Ten years after releasing the beat tape Lava Bangers, Lazerbeak (Doomtree) is at work on its follow-up.
II will be released "in real time," with two songs on the first Tuesday of each month -- eventually building into a 20-track cd/vinyl in November.
Beak kicks things off with "Inner Winner / Hardwood Classic" this week -- enjoy a clip below and hit the embed for links relevant to the full project.
It’s not hard to find something to say about Doomtree. The 7-headed monster has enough disparate characters that I could fill the proverbial pages here without even addressing No Kings, their second official full-length. The band recently made some internet waves with the mash-up Wugazi project—which is where I’ll start since the opening track, “No Way,” begins with a guitar … Read more
Lazerbeak (Shredders / Doomtree) SPB: To you, what is the most important element in your setup to get the best live sound? Lazerbeak: By far it's the MPC Rennaissance. I grew up making beats on the MPC 2000XL and it's really all I know as far as production is concerned. … Read more
Lazerbeak (Doomtree) SPB: What strikes you as the biggest evolution in your production since you started to today? Lazerbeak: When I first got into producing my biggest concern was always having a stockpile of beats for many artists to choose from. I wasn't custom making tracks specifically for each artist. … Read more
Sims SPB: If you could get any producer you haven’t worked with to provide beats for a song, who would you pick? Sims: If I could work with anyone I suppose it'd be Kanye West. I think he's one of the most talented composers in the world. His vision for … Read more
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