Blockhead – Throwaway Files Vol.1 (2010)

Posted by HHB Admin on January 29, 2010 – 2:16 pm

“I recently found a bunch of old beat tapes (literally cassettes). I hadn’t

listened to any of that stuff in over 5/6 years and thought it would be cool to

digitalize them. All these beats are either not saved or past the point where i

would/could put them out. Included on these cassettes were the first beats I

ever made. They date back to around 94/95 before i even had a sampler of my

own. My homeboy Kasm (formally of the Atoms family) had just bought a MPC so

i would go over there with samples and we’d make beats. this continued till about

late 95 when i finally got my own sampler. While it was nice to have my own

equipment , the difference in quality between what I was doing and what Kasm

and I were doing was noticeable to say the least. in short, my solo beats

sucked…for a long time. Not realizing this at the time i recorded everything i made

and kept plugging away at it. it’s a good thing i did cause i’d very likely be working

some sh*tty minimum wage job had i not.

so, with that, i give you “throwaway files Vol. 1″. it’s 16 random beats i made

between 95-2003 that will never be used or heard in any other way. i chose these

16 randomly from about 175 tracks. the only one i picked specifically was the first

beat i ever made (with kasm). it’s pretty bad but still crazy to hear after all these

years. if you guys are into this kinda sh*t, lemme know and i’ll post more as this

blog progresses.

I just figured those of you who are into beats and the beat making process (nerds)

would be curious of how my beats have progressed over the years.

enjoy.”

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01. First Beat Ever (Lost Beats 95)
02. Sleuth sh*t (Lost Beats 95)
03. Dead Or Alive (Lost Beats 97/98)
04. Ray Gay (Lost Beats 95/96)
05. Buggyvibes (Lost Beats 95/96)
06. Sending A Message (Lost Beats 2001/2002)
07. Mitzpah (Lost Beats 2001/2002)
08. Rescue Time (Lost Beats 99/2000)
09. Blues Cruise (Lost Beats 2003)
10. Siren (Lost Beats 97/98)
11. Djangish (Lost Beats 95/96)
12. Doug's Piano (Lost Beats 97/98)
13. Skat Horns (Lost Beats 95/96)
14. Plucker (Lost Beats 99/2000)
15. Mcferrin (Lost Beats 95/96)
16. Sad Piano (Lost Beats 95/96)
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