Free The Beats Vol​.​10

label - free the beats
genre - abstract hip-hop, downtempo
release date - 2013

The 10th Volume in the Free The Beats series. This one especially curated by FTB founder Ears, features Monk Fly, Tobio, Nagakin, Embassy, Jack Prest and a beat from the vault from legendary Australian producer Sereck. freethebeats.bandcamp.com
Freethebeats on GNs

tracklist
01 Jack Prest - Peer Support
02 Jozz Scott - Ghost Ship
03 Sereck - 1999
04 Ostinato - Circularity
05 Tobio - Swayzee
06 Leroy Lee - Sweet Lady (Ears Remix)
07 Robo-Lantern - Fringe
08 Sammy Saga - One Reason
09 Monkfly - Ancient Trails
10 Nakagin - Drops
11 Cooking With Caustic - No One
12 Embassy - Forgotten (Short Memories)
13 Ruffles - Valentino

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Free The Beats Vol​.​9

label - free the beats
genre - abstract hip-hop, electronic
release date - 2012

For the 9th installment of FTB, we have a hand crafted CD pouch made by Lokie McGuiness from recycled kangaroo leather. All branded with the number 9. It comes in a variety of colours and cuts so your item may differ from the picture. freethebeats.bandcamp.com
Freethebeats on GNs

tracklist
01 Able8 - Scraggy Dog
02 Weakling - Berkshire Hunt
03 GHprodu - I Just Don't Know
04 Nosmo King - Chilli n a Chilli
05 Forcefields - Bon Voyage
06 How Green - Water Bird
07 Beat Romantics - Tears
08 Moonbase Commander - circa/dian
09 MicMac - Truth
10 Junglemire - Dexif
11 Weakling - ffflowers
12 Roleo - Supasoaka
13 Kosmo and Bazaar - If I Had It My Way

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Free The Beats Vol​.​8

label - free the beats
genre - abstract hip-hop, electronic, glitch-hop
release date - 2012

This time around an even smaller run of only 50 CD's, beautifully crafted calico sleeves (by Joss Gabriel) with a simple stencil graphic from Ears. Textural, minimal, diy. freethebeats.com
Freethebeats on GNs
Freethebeats website

tracklist
01 Durban Poison - Slipping
02 Brokers - Flightrisk
03 Elliot - A Moment With You
04 Ta-Ku - E2WLA
05 Ears - Rafters
06 Silent Jay - Oddspace
07 Moonbase Commander - Welcome Thillho
08 Forcefields - Matchsticks
09 The Silent Titan - Think Back
10 Luskin - Hopeless Endeavours
11 Testament Of Future Soul
12 Ishu - Never (Remix)
13 Hairy Knuckles - Stonerock
14 Oisima - Corner Stop
15 Friendships - I Never Get A Morning Anymore

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Ears - Red Silhouettes

label - free the beats
genre - abstract hip-hop
release date - 2012

Following on from the 2011 beat tape Sea Legs, Ears has released his first full length album, Red Silhouettes. A ten track wander through various corners of forward thinking production.

Featuring crunchy vinyl drums, heavy analog synths, warm and vibrant acoustic guitars, lush violins and Ears' trademark bleeps and bloops. This album delivers a sophisticated and considered approach to beat making while retaining an organic undercurrent. freethebeats.bandcamp.com

Ears on GNs

tracklist
01 Red Silhouettes
02 Boki
03 Panda
04 Dust battles
05 Rafters
06 Open hearts
07 Washed
08 Awake
09 Giant sleeping
10 Riding tides

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Free The Beats Vol​.​7

genre - abstract hip-hop, instrumental hip-hop
release date - 2012

For this release we went for a simple design with a subtle palette. Employing Australia Post official rubber bands the CD remains exposed while the wood backing and woven material maintain our textural aesthetic. freethebeats.com
Freethebeats on GNs
Freethebeats website

tracklist
01 Oisima - Melting Paraiso
02 Mic Mac - Slumber
03 Roleo - Tropikal Beach Juice
04 Milo Firewater - Waiting For Sunday
05 Jonti - Nagoya Train Station 3am
06 Monkfly - Salad Crunch
07 Forcefields - Driftwood ft.Evan Jones
08 Ostinato - In Time With Time
09 Mike Berkley - Her
10 Kid Fiction - With An Open Mind
11 Dance, Candles - Mae
12 Soupaloops - Push The Magick Buttons Dub
13 Stackhat - As You Wish
14 Limetipe - Masquerades

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Free The Beats Vol​.​6

genre - instrumental hip-hop, electronic
release date - 2011

This time around we're in the pocket! Denim pockets printed with the FTB logo. Colour and style will differ from the item pictured. Strictly limited to 100. freethebeats.com
Freethebeats on GNs
Freethebeats website

tracklist
01 Monkfly - Cosmic
02 Megatroid - Ego Grinding
03 Elliot - Turntable Exercise
04 Lower Spectrum - Blank Page
05 Flight Recorder - Phase
06 Ostinato - Stardust
07 Moskau - Kaukana
08 Jozz Scott - Throwback
09 Admin Beats - Dangerous
10 Digby Tomes - Boots
11 Rotes - Struttin
12 MOR - Bestia
13 Mashy P - Space Cat
14 Ostinato - Freedom

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Free The Beats Vol​.​5

genre - instrumental hip-hop, electronic
release date - 2011

Once again we offer you a limited run of 100 CD's for Free The Beats Vol.5. This time around we have a super sci-fi green case rescued from Reverse Garbage with a bunch of our favourite science fiction images with that classic zine feel. Actual image may differ from the picture. freethebeats.com
Freethebeats on GNs.
Freethebeats website

tracklist
01 Admin Beats - We've Got To Contact Them
02 Able - We Have No Time
03 Riccardo Villalobos - Easy Lee (DJ Dek Rework)
04 The Silent Titan - Strength and Science
05 Jack Prest - Lunar Yacht Music
06 Lewis McCallum - Scary Music Pt.2
07 Pmajor - Space Gods
08 Kaputs - BRunner
09 Elliot - Space Hopping
10 Kit Complete - Flu Season
11 Ears - Magic Carpet!
12 The Arkane - Forgotten
13 C.J.Soulman - Space Spy

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Freethebeats vol.4

genre - instrumental hip-hop, electronic
release date - 2011

Free the beats is a project aimed at releasing bedroom beats that would not otherwise see the light of day as a free compilation once every three months.
Covering a range of styles and approaches to beat making the one theme drums.
Beat heads, and underground crate diggers who love their synths and dusty samples lock themselves away to produce a multitude of tracks that range from dubstep and glitchy electronica to down tempo instrumental hiphop and ambient beats.
The project is focussed around a DIY attitude. 100 Cd's burnt from home are bound in carefully constructed cases made from recycled materials and are a limited edition artwork in themselves. The cd's are given out for free and distributed in local record stores, sent to radio etc. Once the discs are gone thats it!
Themes found in the materials used to make the cases will be given to contributing artists and interpreted musically.
Freethebeats vol.1 vol.2 vol.3
Freethebeats website

tracklist
01 Jack Prest - What now
02 P Major - Open Road
03 Kaputs - Dr Celtic Dub
04 Julez - Vaudevillas
05 Elliot - Eastern scene
06 Ears - The trembling fires of dreams
07 Able - 1000Hungrymonsters
08 B.F.G - Lolly-hop
09 Phunny Money - Zodiac Interlude
10 Beatcasso - Requerdate Que
11 Elliot - Play with power
12 Sleepers awake - Nothing beats a drum
13 Phunny money - Eye for any I
14 Onetalk - Mr Hotness

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Freethebeats vol.3

genre - instrumental hip-hop, electronic
release date - 2011

Free the beats is a project aimed at releasing bedroom beats that would not otherwise see the light of day as a free compilation once every three months.
Covering a range of styles and approaches to beat making the one theme drums.
Beat heads, and underground crate diggers who love their synths and dusty samples lock themselves away to produce a multitude of tracks that range from dubstep and glitchy electronica to down tempo instrumental hiphop and ambient beats.
The project is focussed around a DIY attitude. 100 Cd's burnt from home are bound in carefully constructed cases made from recycled materials and are a limited edition artwork in themselves. The cd's are given out for free and distributed in local record stores, sent to radio etc. Once the discs are gone thats it!
Themes found in the materials used to make the cases will be given to contributing artists and interpreted musically.
Freethebeats vol.1 and vol.2
Freethebeats website

tracklist
01 Roleo - The Dentist
02 Howard - Music in slow motion
03 Samy Saga - Short story
04 Limetipe - Ambrosial
05 MOR - Da Da master of Ribongia
06 P Major - Down
07 Palamino - Elephant curtains
08 Ears - Bus trip
09 Milo Firewater - Angelic politics
10 Mashy P - Eternal Dawn
11 Howard - South Guiteur
12 Samy Saga - Galaxy

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Freethebeats vol.2

genre - instrumental hip-hop, electronic
release date - 2010

Free the beats is a project aimed at releasing bedroom beats that would not otherwise see the light of day as a free compilation once every three months.
Covering a range of styles and approaches to beat making the one theme drums.
Beat heads, and underground crate diggers who love their synths and dusty samples lock themselves away to produce a multitude of tracks that range from dubstep and glitchy electronica to down tempo instrumental hiphop and ambient beats.
The project is focussed around a DIY attitude. 100 Cd's burnt from home are bound in carefully constructed cases made from recycled materials and are a limited edition artwork in themselves. The cd's are given out for free and distributed in local record stores, sent to radio etc. Once the discs are gone thats it!
Themes found in the materials used to make the cases will be given to contributing artists and interpreted musically.
Freethebeats vol.1
Freethebeats website

tracklist
01 P Major - Doowap
02 Verbaleyes - METK (Meditationalethnictranskrunk)
03 Goony Swillz - Interlude
04 Samy Saga - Island dreams
05 Weekend Off
06 Ears - Jitterthing
07 Kaputs - Chasing Rainbows
08 Limetipe - A snake in my dream
09 PSYKEone - Guishin
10 Jack Prest - Geyer
11 P major - Collide
12 Chasm - Master Marlowe
13 Rotes - Heavy rain
14 Tim Massif - Treedollarbaaav
15 Ears - Angelic Wolf

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Freethebeats vol.1

genre - instrumental hip-hop, electronic
release date - 2010

Free the beats is a project aimed at releasing bedroom beats that would not otherwise see the light of day as a free compilation once every three months.
Covering a range of styles and approaches to beat making the one theme drums.
Beat heads, and underground crate diggers who love their synths and dusty samples lock themselves away to produce a multitude of tracks that range from dubstep and glitchy electronica to down tempo instrumental hiphop and ambient beats.
The project is focussed around a DIY attitude. 100 Cd's burnt from home are bound in carefully constructed cases made from recycled materials and are a limited edition artwork in themselves. The cd's are given out for free and distributed in local record stores, sent to radio etc. Once the discs are gone thats it!
Themes found in the materials used to make the cases will be given to contributing artists and interpreted musically.
Freethebeats website.

tracklist
01 Rotes - Let Them Know
02 Monk Fly - Harmonic 3's
03 Ears - Video Game
04 Sammy Saga - Gutter Mess
05 B.F.G - Set Sail Remix (B.F.G)
06 Mashy P - The Longest Night
07 Kaputs - Jovial
08 PSYKEone - In a new way
09 Roleo - The stone away from home
10 Kid Fiction - Particle/Pluto
11 Tim Massif - Geronimo
12 Limetipe - Limits

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