By DannyVeekens
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By DannyVeekens
5 Hidden Treasures in Psych, Funk-Rock, Exotica, Proto-Metal & Soul
Subliminal Sounds founder Stefan Kéry takes you on a crate-digging trip to some of their rarest reissues: from long-lost psychedelic music to jazz-era exotica, and from X-rated oddities to music on the cutting edge of funk and metal.By Tracklib
When the Going gets Tuff… Hip-Hop, Funk & Soul by Tuff City Records
The catalog of Tuff City Records ranges from early 80s hip-hop to classic funk and soul as sampled by Madlib & Freddie Gibbs, Kanye West, Public Enemy, and many others. Guess what? A whole lot of those originals are available on Tracklib...By Tracklib
Soul Tunes, Brass Horns & Funk Breaks
With dinked 45s, funky breaks, and brass-heavy productions, the roots of Swedish record label Soul Tune are clearly grounded in soul and funk music. Backed by their own Soul Tune Allstars band, they’ve lately also been incorporating elements of Brazilian rhythms and Latin vibes into their music.By Tracklib
A Fresh Take on Italian Library Music by Four Flies
Vintage Italian library recordings, cinematic themes, and 60s/70s soundtracks get a new life through Four Flies, a record label founded in 2015 by Pierpaolo De Sanctis. Music archaeology at its best: they unearth long-lost recordings to preserve the music—also by allowing producers to sample and give their own spin on their rich library.By DannyVeekens
Sample Hundreds of Masters & Multitracks from Chillhop Music
This is the first-ever time that a huge platform like Chillhop offers music for all-legal sampling, to give back to the beatmaking community. Start chopping lo-fi textures, jazzy soundscapes, dusty crackles, and all-things chill: we’ve added hundreds of Chillhop songs to our catalog. Even including multitracks!By Tracklib
Bollywood Tracks to Flip by Six Indian Icons
Not just the Beat Konducta found his way to India. From Dr. Dre to Timbaland to Kanye West: numerous producers sampled Indian music and Bollywood soundtracks for major hits. But where to start digging in the world’s biggest film industry? Start with these six legendary artists from the catalog of Royalty Network to scratch the surface of Bollywood soundtracks and sample-ready Indian gems.By Tracklib
Miles Ahead in Reggae: Sample The Spirit of Jamaica
VP Records is the world’s largest independent reggae label. Their music on Tracklib includes reggae by big names like the legendary Dennis Brown, Beres Hammond, and dancehall icon Busy Signal. Get introduced to VP Records with a free download of Jah Shaka's 'Lion of Judah.'By DannyVeekens
A Gourmet of Soul, Blues & Reggae from Omnivore Recordings
As their label name implies, Omnivore Recordings boasts a wide array of sounds and styles. Including the roster of Ru-Jac: a rich catalog full of R&B and soul from the 60s and 70s. A perfect example of what their label represents, says Omnivore Recordings co-founder Brad Rosenberger.By DannyVeekens
Work Hard, Play Nice
Times in lockdown put a group of like-minded artists far apart yet closer than ever. A blessing in disguise: they started off a collective called Play Nice, half a year before its initially planned kick-off. Accelerated by an urge to create and have fun together as ‘Home Buddies.’By DannyVeekens
The Uncharted Soul of Hawaii
Like a crate-digging beachcomber, Roger Bong founded Aloha Got Soul in 2010 to scour golden musical nuggets from the islands of Hawaii. Not the obvious finds, but unexpected gems: funk, jazz, disco, AOR, and more ‘Non-Hawaiian’ music that signifies the spirit of Aloha.By Tracklib
Previously unreleased ‘hot buttered soul’ by Isaac Hayes
There are over 7000 record stores in the world, but none contains 'Caddilactus' - a full album of unreleased tracks (and multi-tracks) from the legendary Isaac Hayes. As an iconic producer, singer, songwriter and musician - Isaac Hayes changed the sound of soul forever. Having previously been sampled for tracks of the Wu-Tang Clan, Dr. Dre, Jay Z, Public Enemy, and 2Pac - these untouched, unreleased tracks are now in your hands to sample.By DannyVeekens
The Crossover of SofaBurn
It’s hard to pinpoint the catalog of Kentucky-based label SofaBurn. Intentionally: they strive to be “non-genre specific,” yet with a distinct direction into the realm of rock, indie, punk, country, and Americana. This week’s free track download is just a glimpse of it.By DannyVeekens
The House of PR Records
PR Records started in 2007 to promote homegrown EDM and dance talent from Swedish soil, with DJ/producer/owner Patrik Remann leading the way. The label quickly expanded to neighboring Scandinavian countries and an international roster focused on house, EDM, R&B, and pop.By DannyVeekens
Plug Research's Underground Explorations
Plug Research brings underground experimental electronic music to the surface. Since 1994, the L.A. label was home to artists like Flying Lotus, Exile and Bilal. Also exploring the outer edges of other genres such as hip-hop, soul, funk, and house ever since.By DannyVeekens
Jams from Jamaica
The roots and riddims of Pickout can be traced back to Kingston, Jamaica in 1987. Lloyd ‘Pickout’ Dennis founded the label out of a bare necessity: to be able to release his own reggae music. From there it evolved into a three-decades-long (and counting) run in covering all kinds of reggae—chiefly dancehall, lover’s rock, roots reggae, and dub.By DannyVeekens
Music Of The Sea's Infinite Soundtrack
Started in the pre-internet days, Music Of The Sea has grown into a major one-stop-shop for music publishing and licensing. Even if you have never heard of them yet, it’s likely that you have heard their music placements in films or television shows with tracks by artists like Beyonce, Chaka Khan, Kool & The Gang, The O'Jays and Solange.By DannyVeekens
Lugnut Brand’s Funk/Soul Trip through Time
Lugnut Brand Records was founded in 2011 by bass player Chris Lujan. Originally as an outlet to release his own music, but in the last few years, it evolved into also releasing music by other artists. Now the Pittsburg-based label includes over twenty records ranging from classic soul to afrobeat from Finland to funk from Russia.By DannyVeekens
Subliminal Psychedelic Sounds
Subliminal Sounds is a Swedish label focused on psychedelic music. Founded in 1989, the imprint fits the –surprisingly– vibrant hidden history of psych music in Sweden which commenced in the mid-60s. This edition’s free download comes from that very decade: unique psychedelic rock from 1968 to follow in the footsteps of producers like The Alchemist, Oh No & Quelle Chris.By DannyVeekens
Beat Battle: Off to Brazil with Prince Paul & YB Music
Nothing beats Brazil: the good people at YB Music provided a downtempo samba track by Rodrigo Campos. Download the song for free, make a beat, and win a sample license or Tracklib credits. None other than Prince Paul is the judge this time.By DannyVeekens
Chesky Records: An Audiophile’s Adventure
Brothers David & Norman started classical and jazz audiophile label Chesky Records to release the best possible re-issues and studio recordings. One smooth jazz track which was recorded in an innovative way is now exclusively available as a free download.By DannyVeekens
The ABC of Childhood Nostalgia
Children’s music can bring out a sense of nostalgia. Hardly anyone can resist music from the good old cereal and cartoon filled days. Even great producers such as Marley Marl and 9th Wonder are not afraid to add some Sesame to their street. To create your own - here’s an exclusive free download!By DannyVeekens
‘New Old Soul’ from deep inside the Colemine
‘Authenticity’ has been an important keyword in the retro-soul revival of this decade. And so it is for Colemine Records. For over 10 years now, funk soul brothers Terry & Bob Cole have been digging into a gold mine of authentic ‘New Old Soul’. Such as "Tiger Trot" by Leroi Conroy, exclusively available for free via Tracklib.By Oskar
Who are the Lusitanian Ghosts?
As we continue our travels around the world, it's time to introduce a modern folk-rock record with both indie songwriting and traditional Portuguese chordophone instruments. Here are these unique instruments in a whole new creative universe - ready for sampling via Tracklib.By DannyVeekens