Hi! I'm Lee. Welcome to my blog. Here we talk music: news, reviews, interviews, tips, tutorials and more. I'm also working on the upcoming podcast Influenced as a guest, writer and researcher alongside music aficionado Mark Williams and friends. Watch this space! I have been a lover of music for as long as I can remember, an amateur lyricist for 25 years, a music writer for 15 years and a hobbyist musician and blogger for almost 10 years. My tastes range from jazz to house to hip hop and I love helping artists from all genres develop their sound. My music, videos, reviews and interviews have been featured in a variety of magazines and websites, including: B-Boy Tech Report Gimme That Beat Humanhuman Audio Skills Dream House Beats Where Did the Road Go Beat Tape Co-Op Push Power Promo Drum Magazine You can find my music on Bandcamp: Monkey Mind Sounds AKA LeeTNB And you can find me on Facebook: The New Beatmaker page Lee's personal page
PODCAST: Future beats, garage and more, courtesy of Up In The Ear blog
I have been spending a lot of time on the excellent Up In The Ear blog recently and, what do you know, Up In The Ear's Khalid Golding was kind enough to let The New Beatmaker share his recent mix of Future Beats, Bounce, Bassline, Garage and more with you (originally posted here).
This mix will especially resonate with those of you getting your party on this weekend.
'I’ve dug deep into the crevices of the interweb and this is what I came up with...Starting off with two of my homegrown faves, Preditah and Flava D, it takes a trip to the West Coast and journeying through the USA, Eurasia, Australasia, South America and Scandinavia before Ellie Ingram brings home the [turkey] bacon.
I find that there’s so much great music out there -so much awesome combinations to create awesome positive [whoa hippy alert] vibrations...I can only describe it as a musically enriching experience because these tracks, in my opinion, lead the way both rhythmically and melodically in comparison with what you may know and love.'
Whilst not a comprehensive list by any means, recent posts by Golding have included:
'A lifestyle blog with a primary focus on music, and a secondary focus on the culture and style surrounding it. Up In The Ear prides itself on it's core values, every action is performed in alignment with the brand motto "Style over fashion, substance overall", which means to celebrate your individuality and uphold integrity.'
Amen to that. Be sure to visit Up In The Ear today:
upintheear.wordpress.com
soundcloud.com/upintheear
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I have been spending a lot of time on the excellent Up In The Ear blog recently and, what do you know, Up In The Ear's Khalid Golding was kind enough to let The New Beatmaker share his recent mix of Future Beats, Bounce, Bassline, Garage and more with you (originally posted here).
This mix will especially resonate with those of you getting your party on this weekend.
This mix will especially resonate with those of you getting your party on this weekend.Says Khalid about the mix:
'I’ve dug deep into the crevices of the interweb and this is what I came up with...Starting off with two of my homegrown faves, Preditah and Flava D, it takes a trip to the West Coast and journeying through the USA, Eurasia, Australasia, South America and Scandinavia before Ellie Ingram brings home the [turkey] bacon.
I find that there’s so much great music out there -so much awesome combinations to create awesome positive [whoa hippy alert] vibrations...I can only describe it as a musically enriching experience because these tracks, in my opinion, lead the way both rhythmically and melodically in comparison with what you may know and love.'
Up In The Ear has quickly become a go-to site for all things music, culture and society.Up In The Ear has quickly become a go-to site for all things music, culture and society.
Whilst not a comprehensive list by any means, recent posts by Golding have included:
- A meditation on whether or not rap is dead.
- The sharing of a Greenpeace petition to stop Fracking underneath homes without permission.
- Promoting the good work of thewordonthefeet.com who perform shoe drives for the homeless in Jamaica.
- Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Street Fighter sharing the 'I Am Street Fighter' documentary (thanks Khalid, that's tonight's viewing sorted out).
'A lifestyle blog with a primary focus on music, and a secondary focus on the culture and style surrounding it. Up In The Ear prides itself on it's core values, every action is performed in alignment with the brand motto "Style over fashion, substance overall", which means to celebrate your individuality and uphold integrity.'
''Style over fashion, substance overall", which means to celebrate your individuality and uphold integrity.
upintheear.wordpress.com
soundcloud.com/upintheear
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