Let me tell you about the Sheriff. He’s a 19 year old up and coming rapper from New Jersey that is already off to a very promising start with his self produced inaugural mixtape “Kill All Rappers.” It’s a trip through rap battles, party music, drinking, smoking, sex, cartoons, and video games all delivered with a very solid and often humorous voice. In true mixtape fashion, the Sheriff is putting other rappers on notice by one uping them on their own beats. There are a few original beats on the album as well just to remind you that it’s not all just recycling other people’s beats into better tracks. We’re hoping to see a lot more of the Sheriff in the near future. Download this mixtape, it’s great.
-Love D-Sane
PS: Bonus news: David Peck, the other guy that co-founded Beardology Records with me just told me that he’s got 2 EPs for release pretty quick here. One of them will be for sale (all procedes go directly to him so if you like great art, support great artists!) and the other will be a free download right here on Beardology. Check out his mixtape from last year.
In case you missed it when we posted this back in December, grimey L dropped his 2nd Beardology album on is, titled Aural Kaleidoscope back on X-mas Eve. It’s a diverse showcase of talented MCs all with connections to grimey L, featuring grimey on production (and occasionally on the mic as well).
In other news, we have a few upcoming albums to look forward to, including a new one from Moroccan ambient genius Barzakh, newcommer Amphibian Children a.k.a. LoFreq giving us his lo-fi stylings, and two Tuscon MCs (Danger James & AL BASICS) reinventing last year’s hit album by Shag, Palette. It’s going to be another great year with Beardology. Spread the word to your friends.
Oh, BTW, check out this badass remix of IMDABES done by our very own David Peck!
I’m always excited when I get fresh content sent in that fits perfectly with what we’re looking for here at Beardology, so you can imagine how excited I was when G the G sent in his demo. Submitting electro house offerings that can, in my opinion, stand toe to toe with MSTRKRFT, Soulwax, and Steve Aoki, I knew we had a winner with this guy. His latest release, Rave Or Die EP, is the perfect thing to throw to in DJ sets when the crowd has heard the same dozen songs over and over again and wants something fresh. He draws inspiration from hip hop and electro, and I think I can detect a little bit of chiptune and dubstep in his style and punk rock in his attitude. G the G is a welcome addition to the Beardology roster and we look forward to a lot of great releases from him in the future.
We’re happy to announce that our buddy Christopher S. Carlson has joined the Beardology team. His experimental ambient tunes will be a great addition to our musical offerings. Think in terms of Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2, Vangelis, Boards of Canada, and you’re pretty close to Chris’s sound. Or better yet, just check out the album for yourself. It’s available for streaming and download in any format you like. Stay tuned to the Facebook page for details on future releases from Chris.
***BONUS UPDATE***
We’re announcing the official adoption of Bandcamp as our host for future albums as it gives the listeners a more versatile experience with getting our tunes. Basically, any format that you can imagine is available (I personally prefer the 320 kbps mp3s for being a good meeting place between portability and sound quality). The music can still be downloaded for free (just set the price to $0.00). Also, if you want to help out the artists themselves by buying the songs that you download, the option to do so is there. This way everybody wins. The older archive.org releases will remain where they are, but all future releases from Beardology will be featured on Bandcamp pages.
Looking to sell some beats to aspiring hip hop MCs? We’re pleased to announce a partnership with Grimey Republik to sell your beats auction style. Generally, these guys will be looking to buy hip hop style instrumental tracks, but they could be looking for more out there sounds. For more details on this, hit me up through email at dsane@beardologyrecords.com
It’s always a great time around the office when we get to work with new artists. Shag sent in his album Palette 2 days ago and we basically fast tracked him into the artist roster. His album is composed of funk and soul samples with hip hop beats that can stand toe to toe with some of the best producers in the industry. And this kid is only 18 years old. We look forward to a rich future for Shag in the coming years. Be sure to grab Palette in the Beardography section.
After Beardology co-founder David Peck mentioned to me that he had recorded a mixtape, we’ve decided to add in mixtapes! We’ll be doing these semi-frequently, I guess whenever some one submits one that is good. The mixtapes page is still in its zygote stage but it will eventually include all of the mixtape album covers, just like in the Beardography section.
Do you have a mixtape you’d like to submit? Put it on SoundCloud and link that to dsane [at] beardologyrecords [dot] com. We’ll take a listen to it and link it up on here so you can potentially get some more exposure!
***Bonus Update*** Just finished up the rest of the artist pages. Now it’s just a matter of going in and making sure that there are all of the cross-reference links that we need as well as a few more updates, like the Links section. Want your site to be featured in our links section? Email us at dsane [at] beardologyrecords [dot] com with relevant information about your site/blog/whatever.
After some blood, sweat, and tears (and a few good beers) the first 2/3 of the artist pages have been remade in the new format. Expect the others to be completed eventually. Now you can head to your favorite Beardologist’s page and see all of the albums they’ve done in one handy spot! Also bonus stats, links, and information are available where applicable. There’s still no link to go back to the homepage which is baffling, but if you want to read any of these news updates, they’re all available in the handy upper right corner of the page. We’re still trying to do something about the sidebar being obscenely huge yet having a minuscule font.
Still working hard on a lot of the content and formatting of the site, but for now, the most important stuff (THE MUSIC!) is back up! All 21 of our releases to date have been cataloged in the Beardography section. Feel free to peruse them at your leisure. Artist profiles will be coming in the next round of updates. For now, please bear with us as this re-building operation is painstakingly boring. And let’s face it, we’re working for free!
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Let me tell you about the Sheriff. He’s a 19 year old up and coming rapper from New Jersey that is already off to a very promising start with his self produced inaugural mixtape “Kill All Rappers.” It’s a trip through rap battles, party music, drinking, smoking, sex, cartoons, and video games all delivered with a very solid and often humorous voice. In true mixtape fashion, the Sheriff is putting other rappers on notice by one uping them on their own beats. There are a few original beats on the album as well just to remind you that it’s not all just recycling other people’s beats into better tracks. We’re hoping to see a lot more of the Sheriff in the near future. Download this mixtape, it’s great.
