The Rec Show Podcast
David “Gldnmnd” Hicks is a Beatmaker and Hip Hop culture participant/supporter based in the United States. On The Rec Show Podcast, Gldnmnd interviews Beatmakers/Music Producers/Composers from around the world, hearing stories of beat culture, musical journeys (past and present), musical exposures and music technology. Topics include music genesis, inspirations, music superheroes, Digital Audio Workstations vs. Analog gear, Discographies, Local Beat Scene/community views and more while listening to each guest’s instrumental music compositions. Tap In!
The Rec Show Podcast
Beat-Tapes of 2023 (Extended Edition)
“Be a homie & let us know what you think”
Welcome to the first episode of Season 4 in 2024. There’s so much music out there that I had to come back and give yall another episode of some of the best beat-tapes & instrumental albums I heard in 2023. So press play, sit back relax, count ya blessings not ya problems and vibe out with us.
Tracklist (Played in order)
Sunset Drive by Kreativ from Chillhop Esstionals Spring 2023
Kilroywash3r3 - Samsung S20 from Summer 2023 by Lost Number
Beat 30 from Beat Tape 2023 #4 from K-B
U Took Took Much - Kutmah - One Steep Hill Looking West by Kutmah
Stationary from Peanut Butter Beats by FatGyver
We belong together from soulslike 🪩 by proud palms
Foggy streets from BThe1ne - “a bunch of beats from my collection by BThe1ne
1974 from The Zone Out Beat-Tape 2023 by Antagonist Dragonspit
Rufff. From Polaroid IndescribableNDY
Florida from Florida & Remixes by Oxydz
Float from Lift[d] by K Kudda Muzic
Fancy Clown (Ghostlife Remix) from Madvillian Remixes by Abstract Orchestra
Love After All from Love After All by L-Ament
Tomfoolery from Beat Tape 39. by your best friend jippy
222_beats from 222 by DJ Basta
Life Signs from EPS Gritty Bits Volume One by Jeff Jabz
Pernorama from Galaxy Dreams by Mr. Backside
Side B from Joantz: Pack Two by Special Berriez
Ancestral Laser Beams from Life Force by Eahwee
Temps from Aurès 1954 by Shitao
Nord wav. From Nord Wav. By Midan & Tohaj
Stormmy from Big Boss by Eu-IV
Jungle Developements from Good Vibes / Bad Vibes by Oh No
Justoneloopaway from 202dreems by Ohricky
Ytpipofunni from Exkursions by Jesse Rack$on
He Who Remains from Vol. 33 by Fuchi
Jungle Walk from The Tatami Room by Lonelier
Dwntha_RbbtHole from Mia Wallace Loves Red Apple Cigarettes by Tellymclean
Brought To You In Part By! From High Tide by Yo Cisco Kid
B Side Culture Power45 Beattape from Beat-Tape Session 1 by Culture Power45
My 1st Love from A Love Worth Trusting by Ohkaywhy
Side B (Q No RAp Name & Philth Spector) from Color Sound Experiment
Inflation from Canyouhol’these?? By TellyMclean
God Given from Jewel Flips Vol. 1 by Brown Jewel
Pan Lo (Knite) from Motel 6 by Sunday Dinner Records
Osmium Reign from Back From Outwhere by Abstract Butta Fingas
Word to Mother from Looper Vandros by Shepard
Fresh Cut Flowers (Billy Woods) from Wino From Another Planet by MarQ Spekt
NTRLD from My Country Cousin Tape by OG Yasuke
Shonen’s reign ft. Shonen Ultra from resonance. (Ext) by Blkgod9
A Keynote on Culture Care from Culture Care (Evolving Portals) by Dutchyyy
On That Jazz from Expressions by Whknws.
Downs Got Up from Everybody Good? By Black Milk
Edited, Mixed and Mastered by Gldnmnd
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Speaker 3:Welcome to the Rec Show podcast, a show dedicated to beat makers around the world. Kick back, relax with the host, golden Mind.
Speaker 4:Yo, what is good, everybody. Golden Mind, here I represent the Rec Show podcast, man, a podcast specifically for beat makers, music producers and composers. And they yell, man, I had to do another episode, man. This is going to be the extended version for the beat tapes of 2023. There's so many of y'all creating so much dope music, man. It was like, yo, I put 49 on the first episode I think that was episode number 114 and then this one is 115, man. So welcome in.
Speaker 4:Happy new year to everybody. It's the first one that, for a long time, so took the month of January off, man, just building some things for the podcast, man. So I hope y'all enjoy. I hope everybody's tapping into the beat makers corner. That's another thing. That's specifically for YouTube, man, where we talk about the physical media representation for beat makers, music producers and composers. Man, but I ain't even going to hold y'all, man. Let's get right into it, man. We starting this off with Sunset Drive by Trader from the Chill Hop Essentials, spring 2023. Let's get into it, man. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, man creative man.
Speaker 4:Yo, those drums are so crispy. Man Shout out to creative man. He's one of the ones from Controller Rise 2. Man, he fucks with them too, man. So, man, let's get into it. Man, kuro Roy was here. Samsung S20 from the summer 2023 by Lost Number man. This joint was so fire man. So many dope creatives on this project. Man, yeah, enjoy this.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Speaker 4:Kuro Roy was here, man. He came out with that drum kit as well, man. I can't remember who he did it with, but, man, they had a challenge. It was some dope. Beats off that challenge too, man. But yo, man, this is K-B. You know what I mean? He had a beat tape. 2023, number four. This is B30. This joint is fire man. This joint is slappy, reminds me of J Dilla a lot, so I had to include that, man. It just feels good, man. Alright, let's get into it, man, and after that we going to chop it up with Kutma. You took too much From the one steep hill looking west album, man.
Speaker 4:Shish let's get into it.
Speaker 6:You took too much man, you took too much. Too much, you took too much. You took too much.
Speaker 4:You took too much. You took too much. You took too much. Yeah, man, I hope you all remember, man, kutma is a staple man. So yo, man, this joint is crazy, fired man. Shout out to Kutma man. Yeah, man, this joint is called Stationary From Peanut Butter Beats by the one and only Fat Guy Ver. That's a dope ass name too, man. So I hope you all enjoy this and then after that we going to get into. We Belong Together From Souls, like by Proud Palms. Alright, yeah, this is the cake, man.
Speaker 2:Alright, alright, alright, alright, alright, alright. This is the cake, man Alright.
Speaker 3:So this is the end.
Speaker 4:Yeah, man, that's a vibe man Shout out to Fat Guy Ver man, mmm, it's the start, man, listen, yo, we are going to. This one is by Be the One, that's B, the and then the number one and E. Man, this joint is called Foggy Streets From A Bunch Of Beats from my collection, tape Fire joint as well, man. So listen, man, uk got some joints. Man, europe got some joints. Man, enjoy this. And then, after that, we are going to go to Antagonist Dragon Spit, who is a dope beat maker as well. The name of that track is going to be 1974 from the Zone Out, Beat Tape of 2023. Alright, so enjoy this, man, bye. Yeah, man, antagonist dragon spit. Yo, man, this next join is called rough from Polaroid, indescribable NDY. That's a dope name. I hope I'm saying it right. Yo, this join is fire too. Man, yo, go ahead like this. Share this. Follow the rex show podcast wherever you. Streaming H finger feet on my leg.
Speaker 2:You.
Speaker 7:First one of the day right here. It's time to make a beat now, ah.
Speaker 1:Sound like you're straight from the motherfucking cassette. Oh yeah, let's do it. C-s-a-r-s, r-s-a-r-s, c-s-a-r-s, c-s-a-r-s, let's do it. C-s-a-r-s.
Speaker 4:C-S-A-R-S. Down, down, down, down. I told you all that it was dope man. I told you it's so much music man, yo. First of all I want to say shout out to Beat Tape's co-op man. They keep us, you know, mean good man, they keep us ready. Man with the beat tape, yo, yo man. This joint is called Float from the, lifted by K Kuda. Music man, check it. Yo. Just vibe with this joint. And then after that we got Fancy Clowns from the Mad Villain Remixes by the Abstract Orchestra. Man Dope.
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Speaker 2:I never give myself up. I never give myself up. I never give myself up. I never give myself up.
Speaker 3:I never give myself up. I never give myself up.
Speaker 1:I never give myself up.
Speaker 2:I never give myself up. I never give myself up. I never give myself up.
Speaker 1:I never give myself up. I never give myself up.
Speaker 2:I never give myself up. I never give myself up. I never give myself up. Let's begin now. I won't take for granted any stage just to breathe from passing.
Speaker 4:Look at this impossible friend yes, a friend. A marriage, a patsy dog. When you send a message of war, it's probably your story. Musical, it's a real story. Maybe you're self-punish by nature. It's like a small light, small. It's like being expected. Maybe you're wrong here. Maybe it uses the temptation so that we fail. What are you talking about? What are you even talking about? Like yo, these beats are crazy man. Yo had to go talk to my guy from Germany, mr Backside, mr Backside man, super dope, um, super dope name. The name of this joint is called Pernorama. Pernorama from the Galaxy Dreams Tape man Covers dope man, yeah, man, I'll be doing your thing on these covers as well, man, so shout out to y'all.
Speaker 4:And then after that, this is a little funky too, uh, uh, uh, yeah. Then after that we go go to Side B from Joints man, uh, pac 2 by Special Perez, special Perez man. After that, all right, we'll be back. Yo, hit the like, hit the like, yo, yo, what's funky? Huh, it was funky huh. Yeah man, yeah, side beat man From Joints, pac 2 by Special Perez. And then after that we're going to tap into uh, iwi, iwi, iwi. I don't know how you say that right A-way, I think it's A-way Um ancestral laser beams from the Life Force. Beat tape man. So listen to this man. This is true.
Speaker 6:This is true, this is true, this is true, this is true, this is true, this is true.
Speaker 7:We can identify a black force that's moving 16 stars, the sun and the solar system. It's moving it. This is true.
Speaker 3:This is true. This is true.
Speaker 2:This is true.
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Speaker 2:This is true, this is true, this is true, this is true, this is true, this is true, this is true, this is true, this is true, this is true.
Speaker 4:This is true. The name of this joint is called jungle developments. In this joint Feels good, we're gonna talk to my guy, old Ricky. Yeah, I mean, we're gonna get talked to a 202 dreams his beat tape that he put out, man dope concept in open Name of that joint is gonna be called just one loop away, man. So stay tuned, man, stay tuned. We just ramping it, yo, we just ramping it up. Man, it's about to get happy.
Speaker 2:You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you you.
Speaker 4:Ricky. Keep doing your thing, man. This Joe inspired me. Keep doing your thing, my G man. Then we got to go talk to Jesse Rax and man from the Excursions album that he put out and I don't know if I'm pronouncing this right, it's called YT Pippo Funny.
Speaker 3:The white people are funny In America. They thought that I just woke up one morning and had the blues and started playing the trumpet. But it don't go like that and you can't explain that to them. So now they understand. I'm not sure if I'm pronouncing this right or not. I'd like to teach you my secret technique. I'm not sure if I'm pronouncing this right or not.
Speaker 2:I'm not sure if I'm pronouncing this right or not.
Speaker 4:I'm not sure if I'm pronouncing this right or not. I know those are the kind of motion learning, no matter how many of these matches you're in. Yeah man, listen man, I think that's how you say, that we're going to talk to a lone liar. I know you.
Speaker 2:I know you, I know you.
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Speaker 4:Then I had to go tap into my guys from Philly man, philly Camden Pensalkan man. Y'all stand up. Man, we got some dope beat makers out there in hometown man, name of this joint is called well, I don't know what it's called because it's side B of the tape and the name of the tape is called Color Sound Experiment man by a Q-No-Rap name and Phil Spector doing some amazing things with F-A-B-C. Philadelphia man, keep doing your thing, man. We support you over here at Direc-Show Podcast. Man, yeah.
Speaker 6:You heard about Sean right.
Speaker 2:No, happened to Sean. Well, you know, he was selling acid, right.
Speaker 3:No, man, I told you $25, man, $25 isn't it?
Speaker 4:You heard that girl Brown Jewel. Name of this track is called Godgiven from the Jewel Flips, Volume 1 by the one and only Brown Jewel man champion. She be doing some amazing things, man. Y'all tap into this and then after that we're gonna go to Sunday dinner records. Tap in with them. They put out a dope collab project with some heavy hitters man called Motel 6. The name of that track y'all gonna hear after this track is called Pan Low Night.
Speaker 5:You never know what Godgiven is. There are a lot of songs that we gonna hear. I'm living on this physical, magical, wonderful, and this is sometimes stirring up man. I'm sorry if my visual don't allow to put my feelings in my physical. It's the repression in me when I'm sorry if I'm curious, delirious, an animal type like Sirian, nearer than the life of a million man. I'm sorry if I'm talking shit, but I really do mean hell that we got along. We're not too close, hadn't even long road to travel. I've got a dream to please my eye Open.
Speaker 2:We got along. We're not too close. Hadn't even long road to travel. I've got a dream to keep my eyes moving. That's not an high Donna.
Speaker 5:I promise I'm not high. I promise I'm not high. I promise I'm not high.
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Speaker 3:Isolation loneliness hating and suspecting each other.
Speaker 1:Well, that's it. Strange ways got me and the thoughts dancing in their case Purple pit, parasol. I'm dancing in the rain, parasetum all dancing. In my veins Glitched out electric lemonade. This haze took 140 days. They tried to buy time. She said it's not about how much you can pay. I trapped the afternoon light, impacted in a suitcase. I watched the gorillas just melt into rose, amaze Black both eyes. She still held his gaze. I can't forget. Someone put new flowers in the vase and swept the grave. I fucking webbed.
Speaker 7:Well, this isn't about the profits, anyhow, it's Something else that melanin be shining so they try to demonize it.
Speaker 1:Keep your dirt eyes shut when your people phoenix rising. Ain't I trying to see you living when their dreams are dying? So my tater in their heart that the love came even hotter that melanin be shining so they try to demonize it? Keep your dirt eyes shut when your people phoenix rising. Ain't I trying to see you living when their dreams are dying? So my tater in their heart that the love came even hotter Summer melon, pink grapefruit salad, shotgun, marriage spliff, garish.
Speaker 1:I know I won't last, but I'm enjoying the horse and carriage. Smoke like Jimmy in Paris 48 with the booze he fade Outside the cafe, smoke on the terrace, homeless, for my sick homestock Homeless syndrome should be embarrassed. But now we not Shoot up your block. Cops move like robots, exposed wire and sparks start firing. Shoot up the spot, slow matches and pocket watch. It's always a gunpowder plot. Strictly business. When I'm off the clock, eric Sermon in Paris Smith, it's no days off. Like Andrew, don't Stop. I think we'll never change. I think new could ever be expected and I have to end. I have to end that melon and be shining so they try to demonize it. Keep your dirt eyes shut when your people phoenix rising. Ain't I trying to see you living when their dreams are dying? So my tater in their heart that the love came even hotter that melon and be shining. So they try to demonize it. Keep your dirt eyes shut when your people phoenix rising. Ain't I trying to see you living when their dreams are dying?
Speaker 4:So my tater in their heart that the love came even hotter, so I'm gonna put it in your heart and beat you. Leave Beep, beep, beep. Didn't I tell you, didn't I tell you Yo, yo, yo, yo that Joel's fired man? Then you got, you know I mean Natural, I don't know NTRLD From my cousin, my country cousin, tape by the one, and only dope, dope man, dope project man. Well, if you had that on cassette I've snatched it up real quick. Man featured that on the beatmakers corner man YouTube show. Yeah, man. And then after that we're going to tap in with the you know me, residence external by black guy 9. We're gonna play the track called shonen's rain featuring shonen ultra man, keep doing your thing, black guy 9. Man, we supporting you, man, man, I gotta, I gotta buy your whole discography if I'm getting there. But you put now so much heat, man, it's hard, but I'm a try. Yeah, man, dope right. Yeah, we about to start wrapping this up. Man, I had to go involve my guy, dutchie man.
Speaker 4:The name of this track is called a keynote on culture care from the culture care evolving portals, beat tape by Dutchie man. So y'all tap into that man and the group put. A group of beatmakers came together to support my guy. It's called past the Dutch. Actually it's on a band camp, I think it's through.
Speaker 4:I want to say organic beat sessions is, I think, is who is through man. So y'all gonna support that because it directly goes to towards supporting him doing his mental medical issues that he's got going on right now. So it's just giving some relief, man. So that's what we do here, and then after that we're gonna tap into my guy who knows, and any of that track is gonna be called on that jazz from the expressions beat tape that came out and I missed it, but I had to include this joint, and then we're gonna wrap it up with one of the dopest beat tapes. Well, it wasn't a beat tape of the album, but yeah, man, I've been a fan of his since he first came out. Man black milk the name of this track is called downs got up from the everybody good album, man. So, yeah, stay tuned, man, talk you out then.
Speaker 7:Come on out, timmy Nantie. Come on out, timmy Nantie. Come on out, timmy Nantie. Come on out, timmy Nantie. Come on out, timmy Nantie. Come on out, timmy Nantie. Goddamn still get up, timmy Nantie, my problem still get up, timmy Nantie. Yeah, yeah, stand on a light road to fix those cramps. I feel like quicksand. I'm 10 toes down. Watch the world and, while it goes round, feel like I'm standing still. Feel like the man is still. We're sort to never feel. Trying to find our way is real. You can see me stand, but working hard. You can see these hands still standing feet in fam. See these bands, money blown, still eating money thrown, Catch and run like I'm CD lamb. Step up, step down. May stop. I kept on. They tiptoed. I stepped strong. Take shots like Teflon. Carry the crown, all the weight that you carry around, tear you down. That's the merry-go-round. Goddamn still. Get up, timmy Nantie, my problem still get up, timmy Nantie. I was so put on the war face by heroes in the hood. They never war capes. Really.
Speaker 7:Have you running in circles? Life, not Olympic races. You still jumping hurdles Like Valkyrie pouring out that sober. Watch you stumble, pull you up just to knock you over. Watch you fumble Right when you stand and dreaming so close you move forward. They steady move in the goal post, knock you off balance. The most you can try Whole life and life walking tight ropes in the sky. Don't slip, don't fall. I hope you can fly on your own too. Most you can try what you gonna do Won't do. Goddamn, still get up.
Speaker 4:Standing. My problem still get up, yeah, man. So if y'all liked what y'all heard, man, go ahead and like that. Support the show, subscribe on YouTube, subscribe where you listen to this. Hit that. Support the show in the description of the show, man, and tap it to everybody that you heard. Wherever you stream your music, bandcamp especially, man, buy the albums and their websites and everything like that, man, and yeah, I'm your host Gold in mind. Man, I appreciate y'all. Stay tuned for more episodes coming soon. Big peace and love to everybody. Man. Y'all have an amazing week. Man, remember, count your blessings, not your problems. Big peace and love, yo, yeah, yeah, yeah.
