“Beats” (Used 19 times)

via Bad Panda Records — We're glad to announce our 2nd physical release and introduce you Indian Wells. His first track "Deuce" [mp3] just debuted on XLR8R and was likened to Shlohmo’s lo-fi textures and Actress’ gritty techno mantras.

Debut LP "Night Drops" will be out in june, meanwhile pre-order one of the 100 numbered CDs before they’re gone forever and follow Indian Wells on FB or SNDCLD for more news/mp3s.

Late last night after attending a vegan cookoff with a theme of cooking with liquor, feeling ultra full, watching Clueless with my friend & smoking a joint I walk upstairs to my attic bedroom and realize I need to unwind before I can fall asleep.

Enter Mobster.

Hailing from Paris, Mobster makes beats, tracks that sprawl and disappear into your consciousness, a click & drone that sends you away from where you are. His music sounds like soaring in an airpane high above this earth as the sun is rising and you are just opening your eyes to another day.

Listen to when you want to disappear or reappear.

Bonus Beat Blast is an original Creative Commons beat/rhythm library from dublab’s international family of music makers, compiled exclusively for their Proton Drive.

Not only does it feature over 70 tracks by the likes of Asura, Daedelus, Kidkanevil & DZA, Raleigh Moncrief and many more, but the entire collection is licensed under a Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 license which gives you the freedom to share and remix the work even for commercial purposes as long as you credit the original source.

The full Beat Blast, including lossless FLAC files, is currently available only by donating to dublab -- a non-profit audio source and a very good cause! But since they are CC licensed, they're sure to be distributed far and wide, and dublab is encouraging you to share the myriad creations that these beats inspire.

As a teaser, check out this beat below from James Pants, one of several JP contributions to the Bonus Beat Blast. James Pants' Stones Throw releases are top favorites, taking what WFMU's Liz B calls "a freeform approach to dance music." And if you crave more rap beats, James Pants recently posted JP Failed Rap Beats #1: 2004-2008 + 1 from 2001 on his top-notch tumblr.

Digital Pit is the netlabel arm of the French musique libre webzine freezeec, and specializes in an array of high-quality digital beats.

FMA now hosts a handful of highlights from the label's deep Creative Commons BY-NC-ND catalog, including the French-language noire-inspired hip-hop of Mr Ascofi, the seductive downtempo jams of Mobster (check out the minimalist Björk-inspired track below), and the tripped-out smeared beat abstractions of Hiroshima make me wanna juke!

Check out Digital Pit's FMA Profile

and dig in deeper at www.digitalpit.net

In 2010, the Error-Broadcast label joined forces with Siberian music blog Gimme5 to curate Fly Russia, a compilation featuring some of Russia's finest beatsmiths. Drawing inspiration from hip-hop, bass-heavy dubstep, and a full spectrum of headphone-pleasing electronic sounds, these artists are on to something big and this comp is a perfect introduction. Fly Russia has already inspired an in-depth Pitchfork feature with special guest mixes from the 8bit-infused Pixelord and 80s/punk-inspired DZA, and an LA Times profile.

One of my favorite artists from this compilation is Damscray, aka Albert Khasanov from Orenburg. Human Workshop first introduced us to Your Rainbow Color Changer, with its intoxicating grooves and Middle Eastern-inspired analogue sounds. But Damscray's been at it since age twelve, and he's a real chameleon, appearing as half of Demokracy, Planet Terror, and Original fools and evolving with every release. So far this year, Damscray's already released Make Me Juke, an EP of Chicago-style juke music on Pixelord's Hyperboloid label (Russia's own Hyperdub?), as well as the Blot Method EP on Gimme5's new imprint.

If you have yet to dig into the virtual crates of Error-Broadcast label, they've also released music by the likes of Shlohmo, Comfort Fit, and KenLo Craqnuques, along with brand new releases from Fly Russia's own Pixelord, DZA, and OL. There's also some nice overlap with the new Jumble branch of Russia's FUSElab -- check out their debut compilation here.