, this is a much more wrapped up album with a certain concept behind it. In this album Mad Steve manages to capture a very vivid and warm image, yet keeping the instruments pretty minimal – saying no to exaggerated texturing and excessive emotions. That’s Mad Steve for you – trying to hide his emotions.

If you’re an MC, you’re probably going to love this album.
If you hate music, well, you’ll probably love this too.
Actually we can’t think of people who might not like this album…maybe deaf people.

All tracks produced and mixed by: Mad Steve

Mastered by: Bunny on Acid

Cover by: Raw Sun

Executive Producer: Osbourne Green

http://rawtapes.bandcamp.com/album/mad-steve-no-2

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Citizen Kane – B.A.B.O.B

20 Oct

Citizen Kane - B.A.B.O.B

Back in 2010, this album was actually supposed to be a mere beat tape consisting of about 8 beats, just to let the people listen to some music by the Citizen.

But fact is, Kane is one hell of a perfectionist. Not a single frequency slips his ears, not a single hit slips the groove.
This means deadline postponing, but this ultimately means one hell of an album, debut, for Citizen Kane.

Please help yourself with some space synths, soulful swing and perfect sound.

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Buttering Trio – Party Bear

22 Sep

buttering trio - party bear

Buttering Trio is consisting of KerenDun, Rejoicer and GymBass. After knowing each other for more then 10 years they magically met again in Kreuzberg, Berlin, and started jamming together.
“Party Bear EP” is the result of their co-meditation and love for music.SPREAD THE LOVE
Listen to the album

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Open SRC – Wood

30 Jun

After working together as a duo for the last 4 years, Rejoicer and Sinez had decided to finally put together an album consisting of their best beats as Open SRC.

A lot of beats were mere sketches or unfinished, mostly because, all though close friends, they both have a different mindset and attitude. That forced them to find common grounds, which at points seemed to be too experimental or, on the other hand, too basic (for them).

Their debute album, “Wood”, tries to unite those beats which represent the perfect collision between the two minds, creating soulful & energetic beats, which are simply on-point.

Listen and download “Open SRC – Wood” here

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Rejoicer – Anti Phlegmatic EP

22 May

“… the more I listen to this EP, the more I forget why I actually made it or in what phase in life I was. One thing I do remember is that I wanted to make something dark and light, full of joy and sadness, heavy and full of air at the same time.
I made many many beats at the old raw tapes studios and this is somehow the climax-beats of that point in time…”

After being played in countless parties, events and radio shows “Rejoicer – Anti Phlegmatic EP” is now finally out

Download it here

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