Mecca:83 - D A Y B R E A K (EP) [DWNLD]

"I didn't really have any theme set down for this release - I kina figured that would be cheating! - I literally just created whatever came into my head...and flipped whatever samples were handy! There's some 80s Funk in there, some jazz based business and even some good old fashioned boom bap. I'm not sure whether i'd call it an EP, a beat tape or something else....I guess i'll let you decide :-) " - Mecca:83

Listen and download the 10 track EP which was created in just 24 hours below!

Download: Mecca:83 - D A Y B R E A K (EP)

Written By AdeelRVS

James Pants - Beats Archive II (Compilation) [DWNLD]

" Back in Sept. 2011 we brought you the first installment, James Pants Beat Archive Pt. 1, aka "JP Failed Rap Beats 2004-2008." In the words of the producer himself, this series is, "from a vast collection of oddities, soddities, and heresies from back in the days when I thought I could be a rap producer. " - Stones Throw

James Pants - All My Love

James Pants - This Generation

Download: James Pants - Beats Archive II

Written By AdeelRVS

Balbio - NOWhere Mix [DWNLD]

While digging through our emails, I ran into multitalented Italian dj, producer, journalist and internet blogger Balbio. Balbio sent us his most recent mix and even put it up as a freebie. We thought it was dope, so we offer it to all of you! The track list is after the jump. Check out Balbio's blog @ Passion Junkies

Much Love from RVS, Balbio!

 Balbio - NOWhere by Balbio

Häzel - The Lost Tapes (Album Stream)

The very talented French producer, Häzel, who has worked with the likes of Slakah The Beatchild, Ayah, Onra and Drake, releases his newest project The Lost Tapes. The tape features soul heavy beats with guest appearances from Drake, Slakah The Beatchild and Ebrahim.

Check out all the tracks and buy the album below!

"The Lost Tapes is a 16 track selection from Häzel's deep catalog. Previously unreleased, The Lost Tapes is now available for high quality download and also includes a two part, seamless blend of all 16 tracks." - Häzel

AL_PD - Reliques

Check out every track and grab the album below!

"As much as I'd like to have an elaborate story behind this ep, the truth is; it's simply a collection of beats that I made within a certain amount of time, that I feel stuck out from the rest. The selection was made by nobody else but me. With that being said, it is a completely honest and whole-hearted gesture.

The term "reliques" was used because I feel, aesthetically, it possess a universal and classic characteristic, and that is more or less the same kind of expression I am hoping to relay to you all with my music. Not like mozart style or some fuckin ape man shit... but the approachability and biological/ evolutionary familiarity of a word like reliques (an archaic variant of "relics") to me, really does magnify the intended essence of the music. and it means alot to me, so I guess there is some literal significance there too. I also like how the conceptual relation (music to title) kind of leaves you with room to venture, but doing so without being so vague as to seem arbitrary." - AL_PD

Jesse Boykins III – B4 The Night Is Thru (Prod. Machine Drum) [DWNLD]

Jesse Boykins & Machine Drum team up to bring you some soul funk!

" B4 The Night Is Thru” is about looking for someone to share love in rhythm. When producer Machine Drum and I created this tune it started as conversation on how you go out just to party and dance the night away; but how hard it is to find that someone to move with because of culture of the time we’ve living in. The song is merely reminiscent of those times when you could dance with someone you didn’t know all night with no pressure, no expectations… just the rhythm and movement. "                        –Jesse Boykins III

Download: Jesse Boykins III – B4 The Night Is Thru (Prod. Machine Drum)

Really soothing track, love the vibe!