Strictly Beats: Apathy - Honkey Kong (Instrumentals)

"I Dedicate this to You" is on heavy rotation.  Both the instrumental and full version.  Can never get enough of the Phil Spector "Wall of Sound" collage chopped up over a funky boom bap beat with an alternating snare.  I got to say that Apathy is blessed with some good beats and here are all of them from his "Honkey Kong" album.

Enjoy!

Little Brother - Whatever You Say (Analog Remix)

A smooth groove crafted from the mind of Mysterio for this remix.

Little Brother - Whatever You Say (Analog Remix)

Digable Planets - 9th Wonder (Analog Remix)

The version that could fit right on the classic album by Digable Planets.  Pure Brooklyn Beats created by Mysterio.


Digable Planets - 9th Wonder (Analog Remix) (Main, Instrumental & Sample Set)

Wutang Clan - NYC Kids (Analog Remix)

Mysterio updated the digital version of his remix with some analog inputs.


Wutang Clan - NYC Kids (Analog Remix) (Full, Dub & Sample Set)

Lord Finesse - You Know What Im About (Analog Remix)

Another remix of a remix - this time with analog inputs.



Lord Finesse - You Know What Im About (Analog Remix)

Operation: Doomsday (Instrumentals)

I bought that and yep I pretty much have bought everything the guy put out since the first KMD 12" dropped back in the 90's.  Hot off the presses.  I skipped his last effort, JJ Doom, but anxiously await Madvillainy 2 (or should we say 3 since Madlib remixed the first one already).

Anyhow - here are the beats for the deluxe edition.  Most of which were pulled from the actual 12" records released on Fondle Em.

Enjoy like I do

Stark

Synths glide over the drum machinations of Mysterio.

Stark (Full & Vibez Versions)

AZ - Still Alive (Analog Remix)

Mysterio revives the remix - this time with analog inputs.

AZ - Still Alive (Analog Remix)

Grapes

Freshly plucked dance beats.

Grapes (Fully Fermented Version & Vibez Version)

Large Professor - Rockin' Hip Hop (Analog Remix)

Super chill vibes accompany the professor on this Mysterio analog outing.

Large Professor - Rockin' Hip Hop (Analog Remix)

Ghostface - Daytona 500 (Digital Remix)

The remix is Digital without Bobby.  New sound effects inserted over the digital landscape accomponied with an excerpt from "Grounded For Life".

Ghostface - Daytona 500 (Digital Remix)

Boogie

Time to Boogie.

(Original & Vibez Mix)

Mos Def - Travellin' Man (Analog Remix)

Mysterio stripped the digital inputs and dusted off some vinyl from Paris for this analog remix.

Travellin' Man (Analog Remix) (Full Version, Instrumental & Sample Set)

Keystrokes

Some keystrokes made by Mysterio.

(Full Version & Vibez Mix)

Ras Kass - Anything Goes (Analog Remix)

Mysterio stripped the digital units and plugged in some analog sounds to accentuate the lyrics of this classic Ras Kass' song.

Ras Kass - Anything Goes (Analog Remix) (Main, Instrumental & Sample Set)

Gravediggaz - Night The Earth Cried (Analog Remix)

Mysterio filpped, chopped, scrubbed and layered some dusty soul samples over the drum programming he created to give a nod to the excellent lyrics delivered by these gravediggaz.

Gravediggaz - Night The Earth Cried (Main, Drums & Water, Instrumental & Sample Set)

Grand Puba - A Little of This (Analog Remix)

Crispy yet dusty samples layer the drum track programmed by Mysterio as he revisits the smooth sounds of this well rounded Grand Puba song.

Little of This (Analog Remix) (Main, Instrumental & Sample Set)

Strictly Beats & Mysterio's Pick: Edan - Emcees Smoke Crack (Remix)

Edan is a "sick cracker".  Yep, here is the remix for his "Emcees Smoke Crack".  Brilliant stuff - just on some other shit.

ZIP (Instrumental and Street Version)

Heltah Skeltah - Gunz N Onez (Analog Remix)

Another track Mysterio mixed with Digital Instrumentation but this time he stripped it down and layered some analog samples all chopped up and spread over the multiple drum tracks.

Here is the Main Version, Instrumental & Sample Set

Nas - Get Down (Analog Remix)

Mysterio decided to revamp a song that has been remixed a bunch of times.  Anyhow - this here his take with dialogue provided by Gil Scott Heron that compliments Nas' lyrics perfectly.

Zip Folder with Instrumental, Edit, Main & Sample Set

Pharcyde - Runnin' (Analog Remix)

Mysterio wasn't really ecstatic about the Digital Version of his song so he decided to chop up some samples and place them carefully over the drum track he created.

Here is the Main Version, Edit, Instrumental & Sample Set

Criminology (Digital Remix)

Mysterio matched clips from "The Wire", "Heat" and "Reservoir Dogs" to the lyrics of Ghost and Raekwon over a digital composition crafted from his own mind.

Criminology (ZIP with Instrumentals and other versions)

Beastie Boys - Car Thief (Fear & Loathing Analog Remix)

An anlaog take on the remix from Mysterio.

Car Thief (Fear & Loathing Analog Remix and Instrumental)


(Also in Zip Folder are the Demo Versions from the Boys)

Strictly Beats: Madlib (for Freddie Gibbs) - Deep (Instrumental)

Another crafty cut from the mind of Madlib.

Deep (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: Samon Kawamura - Reflections

A tight little cut from the mind of Samon Kawamura.

Reflections

Cosmosis (8 Track Remastered) Instrumental

The instrumental for the classic Universal Sounds posse cut.

Cosmosis (8 Track Remastered) Instrumental

Real MCs (8 Track Remastered) Instrumental

Old School Claw production from the late 90's.

Real MCs  (8 Track Remastered) Instrumental

Strictly Beats: Vanilla - Closer

Some refreshing instrumentals can be found here courtesy of Vanilla.  Here is a taste...

Closer

Of Cise & Men (Outro)

The smooth instrumental of the lost Cise EP.

The Outro

Strictly Beats: Company Flow - Eight Steps To Perfection (Instrumental)

Definitely one of my favorite ELP tracks next to "Corners" and "I Phantom".  Great gritty stuff from the late 90's.

Eight Steps To Perfection (Instrumental)

Strictly Beats: SupremeEx - Angelic Groove

Such a great groove here.  Could fit in a video game perfectly or in an episode of Carl Sagan's Cosmos television series.  Incredible.

Angelic Groove

Rap Pioneer (8 Track Remastered) Instrumental

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

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

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

Snoopy Layedback

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

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)

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)

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

All Files from March 2011 can be found here.

Stop On By (8 Track Remastered) (Instrumental)

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)

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?

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)

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)

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)

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

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