Category Archives: instrumental hip hop

SONG OF THE DAY Ugly Mac Beer – The New Flame

Posted on December 14, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

This may be a new discovery for me, but I dare say there will be a few of you out there already familiar with Ugly Mac Beer? After all, he has been about on the music scene for at least … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY DJ Format – The Curse

Posted on April 9, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Matt Ford, a.k.a DJ Format, has recently announced a new album, and with two tracks already available to preview, a ‘format’ is starting to develop!!! Entitled the Devils Workshop, this new offering (if the name doesn’t give you a clue) … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY LTF – Give The Horns Some

Posted on August 27, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

Russian DJ/producer, Anton Ivanchenko, a.k.a Light The Fuse, has been obsessed with funk, hip hop and b-boy culture since the 90’s! His knack for finding breaks, horns, flutes, double basses and vocal samples has poured into the records has been … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY El Michels Affair – Life Of Pablo

Posted on April 18, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

“One of the beautiful things about instrumental music is that the listener can decide what the narrative is. With ‘Adult Themes’ El Michels Affair has created a “choose your own adventure” in musical form…..”  Yesterday, Leon Michel’s New York-based Funk/Soul … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY El Michels Affair – Rubix

Posted on February 28, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

A brand new offering from Leon Michel’s New York-based Funk/Soul instrumental band, El Michels Affair was released four days ago. The elegant form of Rubix swaggers in with effortless style, the body of its cinematic melody is deep and shapely, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Jazz Spastiks & People Without Shoes – Step To (feat Bathtubbs & Nappy Red)

Posted on August 31, 2019 by The Listening Post Blog

Hailing from Scotland, The Jazz Spastiks (a.k.a The Slipmat Brothers) are hip hop beat makers, dj’s and producers, Coconut Delight and Mr. Manyana.  Equipped with the fattest and most jazziest hip hop sounds, the duo create the very finest of … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Damu The Fudgemunk & Flex Mathews – Everyday All Day

Posted on June 1, 2018 by The Listening Post Blog

Today’s lively offering puts a and extra-large spring or two in your step, there’s no doubt about that!  From Damu the Fudgemunk & Flex Mathews Dreams & Vibrations album comes Everyday All Day, a feast of buoyant, juicy beats and flamin’ classic … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Damu The Fudgemunk & Raw Poetic – Master Plan

Posted on December 20, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

Scratching, sampling and big mighty beats that nearly threw me off my chair! Now that’s the way to open a song!!..and this is the way Damu The Fudgemunk & Raw Poetic’s “Master Plan” worked its magic on me today!!! Hailing from Philadelphia … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY L’Orange – Look Around (feat. Oddisee)

Posted on September 24, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

“My new album is called The Ordinary Man, it’ll be out 10/27!   The first single with Oddisee is out today and it’s one of the best songs I’ve ever made.  Losing my hearing over the past few years has … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Tobacco – Slaughtered by the Amway Guy

Posted on July 28, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

Thomas Fec, a.k.a Tobacco, is an electronic musician hailing from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania whose sound is forged from pre-digital electronic instruments such as analog synthesizers and tape machines.  He has been creating music since 1996, performing as both a solo … Continue reading →

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