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On his collaborative album with Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden, the producer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, and archivist remains masterful by simply turning what he hears into something new and revelatory.

Sound Ancestors, his new album, is a rare entry in his vast catalog to be billed straightforwardly as a Madlib solo release, not a collaboration with a rapper, or a record by one of several fictitious jazz players and ensembles he’s invented, or an entry in an arcane thematic series. But it, too, is a joint effort, this time with Kieran Hebden, the electronic producer better known as Four Tet, who curated, edited, and arranged its 16 tracks from a body of hundreds of recordings that Madlib sent him over a period of two years. Their process reminds me of 2003’s Shades of Blue, which Madlib created by raiding the vaults of Blue Note Records, sometimes chopping the original jazz recordings intricately and sometimes letting them unfold for long stretches without much apparent editing. Now, Madlib is the one opening his archives, and Four Tet is the one listening and assembling. - Pitchfork

This 30 minute beat tape started it all for the lofi beatsmith Wun Two, cementing his sound in the scene. Mellow, low beats, cloudy samples and a vibe that immediately puts you at ease. Originally released in 2013 and reissued in 2017. Limited to 500 copies on white vinyl.    

Mellow, understated, jazzy hip hop drenched with the SP-404 treatment. Choice, classy samples are used throughout, backed with simple but effective drum sounds and an extremely laid back swing. This is Lo-fi Hip Hop at its finest, it’s none other than Wun Two with a great collaborator this time in Hubert Daviz.