Emapea - Beat Catz Jazz '2023

Tracks list

Beat Catz Jazz is an instrumental album from Polish beatmaker Emapea. The LP is
full of chilled jazzy beats created with variety of dusty jazzy samples from
vinyls, tapes and cassettes. Sounds been crafted with vintage samplers such as
Akai s950 and s3000XL to add that lo-fi character. If you're into this such a
vibe you'll definitely enjoy it.

''Emapea is a Polish producer who has been releasing music since the mid-2010s.
He had a breakthrough stateside when he teamed up with Los Angeles emcee Kid
Abstrakt to release the album Jazzy Vibes in 2020. Since then, he’s had
some great solo releases, including Bees, Trees, and Flowers. Just this past
November, he dropped another album, Still Got It, on Hip Dozer. Now he’s
back once again, this time with a full-length album called Beat Catz Jazz.

Sometimes you don’t need to overthink things. This is an album called
Beat Catz Jazz, and it is full of great boom bap hip hop instrumentals crafted
by flipping some dusty jazz samples. It’s a time honored technique in hip
hop for a reason, and when it’s done well, it’s one of the best
vibes in all of popular music. The good news here is that Emapea is a really
talented producer, especially when working in this vein, and he delivers some
really great beats on this album. Using vintage samplers such as Akai s950 and
s3000XL, you really get that throwback feel to the beats, and Emapea is really
putting in the work to find some interesting samples and flipping them in
creative ways to keep the music varied, funky, and fun to listen to. He’s
also putting the work to make sure the tracks are nuanced and he develops them
in such a way that you’re taken on a nice journey with each song.
It’s not just a beat tape where he establishes a groove and then just
stays there, these are fully formed songs with memorable melodies and beats that
will keep your head bobbing.

Beat Catz Jazz isn’t doing anything new, but it’s doing it very
well. Certain styles persist because people like them and boom bap built from
jazz samples is certainly one that has lived on because of this. Emapea is
delivering an album in that style that is accessible, well-made, and just a lot
of fun to listen to.''

Tracklist:
1.01 - Emapea - All I Really Need (2:29)
1.02 - Emapea - On & On (2:18)
1.03 - Emapea - Late Night Chill (2:22)
1.04 - Emapea - Cup Of Tea Break (1:04)
1.05 - Emapea - Wagabunda (2:21)
1.06 - Emapea - Back In Town (2:08)
1.07 - Emapea - 17th of July (2:18)
1.08 - Emapea - Right On (1:07)
1.09 - Emapea - Feels Good (2:24)
1.10 - Emapea - Jazz And Toffee (2:21)
1.11 - Emapea - Health Is Wealth (2:00)
1.12 - Emapea - Same Sunlight (2:03)
1.13 - Emapea - Blue Cat Jazz (2:17)
1.14 - Emapea - Coffee Break (0:47)
1.15 - Emapea - In & Out (2:06)
1.16 - Emapea - Forget To Remember (2:10)
1.17 - Emapea - I Did I Told You (1:36)
1.18 - Emapea - Tokyo (2:05)

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