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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Here’s a quick catch-up rundown of some videos I’ve been meaning to post from the last week or so.
Cubic Zirconia “Fuck Work”
Directed by Nancy Mitchell from Three 21 Media. “Fuck Work” single out June 22nd on The Savant Guard. Remixes by Dam Funk, Andy George, Nacho Lovers, Dekker & Johan, and more. Preview the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Devon is a forward-thinking producer from Portland, OR and also a founding member of the Thrilla Music Group.
Recent collaborations include work with Hip-Hop Is Music MC, Theory Hazit, and some of Philly’s finest up-and-comers, Knowledge, Suzi Analogue & DistantStarr. Below is his first offering – a compilation of some of his earlier beat [...]