another lofi beat tape following in the style of "hermit". produced from around June to September 2022, and mixed live to cassette on September 14th, 2022.
released November 4, 2022.
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the sequel to 2021's Mind's Eye Megamixxx, which was rereleased on this release. a Halloween themed DJ mix / mashup / plunderphonic album of Memphis rap, ghettotech, dark ambient, and more.
released October 31, 2022.
sample heavy funky house and nu disco.
released June 10, 2022.
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a beat tape of raw, hazy, dreamy, and glitchy lofi beats. i was playing a lot of Yume Nikki at the time, i think that's reflected in the sound.
released April 15, 2022.
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piece two of Form Constant.
released April 9, 2022.
a short collection of lost vaporwave tracks inspired by dead malls. all songs are live takes, dubbed in the summer of 2019.
released March 21, 2022.
(archived)
piece one of Form Constant, an unfinished series of footwork EPs.
released March 9, 2022.
a beat tape of swampy, muggy, and glitchy beats, collecting beats made prior to and following the release of "sun fangs, vol. 1", and loosies i made for Soundcloud.
released March 4, 2022.
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mini LP of dark, gothic cloud trap bangers, with plunderphonic sampling and slight IDM influence.
released February 10, 2022.
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the debut Elm Maxell full length. a journey across myriad instrumental hip hop styles, from lofi, to trip hop, to wonky, and more. featuring the vocal talents of Lord Ra, Benny Troung, and Ezra, the Remote Viewer.
released February 6, 2022.
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a collection of mostly bootleg remixes and flips. the title speaks for itself.
released December 20, 2021.
the swan song of the Fin project. ambient downtempo beats from the months following Näherin, with emphasis on repetition and warmth. released via Kicker Records, a sublabel of Hip Dozer. the track "circles & triangles" made its way into Spotify's editoral lofi playlist, garnering close to one million streams.
released November 30, 2021.
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clicky microhouse beats informed by old school clicks and cuts.
released July 9, 2021.
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the last in the trilogy of Fin outtakes and loosies. scratchy beats from around December 2018 to November 2020, mostly made with hardware and tapes.
released July 9, 2021.
three indie glitch/old school IDM tunes inspired by rust belt depression.
released January 24, 2021.
(archived)
the second Fin full length. the culmination of the trip hop informed Fin sound.
released November 5, 2020.
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diving deeper into the dark trip hop sound, with a bigger focus on live instrumentation rather than samples.
released September 4, 2020.
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woodsy acoustic guitar beats.
released September 4, 2020.
(archived)
bouncy, bubbly indie microhouse beats, with a hint of melancholy. emotionally informed by the graphic novels Our Dreams At Dusk and Bloom.
released September 4, 2020.
sunny deep house, with some broken beat influence.
released August 15, 2020.
laptop lofi beats i made during quarantine and a move from Ohio to North Carolina.
released May 12, 2020.
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the debut Kaepora Gaebora EP. equal influence from classic deep house and modern lofi house.
released February 10, 2020.
the first steps toward developing the style i'd figure out further on Näherin, heavily informed by old school downtempo and trip hop.
released January 3, 2020.
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my first serious attempts at making ambient. guitar loops straight out the Line 6 Spider IV, and some excursions into laptop drone and piano composition.
released November 18, 2019.
(archived)
the second in the trilogy of lofi beat tapes released as Fin. all MPC-2000 and SP-303, recorded to tape, and the beginnings of my misinformed crusade against programmed drums and love affair with stiff drum breaks.
released November 4, 2019.
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the first in the Fin beat tape trilogy. just some boom bap beats made in the laptop and recorded to cassette, mostly released to share where i was at musically with an old teacher.
released January 3, 2019.
my debut album, and first serious music project. laptop beats obviously informed by Dilla. the results of 14 year old me obsessing over the vinyl i could dig out of the Goodwill in Petersburg, VA, and the SP-404 my drum teacher lent me. this album was later used in almost its entirety as the basis for 5 Pc Spicy W/ A Biscuit and Lemonade by Hoodie Hilltop.
released October 17, 2018.
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