Combat, by Bknapp

Combat

by Bknapp

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subjekt03 i've been following bknapp for a somewhat long time, discovering some of his earlier remixes on youtube, falling in love with them instantly. during that time of my life, i wasn't into a lot of music, and his beats were some of the only music i listened to. and i think this is his best project right here. i really wish this was on cd, i'd buy it instantly. thanks bknapp for inspiring me to make my own beats <3 Favorite track: Combat in C Minor.

Maxwell Diaz This is one of Bknapp's best works not only because it relies on just taking everything it possibly can and making something worth listening to with it, but also because you'll constantly be surprised which is something a lot of beats/ lo-fi albums and artists I feel fail to do. Favorite track: Combat in C Minor.

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1.	Combat in C Minor 02:25	buy track
2.	Game over Ab 01:57	buy track
3.	Japanese Snow White 01:25	buy track
4.	Rag Dolled 01:25	buy track
5.	Otes 02:01	buy track
6.	Take Down 02:25	buy track
7.	Gone 01:09	buy track
8.	Bright Days 01:52	buy track
9.	Ambient Aquatics 02:13	buy track
10.	Chester 01:24	buy track
11.	Punch Out 01:46	buy track
12.	Gigi Blues 02:29	buy track
13.	Submission 01:52	buy track
14.	Pieces 01:49	buy track
15.	Game Over Ab (Lo-Fi Synth Version) 01:57	buy track

about

This beat tape is from me Youtube searching myself "BKNAPP". I found that my last beat tape was featured on a well known trap Channel. My Beats were getting tens and thousands of views. I was pretty stoked at first because that brings traffic to my bandcamp and soundcloud. But the more I listened to those beats and went and looked what else was on that Trap Youtube channel I quickly realized how much of a fucking gimmick my beats have been lately. Quickly thrown together popular video game samples with Logic Pro's stock trap drum kit on top of it. 21 year old me would have fucking hated those beats. So uninspired. I grew up listening to complex beats and perfectly crafted beats from guys like Premier and dilla and here I was throwing together gimmick beats for a few extra plays. It was time to get back to training and learn how to do new things with my beats.

So with this project I went back to challenging myself. I have layers of samples with nothing to do with each other. I had to figure out how to get them all to work together and make sense musically. My drums are in tune with the samples and I went back to my boom bap influences with them.

This is my favorite project I have done. No gimmicks, no bullshit, just a bunch of floating ideas from my head put onto gritty drum beats. Hope the probable 10 people that read this like it. Putting this out on my 25th birthday too. That means I've been doing this for 5 years now. Besides teaching, it is my favorite thing to do.

Also thanks to DJ Cutman for giving me some advice on mixing and mastering as that has always been something I struggle with. I'm improving for sure, but still have a ways to go.

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released March 29, 2018

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