Instrumental Hip Hop 618 Items

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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We are excited to present Tom Misch and Yussef Dayes’ “What Kinda Music” – an astonishing collaboration between two artists of very different disciplines, and one of the most unique and seamlessly original projects of its ilk to date.

Moving fluidly through sleek electronica, avant-garde jazz, vintage hip hop and so much more, Misch and Dayes take you on a journey that is by turns surprising and spontaneous, heady and head spinning, and nothing less than compelling – a singular vision which fuses the DNA of both musicians with spectacular results, as can be seen in the title track, which comes backed by a gorgeously atmospheric video by XX.

Even though the fundamental bones of this project came together very quickly, its actual provenance stretches back much, much farther back, with the pair not only growing up in the same area of South East London, but Misch actually seeing Dayes play on drums in the school talent show for the first time when he was roughly 8 or 9. They both kept tabs on each other – Misch becoming a fan of Dayes’ act Yussef Kamaal, Dayes clocking his videos in 2014 – but it was only when they met at a launch party for Misch’s debut LP “Geography” in 2018 that the proverbial creative sparks began to fly. “As a musician you’re always looking for contemporaries who can push you and challenge you and make you better”, says Dayes. “I instantly felt that with Tom – he was such a gifted musician, and so prolific”. That summer they decided to go into the studio together, jam a little, and see what happens, with no other expectation placed upon it.

As it turns out, the music came fast and furiously. Two initial tracks were suddenly followed by a handful of others, and the pair found themselves contemplating what to do next. “Pretty soon, we knew that something was gelling”, Dayes says. “It didn’t feel like a one-off collaboration, it felt like a body of work”. What made the pair click, according to Misch and Dayes, were the exact same factors that meant it shouldn’t, by all rights, work. Misch says, “Yussef comes from a more experimental background, and he has a lot of loose, crazy ideas. I know how to write a catchy melody, but with interesting chords and have a good understanding of popular song forms, so I think I streamlined those ideas and made them accessible”. And certainly, in “What Kinda Music” you can sense the DNA of both musicians, but fusing so effortlessly and beautifully that it creates something else entirely, the appropriately named “Lift Off” sending goosebumps with its jazz flecked crescendo, and “Night Rider” hynotising with its deeply mesmeric grooves. “I have a love for harmony and chords”, Misch adds. “Working with someone like Yussef, who has such a gifted sense of rhythm allowed a perfect balance”.

Throughout the record, there is an utterly joyful feel of two musicians at the top of their game sparking off one another, picking up ideas and running with them – zigging where the other zags, ebbing where the other flows, with Misch producing the majority of the record and both having a hand in the overall sound and feel of the record.

“Working with Yussef has actually changed the way I work as a musician”, Misch muses. “He’s pushed me and unlocked a more experimental part of me that I hadn’t really allowed myself to explore before. I think we really did impact each other in a fundamental way”. Dayes is similarly effusive in his praise for Misch. “A musician like him, who’s at the top of his game, he doesn’t need to do this”, he raves. “He can just keep doing the same thing and why not? He’s killing it. The fact that he’s so humble, that he’s so curious about everything and open to collaboration, speaks a lot to him as an artist, because it’s not easy finding musicians who want to collaborate. Something always gets in the way, whether it’s ego or their team or whatever. But with Tom it felt like the intention was purely creative, and that’s what made it exciting”. In fact, Dayes says that the intentions of the record go even deeper than just music. “Both our parents who’d never met each other before, are now best friends as a result of this, they now see each other more than we do! I’d like to think, in some small way, that this album has a similar impact for people too – everything feels so divided these days, it would be nice for people to hear the record and hear two very different musicians coming together and realise it doesn’t have to be that way”.

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Hydeout Productions: 2nd Collection

2LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Hydeout)

55,99 €*

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Apart from the overall trend in the contemporary music industry, the second collection album on the Hydeout Productions label, a rare independent label that has gained a large following among listeners by releasing purely sound=works without any advertising activities, the 2nd Collection is the second 2LP album on the label. It was released on. It is another world of Hydeout, parallel to the Nujabes' albums Metaphorical Music and Modal Soul, with a wider range of works and people. The album is a label collection album, including 'Another Reflection', which is another chapter of 'Reflection Eternal' from the last album 'Modal soul', but also shows the label's direction after Nujabes' second album 'Modal Soul'. This work shows the direction of the label after Nujabes' second album 'Modal Soul'.

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Instrumentals Volume 1 Colored Vinyl Edition

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Antiphon Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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We're thrilled to present our first-ever compilation "Don't Sleep Records: The Instrumentals Volume One". This collection features a blend of our most popular records and personal favorites, including some slept-on beats that deserve a second chance to shine.

These tracks represent the diverse range of sounds and styles that have shaped the unique sonic fingerprint of Don't Sleep Records over our ten-year history. From jazzy, soulful tunes to hard-hitting boom bap and soulful bangers, this compilation offers something for every discerning listener.

We're excited to share this collection with our fans and we hope you'll enjoy it as much as we've enjoyed putting it together.

- Don't Sleep Records

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Alfa Mist

2LP | 2018 | UK | Reissue (Sekito)

32,99 €*

Baby Steps (Beats 2010-2013)

Release: 2018 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Fifth pressing, this time via Sekito.

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Dexter

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (prodbydexter)

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Insomnia HHV Exclusive Purple Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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They all started small. But it all - the art - has become so big for very few of them. Dexter has: The Stuttgart native has been involved as a producer in the last 13 years on iconic albums by Deichkind, Cro and Casper, he was responsible for three successful Fatoni albums and, together with Max Herre, most recently put together a showcase of the GDR label AMIGA ("hallo 22"). With three instrumental albums of his own and later with the producer supergroup Betty Ford Boys, he led the way for the new self-confidence of an entire generation of local hip-hop beatmakers - fewer service providers, more attention.

The fact that Dexter himself had once started out as a rapper was often forgotten. It wasn't until "Haare nice, Socken fly" (2017) that he released his first rap solo album, and with "Yung Boomer" in 2020 he got to the heart of how his very own Grown-Man Rap works in the field of tension between trap and jazz. The fact that he brought old-school legend Lakmann on an album with Lugatti & 9ine is just one of many proofs of Dexter's exceptional position in the scene.

With his new project, Dexter goes back to the beginnings, more precisely to the era in which he celebrated his breakthrough with "Jazz Files". That instrumental album from 2010 remains a milestone in the genre-defining "Hi-Hat Club" series (Melting Pot Music). "Jazz Files" brought him overnight onto the iPods of favorite rappers and post-Dilla beat nerds, into clubs, festivals and beat fights, and into the collective consciousness of a German rap landscape in upheaval.

From this era comes a hard drive with about 400 beats thought lost, which Dexter was able to rescue a few months ago. Dexter is now releasing 25 of these instrumentals for the first time on the album "BABY STEPS (BEATS 2010-2013)", which will be available digitally and on vinyl from July 14, 2023. The productions flow and push, rumble and clatter, are remastered, but otherwise unchanged Dexter - full of jazz, psych rock and soul. And the artwork? That's by Dexter's kids and was laid out by Dexter's sister.

Family first!

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Koralle

25,99 €*

LP | 2020 | EU | Reissue (Kitchen Label)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 300 copies on purple vinyl, available at HHV only.

"Insomnia" is the third solo album of the Italian jazz beat maestro Koralle for Melting Pot Music. Without exaggerating, the Bologna-born producer's album can be described as his most mature and progressive work. On "Insomnia" Koralle unites a few of his favorite artists and musicians, exchanging sounds, ideas, beats, melodies and lyrics with them. The guest list consists of fellow producers FloFilz, Pachakuti, Figub Brazlevic, Kuranes, Phoniks and Brous One, as well as vocalists Kid Abstrakt, KeepVibesNear and Ryshon Jones.

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Meitei

Kofu

28,04 €* 32,99 € -15%

Release: 2020 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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2024 Repress!

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LP | 2020 | UK | Reissue (Melting Pot Music)

The Silhouettes Project

The Product Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Silhouettes Project a new platform for up and coming Hip-Hop, Soul and Jazz artists from the UK. It is not a record label or management team, it is a community project. The Silhouettes Project provides an open space - a recording studio and live venue located within the Total Refreshment Centre in Hackney, London - where MCs, singers, musicians and producers can connect and create.The Silhouttes Project was founded by community organisers/artists Asher Korner (aka Kosher) and Jaden Osei-Bonsu (Eerf Evil) in 2019. When they told us about the project and played us some of the music we were instantly hooked and joined the collective as label partner. The art direction is executed by Sergio „SagaUno“ Alferez, an acclaimed designer and illustrator from Medellín, Columbia.Starting in September, we release a new single each Thursday from artists like Kofi Stone, Summers Sons, Enny, KeepVibesNear, Manik MC, Lex Amor, Louis The Hippie, Summer-Pearl, Joe Beard and many more.

Here is the story of the Silhouettes Project as told by its founders Jaden and Asher: „We started The Silhouettes Project in February 2019, to shine a light on the new generation ofunderground Hip-Hop, Jazz, and Soul music in the UK. Community is everything to us, and wewanted to show that with a proper support network, access to professional facilities, and theencouragement of a family of artists, our community could produce something incredible. We felt a joint frustration that the current music scene in the UK only had structures in placeto support talent of a certain genre whilst overlooking a buzzing alternative Hip-Hop culture.We wanted to unify artists who are making ground-breaking music but who are in need of asolid structure to work within - artists who we felt deserved more recognition. This led us tothe name ‘The Silhouettes Project’, as we wanted to shine a light on those artists in theshadows. The journey started by embarking on a collaborative album project which allowed us to bringtogether more than 30 artists on a single tape and to create a network of incredibly talentedartists of the same calibre. The album took more than a year, working almost every day at theRoot 73 studio, a community space in Hackney. We knew from the first few sessions that wewere on to something, and the energy around the project kept it moving. As artists ourselves we understood that the creative process can be challenging and sometimesisolating, especially when there is no clear support network to fall back on. This led us to bringour efforts into the physical realm by organising a series of free live music events for all ofthese artists to come to, showcase their work alongside our house band, and connect witheach other. These events take place at The Total Refreshment Centre in Dalston, anunderground studio complex and warehouse space, which gave the events an intimatecommunity feeling and the people a sense of belonging. There is a desperate need for spaces in which people can come together and develop theircreative potential, especially with the consistent withdrawal of funding from the arts sector inthe UK and with the constant threat of gentrification which has seen the closure of countlesscommunity and grassroots creative organisations. As we grew as a brand and organisation, webegan to fully understand the importance of what we were doing. From the studio sessions tothe events, we saw the impact on people’s outlooks on their own careers, we saw them growin confidence in performing and collaborating and even taking their own initiative to utilise thenetwork provided for them. We heard their feedback, we felt the excitement in theatmospheres at our events and studio sessions, and we saw the community grow every timewe brought it together.“

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Jazz Spastiks

2LP | 2014 | UK | Reissue (Jazz P)

Release: 2014 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Finally back on wax. Great album feat. Sach of The Nonce, Yesh, Count Bass D, Ladybug Mecca & other fine MCs!

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DJ Buzz

KEATS 13

Dreams Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition of 500 copies in funky textile cover plus printed innersleeve.

DJ Buzz is repping his Vienna hood with the next episode in the KEATS series. The original Waxolutionist drops 16 beats based on slices of Jazz, Funk and Soul with the typical loop digger approach. Available on limited vinyl as well as digitally on all platforms.

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Phoniks

30,59 €* 33,99 € -10%

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Super Bad Disco / HHV)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Phoniks' latest album "Dreams" is a captivating journey that seamlessly blends live instrumentation and chopped samples across 19 tracks. The beats are carefully crafted to create a unique atmosphere and mood, taking the listener on an immersive journey through lush soundscapes and jazzy hip-hop beats. Phoniks' skillful layering of sounds from a diverse range of sample sources results in richly textured compositions that delicately capture the listener's attention.

As the spiritual successor to Phoniks' popular 2018 instrumental album "Down To Earth," "Dreams" builds upon the groundwork laid by its predecessor and elevates it to new heights. From the soulful chops of "That's All" to the mellow groove of "Ghosts," each track invites the listener to sit back, relax, and get lost in the dreamy vibes.

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Athletic Progression

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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After the 2019 release of their debut album "Dark Smoke", the Danish trio Athletic Progression has gone from strength to strength in Denmark. Multiple sold out shows in DK and abroad, as well two Danish Jazz Award nominations - and even one for Danish musician of the year! - later, the group is now ready to release their next album, an instrumental opus years in the making. Highly recommended for fans of Thundercat, J Dilla, Comet is Coming and the likes.

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Delicious Chrischuzz

KEATS 12

LP | 2023 | DE | Original (Nordachse Cashgroup)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition of 500 copies in funky textile cover plus printed innersleeve.

Delicious Chrischuzz shines a light on his Hildesheim area with 18 beats full of jazzy loops and dusty drums. One for the headnodders out there!

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Klaus Layer

You Can Fly LP

Release: 2023 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Super Bad Disco / HHV)

Clapper

On Tempo

32 Bit Breaks Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Hailing from Aarhus, Denmark, the quartet Clapper juxtaposes classic soul- and fusion jazz vibes with inspiration from instrumental hip hop and future beats. Their debut album "On Tempo" is showcasing the group’s knack for melodic improvisation and neck-snapping switch-ups, and, once and for all, underlining the potential on the young Danish scene today.

The four members - Frederik Emil Bülow (drums), Adrian Christensen (bass), Jeppe Lavsen (Guitar), and Malthe Jepsen (Piano & Rhodes) - are well-known faces in Danish music, also playing in acts such as Abekejser, Hvalfugl, Karmen Rõivassepp Quartet, Bangin’ Bülows Nice Jazz Quartet, and Casper Hejlesen Kvartet, respectively. Together, they’re able to strum out new music instinctively:

”It’s not important for us to adhere to any particular genre or style”, Jeppe remarks. “We just meet up, have fun, and improvise over riffs we’re digging. Having played together for so many years, it takes a very short time to click and move in the same direction. And from there, it’s simply a matter of picking and working with the best ideas from our improvised sessions.”

The same energy translates to their live shows - regular tour de forces in beat-focused jazz that, although the melodic cheerfulness might deceive new listeners, often end up in high-octane fusion workouts with crowds and musicians alike on their feet.

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Lil Creepshow

LP | 2020 | US | Original (Sic)

37,99 €*

The Gate To Serenity Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Edition of 150 Copies.

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Danisogen

23,99 €* 31,99 € -25%

7" | 2021 | DE | Original (ENTBS)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Danisogen has a unique treat in store with his latest album ‘The Gate to Serenity’. A profusion of ethnic instruments come together, sourced from various corners of East Asia - airy flutes and piano melodies echo from sacred mountain tops, while perfectly-hitting drums sound from the depths of the wild jungle. Even the strongest-minded samurai may not live forever, but his music will echo in eternity.

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Hulk Hodn

78/21 EP

9,74 €* 12,99 € -25%

Release: 2021 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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6 fresh new joints by the one and only Hulk Hodn!

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Diggy Mac Dirt

KEATS 14

2LP | 2010 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition of 500 copies in funky textile cover plus printed innersleeve.

Expect 16 classic cuts from producer/MC Diggy Mac Dirt repping his lively neighborhood on KEATS drop number 14. Available on limited vinyl as well as digitally on all platforms.

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DJ Krush

Zen

33,99 €*

Release: 2010 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Shapes Black Vinyl Edition 2023 Repress

Robohands

LP | 2021 | UK | Reissue (KingUnderground)

27,99 €*

Dreams Yellow / Bone / Light Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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2023 Repress on Black Vinyl.

The third album from London-based multi-instrumentalist, Robohands. ‘Shapes’ fuses elements of jazz, krautrock, hip hop and ambient music. For fans of Khruangbin, Yusef Dayes, CAN, Coltrane and 70s library music moods.

Shapes is the solo project of London based composer, instrumentalist and producer Andy Baxter. His debut LP Green was released on Village Live Records in 2018 and was received with much love and acclaim in the UK Jazz, hip hop and surrounding scenes.

His follow up full-length, 'Dusk’, dropped in 2019, combining soul, funk, Latin & experimental moods. It featured vocalists & musicians from around the world including legendary New York French horn player, John Clark, who has worked with Isaac Hayes, Gil Evans Orchestra, McCoy Tyner, Jaco Pastorius, Ornette Coleman and many more greats.

'Shapes' is inspired by 1970s library music and their legendary composers including Piero Umiliani, David Axelrod, Brian Bennett and co. The album builds on these influences and incorporates modern motifs, contemporary jazz/hip hop drumming styles with a nod to 1990s Mo Wax artists such as DJ Shadow. The theme for the record is future/nostalgia, mixing vintage & modern instruments and production techniques.

Much of ‘Shapes’ was recorded with JB Pilon at Buffalo Studios in Limehouse, London. Due to the COVID restrictions that changed everything in 2020, the remaining parts were recorded in Andy’s flat using a collection of old mixing desk preamps and instruments.

For the heads – ‘Shapes’ features an array of vintage snares, including a 1960's Ludwig Pioneer and a mono, overhead ribbon mic on the drum kit provided extra old school points! The kick drum was re-amped through a huge vintage bass amplifier on a couple of tracks to give it some real character. “My favourite guitar sound achieved on this LP project is a

Sontronics Sigma ribbon microphone in front of a WEM Dominator amp, which you can hear on the track 'Odysea'. The bass sound for all the tracks is a 1973 Fender Precision into an old Altec valve preamp, the one used on most Motown recordings.”

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Phoniks

34,99 €*

Zelda & Chill 2 Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Mikel

LP | 2021 | US | Reissue (Gamechops)

29,99 €*

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Beat Jazz International / HHV)

Release: 2021 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Soundtracks

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Zelda & Chill 2 features new remixes from Nintendo's beloved Legend of Zelda franchise. Mikel returns with instrumental arrangements of classic and modern Zelda music, and his signature lofi hip hop beats.

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KLIM beats

Jazz Mince

24,99 €*

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Kabul Fire)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The vinyl edition is limited to 300 copies and comes in a cardboard sleeve.

Here we have "Jazz Mince", the all new album by Kiev-based producer KLIM beats. 14 tracks in total full of jazz-infected beats straight from the E-mu SP-1200 and Akai S-900 to your channels. Play it loud!

Available on vinyl and all digital platforms.

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Farhot

Kabul Fire Volume 2

21,99 €*

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Backstein Ru'let / HHV)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Seven years after the release of his first solo album Kabul Fire Vol. 1, Hamburg-based producer Farhot is now taking listeners on a journey to his biographical roots with the follow up Kabul Fire Vol. 2. While the previous album already included references to his Afghan homeland, this 13-track album completely centers around the country from which his family had to flee when he was still a kid – musically, but also thematically through the selection of samples and quotes. For the sound of this project, the beat nerd went on memory lane to his family roots in the Middle East, digging up the sounds of his childhood. He also embraced the classic Golden Era sound of hip hop in the 90s, the music of his adolescence. The result: organic hip hop beats with elaborate and dreamy melodies, infused with elements from traditional Afghan music that take you to the dusty streets of Kabul. Artfully hand-crafted and intricately arranged with loads of love for details – just like the carpets on the cover of the album. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa This project, for which Farhot teamed up with some long-term friends and collaborators like Nneka, Juju Rogers or Maverick Sabre, will be released on his own label Kabul Fire Records. a

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Hubert Daviz

Momentum

LP | 2014 | US | Original (Madlib Invazion)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Here's another Huubaat nugget that we are very excited about to release. "Momentum" includes a collection of previously unreleased or digtial-only available works incl. the collaboration effort with Flako. The vinyl comes with a lovely soft-touch sleeve.

"Beatnicks Tape": All tracks produced by Hubert Daviz in April/May 2008. The original release "Beatnicks Tape #01" included 13 tracks. These tracks have been released for free download in summer 2008 on the Cologne based record label Up My Alley. The work on this beat tape started as an attempt of getting familiar with one's first own equipment. Original text from the back cover: "lots of vinyl, 1 MPC2500, 1 Microkorg, hands on."

"Damage Is Done": All tracks produced by Flako & Hubert Daviz between December 2007 & June 2008. Unreleased beat tape from the joint collaboration with Flako (going by the name of "Damage Is Done"). The original version was completed by Flako on June 21, 2008 and included 8 tracks. "Woop, Wooop.."

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Madlib

Rock Konducta Part 2

Yurika HHV Exclusive Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2014 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Indie Exclusive * Rock Konducta is the fifth installment in Madlib’s Beat Konducta series. Previous entries include: Beat Konducta : Movie Scenes, Beat Konducta: in India, Beat Konducta: Dil Cosby and Dil Withers Suites and Beat Konducta in Africa. Rock Konducta grabs its source material from various worldwide rock scenes from the 60s through the 80s, from American psychedelia to Germany’s krautrock to acid-soaked Spanish prog to synthy, early-80s oddities. Tied together by Madlib’s unique sensibility, these scenes coalesce into a new whole. Who knew that rock music sounded like this? Well, there’s one obvious answer to that question.

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Bokoya & FloFilz

25,64 €* 26,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 300 copies. Only available at HHV in clear vinyl.

Acclaimed Jazzbeat-Producer FloFilz teams up with experimental HipHop/Jazz quartet Bokoya for collabo album Yurika on Melting Pot Music.

What happens when a four-headed human drum computer meets a classical trained vilonist turned beatmaker to spend time in the studio? A beautiful lily blossoms. At least this was the case when Bokoya and FloFilz entered Atelier 21 in Aachen (a Produzentengalerie für globale Kunst) for a musical encounter with no goals set. The music that was born out of these sessions is simply amazing, and we are more than happy to release them as an album under the name “Yurika” - which is a Japanese name that means “beautiful lily”. The artwork was created by Jens Roth & Jeremias Diekmann who are responsible for almost all Bokoya artworks yet. The 19-track strong instrumental album includes one vocal track featuring Japanese singer Kan Sano. FloFilz is one of Europe's most acclaimed Jazzbeat-producers with four albums on MPM under his belt. His last album “Close Distance” came out in 2022 and featured artists Alfa Mist, Blue Lab Beats, Jerome Thomas and Summers Sons. FloFilz is a classical-trained musician who not only plays the SP 404 but also violin. Bokoya describe themselves as a four-headed human drum machine that play improvised beat music. You can call it jazz if you like (all four members are graduated jazz musicians) but be ready to stumble over some Dilla, Kraut Rock, Ambient or Dub in the mix. In 2022 Bokoya released their second album Hausensession on MPM, followed by a collabo album with Cologne-based producer Ginanni Brezzo (Jakarta Records) called „Minari“.

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Chillhop Essentials Winter 2022

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Chillhop Music)

20,99 €* 29,99 € -30%

Bad Neighbor Beats Special Edition Instrumentals Grey Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Let your thoughts melt away with the fourth Essentials release of 2022 perfect for cooling down in the warmer months and getting cosy to when the days get shorter! Limited edition, so don't miss out!

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MED, Blu, Madlib

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Bang Ya Head)

24,95 €* 31,99 € -22%

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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MED, Blu and Madlib are pleased to present the special edition instrumental release of their acclaimed Bad Neighbors LP. Produced entirely by the Beat Konducta himself—the vibe provider for classic albums for the likes of MF Doom, Freddie Gibbs, Black Star and more—the 14 track single LP boasts Lib’s hallmark crackling soul and funk loops in their isolated form. The special edition instrumental has been remastered, equipped with two new bonus instrumentals, and boasts an eye catching overhaul designed by Jeff Jank of the original album artwork adapted from Eugene Thurston and Arthur Hawkins' illustration for the 1930 mystery novel, The Invisible Host. “I’d like to dedicate this release to Mr Otis Jackson Sr. Thanks for the guidance and support. Highly Appreciated” - MED

Key Selling Points:

-This special edition instrumental release is remastered with two new bonus instrumentals and pressed on 180 gram vinyl. -Equipped with a revamped purple-edition cover based off the original version, designed by Stones Throw’s Creative Director, Jeff Jank.

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Grey October Sound

Lo-Fi City Pop

34,99 €*

LP | 2020 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Following the release of Lo-Fi Ghibli in 2022; lo-fi hip-hop covers of classic Ghibli songs, the underground hip-hop producer Grey October Sound and P-vine delight to release a cover album of lo-fi hip-hop arrangements of Japanese City-Pop classics!

After their succssesfully debut for worldwide with "Lo-Fi Ghibli", Grey October Sound is gaining recognition not only in Japan but also in overseas. The album features world-famous city-pop classics covered in lo-fi hip-hop arrangements, including covers of "Mayonaka no Door ~ stay with me" by Miki Matsubara, "Fly-Day Chinatown" by Yasuha and Taeko Onuki's "Tokai", which opened up the recent global popularity of city pop, as well as classic tracks by Tatsuro Yamashita, Mariya Takeuchi and Yumi Arai. The cute artwork with the traditional style of Lo-Fi Girl and city pop is by Rika Hase, who also designed the Lo-Fi Ghibli cover.

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Mr. Käfer

On The Rhodes

37,99 €*

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (For The Love Of It)

Release: 2020 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Originally released in 2020 on the leading lo-fi hip-hop label Chillhop Music, ‘On the Rhodes’ is best-known work from Austrian Lo-Fi beat-maker "Mr Kaffer". The recent lo-fi classic is now available on splatter colored vinyl for the first time!

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Shuko

Tracklib

13,19 €* 21,99 € -40%

LP | 2023 | US | Original

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Shuko´s new LP is something different. He and the producer Basti (Kanye West, Joey Badass, Timbaland) spent the last 3 years creating samples, learning vintage recordings and putting their knowledge of vintage soul jazz, 60´s and 70´s composer and r&b music into crafting this 31 track album. What makes this release so special is that you now are able to use those samples for your own music and recreating something new without the hustle and pain of clearing samples. Just visit tracklib, pay a little licence fee and register your new work with them. And even if you are not into creating music, this LP is a perfect soundtrack for a calm start into the day or something you will love to relax to.

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Sweeps

Retrofuture

37,99 €*

Woop Baby (Extended Version)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The sounds on this tape were collected from a series of transmissions sent from Helios Prime. The recordings depict the culture of those who lived on the utopic planet, however, the current status of the civilization is unknown.

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Letherette

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Wulf)

12,99 €*

7" | 2023 | EU | Original

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Extended edit of Letherette's Woop Baby which has gained virality on Instagram (600k plus reels) and Tik Tok (15.3k posts) as well as extensive syncs (hbo, Starbucks) with the original version gaining 7m+ streams across DSPs
A limited edition 7" single physical release is to follow in the coming weeks.

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Larry & Twit

This / That

6,59 €* 11,99 € -45%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tales From Babylon Yellow Vinyl Edition

Amess

19,19 €* 31,99 € -40%

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Beat Jazz International / HHV)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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aMess pays homage to his multicultural roots in his biggest project yet: ‘Tales from Babylon’. Divided into 3 chapters, the tracklist evolves meaningfully based on his cultural understandings, brimming with worldly elements that sound perfectly in harmony and transport you to new continents - from the Oud of the Middle Eastern desert plains to the djembe and wrist shakers of Africa. Come sit on the rug among the assortment of personal treasures, and play music to your heart’s content against the setting sun.

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Midan

Lost & Found

Medicine Show No. 3 Beat Konducta In Africa Purple Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The vinyl edition is limited to 300 copies and comes in a cardboard sleeve.

Give it up for Cologne's talented producer Midan who is dropping his "Lost & Found" project, a sweet collection of tracks deeply rooted in Jazz in all its variations. 15 tracks in total, incl. a guest feature by Flitz&Suppe.

Available on vinyl and all digital platforms.

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Madlib

2LP | 2010 | US | Reissue (Madlib Invazion)

27,19 €* 33,99 € -20%

Medicine Show #5 History Of The Loop Digga Baby Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2010 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Beat Konducta in Africa is a 37-track instrumental hip-hop album produced & mixed with Madlib, featuring J. Rocc. This album bases itself on the obscure vinyl gems from the afro-beat, funk, psych-rock, garage-rock & soul movements of African countries as diverse as Zambia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Botswana and Ivory Coast

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Madlib

2LP | 2010 | US | Reissue (Madlib Invazion)

33,99 €*

Diggin' Shin-Ski's Vaults Ep Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2010 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Madlib follows 420 Chalice All Stars: All Jamaican Sounds with the fifth installment in his Madlib Medicine Show, History of the Loop Digga: 1990-2000. Back in the 90s, "beat tapes," as a Hip Hop producer's demo-reel is now quaintly referred to, were literally that: cassette tapes of beats that a producer made either for himself, his friends, or for potential collaborators. As you can imagine, Madlib made a bunch of ‘em in the days between his early productions for the Alkaholiks (circa ’92) and the release of his Quasimoto album (2000) – after which he took a couple of years off of the beats to focus on making jazz music with his fictional five piece, Yesterdays New Quintet. Bluntlib in the house!

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Shin-Ski

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Oonops Drops)

12,99 €*

U Can Dance / U Can Dance Suff Daddy Remix

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Oonops's first encounter with Japanese producer Shin-Ski dates back six years when he asked him for an exclusive guest mix for his show on Brooklyn Radio. He became aware of him years ago through his group ShinSight Trio with Insight and DJ Ryow a.k.a. Smooth Current. After one more mix and two collaborations on his Resense-series plus »Oonops Drops - Vol.1« compilation via Agogo Records they started working together on a whole album of instrumentals.

For this 45 Oonops had the chance to dig through an amount of unreleased tracks and selected some of the essential essences with different influences from Jazz, Soul, Funk and much more.

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Trommel Tobi

7" | 2021 | DE | Original (Long Lost Relative)

12,59 €* 13,99 € -10%

Release: 2021 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Rare Pleasure Colored Vinyl Edition

Mndsgn

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Stones Throw)

27,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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B Dom, Brous One & Greco Murillo

Drivin' Far Away

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Besser-Samstag / HHV)

Shapes Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited editon of 500 copies on black vinyl.

“Drivin’ Far Away” is not a way to avoid reality, but a process of going further to find your own paths, especially in harder times. A trip you don’t necessarily need to take alone. B Dom, Brous One and Greco Murillo found the route together in the search of a unique sound, crossing borders and finding travelers with different perspectives along the way.
With “Drivin’ Far Away” the three Chilean artists put together their first EP, a six-song selection with influences that ranges from Jazz, Funk, and Soul to Hip-Hop with a Lo-Fi aesthetic. It all began with Brous One looking for a team of musicians to create the perfect soundtrack to let you feel and release your emotions. A very intimate project with deep sensations and at times sexy feelings.

To round it all up, every single track was remixed by some of the best European producers at the moment. FloFilz, Psalm Trees, Philanthrope & Leavv, Retrogott, Spaze Windu, and Misha gave their own touch and perspective to make a good project even greater.

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Robohands

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (KingUnderground)

12" | 2020 | EU | Original (Shoshin)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The third album from London-based multi-instrumentalist, Robohands. ‘Shapes’ fuses elements of jazz, krautrock, hip hop and ambient music. For fans of Khruangbin, Yusef Dayes, CAN, Coltrane and 70s library music moods.

Shapes is the solo project of London based composer, instrumentalist and producer Andy Baxter. His debut LP Green was released on Village Live Records in 2018 and was received with much love and acclaim in the UK Jazz, hip hop and surrounding scenes.

His follow up full-length, 'Dusk’, dropped in 2019, combining soul, funk, Latin & experimental moods. It featured vocalists & musicians from around the world including legendary New York French horn player, John Clark, who has worked with Isaac Hayes, Gil Evans Orchestra, McCoy Tyner, Jaco Pastorius, Ornette Coleman and many more greats.

'Shapes' is inspired by 1970s library music and their legendary composers including Piero Umiliani, David Axelrod, Brian Bennett and co. The album builds on these influences and incorporates modern motifs, contemporary jazz/hip hop drumming styles with a nod to 1990s Mo Wax artists such as DJ Shadow. The theme for the record is future/nostalgia, mixing vintage & modern instruments and production techniques.

Much of ‘Shapes’ was recorded with JB Pilon at Buffalo Studios in Limehouse, London. Due to the COVID restrictions that changed everything in 2020, the remaining parts were recorded in Andy’s flat using a collection of old mixing desk preamps and instruments.

For the heads – ‘Shapes’ features an array of vintage snares, including a 1960's Ludwig Pioneer and a mono, overhead ribbon mic on the drum kit provided extra old school points! The kick drum was re-amped through a huge vintage bass amplifier on a couple of tracks to give it some real character. “My favourite guitar sound achieved on this LP project is a

Sontronics Sigma ribbon microphone in front of a WEM Dominator amp, which you can hear on the track 'Odysea'. The bass sound for all the tracks is a 1973 Fender Precision into an old Altec valve preamp, the one used on most Motown recordings.”

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Koan Sound

Silk Wave

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Odd Funk / HHV)

Broaks

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Strictly limited edition of 300 copies.

A creative union of 90s hiphop production techniques, live instrumentation, turntablism and spoken word poetry. Performed by Dan Broak, Herbal Bert and Lion El Hämpton at Odd Funk Records studio under the dope quality control surveillance of the notorious production-duo The Blassics.

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Flitz&Suppe

KEATS 15

2LP | 2018 | EU | Original (420 Muzik)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Strictly limited edition of 500 copies in funky textile cover plus printed innersleeve.

Flitz&Suppe is representing his playground Cologne with KEATS 15. 13 tracks in total with features by buddies B-Side, AK420, Nick Mitdemkopf, leaf beach & PRGMT. Available on limited vinyl as well as digitally on all platforms.

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Cypress Hill

Beats From The Bong

23,99 €*

Everything Is Always A Process

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Cypress Hill is widely respected and considered to be amongst the main
progenitors of West Coast rap and Hip Hop in the early 1990s.
With mega-hits like “Insane in the Brain”, “I Wanna Get High” or “Tequila
Sunrise” they crossed-over to mainstream breaking all records for a rap
band up until that time. Cypress Hill were the first Latino-American hiphop
group to have RIAA Certified platinum and multi-platinum albums.
As musicians they became famous for the crazy sounds produced by DJ
Muggs and Bobo and the stoner sympathetic lyrics of B-Real and Sen
Dog. They redefined and shattered the boundaries of hip-hop, crafting
gutter-dirty tracks that fused deep bass lines with blissful, stoned-out
melodies and aggressive hard rock riffs, creating a unique imprint.
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This is an esential and powerful weapon for all the Hip Hop creators and
DJ´s.

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Bluestaeb

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Jakarta)

A Common Wonder Instrumentals

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Bluestaeb's evolution from a beatmaker to a producer is his sophmore album “Everything is Always a Process”.

He is one of the key figures of a new generation of up and coming HipHop beatmakers, who have emancipated from genre thinking and instead merge old school aesthetics with a new school attitude and organic instrumentation.

Everything Is Always A Process re-iterates Bluestaeb's overall approach to life (and thinking), but also has direct reference to the making of the album itself, which began with moving from Berlin to Paris in 2015 in the search of new influences and a new creative environment.
Created between 2015 and early 2018, EIAAP embodies the process of this transition - as well as collaboration with instrumentalists and vocalists from all over the world and recording in different studios in Paris, London & Berlin.

"Meeting all those musicians and trying out new ways of producing by using real analogue synths, Rhodes, drums and percussion etc. made it possible to overcome the creative boundaries of a home studio with just a midi keyboard" / Bluestaeb

Influenced by Madlib's "Shades Of Blue" and trained in African drum techniques such as Djembé and Daruka, Bluestaeb had been crafting his own beats since his teenage years and gradually found his sound identity through experimenting with HipHop and Jazz – first to be heard by a broader music community in 2013, when he released his debut album "1991 Extraterrestrial" (Radio Juicy). Since then the prolific young artist has released numerous solo and collaboration projects ("B.L.U.E. Friday" in 2015 and „Sidekicks“ with S. Fidelity in 2016). In 2016, he produced collaborative album "LIT - Lost In Translation“ with rapper JuJu Rogers, a keen manifesto against racism, xenophobia and the rise of anti-heroes such as Donald Trump.
Today, Bluestaeb lives and works in Paris and Berlin and is set to release his third solo album “Everything Is Always a Process”, a smooth Neo Soul-induced epic featuring artists such as Noah Slee, Harleighblu and Melodiesinfonie.

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Common vs. Stevie Wonder

2LP | 2018 | US | Original (Common Wonder)

28,99 €*

LP | 2015 | EU | Original (Jakarta)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Instrumental version now available. AMERIGO GAZAWAY, the man behind BIZARRE TRIBE, YASIIN GAYE & FELA SOUL, brings to life an imagined studio session between Chicago's crowned prince of hip hop COMMON and Motown soul legend STEVIE WONDER. Double vinyl in full picture sleeve, limited to 500 copies.

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Bluestaeb

Rodalquilar

Hip Hop Heroes Instrumentals Volume 1

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Bluestaeb hooks up with Jakarta for the all new "Rodaquilar" album. Produced, recorded and mixed by Blue, features Blameful Isles on one track.

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Nas

2LP | 2013 | EU | Original (Cutting Deep)

LP | 2014 | EU | Reissue (Krekpek)

Release: 2013 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Classic Nas instrumentals combined on a 2LP, including tracks from his very first LP "Illmatic" as well as bunch of classic cuts like "Affirmative Action", "Hate Me Now" or "Nas Is Like".

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Figub Brazlevic

Ersatzverkehr

20,24 €* 26,99 € -25%

Release: 2014 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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2LP | 2015 | US | Reissue (Leaving)

Knxwledge

Anthology

28,99 €*

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (First Word)

Release: 2015 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Knx, aka Knxwledge, is a beat maker raised in central New Jersey and Philadelphia, now dialing-it-in at home in Los Angeles. "Anthology" is the essential instrumentals curation from the forty some-odd Knx Bandcamp releases 2009-2013.

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Don Leisure

Beyond The Midnight Sun

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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1988 Purple & Black Vinyl Edition

Knxwledge

LP | 2020 | Reissue (Stones Throw)

32,99 €*

LP | 2021 | EU | Reissue (Jakarta)

Release: 2020 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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1988 is the follow up to Knxwledge’s official debut album Hud Dreems (Stones Throw, 2015). The same year Hud Dreems was released Knx worked with Kendrick Lamar on To Pimp a Butterfly, earning the producer his first Grammy. A duo with Anderson .Paak called NxWorries was formed around the same time. Their single “Suede” became a viral hit, vaulting the singer to R&B stardom, and their album Yes Lawd! followed through on that song’s immense promise. Knx and Paak have quietly continued collaborating, and some of the new work is heard on 1988.

A prolific artist in the extreme sense of the word, Knxwledge continues to redefine instrumental hip-hop almost in real-time with a stream of beat tapes numbering in the hundreds on Bandcamp, and video remixes on Instagram.

This prolific output began early. 1988 takes its name from the fact that much of the new record was created that very year, when Knx was an infant. As the story is told, little baby Knx was left alone by his mother for just a few moments and crawled to a family member’s vintage Sp–12 sampler. When his mother returned he had already produced his first beats and nearly mastered the machine. These tracks, all produced before nap time while rocking a Nike diaper, were stored over the years on floppy discs, then brought to his studio in recent months where they were finished up, mixed, and mastered.

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S. Fidelity

Fidelity Radio Club

20,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Reissue with vinyl bonus track "I'm So Happy" taken from Rhythm Section International compilation.

Berlin based HipHop producer S. Fidelity presents his sophomore and full packaged concept album “Fidelity Radio Club” via Jakarta Records.

Four years after his Jakarta Records debut “A Safe Place to Be Naked” S. Fidelity has matured as a producer and as an artist: working and recording in London, Los Angeles, Paris and Johannesburg while building up his Manolo Purple Studios in Berlin with longtime collaborator, labelmate and soul brother Bluestaeb.

In 2021 S. Fidelity finally returns to the main program with his brand new solo album “Fidelity Radio Club” shaped in form of a genre crossing radio show exploring HipHop, R&B, Jazz, House and Funk in all their depths, creating the multi-layered album he always dreamt to do as he orchestrates a stoking line-up of equally talented friends and fellows like Bluestaeb, Melodiesinfonie, Suff Daddy, K, Le Maestro, Àbáse and many more while still delivering that very personal note every classic producer album needs and comes with. Or as the artist himself would put it: “17 different artists, producers and instrumentalists from all over the world helped me to bring this vision to life.”

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Chillhop Essentials - Fall 2023

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Chillhop)

34,99 €*

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Demi Lune)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The essentials return for 2023, adding to the ever growing collection of limited edition seasonal releases on vinyl!

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Namas

Tapestry

22,49 €* 29,99 € -25%

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tapestry, first LP of Namas; a modern jazz band from Rennes BZH, is a self-produced piece mixing the traditional sound of a trio and modern hip-hop grooves. It is where night falls that Namas finds his universe through dreamlike compositions, influenced both by the London jazz scene and pictorial art.

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Grey October Sound

Lo-Fi Anime

33,24 €* 34,99 € -5%

Yurika Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Soundtracks

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The reputation of the Japanese hip-hop production team Grey October Sound is spreading both in Japan and abroad. While they have released quality albums such as "Timeless" and "The Cave," their two lo-fi hip-hop cover albums, "Lo-Fi Ghibli" and "Lo-Fi City Pop," have become hits in record stores around the world. For the third installment of this series, they have set their sights on Japan's world-famous anime songs!

They will be covering songs from "Bleach", "Saint Seiya", "Puella Magi Madoka Magica", "k-on! and "Dragon Ball", all of which are lo-fi arrangements of theme songs and insert songs of high quality, while still showing respect for the originals. The cover of this album was designed by Rika Hase, an illustrator who also created the artwork for "Lo-Fi Ghibli" and "Lo-Fi City Pop".

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Bokoya & FloFilz

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Casual Low Grind)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Acclaimed Jazzbeat-Producer FloFilz teams up with experimental HipHop/Jazz quartet Bokoya for collabo album Yurika on Melting Pot Music. What happens when a four-headed human drum computer meets a classical trained vilonist turned beatmaker to spend time in the studio? A beautiful lily blossoms. At least this was the case when Bokoya and FloFilz entered Atelier 21 in Aachen (a Produzentengalerie für globale Kunst) for a musical encounter with no goals set. The music that was born out of these sessions is simply amazing and we are more than happy to release them as an album under the name “Yurika” - which is a Japanese name that means “beautiful lily”. The artwork was created by Jens Roth & Jeremias Diekmann who are responsible for almost all Bokoya artworks yet. The 19-track strong instrumental album includes one vocal track featuring Japanese singer Kan Sano. FloFilz is one of Europe's most acclaimed Jazzbeat-producers with four albums on MPM under his belt. His last album “Close Distance” came out in 2022 an featured artists Alfa Mist, Blue Lab Beats, Jerome Thomas and Summers Sons. FloFilz is a classical trained musician who not only plays the SP 404 but also violin. Bokoya describe themselves as a four-headed human drum machine that play improvised beat music. You can call it jazz if you like (all four members are graduated jazz musicians ) but be ready to stumble over some Dilla, Kraut Rock, Ambient or Dub in the mix. In 2022 Bokoya released their second album Hausensession on MPM , followed by a collabo album with Cologne-based producer Ginanni Brezzo (Jakarta Records) called „Minari“.

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Lab Progression

Kwaidan 5th Anniversary Smoke Haze Colored Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 300 copies!

Introducing "Lab Progression" the exciting collaborative project of Midan and Jammin Berries. This talented duo brings together contemporary Neo-Jazz beats and groovy lofi-esque tunes, creating a captivating blend of musical genres.

Their debut album is a collection of authentic jams recorded in the studio. Despite both being beatmakers, their collaboration feels more like a band, thanks to their shared musicality and creativity.

Jammin Berries is a skilled pianist and guitarist, while Midan shines as a bassist and multi-instrumentalist. Influenced by oldschool Jazz legends like Oscar Peterson and Jammin Berries interest in classical artists such a Bach, the duo has engaged in numerous discussions on how to infuse Hip Hop beats with a fresh, melodic twist including more interesting and complex Jazzy chord progressions. Hence the origin of their name “Lab Progression”.

Inspired by contemporary artists such as the Jazzbois, FloFilz and Kiefer, as well as the timeless creations of J Dilla, Lab Progression strives to combine the best of both old and new, resulting in a unique and captivating album.

The duo is eager to share their project with the world and there's no sign of them slowing down. Stay tuned for more exciting releases from Midan and Jammin Berries as they continue to push musical boundaries.

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Meitei

LP | 2018 | SG | Reissue (Evening Chants / Kitchen. Label)

Release: 2018 / SG – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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In 2018, Meitei shook the ambient world with the release of his debut album “Kwaidan”, a transposition of Japanese folklore into intricate compositions, capturing what he would coin as the “lost Japanese mood”. The album almost instantly received critical acclaim from the likes of Pitchfork, where it was included in their Best Experimental Albums of 2018, Bandcamp, calling it “different than some of the ambient music that has been coming from Japan in recent years”, The Wire and more. Outside of press, he has also received nods from the likes of Rosalía and has collaborated with contemporaries Anthony Naples, DJ Python, Tourist, Chitose Hajime and more.

Cementing his name in the ambient and experimental world, Meitei has since continued to cultivate devoted fans globally, with monumental follow-up albums as part of his unique musical canon – Komachi, Kofu I and Kofu II, showcasing his immense musicianship in building a unique sonic world of his own.

5 years later and a collaboration between 2 Singaporean labels – Kitchen. Label (Kofu I & II) Evening Chants (Kwaidan), the anniversary sees the highly anticipated special 5th Anniversary Edition of Kwaidan with 2 unreleased bonus tracks. This will come in the long out-of-print vinyl format, with obi strip, 8-panel insert, new colour variant and the first ever CD version.

Mastered by Taylor Deupree, Kwaidan’s 5th Anniversary Edition will be released with 2 bonus tracks on a smoke haze variant LP, CD and digital formats, released via Kitchen. Label and Evening Chants.

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Tape | 2023 | EU | Original (Lofi)

Restful Holidays

24,99 €*

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Nature Sounds)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Sun’s out, vibes are out - summer’s officially here! Bathe in the warm sunlight, or take a refreshing dip in crystal-blue water with Lofi Girl in the latest compilation ‘’, featuring __ lofi artists worldwide; a handful of new faces have come to join the beach party, along with some old-school favourites. Exotic instruments from ukuleles to maracas, sizzling melodies and grainy beats will whirl you far away to a lush tropical paradise. Lay down in the cool shade, press play, and feel your worries slip away below the rocks…

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Oh No & Roy Ayers

Good Vibes / Bad Vibes

20,79 €* 25,99 € -20%

Shapes Black Vinyl Edition 2023 Repress

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Following in the footsteps of his famed brother Madlib, Oh No has become one of the most celebrated independent hip-hop artists of the 21st century. His storied career has included not only rap success but an impressive resume behind the boards, with production credits for Mos Def, Freddie Gibbs, De La Soul, Action Bronson, Talib Kweli, Ab-Soul, and more. An innovator in the art of sampling with a history of exploring diverse source material, Oh No is now back with Good Vibes / Bad Vibes, a new instrumental album deconstructing the work of iconic vibraphonist Roy Ayers. A split collection with two thematically distinct halves, the album is entirely constructed from the early, jazz-centric realm of the Ayers archive. Good Vibes is "light and vibrant, with colorful layers radiating under the sun shine,” Oh No explains, while Bad Vibes contains “dark murky atmospheric tones for the angry moments, those times when it’s necessary to step in the mud.”

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Robohands

LP | 2021 | UK | Reissue (KingUnderground)

2LP | 2023 | US | Original (Audio Recon / Ooohhh That's Heavy / Inner Current)

Release: 2021 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Glen Porter

Blessed By A Young Death

33,74 €* 44,99 € -25%

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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In honor of the 15-year anniversary of Glen Porter's debut album "Blessed by a Young Death," we are thrilled to present it as a limited edition 2xLP. This marks the first time the album has been available in its entirety on vinyl, with only 200 copies worldwide courtesy of Audio Recon, HHV, Inner Current Recordings, MISM, and Ooohh! That's Heavy.

“Blessed by a Young Death" holds a special place in our hearts and we’re sure many feel the same. The album's haunting melodies and compositions have captivated the listener since its original release in 2008. It's an album that evokes a wide range of emotions, from melancholy and introspection to moments of hope and tranquility.

In addition to celebrating the album's anniversary, this release serves as a tribute and 5 year memorial to the late Ryan Stephenson (Glen Porter). The album resonates with themes of loss, acceptance, and the bittersweet beauty of life, making it a perfect tribute to our friend and collaborator.

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Koralle

Insomnia

Power! (Acid Kalle & King Katalogas)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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“Insomnia” is the third solo album from Italian jazz beat maestro Koralle for Melting Pot Music. Without exaggeration, it can be described as the most mature and advanced piece of work by the beatmaker and producer from Bologna. On “Insomnia” Koralle invites some of his favourite artists and musical peers to collaborate and exchange sounds, ideas, beats, melodies and lyrics. The guest list includes fellow producers & musicians FloFilz, Pachakuti, Figub Brazlevic, Kuranes, Phoniks and Brous One as well as rappers and singers Kid Abstrakt, KeepVibeNear, Ryshon Jones.

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Power!

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (We Keep Shit Dope)

15,39 €* 21,99 € -30%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Question HHV Exclusive Edition

Syrup

LP+7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Melting Pot Music)

28,49 €* 29,99 € -5%

Séparée Instrumentals White Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited to 200 copies.

British-German jazz rap super group Syrup returns with their second album “The Questions” on Melting Pot Music. Syrup are Twit One (beats), Turt of Summers Sons (rap) and C.Tappin (vocals & keys). Twit One is from Cologne and a true universal artist: producer, DJ, curator and record store-owner are some of the many hats Twit is wearing. Turt is one half of South London duo Summers Sons (the other half is his brother Slim) and best friend with C.Tappin with whom he and Slim form the Lightworks crew. Twit, Turt and Tappin share a friendship and musical partnership based on similar musical tastes and live values since they met in Bristol in 2015. Their first album “Rosy Lee” was released in 2021 on Melting Pot Music.

All tracks produced and mixed by Twit One at The Dojo, Cologne. All lyrics written and performed by Turt and C.Tappin. Vocals recorded at Studio 18 Artists, London. Photo (front) by Twit One. Photo (back) & artwork by Robert Winter.

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Umse

LP | 2023 | DE | Original (Umse)

Release: 2023 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2018 | US | Reissue (Cold Busted)

Saib.

Sailing

29,99 €*

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Dezi-Belle)

Release: 2018 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Cold Busted has navigated the smooth seas to unearth Sailing, the new album from Moroccan guitarist and beat-flinger saib. The Casablanca-based producer has steered his sound into warmer waters. Mixing tempered hip hop beats with jazzy vibes and a lounge sensibility, saib. touches on a style that's both chill and opulent. The album's opener, "Archipelago," sets the scene with gentle piano, swirling strings, and beachside sounds that would make Martin Denny proud. "Tropics" pushes the agenda further, featuring delightful vibraphone lines, stand-up bass, and boom bap beats, providing the perfect soundtrack for poolside cocktails. The sleepy crooning of "Blue Memories," the future-retro sing-a-long of "Mermaid Dreams," and the guitar/vibes interplay of "Pastel" provide other highlights. Sailing's twelve songs show saib. as an artist capable of bringing a sunny climate to any listening environment.

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Hands

Yet

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 50 copies

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Instrumentals Volume 1 Black Vinyl Edition

27,19 €* 33,99 € -20%

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Trad Vibe)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Moar & The Badlibs

Some Jazz Hop Vibes

23,99 €*

Johannes Onetake & Carl Aqua

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The beatmaker Moar finally presents on record a project that started to exist live more than 10 years ago. It took a worldwide pendency to finally take the time to settle down in the studio and put on tape the beatmaker's Mellow & Jazzy beats, accompanied by the excellent jazz guitarist Rémi Schnell and Jean-Louis Potin (Moar's father) who has been accompanying him since his first EP on saxophone. In the end, an instrumental album oriented jazzy beat & chill with the soft jazz-soul ambiences of a George Benson (here Rémi on guitar !!) accompanied by a Grover Washington (here Moar's father !). 14 sweets to listen to without moderation.

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Flussabwärts

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Wax Flip)

16,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Tape | 2023 | UK | Original (The Get Down)

Staf Beats

Street View

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Dezi-Belle)

Wox & Baronski

Versus 2

15,19 €* 18,99 € -20%

The Beauty In All Opaque Purple Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 100 copies

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Oddisee

LP | 2013 | US | Reissue (Mello Music Group)

28,89 €* 33,99 € -15%

South Pole/ North Pole Beige Vinyl Edition

Release: 2013 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Oddisee's finest instrumental album to date. A Hiphop, Electro-Soul classic.

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Wys

Lately Beige Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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WYS has arrived in time to rescue winter with his album ‘South Pole’: a chilling, but warmly-welcomed sequel to the highly-acclaimed ‘North Pole’. Bundle up and grab your sled for this short, nostalgia-filled auditory trip. Comforting guitar riffs feel cosy as woollen gloves, and bittersweet melodies like icy serenades, together with soothing gusts of wind, will send you adrift into the endless expanse of white. A quiet, faraway place you can always return to - where the ice never melts, and your favourite memories are preserved beneath the sleeping glaciers. Close your eyes, and let your mind drift off in the snowstorm…

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Two Scents

19,19 €* 31,99 € -40%

Magic (Instrumental Version by Hit-Boy)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Two Scents emerges as a noteworthy producer in the jazz-hop scene with ‘Lately’, his debut album with the label, a novel project about self-reflection. Nostalgic, jazz-inflected keys combine with lilting tenor saxophone melodies to guide the listener through their own memories of places, people and experiences. Layers of grainy textures are reminiscent of dusty record players and old letters in boxes. Slip into your thoughts and enjoy the drowsy, late-afternoon tunes on repeat..

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Nas

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Mass Appeal)

32,99 €*

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Mutombo)

Duan Wasi

Escapism

21,99 €*

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Super Bad Disco / HHV)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Duan Wasi's new album is the perfect conclusion to a new journey into the unknown. Listen to ambient lo-fi beats with a nostalgic feel. Dreamy synths, calming field recordings, gentle drums are contrasted with thick warm bass and accompanied with a myriad of beautiful strings, little effects and addition sounds sprinkled over the tracks. Escape from every day life with the beautiful and really unique sound of the lofi beat-artist Duan Wasi.

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Sofa T

The Russell Exchange

Jazzy Vibes Instrumentals Golden Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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"The Russell Exchange", where east meets west. Danish beat afficiando Sofa T takes you on a vivid trip, pairing dusted sounds from India with crackling productions in the vein of masterminds like Madlib or Onra. A big one for the heads!

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Emapea

LP | 2021 | EU | Reissue

23,99 €*

Memphis Reigns, S-Ky The Cookinjax

Release: 2021 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Instrumental version of Kid Abstrakt & Emapea - Jazzy Vibes LP. 250 copies.

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The Arcade Avengers

LP | 2020 | US | Original

Release: 2020 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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1988 Colored Vinyl Edition

Knxwledge

LP | 2020 | Reissue (Stones Throw)

29,69 €* 32,99 € -10%

Alcynoos, Parental (de Kalhex) & Loop.Holes

Release: 2020 / Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Rewind Instrumentals

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (HHV)

24,99 €*

Nothing Less White / Orange Crush / Black Twist Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 300 copies of the instrumental version on regular black vinyl.

French producers Alcynoos & Parental team up with Norwegian beatsmith Type.Raw and the Loop.Holes crew to lay a jazz-infected groundation for an all-star cast of MC's like Mathematik, Ill Conscious, Verbz, Kid Abstrakt, Illa J & Frank Nitt, Kev Brown & J Scienide and many more.

Available in a limited run on colored 2LP (vocal version), black 2LP vinyl (instrumental version), CD in digipak (vocal version), cassette (vocal version) and digitally (vocal & instrumental version).

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Awon & Phoniks

LP | 2021 | EU | Reissue (Don't Sleep)

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Sichtexot)

Release: 2021 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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"Nothing Less" is the newest studio album from hip hop group Awon & Phoniks and their first full length release since starring in the 2020 Netflix documentary "Underdogs". The album is laced with Phoniks signature jazz-infused, boom bap production style and Awon's raw, honest lyricism. Produced on vintage samplers like the gritty Emu Sp-1200 and Akai MPC 2000xl the music evokes memories of classic east coast "golden era" hip hop. The songs were predominantly written under quarantine and center around political and social commentary of these tumultuous last few years.

Features include Masta Ace, Blu, Dephlow, Anti-Lilly, Tiff The Gift, Ill Conscious, Kid Abstrakt, DJ Ill Digitz, DJ Eveready, and Av Hamilton.

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Wun Two

Two Medicine Lake

20,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Kabul Fire)

V.Raeter

Sunday On A Monday

17,59 €* 21,99 € -20%

Madlib & Mamao Are Jackson Conti

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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After releasing his first beat & instrumental album “Alltimers” in 2020, Berlin based multi-talent V.Raeter is back and kicking off the champagne for his upcoming sophomore LP “Sunday on a Monday” – this time released via Kabul Fire Records, also known as the nourishing home of high class instrumental releases in proud HipHop fashion. Sunday on a Monday is a sample based instrumental gem that pays tribute to the laid-back atmosphere of late summer days.

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Sujinho Black Friday Record Store Day 2021 Edition

2LP | 2021 | US | Reissue (Madlib Invazion)

34,19 €* 35,99 € -5%

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Saasfee)

Release: 2021 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves

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Limited to 4500 copies worldwide. Madlib reissues his long out of print collaboration with legendary Brazilian drummer Ivan “Mamao” Conti, propellant for lauded jazz fusion archetypes Azymuth, on his own imprint. Alternate cover artwork, photography by B+. When Madlib went to Brazil in 2002 with Mochilla to participate in the production of the Brazilintime documentary, his one mission was to meet Ivan “Mamao” Conti, the drummer of the legendary trio Azymuth. Madlib had made an Azymuth tribute record he wanted to play for him. On a rainy night in Rio, Mamao and Madlib went in the studio. Several hours later the rhythm tracks that make up Sujinho were laid and the process began. Featuring the music of Madlib, Mamao, Edu Lobo, Chico Buarque de Hollanda, Luiz Eca, Baden Powell, Vinicius De Moraes, Marcos Valle, Joao Donato, Dom Um Romao, Airto Moreira and even George Duke… and with guest vocals by Thalma De Freitas — Sujinho is a unique and classic record. Filled with the angularity and edge of a Madlib production and underwritten by the polyrhythmics of Mamao — Sujinho takes Brazilian music into places it has never been, bringing oft forgotten classics like “Upa Neguinho” to 21st century ears.

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Knowsum

Masquerades

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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OST Yasuke (A Netflix Original Series ) Red Vinyl Edition

Flying Lotus

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Warp)

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Group Bracil)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Electronic & Dance

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Given his noted love of anime, scoring a fantastical retelling of a 16th-century samurai warrior of African descent serving under a Japanese daimyo, must be a dream project for Flying Lotus. But, as we’ve come to expect from the man who brought us the mind-bending 2019 LP Flamagra and his own written, directed and scored full-length surrealist fever dream Kuso back in 2017, Steve Ellison is anything but predictable.

Where his recent work has ventured deep into the hitherto unexplored avant-garde reaches of contemporary electronic music, jazz and hip-hop, FlyLo’s score to renowned anime creators Studio MAPPA’s Netflix original series Yasuke — on which he also acts as story consultant and executive producer — sees FlyLo eschew his digital maximalism with rumblings of traditional instrumentation, sweeping romanticism and widescreen cinematic scope.

Broadening the canvas of show creators LeSean Thomas and Takeshi Satou’s alternative-historical Sengoku period of magic and swordplay, with a soundtrack of Morricone-style epic tones, traditional Japanese percussion instruments and West African percussion, the feudal yet futuristic world of Yasuke is summoned.

The drum-driven drama of ‘Your Armour’ and ‘Your Lord’ simmer with synth flutes, strings and koto, as the bubbling arps of ‘War Lords’ recall the cyberpunk noir of Vangelis’ Blade Runner score, while frequent collaborators Thundercat and Niki Randa, also make an appearance in this parallel universe.

Another spellbinding FlyLo release even without the stylish animations of the show, Yasuke is set to be one of Ellison’s most prized releases.

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H-Owl Project

Sea Of Tranquility

13,99 €*