Category Archives: Portland

FRESH KEPT SECRET:
Dave Notti x Hi-Res –
The New Chill

I’ve got the FRESHclusive debut of some brand (ironically) new heat from the Portland hometeam – The New Chill by MC, DaveNotti, and producer, Hi-Res. The project is a free EP that not only finds common ground between both solo artists’ seperate, signature sounds but also breaks some new ground as well to forge… [...]

ALBUM PREVIEW:
Klipmode presents…
devonwho – Funraiser Vol. 1: Thumbtracks

After recently relocating from Portland to the new beat mecca, Los Angeles – Fresh Selects family member since day one, devonwho, is about to release his very first for-sale release. The project, entitled Funraiser Vol. 1: Thumbtracks, is the first in the series from the Klipmode collective – consisting of devon, Knxwl3dg3, Suzi Analogue [...]

ALBUM PREVIEW:
J1’s Animal Kingdom presents…
Starship 27

Quick preview of the upcoming free download compilation from Weekend Beats alumni and Animal Kingdom leader, J1. The Starship 27 compilation is a self-described “beat odyssey” featuring all new/exclusives tracks from the likes of Black Spade, Proh Mic, dam-funk, Computer Jay, devonwho, Ras_G, Dibia$e, Snowman Jack, House Shoes and more.

The compilation will be available [...]

FRESHclusive:
Ragen Fykes – With Love
(Unreleased & Unmixed)

Hot off the heels of her debut single – Ragen Fykes, one half of M64 with producer Ohmega Watts, has blessed us with a free download mini-EP to mark the occasion. The single, “Rhythm Of The Drum” b/w “In The Pocket,” came out as both a limited edition 7″ and digital single this past Tuesday, [...]

WEEKEND BEATS #6:
Hi-Res – 1080 Beats

Bringing the Weekend Beats back from a brief hiatus with the latest project from a rising Portland talent, Hi-Res. This batch, entitled 1080 Beats, picks up where last year’s Sittin’ Up In My Room left off with more laidback but still headnoddin & bump-worthy beats. I selected a few tracks from [...]

WETF Radiovision Episodes #1 & 2:
w/ special guests TaRaach & Ragen Fykes

In case you haven’t already heard, I’ve recently started a new live UStream show with two of my good friends, DJ FlipFlop (solo producer/tour DJ for CunninLynguists) & devonwho (producer/member of klipm0de), entitled WETF Radiovision. The show basically consists of the three of us just hanging out at Flip’s house – playing music, interviewing [...]

WEEKEND BEATS #2:
devonwho – WaVES

For the second installment of my new Weekend Beats series, I’ve got the latest from the homie (and possibly the #1 FS commenter), devonwho. This latest offering, the WaVES EP, mainly consists of some recent highlights from his ever-changing MySpace player, but he also threw in some all new exclusives as well. Included [...]

FRESH KEPT SECRET:
Suzi Analogue
World. Excerpts 1-9

For the latest installment in the Fresh Kept Secrets series, I present to for your consideration, another figure I seeing doing big things in the near future: Suzi Analogue. Suzi is a Philadelphia-based singer, writer & producer who is making moves worldwide, through not only being signed to the Amsterdam-based label, Dopeness Galore, but [...]

FRESH SELECTS RADIO #1

Today marks the debut of my new podcast, simply titled Fresh Selects Radio. Even though this is the first episode, it feels like the second in a way, because its more or less a follow-up to the Loose Joints mixtape I put together last fall. Just like that, its a collection showcasing both [...]

FRESH SELECTS: LOOSE JOINTS

As promised, here’s the first-ever Fresh Selects mixtape. No, it’s not really mixed – its just a .zip full of tracks that I’ve been feeling lately, and/or been meaning to post about. I’m gonna be gone for the next couple of days so I wanted to put this up to hold you guys [...]

NEW VIDEO:
Ohmega Watts & Jneiro Jarel “Eyes & Ears”

New video from Portland’s own Ohmega Watts with the track, “Eyes & Ears” which also features recent Selectee, Jneiro Jarel, on the mic. Keeping it all in the fam, the video also features a guest cameo from Fresh Kept Secrets alumni, Ragen Fykes.

The track comes from Ohmega’s sophmore solo release, last year’s Watts Happening, [...]

Hygher Baby …and don’t ever come down

Another exclusive sneak preview for you guys – this time its from Hygher Baby, the new full-length collaboration from Swedish producer/MC Pure P and singer/co-producer Melo. Their debut album together, Let Me Play U Something U Have Never Heard, is a fresh blend of cool, mellow (no pun intended) vocals and smooth, melodic beats [...]