i saw green parakeets fly by my window the other day....

After 8 years away the Menagerie are back! and they've expanded. Bionic Beatsmith Tom Caruana, Dr. Syntax, DJ Nick Maxwell & Professor Elemental are joined by Koaste, Dizraeli, Teej, Vecks and even more besides. Irregular Spirits is available now and Are You Serious? is the first clip from said release. peep the clip and click HERE for more info. Enjoy!

The Menagerie - Irregular Spirits

twice re(moved)

I recently said of another new release that I like to see folks straying from the norm. Dizraeli & beatsmith Tom Caruana have teamed up for the White Man [Moves] (there is an explanation for the title below]. My only gripe is the album is too damn short. Enjoy & Support!

White Man (Moves)

‘Being a white Western male abroad, you travel trailing centuries of history behind you. You are always White Man - you can't escape that’ – Dizraeli

okay playeeeeeeeeeeerrrrr

Boy! This guy just doesn’t stop giving. No sooner do I marvel at the wonders of Tom Caruana’s Rough Versions series, does he push his Okay Player Bollywood project to the good people. Not only that, he has also made the tracks tha didn’t make the initial cut as a bonus collection. We are talking about a combined total of 41 tracks of: Black Thought, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, Jean Grae, Erykah Badu, (Mad) Skillz, Mos Def, Quasimoto, Little Brother, Lupe Fiasco, Gift Of Gab, Musiq (Soulchild) and more…. Let me be quite clear, Such a vast quantity of free, quality music is NOT to be passed up. And there is an awful lot more freeness to be had on the site too. Don’t sleep on these. Enjoy!

Okayplayer: The Bollywood Remake & Deleted Scenes

Tea Sea Records.com

rough drafts

Whoa! where have I been frequenting while Tom’s been releasing these. Tom Caruana, after listening to these i have to wonder just how good the beats are that he isn’t giving away. And as you can see from the MC’s he has chosen to remix, Tom knows his craft. Enjoy!

Tom Caruana: Rough Versions Volume 1-5

what a Caruan(a)

Tom Caruana is easily becoming the hardest working beatsmith on these shores. The guy churns out these collections like an old school surrogate (sorry for the bad analogy Tom). But the qualty is such that all i can say is keep ‘em coming. This time he’s teamed uup his own Beatle led concoctions with classic Wu acapellas. Enjoy!

Wu-Tang vs. The Beatles

Tea for two

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom Caruana is someone that is easily forgotten about in some UK Hip Hop circles. But his beat skills are undeniable. Case in point (s) are these 2 remix projects, which are the first of a number come out of Tom’s Tea Sea Records. Be sure to look out for his take on, amongst others,  Brand Nubian & The Wu-Tang. Skiiiiiillz!!! Enjoy!

Main Source: Tom Caruana Remixes

MF Doom Remixed By Tom Caruana