New Zealand native Iva Lamkum’s sultry vocals belie her age. Almost as if she’s been transported from another time, the 20-something singer, songwriter, and guitarist sings with a rich and soulful passion that many would say is lacking in music today. Accompanied by her band, her music showcases many influential elements and genres from rock, jazz, funk, soul, hip hop and even pop–so there’s something for everyone when it comes to Iva’s music.  Her debut EP Iva Lamkum (2008) featured two hit singles in her native country: Kung-Fu Grip, and White Roses. Currently, she is touring and working on her next release, due out soon.

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Due to popular demand, MC/producer Dexter is sharing some extended versions of his winning beats that were made for a beat battle in Duisburg earlier this year. These throwback boom-bap beats are being released as a limited 3-track 7″ single, called “Ultimate Breaks & Dexter“, with the MPM label.

The official release date is June 29th, and to get you amped for it… they’re giving away a free track from the single. Listen to, and download, “Gimme No More (Psycho Theme)”.
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Beat maker 1990 from San Jose, California, dropped his new beat tape titled “The Discovery 1 Beat Tape” (June 15th). If you’re a frequent visitor here, you might remember when we posted his other beat tape in February. Also, if you downloaded our compilation this year, you would’ve heard a couple beats by this guy. One of those beats, “GRB990123″, was a sneak peek into this delightful release of tunes.

Putting the listener in a good mood with its light/airy vibes, electronic lazers, and nature sounds, this release has 11 glitch-hop beats that flow together real well. So go ahead… listen and download for free.
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Moka Only has a firetruck phobia, he doesn’t drive, and he donated a kidney in 1997 and later began the “Moka Cares Foundation”. In a video below, he shares three things you might not know about him.

Also listen to and download a remix of “Grab grab grab” by Rel!g!on, who is an artist and president of Wandering Worx.
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Beatmakers Bugseed and ill.sugi teamed up to produce this beattape which features 5 tracks from each producer.  The beattape, which came about one night when Bugseed and was hanging out at ill.sugi’s house, is pretty laid back: all of the tracks have a very languid feeling to them and their similar styles blend perfectly together as a cohesive mixtape. Continue after the cut to listen to and download “Flipping Formats”, as well as links to where you can connect with the artists.

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"The Kuni Inversion"

Painting in a style he has dubbed Photorealistic Minimalism, NJ Cox captures in lovely detail lone subjects who have seemingly removed themeselves from their surroundings and simply enjoys the space they are in. A simple picture of a guy reading, or a girl walking by, a man sleeping, or dancing–with nothing around to distract them. As the viewer, we too become engulfed in the simplicity of the paintings, yet our eyes dance over the finely painted details: a wayward strand of hair, a wrinkle in cloth, or a ripple in muscle. These oil on canvas paintings are so realistic, so simplistic, that just by gazing upon them, you’re somehow removed and oblivious to your own surroundings. Beautiful works of art.

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14KT dropped his “14KillaTape” beat tape about 3 weeks ago, and I’ve been listening to it ever since. It’s a collection of beats made between 2008 and 2011 — head-nodders, neck-breakers, and slaps all the way through. Heaterrrrs. Sorry for not posting about it sooner, but better late than never, correct? I’m not going to blab on about it, since 14KT took the time to do that himself. So read on, and hit the download immediately.
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Just in time to bump the entire summer, Naeem Oba dropped a brand new track called “Stomp”. This hot single comes from his upcoming album, “Minneapolis Joe“, where production is entirely handled by King Karnov. If you like what you hear, head on over to iTunes and grab it. Now get to listening…
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