Seems like everybody is asking me the same question these days: Are you really gonna release that compilation? Of course we will! But I admit that we’ve been a bit too quiet on the communication front. (Trust me, behind the scene it is hectic).

On the 15th of April, we received the 15 tracks… and were like “WOW all artists really reached the next level!” Next step was to send those beauties to Vincent at Sonar Studio for mastering. And now we are ready for pressing…

To make a long story short, we are on track to release this compilation (CD / digital) on the 10th of June as promised earlier on.

Tracklist

74 Miles Away - Four Seven (Live at StuBru)
ClassicBeatz - In The Currency of Love feat. Lisa Preston
Incksalonius - People Say (prod by Silent Someone)
Strand - Hip Hop mar3
72 Soul - Supposed to Feel (prod. by Flow State)
Amede Soundsmith - In Love with a Queen
Bongholio Iglesias - Here I come
JoBee & Dr. Kwest - Don’t You
K’bonus - Second Shake
The Compositive Two - Tuesday Afternoon
Lefto - PaPaPa
Cris Prolific - You=Life feat. Soul-T
Turtle Master - Cumulet feat. David Martin
Melissa Czarnik - I Remember feat. Eric Mire
40 Winks - Flight of Ideas

But you might want a little teaser, don’t you? We started streaming tracks one after the other on our Soundcloud account. By May 15th all tracks will be available.

T-Shirts

Last year, we collaborated with Limited Addiction to manufacture the 2010 LDBK tees. Rik did such a brilliant job that we begged him to take care of the new ones… and he agreed ;) So expect hangtags, sleevetags, buttons and the unbeatable Limited Addiction quality.

As for the rest of this compilation project, Oli-B took care of the design and here is a rough sketch of what the 2011 LDBK tees will look like.

Make sure to pre-order yours (we’ll contact you to ask for your size/model on the 16th of May) because we know from experience that we will not be able to meet all demands and will print only 150 tees.

In partnership with … Mixcloud

Another good news is that our streaming partners at Mixcloud are joining us on this adventure. Not only will they push our crowdfunding campaign in the next two weeks by displaying banner on their site but they also offered to organize the release party for the compilation on May the 28th at the Big Chill House in London!

On the line up that night: LeFtO (BE - Brownswood), Kutmah (UK - Brainfeeder), Paul Pre (DE - Mixtape King), Simbad (FR - Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Family), Mister Critical (BE), and more. (10/05/2011 update - check the full line up on the mixcloud website)

Last note:

I know some of you are scared that we might not reach our goal on the Indiegogo crowdfunding. No worries. We won’t indeed. This system is just an opportunity for your to book your CD and/or T-Shirt… If you consider doing it, be fast, this campaign ends on the 15th of May. If you don’t, let’s hope we’ll have some spare copies for you later on ;)

Stay tuned… in the coming days we will unveil the packaging of the CD!