[Column] Deciphering the sound space of the Ambient × Rap meditation playlist

Fusion of Ambient and Rap ─ Possibility as meditation music

Samuel L Session – Body Slam EP

Samuel L. Session is a DJ/producer representing the Swedish techno world. He is best known for hit songs such as ““Merengue” and ““Can You Relate.”

Sami Koivikko – Kut Pulatin Pt. 2

Sami Koivikko is a techno producer based in Finland. Known as a standard bearer of minimal techno and click techno, he has released works on various labels such as the...

SLS – Mix B

Hard House track released in 2000.

Ramirez – Terapia (Hocus Pocus Remixes + DMC UK Rmx)

Ramirez is an electronic dance music project created by the Italian DFC label in the early 90”s. DFC”s production team, Davide Rizzatti, Elvio Moratto, Ricki Persi, and singer Alex Quiroz...

Olu – Forgotten Man

Olu Rowe, also known as Olu, is a singer based in the United Kingdom. In the early 1990s, she debuted on Virgin’s affiliated label 10 Records, which was popular at...

Nahawa Doumbia – Fatien / Yankaw

Deep House/African remix of Fatien/Yankaw from Malian singer Nahawa Doumbia”s album “Yankaw”. It was released in 1999 on Frédéric Galliano”s Afro/World label Frikyiwa.

Mr Hermano – Vasco Da Gama

Mr Hermano is a unit centered around Ben Mitchell and Chris Fitzgerald. Their style is a fusion of London dance music and Latin.

Monkey Maffia – Monkey Maffia Music Club

Sören Bodner, also known as Monkey Maffia, was a central figure in the German producer and label Freude Am Tanzen (FAT) and the owner of the record shop Fatplastics. (Death...

Marschmellows – Soulpower

Marschmellows is an electronic music project based in Germany from the late 1990s to the 2000s. Their sound is a fusion of Future Jazz, Broken Beat, and downtempo, and they...

Mark De Clive-Lowe – Better Days

Mark De Clive-Lowe is a Japanese-New Zealand musician/composer/DJ/producer currently based in Japan. His style is a fusion of alternative jazz, electronica, and broken beats.

Marco Lenzi – Discovery

Marco Lenzi is a D/producer/label owner from Rome, Italy. In the late 1980s, he worked with the London labels Silverfish Records and Eukatech Records, and established his own label, Molecular...

Marco Carola – Appendix C

Marco Carola is an Italian electronic musician/DJ. He has released music on prestigious labels such as Minus, Plus 8, 2M, and Primate Recordings.

Lulu – Independence

“Independence” is the first single from Scottish singer-songwriter Lulu’s 11th album, “Independence” (1993). It is known as the comeback song for Lulu, who had not released a new song since...

Louis Osbourne – Maia

Louis Osbourne is a DJ/producer and the eldest son of Ozzy Osbourne. He also works with British Techno/Tech House DJ/producer Jamie Anderson as Louis Osbourne & Jamie Anderson.

Justin Berkovi – Red Vision

Justin Berkovi is a veteran DJ/producer in the British techno world who has been active since the 1990s. He also works under the name BTrax and runs the label Predicaments....

Jody Watley – Whenever

Jody Watley is an American singer from Chicago. From 1977 to 1984, he was a member of the soul/disco group Shalamar. His solo hits include ““Looking for a New Love,”...

Joakim – Drumtrax

Joakim is a French DJ/producer and head of the label Tigersushi. He is also active under the names Cray76, Jimi Bazzouka, Joakim Lone Octet, and T.B.S.

Jesse Somfay – We Breathe The Stars Through Each Other

Jesse Somfay is a producer from Canada who has been active with prestigious labels Archipel and Traum Schallplatten since the mid-2000s. His style is a fusion of minimal techno, ambient,...

Jeremiah – I*LLevels E.P. Volume 2

Jeremiah (Christian Mahringer) is an electronic music producer/DJ based in Vienna, Austria. In 1994, he founded the label Grow! Records with production duo Michael Peter (Duke) & Martin Retschitzegger (DJ...

Ican – Si Se Puede E.P

Ican is a duo consisting of Esteban Adame and Santiago Salazar.

Go West – Don't Look Down (The Sequel)

Go West is a British pop duo formed in 1982 by Peter Cox and Richard Drummie. Known for hit songs such as “We Close Our Eyes,” “Call Me,” “Faithful,” and...

Double Dee – Hey You

Double Dee is a project of Italian producers/DJs: Claudio “Moz-Art” Rispoli, Davide Domenella, and Donato Losito.

Divine Inspiration – The Way

Divine Inspiratio is a trance project by David Lewin, Lee Robinson, Paul Crawley, and Sarah-Jane Scott based in Fochabers, Scotland.

Decomposed Subsonic – Different View

Decomposed Subsonic – Different View

Darren Emerson – H2O

Color Vinyl Single Sided

Da Lata – Binti

Da Lata is a British group formed in 1994 by Chris Franck and Patrick Forge. Da Lata’s music is characterized by an eclectic blend of Afro-Brazilian influences and the melting...

Da Bitchie Boyz – Unreleased Projects Volume III

Da Bitchie Boyz is the duo of Fréderic Tharreau and Sami Zitouni Navarre. Fréderic Tharreau also performs as Beatbreaker, Bibi, One Slammin” Phrog, and Roger Murttock. Sami Zitouni Navarre is...

DJ TRAJIC – Porchbums

DJ TRAJIC is a 1990s hard house pioneer based in Chicago. &Legend. He is best known for his hit song ““Show Me Your Face.’’

DJ F.E.X – Numbers And Letters

Farid Boudinar, also known as DJ F.E.X, is an Electro/House/Techno producer/DJ from Paris, France. He has released on many prestigious labels such as Systematic, Dessous, Pokerflat, and Safari numerique.

Collapsed Lung – Board Game

Collapsed Lung is a Britpop/rap-rock group formed in 1992. Best known for ““Eat My Goal.’’

Circus – New Horizon

Circus is a four-member chorus group consisting of two men and two women who debuted in 1978. He is known for hit songs such as ““Mr. Summertime” (covered by Michelle...

Chip Chip – Let Me Give You All My Love

Chip Chip is an Italian duo project. The vocals are different for each release, and the vocals for “Let Me Give You All My Love”, released in 1989 on the...