MackONE – Headnod Injuries
[audio:http://www.step-pepper.com/audio/The King of Drugs.mp3|titles=The King of Drugs|artists=MackONE] MackONE's debut album Headnod Injuries is a colorful, up-tempo instrumental beat tape showcasing his love for sampling, hard-hitting breaks and funky rhythms. MackONE's angular style, unique choice of samples and heavily layered compositions offer the listener a fresh new take on an old school sound. More MackONE on SoundCloud.
ant’lrd – Pop’s Lair
[audio:http://www.step-pepper.com/audio/antlrd-slurmingnam.mp3|titles=Slurmingnam|artists=ant'lrd] [download-code id="1"] The digital release of Pop's Lair by ant'lrd is available now on iTunes. The album is filled with hazy beats, dense sound collage, and uncompromising weirdness. The vinyl 7" will hopefully be released in late-November. We're only pressing 300 copies so don't miss out! For updates, stay tuned to step-pepper.com or visit Step Pepper Records on Facebook.
Knoll – The Social Flirt
Visit KNOLLMUSIC.COM to stream the entire album. Knoll is Kevin Wright of Birmingham. His debut LP The Social Flirt: A Harsh Soundscape In Two Parts has been released as a limited edition cassette, available at Knoll shows only. Can't make it to a show? You can stream the entire album at knollmusic.com. The album was recorded in two days by Colin Blanton (AKA Obsolete Gangster) at Spare Room Studios in Birmingham and was mastered by Jamie Vance at Sound of Birmingham. Art direction by Garrett Smith.
MackONE – Beat Jihad
[audio:http://www.mackone.net/audio/beatjihad/01 Inside the Noise Factory.mp3|titles=Inside the Noise Factory|artists=MackONE] Buy MackONE's Beat Jihad on Bandcamp. Beats, radical books, internet, electronic media. This is BEAT JIHAD. More MackONE on SoundCloud.
MackONE – Valley of the Gods
[audio:http://www.step-pepper.com/audio/valleyofthegods.mp3|titles=Valley of the Gods|artists=MackONE] Download the Valley of the Gods 2-track single MackONE releases the new single Valley of the Gods. The track comes paired with the B-side These Myths Have Led Us Astray. MackONE sifts through the remnants of an ancient landscape to bring us hard hitting beats and snappy jazz breaks.
Jack Vogt – Sea Creatures
[audio:http://www.jackvogt.net/audio/seaCreatures/02 USS Obi-Wan Kenobi.mp3|titles=USS Obi-Wan Kenobi|artists=Jack Vogt] Purchase Jack Vogt's debut album Sea Creatures. Step Pepper welcomes Jack Vogt. His new album Sea Creatures is "like visiting a world in which clouds are the dominant species". Jack is also one half of LAZYDAWG, alongside Omari Jazz. Sea Creatures marks his solo debut. Check out the teaser for Jack Vogt's Sea Creatures. More Jack Vogt on SoundCloud.
Obsolete Gangster – SLAW
[audio:http://www.step-pepper.com/audio/02ItNotRead.mp3|titles=It Not Read|artists=Obsolete Gangster] Visit OBSOLETEGANGSTER.COM to stream the entire album. Obsolete Gangster is Colin Blanton of Chicago. His LP SLAW has been released as a limited edition cassette, available at Obsolete Gangster shows only. Can't make it to a show? You can stream the entire album at obsoletegangster.com. Recording and artwork by Colin Blanton (AKA Obsolete Gangster) at Spare Room Studios in Birmingham and was mastered by Jamie Vance at Sound of Birmingham.
Urbandy – End of Summer Mix
[audio:http://step-pepper.com/audio/endofsummer.mp3|titles=End of Summer Mix|artists=Urbandy] Download the End of Summer mixtape from the microsite Urbandy's first official mixtape. End of Summer travels both forwards and backwards, mixing classic soul and modern funk. Beat and breaks that get you high and let you down easy. The perfect mix for a languid summer Sunday.
Urbandy (self-titled)
[audio:http://www.urbandy.com/audio/Urbandy/15 the purple cloud.mp3|titles=The Purple Cloud|artists=Urbandy] Buy Urbandy's self-titled debut on Bandcamp. Urbandy has been with us a long time. His solo debut LP is much anticipated. Now it can be told. Check out the teaser for Urbandy's self-titled debut album. More Urbandy on SoundCloud.
LΔZYDΔWG – Warped Cream
[audio:http://www.step-pepper.com/audio/warpedcream-track15.mp3|titles=Track 15|artists=LΔZYDΔWG] Purchase LΔZYDΔWG's Warped Cream mix. Step Pepper welcomes Omari Jazz & Jack Vogt. We're releasing their free collaborative mixtape from back in April called WarpedCream. Omari and Jack live in two different cities so they work together online. They make raw beats with lots of texture. Omari talks about LΔZYDΔWG and the WarpedCream mix: "The way we worked on the tape had either of us doing drums or adding samples. We also tried to put a lot of the older songs we did earlier in the tracklisting. So the tape is sort of a progression of our collaborative skills over time. ...
Urbandy / Awkwardsilence
[audio:mono desire rmx.mp3|titles=Mono Desire rmx|artists=Urbandy] Purchase the Urbandy/Awkwardsilence split EP. Urbandy & Awkwardsilence (AKA Obsolete Gangster) release a new split 7 inch. Urbandy keeps it raw with his remix of M. Delago's hung drum hit "Mono Desire". Awkwardsilence walls you in with space. Available as a limited edition colored-vinyl 7inch. Catch Urbandy or Obsolete Gangster live to get one.
LoveIsLight – Some Motors Gallop
[audio:http://www.aloveislight.com/audio/somemotorsgallop/10 The Mess.mp3|titles=The Mess|artists=LoveIsLight] Buy Some Motors Gallop by loveislight on Bandcamp. LoveIsLight is a Birmingham-based artist and musician. His debut LP Some Motors Gallop is a dependable blend of solid instrumentals, lost breaks, colorful broken melodies and eclectic mashups. Also check out aloveislight.com
A Variety of Structures – Split EP
[audio:Nocturne.mp3|titles=Nocturne|artists=MackONE] Visit the microsite to download the entire album FREE. Urbandy, MackONE, & Awkwardsilence release A Variety of Structures Both Simple and Complex. The album contains three solo tracks and the collaborative track "Yawning Inner Processes". Urbandy and MackONE cast smooth down-tempo beatscapes on "Gold Star" and "Nocturne" while Awkwardsilence gnashes tribal teeth on "Afrikan Riddims". Enjoy.
Urbandy – The Far Off Sounds
[audio:http://www.faroffsounds.com/audio/faroffsounds_128k.mp3|titles=The Far Off Sounds|artists=Urbandy] Download The Far Off Sounds mixtape from the microsite Urbandy has been astro-traveling and he's brought back some space oddities. The Far Off Sounds includes remixes, mash-ups, familiar names, dense sound collage, weird samples, and a bunch of old school breaks. Have you ever been lost in space, or drifted among clouds of stars? Have you ever heard the crackle of Earth's radio signals from a billion light years away? Have you ever crash-landed on a distant planet? Or witnessed the omnipotence of a planet-sized super being? Do you dare venture into the abyss? Check out the video teaser for ...
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LoveIsLight – Some Motors Gallop
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Buy Some Motors Gallop by loveislight on Bandcamp.
LoveIsLight is a Birmingham-based artist and musician. His debut LP Some Motors Gallop is a dependable blend of solid instrumentals, lost breaks, colorful broken melodies and eclectic mashups.
Also check out aloveislight.com
Mar 2012
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MackONE – Beat Jihad
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Buy MackONE’s Beat Jihad on Bandcamp.
Beats, radical books, internet, electronic media. This is BEAT JIHAD.
More MackONE on SoundCloud.
Feb 2012
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Urbandy (self-titled)
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Buy Urbandy’s self-titled debut on Bandcamp.
Urbandy has been with us a long time. His solo debut LP is much anticipated. Now it can be told.
Check out the teaser for Urbandy’s self-titled debut album.
More Urbandy on SoundCloud.
Jan 2012
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Jack Vogt – Sea Creatures
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Purchase Jack Vogt’s debut album Sea Creatures.
Step Pepper welcomes Jack Vogt. His new album Sea Creatures is “like visiting a world in which clouds are the dominant species”. Jack is also one half of LAZYDAWG, alongside Omari Jazz. Sea Creatures marks his solo debut.
Check out the teaser for Jack Vogt’s Sea Creatures.
More Jack Vogt on SoundCloud.
