Style: Lofi hip hop
Primary Emotions/Themes: Lofi hip hop draped with the flavors of the far east
Thoughts: Every time I remember that I have this album I automatically think: do I really want to keep that? Is it worth the space that it takes up in my collection? It will put me in a cycle that goes something like this: clean the record, debate if I want to put it up on Discogs, put record one on the turntable... and quickly forget that I was considering selling it.
I'm a huge sucker for Japanese and Chinese instrumentation in my music... especially when it is used well. As fickle as lofi can be, the songs on here are not that. Nearly every single track on this compilation is expertly crafted. Even better the way the track list has been curated makes the songs flow in such a way that it sounds like they belong together.
The music itself is simple: a lofi beat with some backing instruments. What makes this album's main theme work so well is the emphasis on eastern instrumentation: primarily that of Japan and China. This is what gives the album its cohesion, its character.
If I'm honest about it, I should really just stop trying to convince myself to get rid of this thing. It's good enough to keep in my collection, especially since good lofi is hard to come by. The way that the album is put together makes me yearn for more music like this. Anything that has me craving more after two fully loaded LP's damn well better be good enough for my collection.
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