So I get these requests ALL the time; you know the kind. The kind that I figured a Premo or a Madlib or 9th Wonder would get: “…where you do you get your samples from? Can you hook me up with some dope samples…” I feel like sometimes, much of the art form of making beats is not even in the sample. It’s in the pursuit of something else. You ultimately end up either spending a few dollars on vinyl or you download something just to experience it at face value. You end up with something special. Well that’s the fairy tale take of it. Of course you could always (before you ask) try to find something that you can make totally yours. It has no influence, no bias point of views, and won’t make you feel obligated to do anything other than enjoy the experience of real, soulful music. And even with a point of view as strong as that, I also feel that somethings are so good… they are worth sharing. Some people are going to hear what I hear; other will dismiss the mix as something used to fill up blog space. I feel like what you are about to embark on is beautiful; simply put. Whether you just listen to it while cleaning the crib, or try to use it in place of a very old and very scratched “baby making music” CD, or whether you rip the sound waves into seventy-five samples chopped… you will enjoy what Fly is Made. Check for it at the jump.
Here’s a remix I did to Painting A Still off of know:juander’s latest release, A Kid Love, beta. Make sure you cop that if you haven’t peeped it already. I was just working on this beat and for some reason juander’s lyrics came to mind. And it’s dope. So stream and download the joint below.
Finally, here is EPonym & Esta‘s album, UpFromHere. They are new editions to the Cosmic Souls Collective and have been working really hard to make this album happen. I’ve been working with this emcee-producer duo for almost a year now and it is crazy watching them grow as artists. If you want more reasons to peep this album check out the previously postedinterview and Esta beat making video. Stream their favorite song from the album below and hit more for the track listing.
EPonym & Esta – Don’t Know feat. Melissa Bitanga
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I was working in the studio a couple days ago and I was going through some records that I’ve had for sooooo long when while on this Lonnie Liston record I came across something that sounded too right to not mess with. So I jumped on it like I do and you can check out what became of the sample below. Please leave a comment if you feeling it (or not). Peace
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Here’s a new track produce by fellow Cosmic Soul, Know:juander for Amor Jones. I’ve had this song in rotation since Jones first sent it to me a few weeks ago. Dope track. I took Kevin Nottingham posting it as my OK to drop it also. Haha. It’s going to be on Amor Jones’ next album which will be produced exclusively by the Cosmic Souls Collective (yes, us). Be on the lookout for the album and future leaks coming soon.
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Here’s a new track I produced featuring KENO from TheOtherSide (group with him and producer WallSauce). This beat might sound familiar if you heard my last instrumental album More Than Music. Just check it out and let me know what you guys think! Expect more heat from us in the future. Peep the audio below.
KENO – Watch (Produced By Nefarious!)
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So awhile ago I (Time Travel) came into contact with a dope MC named “Jamar Equality” via myspace. Jamar Equality is from San Antonio, Texas & is one of the best MC’s I have ever heard. So after i hit him up, we clicked. He was feeling the beats I had, and i was feeling the tracks he had even more. So we talked business and have now done a few tracks together. Jamar & myself will have a mixtape coming soon (no exact date yet) titled, “Modern Warfare”. Don’t sleep on Jamar, or the tape were working on. Jam our track, “What Your Mind Sees” (produced by me) below, which is just a quick mix for now, but still ill.
http://www.myspace.com/jamarequality
-Time Travel
Jamar Equality – What Your Mind Sees (Prod. Time Travel)
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Here is a dope EP Indy Sparks dropped the other day. He also did the artwork on my More Than Music album. Real cool dude. Make sure you check Indy Sparks out on Twitter, Myspace, & IndySparks.com and peep my favorite track from it below!
Indy Sparks – Expensive Taste
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This is the last instrumental album I released called More Than Music. Check it out and leave a comment or hit me on twitter (@NefTheDamaja) and let me know what you think. Thanks to everyone who posted this up or interviewed me and fellow CSC member Mick Digi for doing the artwork. Stream it below via bandcamp player and hit the image on the left to download it.
I interview rapper EPonym and producer Esta as they release a new video showing their process in creating a song. They are working on their album called UpFromHere which drops sometime in september, EP says.
Nef: Esta, what was your inspiration for making this beat?
Esta: Right when i heard the record i knew what i wanted to do, it was one of those samples. EP and I both felt like it should be an underdog track.
Nef: Word, I know the feeling. EP what inspired you to write your lyrics to it?
EPonym: Basically the beat felt victorious and shit. And I was getting a vibe like “Hey we’re comin up in the world” so that basically was the outline. Like, despite what people say or have said we’ll still be elevatin’ the album title actually stems from one of the tracks on the album, and we couldnt really think of anything better suiting than that.
