We’ve been hyping up Bay Area production duo Friendzone pretty frequently here at LFTF, but that’s only because they’ve got so much to offer. There’s nothing a blogger loves more than a musician who releases music frequently and for free, and Friendzone does both of those things. Sometimes it’s not even their own music they’re releasing. Take this new compilation they’ve put together entitled Kuchibiru Network 2. Although including some new material from the two themselves, the piece mainly serves as a platform to put on fellow producer and rapper friends. Appearances on the tape come from Main Attrakionz, Shady Blaze, occasional Danny Brown producer Skywlkr, along with a bunch of others. Check it out now below, and also look out for an exclusive LFTF Mix coming from Friendzone whenever they get around to making it. Kuchibiru Network 2 by Friendzone
This guy just can’t do wrong. Late last night Flying Lotus uploaded this rare new tune to his SoundCloud account, entitled “Mister Murky Socks”. Now if you’ve heard Flylo’s beak-out 2008 album Los Angeles, then the tune should sound familiar, as it’s an alternative take on one of the best cuts from that LP, “Robertaflack“. Check out the track now below.
If your style of music hinges on beautiful ambience, atmospheric haze, and glitchy to trippy beats, you must acquaint yourself with Sydney, Australia resident Jarred Beeler, who runs the excellent music blog Life: Aquatic (a personal favorite). He recently posted a tune from Mosis that we can’t turn off. “Outwash” drips and hiccups its way through melodic waves of vocal samples and deep pads. Enjoy.
Another dope beat from LFTF favorite and St. Louis’ Ra Cailum. Seriously, we don’t understand why this 19 year old kid isn’t bigger than he is. That’s where all of you come in.
It’s been a hot minute since we’ve posted some jazzy hip-hop beats, but today we got a special compilation for you all. KIN has but together some chilled out, soulful, and jazzy beats that blend nicely with the cooling temps here in the northern hemisphere. You can download the entire collection from his bandcamp.
Fresh off a recent feature in the AV Club along side the likes of Clams Casino and The Weeknd as one of the “5 producers changing pop as we know it,” San Francisco’s Friendzone keep the good vibes rolling with more free music for fans to zone out to. Like many of their past creations, “No One” is an ambient ensemble of clashing sounds–an unusual configuration of warping beats and atmospheric melodies that when fused together make for an irresistibly addicting track. Download this hazy piece now below, and look out for more coming from the duo very soon.
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Earlier this year when we did a You Should Be Listening To… piece on Bay Area indie rappers Main Attrakionz, we focused almost exclusively on their Perfect Skies EP, a release that featured two hazy, synth-heavy beats from production crew Friendzone. We did this because quite frankly, Main Attrakionz doesn’t sound that nice rhyming over anything else. So today when we saw that the group remixed lo-fi beat-wizards Peaking Lights, we kind of knew it would be a perfect match. Check out Main Attrakionz’ tripped-out remix of the song “Marshmellow Yellow” now below, which will feature on a Peaking Lights remix compilation coming out later this month.
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