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Topic subject	Lesson: Recommend some good ambient hip hop instrumentals
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3005625, Lesson: Recommend some good ambient hip hop instrumentals Posted by Orbit_Established, Sat May-26-18 05:19 PM In the vein of Oddisee's The Beauty in All: https://oddiseemmg.bandcamp.com/album/the-beauty-in-all As an example. But I'm open to all suggestions. I want to absorb some different type of music this summer. Pure instrumentals, but more relaxing ambient type. Less just pure beat-tapes. More ambient music. Willing to spend money to listen, as always Much appreciated ---------------------------- O_E: "Acts like an asshole and posts with imperial disdain" "I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..." (C)Keith Murray, "
3005641, Here's a few I dig Posted by amplifya7, Sun May-27-18 11:46 AM Blue Sky Black Death - Glaciers, or Noir (IMO, these are the best albums ever when I think of "ambient hip hop") https://fakefour.bandcamp.com/album/glaciers Eric G - Stars & Lights https://ericg.bandcamp.com/album/stars-lights Hectic Zeniths (me) - The Other Imperfect instrumentals - currently all my stuff is pay what you wish. other imperfect is the most ambient, but the self-titled album is the best one on there. http://hecticzeniths.com/album/the-other-imperfect-instrumentals AM Architect https://amarchitect.bandcamp.com/ The New Law https://thenewlaw.bandcamp.com/ I assume you already know Clams Casino
3005655, Not instrumental, but Clams solo album mad underrated btw Posted by theeraser, Mon May-28-18 06:00 AM
3005642, Evil Needle - Trulia Posted by kayru99, Sun May-27-18 12:54 PM slightly harder on the percussive tip than the oddisee projects, but still pretty lovely Sango - Rochina mixtapes are good too
3005643, Floating Points - Elaenia Posted by kayru99, Sun May-27-18 12:57 PM Beautiful jazz project from a former house producer. Fave track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG0XBnMyXcQ
3005645, Floating points is like beyond genre, amazing music Posted by theeraser, Sun May-27-18 02:55 PM
3005647, Goldmind: https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/ Posted by ToeJam, Sun May-27-18 03:36 PM https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/
3005680, Yep, I play their seasonal mixes at work pretty regularly Posted by amplifya7, Mon May-28-18 10:25 PM >https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/
3005648, Thanks so far, keep em coming, I'm gonna listen to everything... Posted by Orbit_Established, Sun May-27-18 04:06 PM Thanks so much y'all
3005653, Not completely instrumental, but "First Contact" by The Opus Posted by mrhood75, Mon May-28-18 12:37 AM It's over 15 years old, but the instrumental stuff is weird and dark and spacey. https://theopus.bandcamp.com/album/first-contact-001
3005654, Raj Mahal - 7 Healing Serpents Posted by A Love Supreme, Mon May-28-18 02:36 AM https://soundcloud.com/raj-mahal/7-healing-serpents
3005658, Yeah I got plenty suggestions Posted by C. Thelonius, Mon May-28-18 10:00 AM I make all types of playlists based on this idea, man. Here's some seemingly obvious suggestions, but may have disregarded Pete Rock - The Surviving Elements (2005) -Taken from Soul Survivor 2 sessions, it's actually sounds like an album and not just a beat tape. Because of that, I put this above the Petestrumental tapes. Dilla - The Shining (Instrumentals) -Easy to dismiss Dilla since you don't want just beat-oriented stuff, but most of the beats here are really fleshed out more. Maker - Shooting the Breeze (2005) -this is semi-classic to me. I used to love dude's production, but I never really was feeling any of the Galapagos4 artists he collaborated with back then. He also formed a duo with someone on the label (I think) and there's an instrumental version of the album that's also real dope, but I can't remember enough info to know what to google. Maybe somebody else knows? Here's some more albums that I think fit your description: Blockhead - Downtown Science (2005), Music by Cavelight (2004) Dday One - Heavy Migration (2008), Loop Extensions (2010), Mood Algorithms (2011) Tall Black Guy - 8 Miles to Moenart (2013) Science Fiction - Broken Jazz 101 EP (2003) Denaun (Mr.) Porter - Porter Chops Glasper (2013) Bonobo - Dial 'M' for Monkey (2003) These are more beat-oriented, but if you're making playlists, I think they'd fit in real well: DJ Smash - Recollection, Vol. 1 (2001) DJ Mitsu the Beats - Beat Installments, Vol. 1 (2012), Celebration of Jay (2014) Clams Casino - 32 Levels (instrumentals) (2016) Pete Rock - My Own Worst Enemy (w. Edo G) (instrumentals) (2004), NY's Finest (instrumentals) (2008), Petestrumentals 1 and 2 Diego Bernal - For Corners (2009) Foreign Exchange - any album of instrumentals Black Milk - lots of instrumentals if you can find them (I hope Fever gets an instrumental release) These are electronic or borderline electronic albums which some have more abrasive sounds, but if you sift through the albums, you'll find a surprising number of tracks that fit the type of tracks you're looking for: Flying Lotus - 1983 (2006) (probably Los Angeles too) Blueprint - Chamber Music (2005) Samiyam - Sam Baker's Album (2011) Dabrye - One/Three (2001), Two/Three (2006) DJ Rels (aka Madlib) - Theme for a Broken Soul (2004) Bonobo - The North Borders (2013) If I come up with more, I'll definitely post them up.
3005678, Good to see another Dday One fan on here Posted by amplifya7, Mon May-28-18 09:29 PM One of my favorite artists the past 5 years or so...Also dig Maker's stuff a lot gonna have to check out some of these I'm not as familiar with
3005665, AMAZING RECS SO FAR. THANK YOU. Posted by Orbit_Established, Mon May-28-18 11:30 AM ---------------------------- O_E: "Acts like an asshole and posts with imperial disdain" "I ORBITs the solar system, listenin..." (C)Keith Murray, "
3005666, Cent From Heaven- Blu and Exile Posted by makaveli, Mon May-28-18 12:00 PM
3005682, I gotta bring back the classic: Obsidian Blue - Freon Posted by Nabs, Mon May-28-18 11:37 PM https://obsidianblue.bandcamp.com/album/freon
3005926, Good looking! Posted by C. Thelonius, Sun Jun-03-18 03:35 PM I confused him with someone else, so I thought I knew this recommendation. His tracks are dope. Plus $20 for his whole discog of 11 albums is a steal.
3005690, Nicolay - There's No Guarantee Posted by Brew, Tue May-29-18 08:29 AM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQXHeQdJWLA
3006985, city lights vol 1.5/2 Posted by infin8, Thu Jun-28-18 10:25 AM
3005693, SPELLWRKS - Mind Gems 3 Posted by PCProductions, Tue May-29-18 09:59 AM https://spellwrks.bandcamp.com/album/mind-gems-3
3005694, El Michels Affair for instrumental Wu-Tang songs Posted by tha_scientist, Tue May-29-18 11:47 AM Enter the 37th chamber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVYfIfZDKeg Return to 37th chamber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaIo14MUyfU
3005698, Stretching the rubric here but go listen to all of Actress' albums Posted by theeraser, Tue May-29-18 12:52 PM
3005734, Maverick Soul's "Chandra", one of my favorite releases of 2017 Posted by daskap, Wed May-30-18 04:49 PM Chandra LP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovL5fewbz9E&list=PLL2QgThX87WYrO2pRuHx1dRePi2dskLEm
3005762, DJ Krush & Toshinori Kondo - Ki-Oku b/w OKP ajiav Posted by lonesome_d, Thu May-31-18 01:37 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvENaArE7rk based on your description you might also like OKP ajiav's records. Not hip hop, but electronic tending toward the ambient with some hip hop influence: https://justinderemo.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/ajiav
3007067, easily my favorite krush record Posted by dillinjah, Sun Jul-01-18 04:30 PM
3007073, Really? can you say why? I loove Krush Posted by theeraser, Sun Jul-01-18 11:52 PM
3007221, That is a good record - OKP ajiav? Someone from the boards is on there? Posted by spirit, Tue Jul-10-18 02:32 PM Peace, Spirit (Alan) http://wutangbook.com
3006786, kenny segal - kenstrumentals vol. 3: travelog Posted by A Love Supreme, Fri Jun-22-18 11:44 AM https://kennysegal.bandcamp.com/album/kenstrumentals-vol-3-travelog
3006902, * Coughs * Posted by NoDrawls McGraw, Tue Jun-26-18 01:52 AM https://chriswind.bandcamp.com/album/da-hi-def-scrollz-beatcast-vol-2 #Shamelessplug #ButImSayinTho
3006966, at the risk of being self promoting - Posted by Mongo Slade, Wed Jun-27-18 12:44 PM these do fit the bill though... https://akabrown.bandcamp.com/album/planet-groovelah https://akabrown.bandcamp.com/album/beautiful-alien https://akabrown.bandcamp.com/album/soletherapy
3006967, Also this... Posted by Mongo Slade, Wed Jun-27-18 01:22 PM I think someone from here posted this but it's really dope - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO_X0cm2-9E&feature=youtu.be
3006986, ahwlee Posted by infin8, Thu Jun-28-18 10:31 AM https://bumps.bandcamp.com/
3006995, Soulection should fit the bill Posted by jigga, Thu Jun-28-18 01:33 PM https://soulection.com/discography/ I'd start w/ the last 4 & work your way up
3007007, Four Tet - New Energy Posted by bentagain, Thu Jun-28-18 08:58 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWInZ4N6C2g My AOTY 2017
3007068, Tycho. Posted by bentagain, Sun Jul-01-18 05:16 PM
3007015, Peep anything by Tom Misch Posted by rjc27, Fri Jun-29-18 07:49 AM
3007016, Peep anything by Tom Misch Posted by rjc27, Fri Jun-29-18 07:49 AM
3007029, Emancipator Posted by steg1, Fri Jun-29-18 06:31 PM https://emancipator.bandcamp.com/album/baralku https://emancipator.bandcamp.com/album/soon-it-will-be-cold-enough
3007061, I found these “type beats” on YouTube the other day Posted by legsdiamond, Sun Jul-01-18 09:52 AM tons of them on YouTube and these joints go. I’ve been real productive at work with these joints. https://youtu.be/yAGF1CsUIR8
3007228, Its this Kat that I found onna Gram super iLL widdit...Mellowmysticmusic Posted by NoDrawls McGraw, Tue Jul-10-18 07:37 PM I feel like hes GOTTA post here but hol'up, Ima grab his link right quick... https://www.instagram.com/p/BlD6tWIH3OI/?taken-by=mellowmysticmusic He got a real dope jazzed-out melodic vibe wit his jawns and they always swing. I apologize if somebody already posted'eem... Its a few other soulful dudes on'nere whom I feel like might be from here too,... Dat Brotha, InsightTheTruncator... https://www.instagram.com/p/BiaOMVagwBz/?taken-by=insightthetruncator The gram where its at right now....