Free Compilation: Various Artists – Bust Free 1

March 1st, 2010 | By Cold Busted

Various Artists – Bust Free 1 (BUSTFREE01)
1 hour 6 minutes
85 mb
128 kbps

The first in a series of free releases on Cold Busted. Compilation includes tracks from forthcoming releases.

Tracklisting:

All tracks on the Bust Free series are mp3s encoded at 128 kbps. If you enjoy the release please purchase higher bit rate files. All purchased mp3s are encoded at 320 kbps.
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Vitamin D Presents: Hard Times (BUSTED20)

February 24th, 2010 | By Cold Busted

The ‘Hard Times’ LP from Cold Busted label owner Vitamin D is a Trip Hop soulful 20 track experience with original yet vintage sounds and techniques accentuated by the excellent analog Mastering.  Done by Mark Dann from NYC, analog gear as well as ½” inch 30 ips analog tape were used in the process, bringing out the warm and overall feel of this LP.  Fresh Hip Hop beats and a cunning bass kick off the first track ‘No Love for Hard Times’ with powerful samples and builds. Displaying a keen dexterity of styles throughout the album, Vitamin D hits us with songs like ‘The Drop By’ with suave chilled beats, and an infectious gangster melody.  ‘Rumble In the Park’ picks up the tempo with soulful hard breaks, exciting and expressive this is one for the break dancers; as is the following track ‘Something Smells Funky’ with a get down and boogie bass, organ keys and active beats.  Enticing and slower songs like ‘Fire Island In Dub’ and ‘Chilling In The Land Of Make Believe’ showcase relaxing rhythms, drums and reggae organic sounds complete with warm analog crackles.  ‘That’s One Sly Fox’ showcases energetic, frisky beats and amazing drum work.  ‘Rotating the Hips’ has a jazzy bass and subtle beat repeats, filtering and a steel guitar sample making for a relaxing sunny track.  Finally, ‘Theme from 1971’ with it’s progressive, soulful feel of clever arrangements ends this vivid, idiosyncratic Trip Hop album. ‘Hard Times’ from Vitamin D is cinematic, well executed, and diverse, encourages and oozes expression all with those much appreciated warm subtle sounds and pops.  What’s more, the entire album is getting remixed by 20 different artists, which will be released August 2010!

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MP3 GIVEAWAY: WIN OUR FIRST 20 RELEASES ON A COLD BUSTED USB DRIVE

February 21st, 2010 | By Cold Busted

We are giving away a Limited Edition (1 of 5) Bamboo USB Drive loaded with over $200.00 worth of Cold Busted music. It is a 2 GB natural renewable bamboo wood USB Flash drive laser engraved with the Cold Busted logo and comes complete with our first 20 Releases. Plus a bonus DJ mix by label owner Vitamin D taken from the Various Artist compilation Stone Cold Busted 1. All tracks are mp3s encoded at 256 kbps (except for DJ mix due to size capacity encoded at 160 kbps). Every track is tagged and artwork is embedded and included. These mp3s will play on any mp3 player device including the iPod and are DRM free.

The remaining 4 will be sold at a later date.

Here is what you get:

BUSTED01 – Gramatik – Dreams About Her EP
BUSTED02 – Qualia – Color scientist
BUSTED03 – Vitamin D – One For Jamie EP
BUSTED04 – Mitch Walcott – Rejuvenate
BUSTED05 – Gramatik – Street Bangerz Vol. 1
BUSTED06 – Dpek – Sofa Bits EP
BUSTED07 – Ilya Mosolov – Lights Of Paradise EP
BUSTED08 – Sound Squad – The First EP
BUSTED09 – Melchior Sultana – Recognize The Real
BUSTED10 – Shall Ark – Lightly Come, Lightly Go EP
BUSTED11 – UDM Project – In The Clouds EP
BUSTED12 – Ilya Mosolov – Chilled Colores EP
BUSTED13 – JK Soul – Dinner With The Beatz EP
BUSTED14 – Gramatik – Water 4 The Soul EP
BUSTED15 – Dpek – Outdoor Bits EP
BUSTED16 – Green Street – Highway 1
BUSTED17 – Bahia Deluxe – Cuisine Deluxe
BUSTED18 – Gramatik – Street Bangerz Vol. 2
BUSTED19 – Ilya Mosolov – Touch My Soul
BUSTED20 – Vitamin D Presents: Hard Times
SCB1 – Various Artists – Stone Cold Busted 1 Mix By Vitamin D

COLD BUSTED USB DRIVE GIVEAWAY STARTS FEBRUARY 21 st 2010:

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