When I first heard this track, I was like, 'oh, is this off that new Pete Rock that I haven't heard yet, or maybe Premier?' No, it's, live out of Perth, Australia; that's Hugh Twigley you're listening to. For this round, I present to you Twigs.
I shared this track on soundcloud a few weeks ago, and every time I've listened to my beats or played them for someone since, and his track comes on, I get that feeling of inadequacy that I feel whenever I hear my favorite beat-makers. Is it the drums? Do I need new VSTIs? Am I trying to do too much? The best beats only need a nice sample (well chopped up, naturally), and a solid beat to match... or perhaps that's too simplistic, but this track, and others by Twigs certainly speak to that logic. Give the man a listen!
Last time I posted, I spoke of the international nature of this blog. This was after posting tracks by a Russian (Souless) and a Slovenian (Gezi) beat-maker. Since then, I've thought I'd get back to my own roots as a New Yorker, and find some good old-fashioned, local, New York hip-hop to put on display, and yet, alas, here I am again, this time putting an Australian on blast. Well, so be it - I'd heard this track, and been impressed by it enough that I honestly felt like I'd be doing a disservice to this blog by not mentioning it here. Anyway, check out this Twigs fella - I'd bet he already has a place in the hearts of the Aussie hip-hop scene, and if he doesn't, he should, and soon enough he may well be impacting us further abroad. Look out!
And now for a break from our regular programming. I've noticed that this blog has actually reached quite a few people, according to my fancy google blogger stats (which I only just noticed). With that being said, please do go ahead and like/follow me on facebook, here, or on G+ or wherever else you can. I know, I know - shameless self-promotion, booooo! But to be honest, I didn't know if a single person was reading these posts of mine, until I saw those stats just now, and not knowing if anyone was reading this at all, I haven't been... ah hemm... particularly prompt in my posts, so to speak.
Anyway, as always, enjoy the beats of Twigs, and as always, check mine out too, while you'e at it - I've been busy making beats again, so as per feedback - the more the merrier, as they say.
