808Roundup

Some stuff I found this morning on soundcloud. I'll tend to do this alot.

This first track is by Mr. CARMACK, a producer who makes these sort of heavy drum-pattern hood anthem type tracks. The kind of stuff that would look great cued up to And1 mixtape or the battle scenes in Pacific Rim. These tracks aren't just dumb bangers though. There is a lot of crazy little sound effects and bits of complexity sprinkled through-out. Carmack's style is def sophisticated.




Here's an EP preview from another one of my favorite producers in the past year, 813. 813 really explores a whole range of blings, blips and bell sounds with straight-forward drum patterns. I don't like the T word when it comes to trying to classify this release, but it definitely appeals to the times.. albeit the production is really good and creative.



Another producer that I've listened to a lot in the past year is Obey City. With all the recent releases of his Astro Nautico label, it seems hard to imagine how productive he stays. This new EP from him I found on soundcloud the other day is a testament to this. Exploring all kinds of modern funk, 90's & 80's nostalgia, on-point, clubby drum-patterns and wavy synthlines, Melted Magic seems like the perfect name for this EP. I probably like the track "Intrigue" the most. It reminds me of an older Ginuwine/Timbaland-type track that had a baby with the Paper Mario soundtrack.



The last track I wanted to share was a dreamy little 808 track called "Aurora" by Sipp & Thomas White. Love the atmosphere and the little part that comes in around 2:17 before they let the drums come back.