Latte Chill Music

Category: Wabi-Sabi

  • [Single] Yanbaru Jungle

    Yanbaru Jungle from Wabi-Sabi

    Click on the cover to get Yanbaru Jungle or support the artist by listening to the song below:

    Yanbaru Jungle is the closing song of both Wabi-Sabi and Wabi-Sabi Extended edition. It only became single song when the extended version was released though.

    It is an easy to listen but not overly happy song. Rather mid-tempo over downtempo. Truly lo-fi song composed on PO-33 KO. It features acoustic beats along with piano. Mellow vibe is vibrant with a kind of “end of the album” feeling. This was one of my reasons not putting on the singles list in the first round. When I worked on remastering, some melodies came out much better than expected. I believe the song received a refreshed vibe. And that vibe allowed to reconsider Yanbaru Jungle’s position.

    Sadly no videos yet. But be patient. I am planning to add some nature inspired videos in the future. It depends on the weather. I am expecting some more rapid warming days. I hope to be able to spend more time outside.

    Clearly and sadly not in Yanbaru Jungle (in Japan). But at least in the Hungarian forests close by.

    B-Side song is called Shigoto. Little and shorter version of the Wabi-Sabi lo-fi album version beat ‘Shikata ga na’.

  • [Single] Kamikaze

    Kamikaze is my latest single from Wabi-Sabi Extended album. It is a short, less than 2 minute beat. I was experimenting with different rhythms on a chillful weekend and I ended up producing some beats for you. Kamikaze is probably my fave among the 5 beats produced.

    Fun fact: 4 of the beats are part of Wabi-Sabi Extended, whereas the last one turned out to be less chill. It is the b-side song on this single.

    Kamikaze was welcome well: on the first day 2 Spotify playlists immediately put the song on their list. Blimey, I did not even had the chance to release my video or upload the single. Personally, I find it great. I guess generally Wabi-Sabi album is pretty much able to offer such vinyl warmth vibe that has been sought by many. I can promise to produce more lo-fi beats in the future similar to this set of songs.

    About Kamikaze b-side song: Fierce Duel

    As mentioned above, besides Kamikaze there is a more faster beat featured on the lo-fi release. The song is called Fierce Duel. As the name suggests it is more a dark song. I gave the title because in my head this song is about two samurais. They are facing each other and it rains heavily. I can’t tell who is going to win, but it is quite sure that this battle will be fierce. Probably that vibe was too far from Wabi-Sabi, so I removed the beat from the extended version as well. Still, if you are interested, head to the single’s page to download or listen to it below:

    By the way as we are at this topic I can drop some notes on Kamikaze’s story as well. To me it is more remembering to them in perspective the time passed. So I do not wish to express any political opinion, whatsoever with the song. For me it is only a moment of looking up at the sky and remembering them. This is why this lo-fi song has much more chill than many of the songs even on Wabi-Sabi Extended album.

  • [Album] Wabi-Sabi Extended

    Click on the cover or go the Wabi-Sabi Extended page to read more about the extended version of the oriental lo-fi beats album.

    Why I released Wabi-Sabi Extended

    Truth to be told Wabi-Sabi album was very close to my heart from the very beginning. It was my first ever album I produced using PO-33 KO only. Which was a challenge, looking back now. I mean PO-33 KO is a great pocket sampler fitting anyone’s budget. Maybe Koala Sampler is cheaper assuming you have at least a mid-level smartphone in your pocket. Anyways it felt uplifting to understand the way how sampled beat production is generally working away from keyboard.

    On the other hand, it gave me bunch of challenges. Lo-fi is generally about low-fidelity. Great quality is not the most important part of the vibe. Still, if you use DAW for awhile, you get used to its benefits. I mean I can edit the different instruments separately. Change them after I listened etc. Now with PO-33 KO you almost record straight to your phone or dictaphone. No edits, no changes.

    And as I had some stage experience from the past, playing melodies with less mistake was kind of OK. However mixing literally the whole song before it was played was a bit difficult.

    I mean yes, you can edit in EQ afterwards. Still, if the bass is too loud compare to kick, no way to mend it after the record. And also, let us not forget vinyl vibe, compressors etc. The while process became different.

    Which was a challenge. I have to say I enjoyed it and still enjoying but I am making mistakes.

    Wabi-Sabi for example turned out to be too silent compare to other Latte Chill releases. In order to mend it, I completely remastered the album and changed it to Wabi-Sabi Extended. Hence I wished to offer you something more, so I added 4 new songs to the album.

    More oriental lo-fi singles to come for free~