The Big Elektronauts Hip-Hop Thread: production tips, sharing our music, feedback and inspiration

i made another beat tape!

i tried to do a jamuary in may and made a tune every day on my ep133/sp404 combo. i took 20 of my favorites and i recorded them to tape over a book on tape about sales from 1990. got some real good sleazy car salesman advice stitched in between the tracks. it was a whole lot of fun to put together! definitely my current favorite way to collect my tunes in one package.

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Nice! The performance effects are fitting the beats perfectly

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thanks dude! i appreciate that comment, i’ve noticed that when im in the process of structuring out a tune, im now semi-subconsciously planning out the effects ill add later on. feeling like my system is becoming second nature :person_in_lotus_position:

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I should have mentioned it earlier. But if you didn’t already see it, there’s another challenge. But the deadline is tomorrow.

I think they’ll be happening regularly though. I’m probably sitting this one out.

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Cheers mate, I might look out for the next one if that’s the case, is it on discord?

Edit: just found it, this weeks sample sounds sick, you shoulda made something

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SP-forums battle entry this week!

Sp-404 MKii + SP-303!

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Whatsup guys, about a year ago I got the Isla s2400 and moved on from years on the DT/AR. I just released the first project I did entirely on the s2400, would love to hear what you guys think!

There’s a lot if samples, and some bass/keys/microkorg/moog gm going into the live looper tracks.

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Sweet, looking forward to checking this out!

Is this going to be on Apple Music? I got one track on free Spotify then it shuffled to something that def isn’t you!

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Thanks man! Yeah It will be on apple music as well, in the meantime you could check it on youtube (second link I shared).

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Nice one @Sleepyhead! Sweet little nuggets of ruggedness. Somehow your beats sound more confident than before. Maybe because of that classic SP1200 sound coming out of the ISLA or maybe you’re just killin’ it grinding out all those tracks like a maniac!

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Thanks man, really appreciate it! It might be the s2400 which I love, or maybe because the beats have a higher bpm on average than my tracks before…

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Do any of you crate diggers know what the Sade Kiss of Life remix 7”at 23:45 is?

(This is a killer set by the way. Best I’ve heard in ages!)

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Found it:

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Wow, great work! Really nice 90s, large professor, Pete rock vibes! I love it

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Thanks man!

Really nice, every track.
I particularly like Blowing in the Wind and the track that follows it, A long way to Go.
I’ve listened to those a few times today,
Brilliant stuff mate.

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Thanks so much dude! Means a lot coming from the king of beatbattles :raised_hands:t3:

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SP-303 Sp-404MKii

Sp forums beat battle submissions this week!

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Love it!

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Was just listening to some records. I have to say this is one of my favorite gatefolds ever.
(One of my favorite albums as well)

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Love that, ill communication is my personal fav, the beasties are always in heavy rotation on my playlists, still got a copy of the criterion anthology kicking about too, wish I had a dvd player of some description to take a trip down memory lane, that was a banger of a product :+1:

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