Free Mix Tape: Erik L- On Display

Swedish producer Erik L is a problem. If you aren't familiar by now, this brand new mix tape presented by Soul Arp will get you familiar:

On Display is mixed by Devastate, a talented Swedish DJ that released his debut album on the legendary English label BBE Records. This mix features a selection of hip hop and soul productions made by Erik L in the past few years along with some new and previously unreleased material. Lately he has been focusing on getting a new album ready with his group Favorite Flava that also consists of Stray (Mattias Axelsson) and Paul Mac Innes. Favorite Flava released their critically acclaimed debut album ”Different Phase” in 2009 on Ubeat Records. The music is a perfect blend of soul, RnB, pop and jazz with an approach to melodies that is unusual in the music busines these days. 

Download: Erik L- On Display

01 Erik L - Electric Dreamland Intro

02 Erik L - Push It Up (Feat. Frank n Dank) 

03 Erik L - The Future Is Already Here (Feat. Supersci) 

04 Erik L - So Cruel (Feat. Favorite Flava) 

05 Erik L - Doh Ray Me (Feat. Dynamite MC) 

06 Erik L - Heaven (Feat. Favorite Flava) 

07 Erik L - Want U To Need Me (Feat. Favorite Flava) 

08 Erik L - Never Fall In Love (Feat. Cerebral Vortex & Stray) 

09 Erik L - Go Harder (Feat. Frank n Dank) 

10 Erik L - Pretty Lies Remix (Feat. Ernesto) 

11 Erik L - Big (Feat. Frank n Dank & Serious) 

12 Erik L - Nothing Under My Breath (Feat. Numb) 

13 Erik L - Clappintheyhands (Feat. Detroit CYDI & Stryfe) 

14 Erik L - Hey Cat (Feat. Cerebral Vortex & Kissey Asplund) 

15 Erik L - Angels 

16 Erik L - Somone To Hang On To (Feat. Hanna) 

17 Erik L - Allright Ok Remix (Feat. Stray & Hanna) 

18 Erik L - Higher (Feat. Frank n Dank & Illa J) 

19 Erik L - Make Her Dance (Feat. 7even Thirty) 

20 Erik L - Future Flow (Feat. Hezekiah & 7even Thirty) 

21 Erik L - The Truth (Love Of Music) 

22 Erik L - Musical Addiction 

23 Erik L - So What Now (Feat. Dynamite MC) 

24 Erik L - Soul Symphony Outro

Front Porch Poets- JanU ft. 7even:Thirty & MO

Here is a song from the Front Porch Poets free remix project called Off The Record, a remix album of the Front Porch Poets debut, For The Record, that was released earlier this year. To be honest, neither release is my cup of tea, but this Henning laced 7even:Thirty track is a must hear. 7even continues to churn out the dope spaced-bugged bangers and I'm hoping he'll catch more blog love soon. In my opinion, he is one of the more interesting and accessible weirdos that continues to get slept on.

To get more familiar with 7even I added 7even:Thirty's video for Galaxy Express and his song Future Flow with Erik L and Hezekiah that was released earlier this year.

Download: Front Porch Poets- JanU ft. 7even:Thirty & MO
Download: Erik L & 7even:Thirty- Future Flow ft. Hezekiah

Erik L & 7even:Thirty- Future Flow ft. Hezekiah

This collaboration, this track...this is why I get sucked back into the "bottom feeding world of blogging" (that's a quote from my Grandfather). Where ya'll at?

Swedish producer Erik L teams up with one of the most overlooked and criminally slept on southern hype machines in 7even:Thirty; two forward thinking hip hop superstars that have been completely ignored by the internet (except for The Smoking Section) for no apparent reason. These two individuals have produced a few of my favorite records over the past few years (7even:Thirty's Star: The Seven Thirty Experience and basically anything Erik L touches). Get your knowledge up, fire up the downloads of their back catalogs because these two talents have the ability to make you forget that this stuff has really gotten all too mundane.

The new EP, Rhyme Travelin', is ready to be yours on iTunes today, but for now inhale the electrofunkhop vapors that are swirling from the download below. Neck brace!

Download: Erik L & 7even:Thirty- Future Flow ft. Hezekiah