Mickey O’Brien will be live in Newfoundland for the first time when he hits up Boca Tapas Bar in St John’s on October 22 with Ghettosocks and local heavy’s Reggie Morales & Albert Dalton. With Sarkastodon on the decks all night!
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If you’ve ever wondered what an audio interpretation of a stabbing would sound like, The Dirty Sample has your back, and he promises not to stick a knife in it. “Twisted Pleasure”, the killer second single from the Calgary, AB producer’s upcoming instrumental album, Beats to Murder Rappers to, releasing on October 28 for Halloween weekend, is his audio version of a murder by stabbing. A rock hard drum break provides the backbone as little, sharp jabs of samples strike throughout this short and speedy chunky synth beat, these simulated knife twists providing pleasure for both the listener and our murderous producer. Prepare to running man for your life as you face the “Twisted Pleasure” of beat slayer The Dirty Sample!
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“[Specials] opens with instrumental hip hop that definitely reminds me of something from the 1990’s that would’ve been originally released on cassette.” – Raised by Cassettes
A new review of Pasquale’s Specials cassette from Raised by Cassettes. Check their website out for more photos of the cassette.
“If you’re purchasing this as a cassette as opposed to just listening to the digital you get the instrumentals on the flip side and that just shows how musically creative this whole thing is.” – Raised by Cassettes
A new review of Chadio & The Dirty Sample’s No Wives Club by Raised by Cassettes. Check their website for some additional photos of the cassettes.
On Saturday, August 27, Mickey O’Brien will be performing at Sudbury’s 5 Cent City, a FREE event with games, musical and athletic performances, community addresses, food and fun designed to encourage talk about mental health. The event also includes performances from other local acts and special guest D-Sisive.
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Seb Lapin of Indie Rock Mag has posted his Top 30 Hip Hop Albums of 2022 so far and two releases from Hand’Solo Records made the cut:
Evolving from a short doo-wop intro into an off-kilter soulful instrumental, The Dirty Sample’s “Linger” was a bit of a fluke. During a beat-making session, the reclusive producer from Calgary, AB, put on a record, stepped away to grab his coffee, and a perfect loop of a skip happened. Rumour has it he lingered. And then he dropped a meaty bunch of drums behind it. “It was an eerie moment” is how The Dirty Sample describes this ghost skip, a possibly supernatural phenomenon that resulted in a great first single for his upcoming instrumental album, Beats to Murder Rappers To, The Dirty Sample’s creepy new instrumental album dropping Halloween weekend. Put it on and linger. There’s much more to come!
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A day before he releases his first single, “Linger”, from his upcoming new album, Beats to Murder Rappers to, out October 28, The Dirty Sample drops a video of the song. Check it out prior to the song being available for streaming and download…
Mickey O’Brien is finally hitting London, ON for a show with frequent touring partner Ultra Magnus on August 5 at Holy Diver, and they will be joined by Falcon2ow. It’s a free show, so all our Hand’Solo homies should be there. It’s going to be LIVE!
More info here.
Tonight at The Townehouse Tavern in Sudbury, Mickey O’Brien is one of the local acts supporting Junk, Young Stitch and Kryple on their tour. It’s going to be a dope show, so if you’re in the Sudbury area, you’ll want to check this one out!
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