Mysterio

Rap Pioneer (8 Track Remastered) Instrumental

2012-02-08T13:01:00.000-05:00

One of my favorites from the 2000 time period where I sampled some old James Bond record inspired by hours upon hours of Goldeneye on the Nintendo 64.

Rap Pioneer (8 Track Remastered) Instrumental

Strictly Beats: MF Doom (for Monsta Island Czars) - Scientific Civilization

2012-02-06T14:28:00.000-05:00

For some reason, whenever Doom (King Geedorah) lays obscure samples over his simple looped tracks I get hooked.

Scientific Civilization

Strictly Beats: RJD2 - Snoopy Layedback

2012-02-05T14:28:00.000-05:00

A rare yet smooth instrumental from the original mad man behind the boards.

Snoopy Layedback

Strictly Beats: Dr. Dre (for Eminem) - Role Model (Instrumental)

2012-02-04T14:20:00.000-05:00

One of my favorite tracks that Dr. Dre did for Eminem. I could never, and still can never, get enough of it.

Role Model (Instrumental)

Enemies (Remix) (8-Track Remastered) (Instrumental)

2012-02-03T14:19:00.000-05:00

Old school Mysterio/Claw production culled from the U.N.I. Sounds catalog.

Enemies (Remix) (8-Track Remastered) (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: Definite Vacation -4- Suckas (Verbally Diseased) - Blowin' Up The Spot (Instrumental)

2012-02-02T14:13:00.000-05:00

The piano on this track gets me - wherever it is from that shit is fucking tight.

Blowin' Up The Spot (Instrumental)

March 2011 Zip Folder

2012-02-01T13:02:00.001-05:00

All Files from March 2011 can be found here.

Stop On By (8 Track Remastered) (Instrumental)

2012-01-31T14:28:00.000-05:00

This could of been an E.N.S. produced beat from back in the day or it might of been Claw or maybe, possibly Mysterio. Who knows. Anyhow, here it is.
Stop On By (Instrumental) (8 Track Remastered)

Strictly Beats: DJ Premier (For Gang Starr) - The Question Remains (Instrumental)

2012-01-27T14:31:00.000-05:00

I can listen to this instrumental and to the song over and over and over. Once again Primo is extremely effective with his "less is more" technique. Classic.

The Question Remains (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: Prince Paul - And The Winner Is?

2012-01-25T15:11:00.000-05:00

And The Winner Is?

Prince Paul. Of course. The definitive hip hop producer who remains under rated and thoroughly ignored all these years later. I know he drops some unreleased gems via his Soundcloud account but this was one of the released cuts on a conceptual instrumental album. Solid.

Suckas (8 Track Remastered) (Instrumental)

2012-01-24T14:28:00.000-05:00

The Muppet bass line inspired classic cut from the Universal Sounds catalog crafted by Mysterio in 1995.

Suckas (Instrumental) (8 Track Remastered)

Strictly Beats: RZA for Wutang Clan - Triumph (Instrumental)

2012-01-23T14:20:00.000-05:00

RZA delivered the goods on the Wu-Tang Clan's lopsided double album. To me it is still hit or miss for the most part on the very long player but this track here stands out sonically.

Triumph (Instrumental)

Deadly Rhyme Medly (Instrumental) (8 Track Remastered)

2012-01-15T14:18:00.000-05:00

The classically, clever creation by Claw crafted for Universal Sounds circa 1996.

Deadly Rhyme Medly (Instrumental) (8 Track Remastered)

Strictly Beats: Mark Mothersbaugh - 75 Year Plan

2012-01-07T14:29:00.000-05:00

Not so much a "beat" as just a good piece of music from an excellent film. Mark Mothersbaugh delivers a short and sweet cut to set up the movie.

75 Year Plan

Strictly Beats: Molemen - Coming Through Alert

2011-12-12T14:18:00.002-05:00

Another creative cut from the Molemen of Chicago.

Coming Through Alert

Manchild Meditation (Instrumental) (8 Track Remastered)

2011-12-07T14:19:00.000-05:00

Straight from the Universal Sound's analog archives - the beat for the MJB classic.

Manchild Meditation (Instrumental) (8 Track Remastered)

Strictly Beats: Beastie Boys - Rhymin & Stealin (Instrumental)

2011-12-05T14:20:00.000-05:00

Sampling three great rock bands: Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and The Clash they delivered an anthem to kick off their debut album.

Rhymin & Stealin (Instrumental)

February 2011 Zip Folder

2011-12-04T22:17:00.000-05:00

All files for February 2011 can be found here.

Strictly Beats: Constant Deviants - Can't Stop (Instrumental)

2011-12-04T14:18:00.000-05:00

An extremely dope beat by Cut from Constant Deviants. A head nodding throwback... wait... this was made in the 90's so it is certified dope.

Can't Stop (Instrumental)

Common - Communism (Analog Remix Instrumental)

2011-12-02T15:54:00.002-05:00

The Beat

Common - Communism (Analog Remix)

2011-12-02T15:54:00.001-05:00

This remix by Mysterio could of fit perfectly on the classic "Resurrection" album. The dusty analog samples fit perfectly over the chunky break beat and drum programming set up by the mysterious one.

Communism (Analog Remix)

Common - Communism (Analog Remix) - The Video

2011-12-02T15:54:00.000-05:00

The Video

Strictly Beats: MF Doom - Myrtle Leaf

2011-12-01T14:12:00.000-05:00

This beat he used on the King Geedorah album is my absolute favorite of the bunch. The samples he plucked from various movies, newscasts, and cartoons were expertly placed over the well crafted track. This is just the instrumental and it allows you to enjoy the crazy chopped drums he programmed so well.

Myrtle Leaf

Mobb Deep - Shook Ones (Analog Remix Instrumental)

2011-11-28T23:48:00.001-05:00

Instrumental

Mobb Deep - Shook Ones (Analog Remix) - The Video

2011-11-28T00:16:00.007-05:00

The Video

Mobb Deep - Shook Ones (Analog Remix)

2011-11-28T00:16:00.006-05:00

Mysterio pulled some dark analog samples and poured them over the drum track he programmed for his digital version. Pretty much everything remains intact except for the musical instrumentation.

Mobb Deep - Shook Ones (Analog Remix)

Green Grass (Demo) Instrumental (8 Track Remastered)

2011-11-20T14:19:00.000-05:00

The classic cut produced by Mysterio for Claw back in 1995.

Green Grass (Demo) Instrumental (8 Track Remastered)

Strictly Beats: De La Soul - Ego Trippin' (Part Two) (Original Instrumental)

2011-11-18T15:06:00.001-05:00

Such a tight track that will forever bring me back to the mid nineties. Prince Paul delivered the goods on this final De La album which he would concoct. Such a shame they couldn't continue to work together. Anyhow here is the beat....

Ego Trippin' (Part Two) (Original Instrumental)

De La Soul - Much More (Analog Remix Instrumental)

2011-11-15T15:54:00.005-05:00

Instrumental

De La Soul - Much More (Analog Remix) - The Video

2011-11-15T15:54:00.004-05:00

The Video

De La Soul - Much More (Analog Remix)

2011-11-15T15:53:00.002-05:00

Mysterio mixed up this vocal track already but as per usual he went back to the lab and concocted an analog version. Jazz samples were plucked and placed over the drum programing he originally devised. Singing from Peggy Lee fits right into the chorus like a glove.

Much More (Analog Remix)

Canibus - Get Retarded (Digital Remix) - The Video

2011-11-13T15:53:00.009-05:00

The Video

Canibus - Get Retarded (Digital Remix Instrumental)

2011-11-13T15:53:00.008-05:00

The Beat

Canibus - Get Retarded (Digital Remix)

2011-11-13T15:53:00.006-05:00

Canibus got retarded over this Mysterio rock tinged production. He took one of his other Movie Madness tracks and slowed it down. The Canibus vocals fit perfectly over the musical landscape and what resulted a more intense version of his original song.

Canibus - Get Retarded (Digital Remix)

Strictly Beats: Madlib (for Percee P) Ghetto Rhyme Story (Instrumental)

2011-11-12T15:10:00.001-05:00

A very dope beat from Madlib which he produced for Percee P on his long awaited album.

Ghetto Rhyme Story (Instrumental)

Blaq Poet & M.O.P. - Rap Addiction (Analog Remix) - The Video

2011-11-08T23:14:00.001-05:00

The Video

Blaq Poet & M.O.P. - Rap Addiction (Analog Remix)

2011-11-08T23:13:00.001-05:00

Blaq Poet and M.O.P. got a rap addiction and so does Mysterio. He dropped some raw samples over a funky drum track which he created and threw in some vocals sung by a pretty lady into the mix.

Rap Addiction (Analog Remix)

Blaq Poet & M.O.P. - Rap Addiction (Analog Remix Instrumental)

2011-11-08T15:52:00.004-05:00

The Beat

Strictly Beats: Will Sessions - It Ain't Hard to Tell

2011-11-08T14:19:00.000-05:00

Will Sessions whipped up a whole album reconstructing "Illmatic" with live instrumentation. Definitely different and worth a listen.

It Ain't Hard to Tell (Instrumental)

Lord Finesse - You Know What I'm About (Digital Remix) - The Video

2011-11-06T15:52:00.000-05:00

The Video

Lord Finesse - You Know What I'm About (Digital Remix Instrumental)

2011-11-06T15:51:00.001-05:00

Lord Finesse - You Know What I'm About (Digital Remix Instrumental)

Lord Finesse - You Know What I'm About (Digital Remix)

2011-11-06T15:51:00.000-05:00

Mysterio always loved the original "Scooby Doo" version of this song and never really dug the MF Doom take on his favorite cartoon. Anyhow he decided to give some live instrumentation for the Lord Finesse punchline rhymes and mixed up some dialogue from "The Wire" to enhance the song.

Lord Finesse - You Know What I'm About (Digital Remix)

Strictly Beats: DJ Vadim - Outerschmoodles

2011-11-02T15:06:00.000-04:00

Outerschmoodles

Ras Kass - H20 (Analog Drum Remix)

2011-11-01T21:56:00.001-04:00

The Drum Mix

Ras Kass - H20 (Analog Eerie Remix)

2011-11-01T21:54:00.001-04:00

Just the Eerie Sounds On This Mix

Ras Kass - H20 (Analog Remix)

2011-11-01T15:50:00.004-04:00

Just the gritty, raw samples culled from the ASR-10 set up the platform for this analog remix. Sound effects were inserted where the curses were "bleeped" out from the vinyl recording. What results is a powerful anthem for Ras Kass to deliver.

Analog Remix

Ras Kass - H20 (Analog Remix Instrumental)

2011-11-01T15:50:00.002-04:00

The Instrumental

Ras Kass - H20 (Analog Remix) - The Video

2011-11-01T15:50:00.001-04:00

The Video

Mysterio January 2011 Zip Folder

2011-11-01T11:05:00.000-04:00

Mysterio January 2011 Zip Folder is here.

Ghostface - Run (Digital Remix) - The Video

2011-10-31T21:49:00.001-04:00

The Video

Ghostface - Run (Digital Remix Instrumental)

2011-10-31T21:47:00.000-04:00

The Beat

Ghostface - Run (Digital Remix)

2011-10-31T21:43:00.000-04:00

Mysterio incorporated the movie "Heat" to match up with the classic verses from Ghost's song and layered multiple instruments over a crunchy drum track to compliment the intensity.

Ghostface - Run (Digital Remix)

Strictly Beats: CMW - Growin' Up In The Hood (Funky Piano Remix) (Instrumental)

2011-10-30T15:06:00.002-04:00

Sampling Joe Simon's "Theme for Cleopatra Jones" set the mood for this excellent song by CMW but what really gets me on this funky piano remix is the piano. Incredible stuff just like the Three Times Dope "Funky Dividends" (Extended Piano Mix).

Growin' Up In The Hood (Funky Piano Remix) (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: DJ Premier - Now You're Mine (Instrumental)

2011-10-29T15:06:00.000-04:00

Recently I was listening to this song and I could not help but rewind, replay, rewind and replay again and again. So simple yet so intoxicating. Another testament to Primo's credo that less is always more.

Now You're Mine (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: People Under The Stairs - San Francisco Knights

2011-10-25T15:06:00.000-04:00

The instrumental for the song by P.U.T.S. delivers a nostalgia vibe to a city I have visited but never lived in but wish I had. The original source material has been covered numerous times so the fact they used the sample doesn't bother me at all because they deliver the concept extremely well with their lyrics and effective and complimentary drum kit.

San Francisco Knights

Strictly Beats: Diamond D - A Day In The Life

2011-10-24T15:06:00.000-04:00

This track produced Diamond, before he dropped the "D", is one of my favorites. His other solo albums were crap in comparison to his debut sample filled masterpiece. This is one instrumental cut I played over and over on the 12" record it was released on.

A Day In The Life

12 Twists

2011-10-22T18:53:00.001-04:00

12 Notes twisted into some sleep fusion by Mysterio.

12 Twists

Strictly Beats: Madvillain - Money Folder

2011-10-22T15:08:00.000-04:00

Another classic instrumental from one of my favorite sample filled albums of the decade of the 2000's.

Money Folder

Strictly Beats: Doug E. Fresh - Keep Rising To The Top (Instrumental)

2011-10-18T23:44:00.000-04:00

One of the reasons I got into production. Will always love this track. Keni Burke provided the original sample but Doug AND the Bomb Squad took it straight to my ears and heart. Classic.

Keep Rising To The Top (Instrumental)

Blanco - The Video

2011-10-18T15:51:00.001-04:00

The Video

Blanco

2011-10-18T15:50:00.003-04:00

Some delicious, danceable rhythms from the mind of Mysterio.

Blanco

Method Man, Redman & L.L. Cool J - 4, 3, 2, 1 (Analog Remix) - The Video

2011-10-17T15:50:00.001-04:00

Method Man, Redman & L.L. Cool J - 4, 3, 2, 1 (Analog Remix) - The Video

Method Man, Redman & L.L. Cool J - 4, 3, 2, 1 (Analog Remix)

2011-10-17T15:49:00.002-04:00

Mysterio took out one emcee from the equation but inserted himself into the mix keeping up with the 4,3,2,1 vibe. What results is a darker mix filled with creeping analog sounds over a crunchy break beat and 808 kick.

Method Man, Redman & L.L. Cool J - 4, 3, 2, 1 (Analog Remix)

Method Man, Redman & L.L. Cool J - 4, 3, 2, 1 (Analog Remix Instrumental)

2011-10-17T15:49:00.001-04:00

Instrumental

Strictly Beats: Downtown Science - Radioactive (Instrumental)

2011-10-17T15:09:00.000-04:00

I loved, loved, loved and still love this album. Sam Sever was on his way to being an incredible producer in my eyes and then he disappeared along with his partner in rhyme Bosco Money. Anyhow - the instrumentals live on and they live on well.

Radioactive (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: Madlib - J's Day Theme 3 (Support)

2011-10-17T14:12:00.000-04:00

A tribute instrumental. One of the dozens and dozens of beats that Madlib puts out every month. A lot can be hit or miss or just completely standard. This one is a hit to my ears.

J's Day Theme 3

Strictly Beats: DJ Premier - Return Of The Crooklyn Dodgers (Instrumental)

2011-10-12T13:30:00.001-04:00

Primo sampled The Young Holt Trio for this classic cut. It makes me think that a lot of these producers usually just sampled the intros to songs for years but it doesn't matter. Digging in the crates and finding gems like these is what all boils down to.

Return Of The Crooklyn Dodgers (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: Run DMC - You Be Illin' (Instrumental)

2011-10-11T15:06:00.001-04:00

Another favorite of mine from back in the day. Definitely one of "THE" beats that got me wanting to be a producer.

You Be Illin' (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: Godfather Don (For Ultramagnetic MC'S) - Raise It Up (Instrumental)

2011-10-09T11:58:00.001-04:00

One of my favorite cuts off of this album. I liked Godfather Don on his debut album "Hazardous" and liked him on here. Then over the past few years I caught up on all the stuff he had dropped in the late 90's and early 00's that I had slept on. A very solid beat maker who never got the real props he deserved. Anyhow here is one of his many great instrumental tracks.

Raise It Up (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: ELP for Cannibal Ox - Iron Galaxy

2011-10-08T15:09:00.001-04:00

Along with "I Phantom" this is the other favorite beat, of mine, that ELP created for Cannibal Ox. Just some wild, raw shit here.

Iron Galaxy

Mysterio's Picks: The Beef Selection

2011-10-08T11:58:00.001-04:00

Where would hip hop be without a little beef? The energy inspired by diss tracks is insurmountable. A deep cut getting under another emcees skin is especially good when it is fit with a well seasoned beat. These tracks were selected by Mysterio and served up on a dish that is best served cold.

Beef - It's What's For Dinner!

Strictly Beats: Black Sheep - Strobelite Honey

2011-10-07T15:05:00.000-04:00

Another solid production from the Black Sheep's debut album. A smooth cut which I mixed back in the day - rotating the two records back and forth. That is when DJ's bought vinyl and always bought two copies.

Strobelite Honey

Strictly Beats: 45 King - Blue Street

2011-10-05T14:13:00.002-04:00

The original crate digger whipped up a smooth track here from back in the day. Definitely a pioneer in hip hop beat making.

Blue Street

Strictly Beats: J-Dilla - Anti-American Graffitti

2011-10-04T14:56:00.002-04:00

Jay Dee flipped "Family Tree" by Tin Tin and got me hooked. Whether listening to Doom rip it or just listening to the lovely instrumental I can never get enough. Impeccable material right here.

Anti-American Graffitti

Plus Minus (Instrumental)

2011-10-02T14:01:00.001-04:00

The instrumental created by Mysterio for a song by Kwote and Cise off of Universal Sounds "Time-Space Continuum" album back in 2001.

Plus Minus (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: Buckwild - Miss Those Days (Instrumental)

2011-10-01T14:12:00.000-04:00

I wonder how true it is that Celph Titled just rapped over some dusty Buckwild beats made back in the mid 90's. Either way - it doesn't matter when they were made as this is an excellent example of the dope production found on their team-up album.

Miss Those Days (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: Lovage - Stroker Ace

2011-09-30T12:49:00.001-04:00

At first look it seemed to be on some "Garth Mahrenghi" steez. Not so much tongue in cheek, besides the cover. This is some smooth instrumentation right here.

Stroker Ace

Strictly Beats: The Roots - Proceed Without a Pause (Instrumental)

2011-09-30T12:49:00.000-04:00

Classic instrumentation from The Roots. I remember seeing them perform numerous times and even was at the shooting of "Brooklyn Babylon" where they performed with this Hassidic Jew (forgot his name - he was "big" at the time). That was the movie where Black Thought's character fell in love with a Jewish girl. Anyhow - let me stop rambling...

Proceed Without a Pause (Instrumental)

De La Soul - Breakadawn (Analog Remix) - The Video

2011-09-23T15:32:00.001-04:00

The Video

De La Soul - Breakadawn (Analog Remix)

2011-09-23T15:31:00.004-04:00

Another live drum kit mixed in with smooth jazz samples to give a new supplement to the classic De La track. Vitamin F for Fresh.

De La Soul - Breakadawn (Analog Remix)

De La Soul - Breakadawn (Analog Remix Instrumental)

2011-09-23T15:31:00.003-04:00

Instrumental

De La Soul - Breakadawn (Analog Random Breakless Remix)

2011-09-23T14:10:00.001-04:00

Breakbeat removed with random drum programming.

Breakadawn (Analog Random Breakless Remix)

Grand Daddy I.U. - Represent (Analog Remix) - The Video

2011-09-22T15:30:00.001-04:00

The Video

Grand Daddy I.U. - Represent (Analog Remix Instrumental)

2011-09-22T15:29:00.002-04:00

Instrumental

Grand Daddy I.U. - Represent (Analog Remix)

2011-09-22T15:28:00.002-04:00

Mysterio stepped up to the boards and gave the "U" a funky beat to "represent" on. Jazz fusion samples were chopped and inserted over a live drum kit which changes almost every bar to compliment the lava like flow of the Grand Daddy.

Grand Daddy I.U. - Represent (Analog Remix)

Grand Daddy I.U. - Represent (Analog Breakless Remix)

2011-09-22T14:09:00.003-04:00

Minus the breakbeat.

Represent (Analog Breakless Remix)

Time Space Demo Intro Instrumental (8 Track Remastered)

2011-09-20T13:29:00.001-04:00

The instrumental to the demo intro from the U.N.I. album.

Time Space Demo Intro Instrumental (8 Track Remastered)

Strictly Beats: J-Swift (for The Pharcyde) - On the D.L. (Instrumental)

2011-09-20T12:49:00.000-04:00

The horns, the bass, and the vibes as well as the Meters drums all come together well for this track produced by J-Swift for The Pharcyde on their multi-layered debut album.

On the D.L. (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: DJ Premier for Group Home - Supa Star

2011-09-17T12:50:00.000-04:00

Primo blessed these two mediocre emcees with some seriously dope production on their debut album. Guru's production is extremely weak on the album but thankfully he only produced two tracks. Anyhow here is one of the stand outs on the album with several samples used and glued together well by DJ Premier.

Supa Star (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: J Rawls - Heeey

2011-09-15T12:50:00.001-04:00

Definitely one of the great albums produced this year on the "indie" tip. Solid production work from J.

Heeey (Instrumental)

Buy The Album

Cerebral Blows (Instrumental)

2011-09-15T12:48:00.001-04:00

Old school flavor from the Universal Sound's musical library.

Cerebral Blows (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: Ed O.G. - Skinny Dip (Got It Goin On) (Instrumental)

2011-09-13T12:50:00.000-04:00

I actually can remember being stoned back in the summer of 1993 listening to this song over and over and over. Both the main song and the instrumental. Great stuff here.

Skinny Dip (Got It Goin On) (Instrumental)

Makin Moves (Instrumental)

2011-09-10T12:48:00.003-04:00

Not sure which producer created this cut back in the hey days of U.N.I. Sounds.

Makin' Moves (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: Metallica - Orion [Instrumental]

2011-09-09T14:57:00.000-04:00

I'd love to see that knob Lars try to sue me. Twat. Anyhow him and his team did inspire me years ago with this incredible, monumental, metal instrumental. Cheers.

Orion (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: Stoupe (for Jedi Mind Tricks) - I Against I (Instrumental)

2011-09-08T12:50:00.000-04:00

Sampling Cal Tjader one can usually not go wrong and Stoupe picked a good sample from his catalog to do so on the song he produced for Jedi Mind Tricks. Excellent digging.

I Against I (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: John Murphy - Mercury

2011-09-07T13:30:00.000-04:00

The movie "Sunshine" was one of the few sci-fi movies that I really dug since "Event Horizon" (which most people either love or hate). Anyway - the music provided by John Murphy pushes this one ahead for me. Definitely some inspirational music arrangement put together right here.

Mercury

Strictly Beats: Mathematics - Mighty Healthy (Instrumental)

2011-09-06T12:50:00.000-04:00

Using the most overused breakbeats and breathing new life onto them is a hard feat to do but Mathematics did an excellent job with this instrumental he produced for Ghostface.

Mighty Healthy (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: ED O.G. - Love Comes & Goes (Instrumental)

2011-09-05T14:57:00.001-04:00

I sampled plenty of George Benson in my days and ED O.G. caught the right sample twenty second into the song "Face It Boy, It's Over". When this dropped I had it on repeat.

Love Comes & Goes (Instrumental)

Deadly Rhyme Attacks (Demo) Instrumental (8 Track Remastered)

2011-09-03T13:29:00.001-04:00

The demo instrumental to the Mysterio cut which would later be turned into "Seismic Tremors" for Universal Sounds.

Deadly Rhyme Attacks (Demo) Instrumental (8 Track Remastered)

Strictly Beats: The Demigodz - Don't You Even Go There (Instrumental)

2011-09-03T09:45:00.000-04:00

This album is filled with incredible beats. This be one of them. The hook by Lauryn is infectious. The guitars and drums compliment each other delivering a head nodding vibe.

Don't You Even Go There (Instrumental)