Nod Your Head Podcast by Senator Adam

Stumbleine – The Night Before

senatoradam — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 18:43:29 +0000

First off, if you are in Seattle tonight, Aug 8th, I’ll be playing at Rebar from 11-12 doing a live PA. I’m opening for the Alphabasic tour with Bartel and the Flashbulb. It should be an amazing night of music.

Secondly, I want you to buy this EP. It’s fucking beautiful. Synthgaze/chillwave/post-dubstep/nightbus… whatever you want to call it. There’s a lot of producers making it lately, yet few do it as emotionally moving and fresh as Stumbleine does…

The Night Before by Stumbleine

Vanilla – Soft Focus

senatoradam — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:30:03 +0000

Vanilla’s “Soft Focus”, which came out in May this year, is one of those albums that sounds like its title. The album is full of beats with of old RnB/Disco/and other vocal jams, but the sound is slightly blurry in a good way. It’s soft and smooth to the touch, and dare I say the cliche: warm. There are tons of instrumental hiphop/beats albums that focus on chopped samples, but few sound and feel this good.

THE NEW LAW Live in Portland, OR – Saturday July 7th

senatoradam — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 07:51:25 +0000

NOD YOUR HEAD Podcast #09

senatoradam — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:21:55 +0000

Well, it’s taken a while, but it has finally landed

NOD YOUR HEAD Podcast #09

TRACKLISTING:

1. Otso – I’m No Hero…
02. King Zig Zagg – Feel it
03. Phokus – Untitled (DFRNT Remix)
04. Havoc Softener – Big Smooth
05. Somepling – 30 Dreams a Day
06. Myke Forte – Isaccley (Seriously)
07. Chocolate Chuck – Imagine That
08. bugged – travelog
09. Fields – Unspoken
10. Exit 9 – Bring Out
11. Eric G – Breathe
12. Akua Naru – Find Yourself Instrumental (Original Mix)
13. @Peace – Home
14. Somepling BlieGum Fig
15. AGQ – Nitro (Nujabes Tribute Mix)
16. Against – Eastern Express
17. Keyboard Kid 206 – 4vm813
18. Truckasaurus – Seve Vai Karate Kid Guitar Battle in Hell
19. Catacombkid – Cellar Door
20. Glen Porter – Glen Porter
21. Blaq Post – Butcher Shop Instrumental
22. LJones – Autumn Groove
23. Against – Hidden Element & Against (Original Mix)
24. Osobqe – Primetq (Fat Propazha)
25. Suttikeeree – The Running Man
26. Kijk Een Ster – Maby For Koes
27. Suhnraw – Repetitive Instrumental #1
28. P Smoov – Sun Tzu Em (ft. Fatal Lucciauno)
29. Fonor – Dreams Come True
30. Pig Pen – Anybody Can Be Cool… But Awesome Takes Practice
31. Pan Ron – Snaeha

*Cover art by Soulatech

Kurtstrumentals Vol. 2

senatoradam — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:06:18 +0000

Kurt McGirt, besides having a fucking rad name, makes dope beats that keep your head nodding over and over. His beats make you feel like lighting a cig and strutting down the street like a badass.

Kurtstrumentals Vol. 2 by Kurt McGirt

New Free Single by THE NEW LAW – “Jiri”

senatoradam — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:16:42 +0000

Here’s a new free tune by THE NEW LAW. Feel free to download and share it anywhere:

Jiri by THE NEW LAW

This track samples a few songs, but it’s inspired by a street musician in Prague named Jiri Wehle. He plays the hurdy gurdy and sings epic Czech folk songs. Go buy his music.

lyrics

Czech lyric translation to English:
“You who loved me, I am here and you are there. I on the earth, you in the realm of Hades, where Persefone has her temple. You who loved me, I am here and you are there. I on the earth, you in the realm of Hades, where Persefone has a temple of heart.”

credits

released 11 June 2012
Song Recorded and Produced by THE NEW LAW (Adam Straney & Justin Neff)

Mastered by Adam Straney at BreakPoint Mastering (breakpointmastering.com)

Sampled Songs:
Jiri Wehle – “Pisen pro Barsinu”
4 Strings – “Take Me Away”
Styx – “Mr. Roboto”

XXYYXX

senatoradam — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:27:59 +0000

Check this kid out. Super deep, stoney, Burial-esque style tunes that drip and drop into your brain. The producer is 16 years old, so you’ll be hearing a lot from him for quite a while I reckon:

XXYYXX by XXYYXX

I built a Mastering Studio

senatoradam — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:16:42 +0000

Hey everyone. I’ve been really busy with the album, and another project I’ve secretly been working on. It’s taken me a few years to save up for this, but now it’s finally ready. I’ve built a mastering studio with amazing gear, and I am now mastering albums, EPs, singles, and other audio projects. For the next few months, I’ll be doing it completely free to get the momentum flowing. If you’re a band, producer, or musician working on a project, hit me up and get your music mastered for free through some top-of-the-line gear.

Here’s the mastering website. If you want me to do a project, hit me up on the “Contact” page:
http://breakpointmastering.com

And now that I’ve gotten the studio setup, it’s time to get on some podcasts as well. I’m totally OCD when it comes to new projects and go 100% in, so I’ve put the podcasts off way too long.

Phonographique – Heady Hip-hop Beats From Up North

senatoradam — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:55:23 +0000

Check this label out – Phonographique. They just came out with a new release by Vancouver’s mikedecline. As stated by the label-head, Ryan, “This 13-track instrumental album is the next step forward into Vancouver’s ever evolving beat scene and has Mike incorporating the vocal talents of Ashleigh Eymann and the turntable domination of K-Rec.”

This one is really nice on the headphones with some herbal… tea. Good head-noddin’ beats, solid classic scratching, and various chopped samples and vocals are the order of the day.

Calmmunicate by mikedecline

Berry Weight – “Music For Imaginary Movies”

senatoradam — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:48:55 +0000

As stated on their website:

Berry Weight is a soulful electro-organic-space-jazz duo, harmonizing storybook-like melodies and cinematic atmospheres. Sounds are brought to you by instrumentalists/producers/DJs : Apewok & Stab from Canada and Switzerland, occasionally to be accompanied by Danish singer-Astrid Engberg and French clarinetist-Kledsy Jy. They’re taking matters into their own hands in the wake of the supernova-like disintegration transition of the music industry as we know it.

These guys make beautiful, jazzy, downtempo. Turntablism meets live jazz and chopped breaks. Clarinet, electric pianos, dusty samples, and laid back grooves make for a perfect Sunday coffee vibe. Get this album. You can always tell when certain musicians do exactly what they want to do for the love of it. This is one of those groups.

Music for Imaginary Movies by Berry Weight