Blog of Trix

ROTTZ

2010-06-22T13:47:00.004+02:00

Beter laat dan nooit :)

Rottz Vol.1 is al enige tijd uit, te koop bij Woei, Patta, Shuries, Velvet en Freshcotton. Ook is hij helemaal te beluisteren op de officiele Rottz site. Ga 'em snel halen als je hem nog niet hebt, op is echt op namelijk.
Na de video van Stick n Duuv is er nu clippie 2, op een beat van me:

Geschoten door big homie Kas.

Check ook de Puna exclusive Presto Rottz remix van 'Stick n Duuv - waar we ook gaan'.

Naast 'Voor de buurt' staan er nog 2 andere producties van me op Rottz vol.1, tracks met Adison en het eerste wapenfeit van VSOP in aanloop naar het album.

Puna.nl Hiphop Vandaag radio x Roelie Vuitton x Abbeye x Presto beats

2010-05-28T23:10:00.004+02:00

Dutch Alert

--UPDATE--

Favorite Blankfart Roelie Vuitton was te gast bij Puna.nl Hiphop Vandaag radio en deed samen met Abbeye een live sessie op 2 beats van me, waarvan 1 binnenkort verschijnt op de BMU beattape.

Check de sessie hier, het hele bericht en de uitzending hier.

BagofTrix TV 5: Beatmup beatbatle @Dado, Rotterdam 16-4-2010

2010-04-20T10:05:00.004+02:00

First of all, sorry for the lack of updates. So much things going on, good things though.

This past friday i competed in the Beatmup battle. The rules were: you all get the same sample and flip it within 45 minutes, 3 judges will then decide who won. It was a best of two.

There was also a beat for beat batlle going on with 16 hungry producers going at it with beat cds, but since i was in the basement working on the beats i didn't see much of that.

So this is the footage my man KOC75 shot for me, it ain't exactly a full report on what went down, but there was a camera team present so my guess is that's coming up real soon.

To promote this event, the Beatmup crew came over and shot a short promo, check that out as well!

bigup to Beatmup and BCescapades and everybody else that was envolved in this classic evening!

BagofTrix TV 4: Arbeider's Klasse studio dag met... ?

2010-04-12T13:23:00.004+02:00

Joya Mooi - When i take a step back Video (produced by Presto)

2010-02-12T14:29:00.002+01:00

Joya Mooi - When I Take A Step Back from mixin creativity on Vimeo.

copy/paste:

Directed by Brian Elstak
D.O.P: Ignat Miletic & Ewout Zwaagman
Styling: Mirelva Berghout

'When I Take A Step Back' is Joya's first single of her debut album 'Hard Melk' (The Original Soundtrack For The MC Theaterplay 'BH').

Bagoftrix TV: Skyline studios and Presto album

2010-02-05T14:19:00.003+01:00

When i take a step back

2010-01-27T14:28:00.005+01:00

---------Update---------
Another huge blog came through with 'Hard Melk' support. Nalden.net now has 2 free downloads from the project! And both are linked to Bag of Trix. Besides the already leaked 'when i take a step back' by Joya Mooi and yours truly, he also got the chance to give away an extended and enhanced version of the 'Hard Melk Anthem' by the homie Dub Spensa, a crazy dubstep banger!

So go and get that there or preview/download the tune from his soundcloud!

Dub spensa - hardmilk anthem (extended and upgraded) by DubSpensa

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Top bloggers Puna.nl got the exclusive. Go here to download 'Joya Mooi - When i take a step back', or if your lazy just download it here. Check my previous Hard Melk post for more info. Oh yeah, Mixin got an interview with Joya!

Shoutout to Undog for the awesome package design!

Hoe bedoel je Puna.nl Rode Terreur Mixtape?

2010-01-18T10:08:00.003+01:00

Dutch Hiphop bloggers Puna.nl released their second mixtape 'Rode terreur'. Among some incredible tracks is 'Hoe bedoel je' by A&C with Feis on the hook and me on the beat. To get the hi-quality, unmixed and untagged version, preview or download it below!

soundcloud is having some problems today, so if you don't see a waveform below, download the 320 kb/s, no dj no tags version here!

A&C feat. Feis - Hoe bedoel je (prod. Presto) by bagoftrix

For the whole mixtape, go to the good people at puna!

'Hard Melk', 'Klootzakke' and 'Hiphop Soulfood'

2010-01-14T09:30:00.007+01:00

'Hard Melk' is the debut album and soundtrack to the theater-play 'BH' from singer Joya Mooi. One of the biggest bloggers worldwide Nalden asked her to make a list of her 10 favorite songs right now and her song 'When i take a step back', produced by yours truly is one of 'em!

The album is coming out next month, MC, Mixin and Bagoftrix will keep you posted.
Free Promo by my homie Dub Spensa coming soon!

Tracklist
1. My Day ft. Mar (prod: Full Crate)
2. Doctor (prod: Full Crate)
3. Poor Boy (prod: SirOJ)
4. Lighthouse (prod: HayZee)
5. Are You Lonesome (prod: Big2)
6. Hard Melk Anthem (prod: Dub Spensa)
7. When I Take A Step Back (prod: Presto)
8. Pact With The Sun (prod: Wan)
9. I Left (prod: Full Crate)
10. Get Me ft. Jonnboi (prod: Orange Breakdown)

Speaking of Mixin, they did an interview with my fellow Klootzakke Deftek and Laupie Uno. Go check that out and if you haven't done it yet, download the beattape asap!

Finally, this saturday the 16th, the New and Improved Hiphop Soulfood party is the place to be at. Laupie Uno, Rfx and Brett Spitt will unite as 'Ongekende Klasse' and perform a showcase, Plus DJ MP and Rascle will also be performing! Check out the flyer below for all the details. Hiphop Soulfood also has a Blog, a twitter page and a hyves site!

Bagoftrix TV 1&2

2009-12-20T15:30:00.001+01:00

New camera, new way to share what's cooking in the kitchen:

Favorite albums/favorite joints of '09

2009-12-17T14:31:00.006+01:00

Keepin it simple. Here are some of my favorite albums of this year, along with the favorite track on it. Of course isn't this everything, just some of the highlights i wanted to share:

Diamond District - In the Ruff

favorite joint off the album:

The Prodigy - Invaders must die

Favorite joint off the album:

50 Cent - Before i selfdestruct

Favorite joint off the album:

Zwart Licht - Bliksemschicht

Favorite joint off the album:

Hudson Mohawke - Butter

Favorite joint off the album:

Rick Ross - Deeper than Rap

Favorite joint off the album:

Mos Def - the Ecstatic

Favorite joint off the album:

Winne - Winne zonder strijd

Favorite joint off the album:

So So Lobi

2009-12-15T23:29:00.003+01:00

Patta (world famous sneaker shop in Amsterdam) and mc Winne collaborated to compile a mixtape with some of Holland's best, all for the love of.... literally.

And i'm on it with one joint, with the homies Tim Beumers and Mike tibbert on the vocals. The official release is december 18th, but today they released a teaser mixtape with our song on it.
download the teaser tape here, and preview 'kan niet wachten' below!

04. Tim & Mike Tibbert - Kan Niet Wachten (teaser version) by bagoftrix

:: WINNE x PATTA - So So Lobi TRACKLIST ::

01. Winne - SSL Intro ft. Jiggy Djé - 3:45 - produced by SirOJ
02. Kempi & R.Kay - De Wereld is van Ons - 3:17 - produced by FS Green
03. Zwart Licht - Tafels - 2:50 - produced by HayZee
04. RBdjan - Schizo - 3:49- produced by Soulsearchin'
05. Leeroy, D. Lipps & Skinto - We Run This - 3:35 - produced by Beat Butcha
06. Extince - In de Hoofdrol - 4:01 - produced by D-Lux
07. Rico & Sticks - Hoogtevrees ft. Herb Alfonso - 3:29 - produced by A.R.T.
08. Gers Pardoel - Op Zoek Naar de Symfonie - 3:10 - produced by SirOJ
09. Faberyayo - Yayo - 3:06 - produced by FS Green & Lil' Vic
10. The Opposites - T Draait Om Hetzelfde ft. Kleine Viezerik - 3:31 - produced by Big2
11. Tim & Mike Tibbert - Kan Niet Wachten - 4:14 - produced by Presto
12. Kleine Jay - Voel Me Zo - 3:16 - produced by Radjie
13. Lange Frans - Blauw Suede Schoenen - 2:13 - produced by FS Green
14. A&C & DosProd - Ik Heb Je - 4:02 - produced by Beat Butcha
15. Deux Deux - Domme Jongen - 3:06 - produced by HayZee
16. James & A.R.T. - Van Komen en Gaan - 4:15 - produced by A.R.T.
17. Eddy Ra - Messiaanse Gedachten - 3:47 - produced by Soulsearchin'
18. Turk - De Liefde II - 3:39 - produced by FS Green
19. Winne - We Zijn 1 - 4:08 - produced by Soulsearchin'
20. Maikal X - Escapade (Bonus Track) - 3:32 - produced by FS Green

Forgot about P? pt.1 beattape

2009-12-04T16:37:00.004+01:00

I was planning to do this for some time now, so here is part one of a beat tape series highlighting some beats and instrumentals from tracks of the past, some of them with decent exposure, some that kinda slipped under the radar.

It will be online for a limited time, so go and get it! Part 2 in the works, depending on the succes and feedback on this one ;)

Tracklist:

1 01 Verboden Fruit (2007) 02:46
2 02 tragedy(death of a loved one) (2006) 04:00
3 03 Diva instrumental (2002) 03:14
4 04 de cypher (2008) 01:46
5 05 kap er maar mee (2005) 01:35
6 06 hand in je Miauw (2007) 02:21
7 07 recht zo die gaat (2007) 02:02
8 08 kan alleen pakken (2007) 01:33
9 09 Groeten vd Bodem (2006) 01:44
10 10 Rain (Mayer Hawthorne flip) (2009) 01:46

Hiphop in je Smoel Radio Marathon (the final episode)

2009-12-03T15:41:00.012+01:00

Last friday i went to the final episode/12 hours of hiphop marathon of hiphop in je smoel radio. I quickly made to beats on the spot to be used in a cyper later on and also did an interview about upcoming projects such as my own album.

Presto HIJS interview deel 1 by bagoftrix

Presto HIJS interview deel 2 by bagoftrix

HIJS freestyle op 2 presto beats by bagoftrix

Earlier on in the show, Dj Superior did a mix in which he spinned 3 tracks i produced, 1 being an exclusive by A&C featuring Feis on the hook called 'hoe bedoel je'. This track is for the upcoming Puna.nl mixtape 2.

Hoe bedoel je (radio rip preview) by bagoftrix

Tim and the rest of the good folks at Welkom op de Zaak also did a report of the marathon and a short interview with me, among others.

You can download the whole radio marathon here.

Dub Spensa

2009-11-13T12:03:00.004+01:00

A friend of mine makes dubstep and when i heard this joint i was really impressed. So i sent it to Venz who runs a music jukebox site called 22tracks.com, so he could forward it to the no.1 dubstep dj in Holland, Dj Gomes. Apparently Gomes liked it, cause the track is now on 22tracks in the dubstep section!

Check it out below, or at 22tracks.com!

(here comes the)Dubsteppah by DubSpensa

Klootzakke voor Deze

2009-11-13T11:44:00.003+01:00

My buddies Deftek and Laupie Uno joined forces to bring you this free beattape (including guest appearances by Brett Spitt, RFx, 7chapters, Steven, Smash Parker and myself) called 'Klootzakke voor deze'.

Don't hesitate to download it at the good people of Puna.nl or 101barz.nl!

If your lazy, the direct download link is in the header.

To preview or download my vocal contribution to this project on a beat by Deftek, check the song 'Ambacht' below!

Presto - Ambacht by bagoftrix

2009-11-06T14:23:00.002+01:00

Celebrating the fact that Mayer Hawthorne is performing in Rotown, Rotterdam this sunday, Beatmup's Fes asked me if i wanted to remix/flip a Mayer Hawthorne song. But of course! Even though i didn't have as much time as i would've liked to have, it came out pretty nice if i say so myself.

Check out my Mayer flip:

2. Presto- Rain (mayer hawthorne flip) by bagoftrix

Fes, Ivanice and Bluntspeakers also went in, you can download them all at once here

Presto - Ambacht

2009-10-22T11:25:00.002+02:00

This is the first leak of the upcoming project called 'Klootzakken voor deze' by fellow producers from Zaandam Deftek and Laupie Uno.

It's me rapping over a Deftek beat in Dutch. I was at Defteks one time and saw some rappers pass on this beat and couldn't believe it, so i told 'em to give it to me and made this track 3 days later.

Enjoy!

Klootzakken voor deze dropping in the beginning of November!

Presto - Ambacht by bagoftrix

Smoelwerk - Presto Page

2009-10-08T16:18:00.007+02:00

I'm featured in a recently released book called 'Smoelwerk'. It's a book covering the past 10 years of dutch hiphop, covering producers, mc's, parties, websites, you name it.

Below is a hi=res scan of my interview, enjoy and support hiphopinjesmoel and buy the book/dvd/mixcd @ info@hiphopinjesmoel.com.

Tragedy and Solitude

2009-09-24T14:42:00.002+02:00

Here are two instrumental tracks i did for soundtracks to stage plays by theater company MC.

'Solitude' is a track i did for the 'Goal!' soundtrack. I tried to capture the feeling of despair and loneliness a superstar in general has to feel and deal with.

Presto - Solitude by bagoftrix

"tragedy (death of a loved one) is my contribution to the 'Hrmnnnh! Kung fu hossel' soundtrack. Figuring that most martial arts movies revolve around an epic and tragic loss of a friend, mentor or loved one in general, I tried to make the music fitting to that scene.

Presto - Tragedy (Death Of A Loved One) by bagoftrix

The Soundtracks might still be on sale, check them out, lots of dope music on there!

Smoelwerk

2009-09-23T13:50:00.004+02:00

Last saturday was one for the books. 'Smoelwerk', a dutch hiphop festival celebrating 10 years of dutch hiphop and the 10th aniversary of the website hiphopinjesmoel.com was everything it should've been.
It was also the releaseparty of a package containing a Documentary, a cd and a book. I did a track with Tim Beumers for the cd and i also appear in the book. You can order it @ info@hiphopinjesmoel.com.
The Documentary is shot and directed by Danny "Kas" Stolker.

CD Tracklist:

Tracklist CD:

01 DJ DNS–Smoelwerk Intro (Geproduceerd door DJ DNS)
02 Raymzter – Wat Is Hiphop? (Remix) (Geproduceerd door Soze Beats)
03 U-Niq – Baas Boven Baas (Geproduceerd door Perry Mystique)
04 Def P – Gaan We Dissen (Geproduceerd door Def P & Pita)
05 Pete Philly – Movin’ On (Geproduceerd door DJ PCM)
06 Extince – Één Twee Drie (Geproduceerd door D-Lux & Call The Kops)
07 Jiggy Djé – Ik Schijn (Geproduceerd door Terilekst)
08 SpaceKees & Terilekst – Vreemde Vogels (Geproduceerd door Terilekst)
09 Tim – Niet Eens Een Refrein (Geproduceerd door Presto)
10 Zo Moeilijk – Kleermaker (Geproduceerd door Nikes)
11 Fakkelbrigade – Werk In Uitvoering (Geproduceerd door A.R.T.)

Here is a short

I'll post a NODJ version of 'niet eens een refrein' a.s.a.p.

impression of the evening made by my friends from welkomopdezaak:

Presto - Colloseum (The Afterthought)

2009-09-01T21:21:00.004+02:00

The Afterthought, the compilation of beats used at the Rooms Of Red Bull beatbattle, is finally downloadable @ moovmnt and nalden.

This is the beat i played last, which had the crowd going nuts. This is the mix i played there and how i intended it, the mix on The Afterthought has been slightly altered. Hopefully they can replace it with my version, but until then you can do it yourself. Enjoy!

Presto - Colloseum by bagoftrix

bag of trix mix vol1 (the remix edition)

2009-08-22T13:49:00.002+02:00

This is a mix i did about 4 years ago. I looked at my vinyl collection, realised i had so much remix heat on vinyl only, so i decided to make a mix for my self. It turned out pretty dope for a none DJ, so i shared it. I stumbled up on it recently, so here it is again in case you missed it!
Among the classic remixes: Time's up, get on the mic, funkorama and many others!

bag of trix mix vol1 (the remix edition by bagoftrix

Beat bloggin'

2009-08-16T21:08:00.005+02:00

We be bloggin'!

Some of the best dutch beatmakers got their own blogs going on.

Check out the fresh blogs by J'83 , Slumgullion and FS Green and the home of the beat'm up squad.

http://yesimakebeats.tumblr.com/
http://slumgullion.nl/
http://www.iamfsgreen.net/
http://beatmup.wordpress.com

The Beginning (pt. 1)

2009-08-14T21:10:00.003+02:00

Ok, time machine time!
One time, way back, around '95/96, the mpc60 broke down. So i temporarily got an mpc3000 to work on. I did a few joints on it, but this was the one back then. It had me, RFX, Denzen and Laupie Uno spitting on it. Excuse me for the 20 second silence in the beginning, i'll edit that out when i have more time. Mind you, i ripped this from a 15 year old cassette ;)
That was me sampling my own voice, RSU was the name of the group. Good times, we rocked some great shows with this one.

06 on and on by bagoftrix

bagoftrix.nl

2009-08-13T23:41:00.002+02:00

Got me a real URL! yaye!

Tell a friend, tell a foe, bagoftrix is the way to go!

Beat Battle @ rooms of Red Bull: the Aftermath

2009-08-09T23:32:00.005+02:00

Ok... the battle was... kinda what i expected. Judgment in these type of events is ALWAYS an issue. So i'll won't start bitching about that immediately lol. And it's easy to just start summing up all the negatives, but that would give a wrong idea.

Because it was just dope as f*ck to have an event which whole purpose was to put hiphop producers in the spotlight and make THEM the stars. Because we are normally the dudes in the background while others shine with music your at least 50% responsible for. Don't take that the wrong way rappers, singers etc., that's our role of course! But it was dope to have so many talented musicians who normally play the background take center stage for once.
And apart from the sometimes ridiculous moments, the crowd was packed and lovin' it. There should definitely be a next edition. BUT not with some adjustments.

The heat in the venue was ridiculous... It was more than 30 degrees Celsius, easily. People were skipping battles to get some fresh air and the heat had an effect on the enthousiasm and energy of the crowd. So i would suggest to get Air Conditioning up in there, or choose another venue.

And yeah, the judgment didn't work out at all. We couldn't really judge the crowd noise on stage, and Lefto had to make decisions based on that, along with his own preference. Maybe a DB-level meter and at least 3 judges next time? And I would suggest that one of the judges 'd be a hiphop producer with a respected rep, preferably not from Holland. Someone the participants look up to or are fans of.

Oh and please, next time, 2 dj setups, please! the stage was microscopic with only one cd player and this way you had to rush and make a decision on what beat to play next, which was one of the most important battle elements.

But enough whining haha, it was a dope experience. Much respect to all the competitors! Nobody acted like assholes or let the whole battle element get to them, you could sense the amount of respect for each others craft. Bigup to the winner Hayzee as well. I had to leave early so i missed most of the battles after my elimination, but twitter kept me up to speed ;) .

Oh yeah, my battles. I won the first round agains I.N.T., i thought it was a tie. I'm sort of a veteran, but I.N.T. had shit out on vinyl that was dope (deadly maniacs) when i was just starting to make beats. I did throw 2 of my favorite and hardest beats i had into that battle, but the response was not what i anticipated. Lesson learned, even if you've been making beats for 15 years, you still can't really anticipate the response to your own music.

Round 2 against Statik Music. Well i went in, thinking i could never win this one, no matter what i dropped. Statik Music had brought along a pretty big following, which easily was the loudest. But on top of that, their first round against FS GREEN was ridiculous. They had 2 ridiculous beats, so they had the crowd and the heat to back it.
So i thought, fuck it, and threw in some crazy shit. The first beat i threw in got a pretty good response. But i was really feeling the first beat they had, and at that point i really felt i lost already. Their second beat wasn't a killer though, but still good enough. There was almost no time to pick a beat, so i went through all my beats, stumbled upon this crazy beat i did years ago with a awkward cadence, hit play... and the Crowd went apeshit... Surprised the hell out of me!
So the host asked who won, and the crowd actually sounded louder when my name came up. Unfortunately, Lefto judged it differently... Too bad, really was hyped after the response on my last beat and really wanted to go some more rounds. Would loved to do a tie-breaker at least, but fuck it, wasn't meant to be. Statik Music (which consists of 3 producers) and their following were so cool afterwards. They told me they thought i won and felt bad about the way it went down. That took most of my disappointment away right there and then.

So even though i maybe deserved at least one more round, i felt i held it down and proved i can bang with the best of 'em, and left feeling good about the night.

Bigup to Moovmnt.com, keep me posted about future editions!

twitter take-over and Red Bull Beat Battle

2009-08-03T10:22:00.003+02:00

Ok, so i haven't used my blog in ages. Blame twitter. It's just so damn easy. So if you really want to stay in touch and get the latest info the quickest, come follow me, follow me , follow me.

The big news is the upcoming Red Bull Beat battle @ rooms of red bull. Me and some of the best from holland are gonna go beat for beat against eachother. Here's the info, freshly copy/pasted (and in dutch, i'm lazy, big hangover from Appelsap yesterday):

Whatup!

8 augustus is er een beatbattle met heel veel dope producers waar ik aan mee doe. Nu hoop ik dat veel van jullie komen supporten! dan zijn jullie ook meteen jury en brengen de balans voor wie de anderen allemaal optrommelen haha!
Spread the word, kom voor de gezelligheid en de dope beats, kom me voor die paar uurtjes op je zaterdag supporten, wie weet help je me in de prijzen ;)

Als je een indruk wilt krijgen hoe de Big Tune battle werkt, check dan deze links:

Swiff D v.s. DJ Babu

Big Tune Battle Philly 2008

Big Tune Detroit: The Battle

Big Tune Seattle: The Battle

de info:

Beat Battle 20.00 - 23.00

Afterparty 23.00 - 02.00

De Beat Battle begint om 20.00 uur scherp en er zal nog een korte briefing plaatsvinden met alle deelnemers! Rond 23.00 uur zal de battle eindigen en dan begint de afterparty!

De rondes zullen als volgt verdeeld zijn en er is genoeg pauze ingecalculeerd.

Duur

Ronde 1 (deel 1) 40 min

Pauze 1 10 min

Ronde 1 (deel 2) 40 min

Pauze 2 10 min

Halve finale 40 min

Pauze 3 10 min

Finale 5 min

Bereikbaarheid
Rooms of Red Bull is perfect gelegen op zo'n 5-10 minuten loopafstand van Centraal Station. Zie routebeschrijving!

Rooms of Red Bull

Oudezijds Achterburgwal 24

1012 DM Amsterdam

Parkeergelegenheid
Er is op de grachten erg weinig parkeergelegenheid dus we raden iedereen aan om met het openbaar vervoer of de fiets te komen.

Mocht de auto een noodzaak zijn, dan kan er geparkeerd worden in parkeergarage De Kolk (zie linkerkant routebeschrijving). Deze garage is 24 uur per dag en 7 dagen per

week open.

Parkeergarage De Kolk

Nieuwezijds Kolk 18

1012 PV Amsterdam

RASCLE & MP: DE RECESSIE

2009-05-20T14:10:00.005+02:00

Hij is er, het eerste wapenfeit van Rascle: De Recessie.
Geen Dj, geen Host, eigenlijk dus gewoon een album.

Laupie Uno - Let em know

2009-04-20T17:00:00.004+02:00

Laupie Uno heeft een nieuwe beattape online staan!

Presto statestafette interview

2009-04-06T20:12:00.002+02:00

New Presto interview and Exclusive Rascle track: Next big thing!

Twitter

2009-03-25T08:40:00.001+01:00

you can find me on twitter y'all, bagoftrix

Tweet tweet!

De Generalen Repetitie deel 1

2009-03-06T14:04:00.003+01:00

Het is aan in de Zaan: rappers, deejays, producers, engineers, allemaal hebben ze de handen in elkaar geslagen voor De Generalen Repetitie. Downloaden!

Artiesten die meedoen zijn onder andere: Laupie Uno, Presto, Deftek, Hades, Marv, Thales, Mennamang/Madness (Zolarsem), Brett Spitt (Gewoon Beter/ Zolarsem), Hades, DSI-Bel (Zolarsem), Don Desperado de Dan (Zolarsem) en Lance (Gewoon Beter).

Klik hier voor die download!

14 maart wordt het project gepresenteerd middels een showcase in De Kade te Zaandam. Check de flyer, wees erbij!

door State Magazine, 6Mar09

Prez @ the movies: Watchmen

2009-02-25T10:01:00.006+01:00

Yesterday, i got to see the whole thing.
Now i can go and review the shit out of it, with no holding back. But i want to hold back, because i want you to go and see this movie. Actually, go at least twice. You'll need to, just to take it all in.

So instead of a big review, i'll just give you a list of reasons to go (and a small list of why not to).

1: The story.
It's deep, grim, layered, unlike any other comic book story... but you knew that already if you read it. If not (like me), you'll be surprised by how good the storyline is.
2: The look.
This movie's just gorgious. Period.
3: Hard R rating.
Man this is far from a kids movie, we get to see bones snapping, meat cleavers to the face, sex with gorgeous women, blue dicks... the works.
4: Rorschach.
What an awesome character. Perfect casting, the immediate crowd favorite. Easily has the best scenes in the movie.

Reasons not to go:

1: You're soft.
If you can't take hardcore violence, sex and a dark and pessimistic look at the world and humanity, this is NOT the movie for you.
2: You have a.d.d.
If you have the attention span of a 5 year old, don't go, please. If you think a movie over 2 hours is too long and people talking is only filler to get from one action scene to the next, this is not for you. The movie first and foremost is about character development and (back)story.
3: If you hate a movie for having 1 minor flaw.
If you can't get over the fact that the Richard Nixon make-up looks like one of the Point Break masks and that spoils the whole experience for you, stay at home.

Go and see this, not only is the movie amazing, but it's also a miracle it got made the way it did. Fox needs to watch this movie over and over, hopefully they finally get it and stop making shitty comic book adaptations.
Oh yeah, Wolverine coming this april... Sigh...

Eerste Editie, met Winne, Jiggy Dje en Presto

2009-02-19T18:05:00.002+01:00

Dutch alert!

Morgen draai ik de avond aan elkaar in de Grote zaal van de Kade in Zaandam. Oh ja, tussendoor treden Jiggy en Winne ook nog even op.

alle info vindt je HIER

transformers 2

2009-02-02T10:00:00.004+01:00

superbowl teaser... WHOA!

Presto Chango

2009-01-28T14:05:00.002+01:00

WOW...

An MC posted this in the comments... He actually made a mini-album using 404FM beats, in less than 2 days? WOW

Not sure what the mc's name is(i think Black Society, but that sounds more like the crew name), but you can find his site here. Here's that co-sign man, bigup!

Even though you hear it's rough and made in a very short period of time, there's some dope and creative shit going on (for example, i like the way he used some vocals in the beats creatively).

404 FM!

2009-01-26T08:37:00.007+01:00

UPDATE : new direct link!

Well, i'm officially in my 30's as of today... Yaye!

To celebrate this special occasion i'm giving away a special music project: 404FM.
A collection of instrumentals all made with the little machine called the sp404 by Roland/Boss (with some added flavor in Logic).
It's back to that ole' rawness.

Enjoy!

HIPHOP SOULFOOD, 23 januari

2009-01-18T01:49:00.002+01:00

Aldus Hades:

23 januari Soulfood Hiphop @ Kleine Kade (rookruimte aanwezig eindelijk...) No Damage/22:00-3:00 uur

Yo alles leuk en aardig maar dit is serieus wel 1 van de beste line-ups die we bij Soulfood gehad hebben.

Robotix komen uit Almere en heetten vroeger onafhankelijk (juist de click waar Raymzter ook in zat). Het laatste solo-project van Robotix komt van Miek en heet dan ook Dinamiek.

Engel komt oorspronkelijk uit Hoorn maar heeft zich inmiddels in Amsterdam gevestigd. Daar heeft een periode intensief samengewerkt met Daniël en deze samenwerking heeft de eerste twee delen van Woonbootproducties opgeleverd. Nu is Engel solo druk in de weer met z'n net uitgebrachte solo-album "Engelland". Hier op onder mee collabo's met Def P, Jiggy Dje, Kernkoppen en Diggy Dex.

Spreker is een van Zaandams regionale helden. In samenwerking met Lil' Maistah heeft hij al verschillende mixtapes gedropt. Er is weer nieuw materiaal beschikbaar en dit raw material gaat Spreker op Soulfood exclusief voor de eerste keer live on stage droppen.

www.myspace.com/robotixhiphop

www.myspace.com/stevenengell

Verder DJ Presto on the Decks, Ahih Jaihi & Hades doen de hosting.

Spread the Word,

One Love

Prez @ the movies

2009-01-14T13:39:00.003+01:00

Yeah so i'll be doing this once in a while, because of the dayjob related benefits (meaning going to screenings and premieres once in a while).

Yesterday i went to a Paramount presentation, where they showed exclusive footage of some of their biggest movies this year. And man, they got some heat coming up!

First up was a trailer reel, with highs and lows... Actually a lot of movies coming up are definetly not my thing. Dance flick by the Wayans bros. must have been the shittiest trailer i've seen in quite a while and i think the movie will be at the same 'level'. There is also a remake of Friday the 13th coming up, and it looks very generic. I'm not a big horror fan, but along with 2 other horror flicks (case 39 and the uninvited), i got the impression that horror needs a fresh new approach. I can't understand that you had movies like Rec and A l'interieur last year (didn't see them, but an avid horror fan couldn't stop talking 'bout them) and Hollywood is still shitting out Ringu/the Others -like clones.

But the bigget attractions came after that. First up, 25 minutes of Watchmen!
This could be the Dark Knight of '09.. For real... Shit looked amazing. I don't wanna spoil anything, just go see this movie! If you liked the visual style of 300 and like a more mature and deeper approach to comicbook/superhero storytelling, this is for you. Oh and it won't be some watered down version to take your kids to. Especially the character dr. Manhattan is one nasty SOB. He comes to the rescue at one point and simply makes the badguys explode in the middle of a crowded bar. Guts on the sealing, blood on bystanders faces. From what i've seen sofar, it's got everything i want in a comicbook flick. It looks like it's got the best elements from movies like V for Vendetta, Sin city and the Dark knight. Go see this.

Next up, footage from Star Trek:
Again, holy shit! this movie is massive. Huge sets, huge budget, huge ambitions. Everything that was bad about Star Trek the last couple of years is out the door. Everything you liked is still there. And if you never gave a fuck about Star Trek, this might be the movie to win you over. This ain't no nerdy, trekkies only movie. The characters are cool (again), there is comedy in there... Man it's hard to talk about this without spoiling... JJ Abrams is delivering the goods, Star Trek is back for years to come.

Last up, Monsters vs. Aliens, 3D. Nice Dreamworks animation flick. 3D is the next big thing, i saw Beowulf that way and that was incredible. This movie is probably gonna be alot of fun. Good jokes and big battles in 3d, this will also be a big one.

So to sum up, this is gonna another big movie year. Too bad they didn't have Transformers 2 footage. They DID have a rough G.I.JOE trailer, but i don't give a fuck about that movie, it's got that powerranger feel all over it. I would really be surprised if that movie turns out ok.

peace!!

Elf

2009-01-11T14:14:00.000+01:00

Laupie Uno heeft op 11 januari gratis en voor niets voor jou een instrumentaal album -'11' genaamd- gemaakt met 11 tracks. Wie is Laupie Uno? En waarom heet het 11? Lees verder.

Laupie is bezig sinds 1994. Hij begon als mc back in the days met de groep Different Styles in het Engels samen met rapper en goede vriend RFx. Later ook nog gezamelijk met DenZen (destijds onder de naam Epic Skillz) vormden zij samen het trio RSU. Later met nog wat dudes (waaronder Lance en Presto) The Coalition. In 1997 is Laupie gestopt met rappen. Later in 1999/2000 met Ebony a.k.a. Furgen weer gaan rappen als rap duo The Mercenaries. Daar verzorgde Laupie ook de beats voor. De jaren vlogen voorbij en qua muziek werd er weinig meer gedaan. Af en toe werden er nog wat beats gemaakt maar daar bleef het bij. Pas in de zomer van 2007 begon het weer te borrelen. Vastbesloten om weer veel met muziek bezig te zijn wilde Laupie de mensen laten horen wat er allemaal in Zaanstad aan talent rondloopt. Nu is Laupie dagelijks bezig met hiphop en voornamelijk met het maken van beats en het organiseren van spittsessies en diverse hiphopprojecten. Nu in 2009 zullen er met diverse mc's tracks gebouwd en uitgebracht worden; Reintje aan de Praat, Brett Spitt, Gewoon Beter, Zolar Sem, 1HD, Hades, Heilige Cirkel, Seven Chapterz, etc.

Nu dus dit instrumentale album met 11 tracks, genaamd 11. Waarom heet het 11? Omdat Laupie geboren is op 7 - 4 (maakt 11). In relatie getreden is met z'n missus op 11 maart. Z'n zoontje geboren is op 11 februari. Zijn huwelijk verbonden is met het magische getal 11. En omdat hij graag deze 11 januari het album gratis online wil droppen for you and yours. Enjoy!

Download Laupie Uno - 11 hier!

Check ook http://www.myspace.com/laupieuno

Juan Ep

2009-01-06T11:37:00.002+01:00

I love this radio show man.. Juan Epstein to me is the ultimate podcast. The latest episode is with NORE, but be sure to check the episodes with q-tip, large pro, pete rock and EPMD.. classics!

rosenberg radio

Happy New Year!

2009-01-01T16:23:00.005+01:00

So 2009 is here... and i want to give away something. So, in case you missed it a few years back, i had this remixtape with a collection of remixes i made just for the fun of it between 2001 and 2004.

By the way, check this funny shit out. I googled 'presto remixtape' and stumbled onto this is with nfo files... you know, the info files mp3 rippers put in the folder along with the album. It's like their 15 minutes of internet fame, as if it's a big deal YOU took someones hard work and bread and butter and gave it away for free FIRST... reminds me of talkback posters who strive to be the first poster. Aparently someone took the time to make this one:

VA - Presto Remixtape Volume 1

Release Date.: 02/23/2005
Store Date...: 00/00/2005
Source.......: CDDA
Style........: Rap
Record Label.: bagoftrix productions
Cat Nr.......: n/a
Encoder......: Lame
Quality...... VBRkbps Joint-44,1

01.Unknown Artist - Intro 01:25
02.Big L - Mvp 02:34
03.Common - 6th Sense 04:14
04.Infamous Mobb - Empty Out Feat Prodigy 03:06
05.Pharaoh Monch - Simon Says 02:19
06.Blaq Poet - Message Form Poet 02:34
07.Talib Kweli - On Mission 03:18
08.Eminem - Any Man 03:02
09.Typical Cats - Time's Up 03:03
10.Mobb Deep - Quiet Storm 03:45
11.Busta Rhymes - Woohah 04:31
12.Mos Def - Ms Fatbooty 04:26
13.Cnn - Stompdashitoutyou 02:53
14.Terilekst - Turrietorium 02:47
15.Lord Tariq And Peter Gunz - Deja Vu 03:28
16.Unknown Artist - Bonus Track 02:54
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50:19 min
66,2 MB
release notes

these tracks were mixed by one of the top .nl producers -> presto

enjoy

info@brainstormonline.nl

for preview use only. you like it, you buy it.
those who keep it real, doing it for fun and love,
and keep their act together. you know who you are.
to all that profit from the scene financially: die!
to peer 2 peer and fxp board users: get lost!

But HEY, it's OK, he thinks i'm dope and really wants you to buy it! You know, even though he helped you with a way to get for FREE...

Priceless!

so anyway, since it's an oldie but goodie and it's been out there for a minute, i'm giving it away for FREE myself. I still have some copies here, is if you really want to have it, send me an e-mail, its 4 euros (lol)

Oh yeah and 'typical cats'... that would be O.C. haha

Little drummer Boy, parampapampam

2008-12-29T13:38:00.003+01:00

Yeah, so i got myself this here:

I've been wanting to learn to play drums for years now, but i never had the space or the soundproof space... Then i found out about them e-drums... Bigup to Yskid, cause his 101barz session pushed me over the edge and made me get this yamaha dtxplorer. Haven't hooked the midi out up yet and i still suck at playing drums, but i'm going in on this drumming thing... practice practice...

101barz.nl

2008-12-11T15:14:00.011+01:00

update!
*Dutch alert*

Download de 'So cocky with it' Beattape nu ook via 101barz.nl!

Chopping in logic, by Just Blaze

2008-12-07T12:00:00.004+01:00

Now this is crazy, i didn't know this shit(check the so cocky with it beat tape, my first collection of logic beats!) and i just started trying to make whole beats in logic and leaving the drummachines (404, 60, 3000) out of the picture. I already discovered how easy it is, but damn! This trick seals the deal... nah can never say goodbye to my babies, but... damn...

Just Blaze: www.mikechav.com chopping samples in Logic from Mike Chav on Vimeo.

MP's Rotterdam mixtape releaseparty

2008-12-06T19:32:00.004+01:00

*dutch alert* ;)

Bigup aan iedereen die er was, wat een dope avond!

De line-up was classic, de tracks gruwelijk, de sfeer (zo is mij verteld) on-rotterdams... 1 grote gezelligheid... dope om iedereen weer effe te zien en te chillen... reken er maar op dat er nog veel meer gruwelijke rotterdam-presto hookups aan komen!

So Cocky With it (beattape download!)

2008-12-03T00:42:00.009+01:00

Here it is, a free beattape to set things of properly on this here blog of mine! All samples provided by 'De Zaak Originals Part 4, la cucacacha' , flipped by yours truly. Enjoy!
Download

Nothing, yet

2008-12-03T00:08:00.004+01:00

... The very first blog post... and can't figure out how to set it off...

I will have a nice way to kick things off the 5th though, trust me!