Artworks Amsterdam, Throwing Snow XLR8R mix, J Dilla tribute tape

Sorry for the small amount of content recently, the last few weeks have been rather busy and our broken promises of a new DJ Sneaks and all the rest have been noted so we'll try and pick things up for you soon.

A few little nuggets to make you aware of today.

Artworks Amsterdam
Firstly we're going to be in Amsterdam this Thursday (16th Feb) laying down some tunes at the Artworks exhibition and after party. The exhibition itself will be featuring work by Super A, M Jay, Collin Van Der Sluijs and Rutger Termohlen. We'll be joining the Hear No Evil team in providing beats along side Throwing Snow and Blende. Check out Ross Throwing Snow's XLR8R mix from January over on the XLR8R site here for some serious tune selection as well as a number of his own Jams.

It's Our first trip to the Dam so any Dutch readers out there drop by and say hello. Heard big things about the Artworks exhibition parties. RSVP here - exhibition@glassworksamsterdam.nl for entry with full deets of the event here and the exhibition flyer below.




J Dilla - A Tribute to the Drum.
Made aware of this by the missus so props to her for for alerting your ears to this one.
Last week was the anniversary of the passing of one of hip hops greatest producers.

James Sewitt Yancey aka J Dilla was one of the true masters of the MPC. His beats are the basis of what hip hop is to me and his productions for a Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, Erykah Badu and many many more are some of the greatest examples of smooth soulful sampling ever laid down .
The below is a collection of influenced tributes and Dilla remixes that you need on your music player and it's all up for free download.




And as i said earlier, more posts, mixes and general banterbury to come soon so hold tight.

Going to finish with this.

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Reebok Classics Competition - Exclusive Party W/ Jack Beats + More

Competition Time.

One of my first pairs of proper kicks at the age of approximately 12 was a pair of Reebok Pump Omni Lites and possibly due to the fact that at the time, as well as being the coolest trainers in school I honestly thought that they made me jump higher, I have therefore been a massive fan of the Reebok classics range ever since. I re lived my childhood love of them by owning an exact pair of the Omni lights I had as a kid a few years back and have also recently added a pink and white pair of Reebok pump court victories to my collection. So I am super hyped to let you know that Reebok are back on it with their New Classic Lite range.

Check out the below image featuring the new Reebok SL flip to get an idea of the new but classic stylings.

And what better way to celebrate this than with a proper knees up courtesy of Reebok.

Reebok classics have just announced a seriously tasty shindig taking place at a secret location in London town on October the 26^th and have given us a pair of tickets to offer out to a lucky winner. The party will include sets from the mighty Jack Beats, Bluey Robinson and headlined by Labrinth whos synth feast - half step banger of a single “Earthquake” is out this weekend and I guarantee will be flying up the charts very soon.

Winning those tickets……

All you have to do to enter the draw is mail us at hello@olidabandrobin.info and let us know why you want the tickets. Most creative answer will be picked by Robin and his art schooled imagination. Winners will be picked next Monday 24^th. Please note that the prize does not include transport or accommodation. However the tickets do enter two people to this exclusive invite only show that I’m sure Reebok will be laying down in the finest possible way.

Get on over to The Reebok site for more details of what they have going on here as well as the Facebook page and the exclusive JD Sports range Here