http://culturesystem.org Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:10:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This moody hip hop cut sounds like it could have come straight out the late '90s underground. But 20-year-old producer Bagir wouldn't even have been ten by that point. His smokey beat on "Babylonian Nights" is comprised of a jazzy instrumentation flipped on the mysterious tip, all surreal and dangerous. ... http://culturesystem.org/2010/03/04/streetlamp-tales/ The American system may result in a bit of stifling of creative music, but at least people have the freedom to make music without the fear of arrest. In Iran, on the other hand, musicians face government opposition all over the place. If you want to play rock there, good ... http://culturesystem.org/2010/02/28/music-freedom-day/ The latest Culture System mixtape seems like it would make a good soundtrack for "Lord of the Flies." Full of driving and deep dubstep oriented tracks, it starts off with a final pleasant sunset as Warnings already creep up in the background. Immediately, it jumps into a Chase in the ... http://culturesystem.org/2010/02/28/king-of-the-flies/ This is the kinda bass that'll leave all the car alarms on the block jockin' the beat. ID and Baobinga drop some nastiness with this "Hush Up" riddim, an instrumental just waiting to be blessed with some Horrorcore lyrics. It officially drops on March 1st as a part of their ... http://culturesystem.org/2010/02/22/turn-up-the-basssss/ Reverse Engineering's "Instant Art" is almost industrial in its use of distortion, mechanical sounds and its militant, marching beat. Visions of towering blocks of grey, wet buildings definitely come to mind. But there's also a touch of the boom bap and it shares an atmosphere similar to that of subtler ... http://culturesystem.org/2010/02/19/orwells-novel-writing-machine/ Using Predator-like drones, private military contractors remotely defend water reserves in Mexico from drought stricken locals to a soundtrack by Nacional Records. This all-too-possible near future set to a nasty beat is the vision of Sleep Dealer, a Spanish language science fiction film written and directed by Alex Rivera. It ... http://culturesystem.org/2010/02/17/sci-fi-tackles-immigration/ Barney Iller is a Brooklyn hype man of sorts, but he still doesn't understand why New York doesn't have more music producers. He calls BK's "Fort Stuylliamsburg" (Clinton Hill?) home, and labels it the "epicenter of the Brooklyn underground." In fact, "the Brooklyn underground party scene," Iller adds, "is among ... http://culturesystem.org/2010/02/10/blade-runner-in-bogata/ Ghostly International just released a free instrumental hip hop EP by Brooklyn's own Mux Mool called Viking Funeral. It's a promo of his also recently released single, Lady Linda, which itself is a promo of Mool's upcoming full length, Skulltaste. (Did we even get all that right?) The track featured here, ... http://culturesystem.org/2010/02/03/sputnik-beats/ We first heard this joint a few months back on a mix at Eddie STATS' blog, and have been drooling over it ever since. It's a Sizzla refix, featuring a beat by Damon Alexander called the "String Dub Riddim". Eventually, it'll feature the vocals of Miss Cherry, but he just ... http://culturesystem.org/2010/02/01/systematic-fire/ Chip Chop drops a new EP on Tuesday called Launch Blank. This is lazer bass fueled boom bap that uses an almost entirely electronic and heavy sound palette. It's like digital woodshop, where the deep whir of engines fill the space, buzzsaw bass slices chip boards to the perfect ... http://culturesystem.org/2010/02/01/murderous-saturday-morning-cartoons/