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NEW YORK COMBOS 004
Okay, it doesn't get any more local than this. Eli Paperboy Reed is my neighbor. We live on the same floor in the same building in Brooklyn.
We figured out that we both did music when we happened to ride the elevator at the same time. Eli was carrying a golden vintage amp that seemed like he got from a genie. I was like "sup with that amp?" Got to talking, connected the dots, ate some dinners, linked up to make beats out of Eli's crazy 45 collection, and bada bing bada boom, you've got this track.
This song was the first thing we tried together, and I mean, that opening loop is so fire it's hard to go wrong. Still, we chopped drums from further 45 adventures, added keys & xtra drums, and Eli played live bass and sang additional vocals. That extra singing isn't the record, that's him.
Also rappers, I mean, let's go, listen to this thing, holla at me - let's make a classic.
Eli's latest album 99 Cent Dreams is out now (ft. Big Daddy Kane!) https://open.spotify.com/album/4NiDHkSH6sPpqdzYNp62bA?si=P4PoLvYoQVqCW4dl1k6ZBA
Produced by Shiftee & Eli Paperboy Reed Add. Vocals by Eli Paperboy Reed Mixed/Mastered by Shiftee Artwork by Annie Chen - http://anniechen.space
DON'T STOP GET IT GIRL For New York Combos 003, I linked with creative multi-hyphenate Ehlie Luna. Ehlie is a true creative: next level make-up ARTIST, writer, singer, songwriter, and more.
We've been stacking tracks, linking a bunch of times at my studio in Brooklyn. Our initial focus was more on a wavy R&B vibe, but one day, Ehlie switched it up and started dropping bars and we were both like "OH!"
Let this one cool you off during the heatwave & keep you dry during the summer downpours.
WAV - https://www.dropbox.com/s/o7c04giphunbyc7/Shiftee%20%26%20Ehlie%20Luna%20-%20Get%20It%20Girl.wav?dl=0
Vocals by Ehlie Luna - https://www.instagram.com/ehlieluna Produced, Mixed, Mastered by Shiftee - http://instagram.com/djshiftee Artwork by Annie Chen - http://anniechen.space
NEW YORK COMBOS 002
Simen Sez is a super talented producer & engineer living in Brooklyn. He's totally immersed in the NY scene, DJ's parties left and right, and works with an array of talented artists at his studio The Joint in Brooklyn.
We knocked out the foundation for this one out at my studio in BK, laptops out and a-blazin', files file-sharing, ableton link on. I scratched the synths. Simen took the session back to his spot and freaked the 808s & programming. Then we linked to close it all up (read: more distortion on everything), and boom here you go.
It's like a G train ride delayed because of track traffic up ahead, but it's all good because the song in your headphones is bangin.
https://soundcloud.com/simensez http://www.thejointrecording.com/ http://instagram.com/djshiftee
Produced, Mixed, Mastered - Shiftee, Simen Sez Scratches by Shiftee Artwork by Annie Chen - http://anniechen.space/
WAV - https://www.dropbox.com/s/od53nh6ijndqbnq/Shiftee%20%26%20Simen%20Sez%20-%20Enquanto%20%28MASTER%29.wav?dl=0
New music, new series! NEW YORK COMBOS.
I work a ton in the studio - all day, every day to be exact. Producing, mixing, songwriting, drinking espresso, not wearing shoes, sitting in the same chair. My favorite is when dope artists come through and we catch a vibe.
This series is to share collaborations I've done with some of my fellow New Yorkers. It's like bagels & lox or a slice or chopped cheese or a recession special from Gray's Papaya.
The first song is with my homie Fly Kaison. We've released 2 tracks already (Dumb Shit & Everything Is Litty), but we've worked on waaaaaaaaay more in my old studio in Brooklyn and now my new studio in even-deeper-Brooklyn.
This one is, well, IN YOUR FACE. Hope you enjoy & play it loud.
http://instagram.com/flykaison1 http://instagram.com/djshiftee
Vocals by Fly Kaison Produced, Mixed, Mastered by Shiftee Artwork by Annie Chen - http://anniechen.space/
WAV - https://www.dropbox.com/s/f5gqaqkql8ck0w5/Shiftee%2C%20Fly%20Kaison%20-%20WTFYTYTT%20%28master%29.wav?dl=0
Seclusiasis 100 Compilation
iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/100/id1073100556 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/1Spp3hnIuMBxabyNjJhwxi Beatport - https://pro.beatport.com/release/100/1686448
https://soundcloud.com/boknero https://soundcloud.com/seclusiasis
FREE DOWNLOAD - https://www.toneden.io/djshiftee/post/shiftee-ft-cakes-da-killa-drop-top-curl-up-remix/ewxw29 Watch the routine - https://youtu.be/5JfSKIHdgDI
Shiftee - Drop Top ft. Cakes Da Killa OUT NOW - https://hotmomusa.bandcamp.com/ curl up - winternet EP OUT NOW - https://hotmomusa.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/cakesdakilla https://soundcloud.com/curlup http://soundcloud.com/hotmomusa
NYC, Hot Mom USA Presents ft. Shiftee, Kieran Loftus, Big O, Siyoung, & Zeemuffin is FREE Thurs. Nov. 12 at Elvis Guesthouse - https://www.facebook.com/events/770480456412545/