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Antwerp, Belgium (2002 – present)
40 Winks is an instrumental hip hop group made up of two producers - padmo’ and Weedy - from Antwerp, Belgium
No hay banda! (“there is no band”, Mulholland Dr. 2001) pretty much sums up where 40 Winks aims to go with its instrumental hip hop: meticulously chop and paste samples together, to create an atmosphere of beats and vibes which steps beyond unimaginative loops.
Their emphasis on creating vintage organically sounding beats has left people wondering why 40 Winks won’t perform live, the answer simply being: ”there is no band!”.
40 Winks hit the scene in 2002, with a whole slew of laidback beats. Eager to share their sound with the world, they released a couple of albums independently. The attention they got from this, allowed them to build with people from around the world.
One of these independently released albums, More Than Loops, got reissued in Japan on Swamp Records, after that the ball kept rolling.
On their first worldwide release, Extended Pleasure on Escapism Records (2005), they reached listeners well beyond the (instrumental) hip hop community with the song “melancholia”. After appearances on compilations, like Weapons of Hope on Little-D (2006), they got a chance to do their thing on the renowned label, Merck Records with Sound Puzzle (2007).
No hay banda! (“there is no band”, Mulholland Dr. 2001) pretty much sums up where 40 Winks aims to go with its instrumental hip hop: meticulously chop and paste samples together, to create an atmosphere of beats and vibes which steps beyond unimaginative loops.
Their emphasis on creating vintage organically sounding beats has left people wondering why 40 Winks won’t perform live, the answer simply being: ”there is no band!”.
40 Winks hit the scene in 2002, with a whole slew of laidback beats. Eager to share their sound with the world, they released a couple of albums independently. The attention they got from this, allowed them to build with people from around the world.
One of these independently released albums, More Than Loops, got reissued in Japan on Swamp Records, after that the ball kept rolling.
On their first worldwide release, Extended Pleasure on Escapism Records (2005), they reached listeners well beyond the (instrumental) hip hop community with the song “melancholia”. After appearances on compilations, like Weapons of Hope on Little-D (2006), they got a chance to do their thing on the renowned label, Merck Records with Sound Puzzle (2007).
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Sound Puzzle
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It's the trip
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The Lucid Effect
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More Than Loops (Japanese Version)
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Shahmata wrote:
альбомы кроме последнего(оч уж слащавый) это просто классика ровнячком..
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THeRhuSta wrote:
Woefully underrated!!! # Epitome of aural pleasure!!!!
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tuhde wrote:
люблю
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toshi000 wrote:
いい音楽。
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Romka513 wrote:
самые крутые
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niqpwnz wrote:
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isaacashe wrote:
40 Winks have made my Albums of the Year, you can vote for them here - http://echoisaacashe.blogspot.com/2011/11/albums-of-year-2011.html
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jae__moon wrote:
Instrumental hip-hop fans, check this: www.last.fm/music/jae+moon
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bluevomit wrote:
better than sex.
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XxAzaTxX wrote:
могёте
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Romka513 wrote:
эти ребятки, конечно да, дают прикурить так сказать )
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alma_espacio wrote:
пардон, ахуенно. одна песня аж из головы не выходит никак, всё играет и играет.
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stu_potty wrote:
нормальная маза.
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lera_skdn wrote:
потрясающе
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DavidBN wrote:
this is amazing!
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pinepeach wrote:
yes fantastic.
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lilywildchild wrote:
Real good music
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angel_mandu wrote:
nice sound beats!
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chicken-as-fuck wrote:
oh yes, catchy beats
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cookieboo wrote:
Isn't 40 Winks a shop?
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Sleep Ritual (outro)
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Melancholia
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Rap about that (smoke and…
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Melancholia
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News
It's the trip, out now!
14 Apr 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/40winks
Do yourself a favour and take a trip to the record store, or
order online at these online stores:
hiphopvinyl.de - LP (plus t-shirt) & LP (Germany)
Rush Hour (Netherlands)
Cargo Rec...
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