Category Archive Instrumentals

Weekly Dose (6/10/09)

Matisyahu‘s new single “One Day” is the first release from his upcoming album, Light due in August.  I think it’s obvious when you listen to this song that it’s going to be a big hit.  Most people know Matisyahu for ”King Without A Crown” his first hit song.  ”One Day” might be bigger.  I’m not saying it’s [...] Read More…

Beat Juice

Here’s another pretty awesome music website that let’s you create playlists you can share with you friends.  It’s called GrooveShark.com and it’s got a pretty big library of music.  It allows you to upload your own songs so you can login from anywhere in the world and have all of your music.  It also allows you [...] Read More…

Epic Nightscapes

There are a lot of cool ways to share music with your friends.  I used to make a lot of mixes and I still have a lot of my old playlists.  The iLike Playlist Editor let’s you make and share your playlists with anyone.  You can send a link for your playlist to your friends or [...] Read More…

So many Covers, Remixes, and Mash Ups

I’ve probably posted too many cover songs, remixes, and mash ups already… Pharcyde VS Led Zeppelin – Dyer Passin Me By (Fidelski)  Pharcyde – Passin Me By (Hot Chip remix) Here are a two different artists’ remixes of Radiohead’s “Nude” and ” two remixes of “Reckoner”.  Which do you like the most?  Radiohead – Nude [...] Read More…

Asher Roth’s producer: Oren Yoel

Oren Yoel has always been talented.  No question.  It’s obvious when you hear his music.  He’s been perfecting his craft since he was 11 and his style spans a remarkable variety of genres.  He studied music theory and performance at USC but Oren is also a master of pretty much any music software and hardware [...] Read More…

Weekly Dose (2/15/09)

First song is “Fondue” by Tosca.  Tosca is comprised of Richard Dorfmeister (of Kruder & Dorfmeister fame) and Rupert Huber.  Their new album is called No Hassle and I haven’t been able to figure out if it’s already released or if it will be released in April of this year.  Tosca has mastered the chill out, electronic beats [...] Read More…

Weekly Dose (7/12/08)

First song is a track most of you have probably already heard on the radio or elsewhere.  It’s The Ting Tings‘ track “We Walk” off their June 3rd release We Started Nothing.  The first time I heard the song was on the radio and I thought it was a great, catchy beat but I was a [...] Read More…

Weekly Dose (6/14/08)

First track is from 1969 that you all may recognize from the Dockers commercials playing all throughout the NBA playoffs.  It’s the classic California Soul by Marlena Shaw. It’s also been sampled by tons of hip hop producers including DJ Premier for 1992’s Step In The Arena by Gangstarr (track 7, Check the Technique). Marlena Shaw [...] Read More…