Quick disclaimer: if you just want to download Sakura Latte single, click on the cover. Further in this article I will share a few points on the production of the single.
About Sakura Latte lo-fi beat
The title song as well as Café Tokyo in general aimed to create an authentic oriental vibe of Japan. The lo-fi-ness what cafés can offer mixed with chill vibe. I decided to work on a little EP like this. I was not concentrating on length or anything. When I felt like it is ready, I finished it. In case of Café Tokyo that was 5 songs. All were produced with PO-33 KO and Koala Sampler.
Sakura Latte features that mix as well, I loaded the samples with Koala Sampler whereas melody and drums were all produced with the PO-33. I finished the song somewhere in early 2022 but wished to finish and master it to boost vibe.
Café Tokyo music videos?
Yes, I can confirm it here that music videos will come for all the 5 songs. Sakura Latte starts the line. I use sample videos this time as I used up all my original videos of Tokyo since 2019. So May will unfold some more chill materials. Keep following and thanks for listening~
Chill Mixtery #7 is out with 26 songs. More than an hour long lo-fi mix featuring albums from 2021 and 2022. This mix marks the start of PO-33 KO. A new instrument I bought in the early 2021 and used as a primary instrument in case of my recent albums.
Tracklist 00:00 Seventh Heaven 02:43 Coffee Time 04:43 Ulaula Beach 06:36 Hauoli (Ultra Moon version) 09:19 Latte Art (Travellers version) 11:07 Ten Carat Hill 14:16 Ruins of Hope 16:01 Meteor Falls 18:37 Ma Halo Trail 21:43 Kamikaze 23:25 Cozy Place 26:39 Po (Ultra Sun version) 28:26 Melemele Sea 30:36 Chilling in Melancholy 33:18 Lanakila 36:02 Verdanturf 38:48 Green Tea 41:19 Fallarbor 43:08 Lotus 45:56 Moody Vinyl Record 47:47 Aether House 50:33 Old Ale 53:48 Karma Rumba (Travellers version) 55:28 Rust Borough 58:12 Under the Tree 1:00:10 Koni Koni (Ultra Moon version)
This hefty mix features the following albums: Wabi-Sabi. An Asian oriental chill-out album and the first full album produced with PO-33. It was followed by Ultra Moon. The first recap of Moon album: nature chill-out in lo-fi. More simple. Easier to listen. And again, composed on PO-33. I was using these times (2021 summer) to master that pocket sampler. The second half was titled Ultra Sun. Similarly to Ultra Moon, the release featured tons of new songs inspired by the Pokémon game I was playing on. The forth release is titled Sapphire. Inspired by a video game as well, the most songs on the other hand were composed during my holiday in Lefkada. No DAWs or samples, only my PO-33 KO and one set of sounds. I enjoyed this way of creative work. Finally, Travellers. One of my biggest lo-fi projects in the past years.
Singles of Chill Mixtery #7
Find below the list of singles being featured in this mix. I believe that’s a major piece of news to add, that more than 16 singles are being featured. Almost all of them are free (2 costs 1€ each). All linked below for you. Chill Mixtery #7 is a true chilling mix I put together for you. Sums up my past year and the first half of 2022.
Photo is an Adobe Stock one, taken from Tokyo. I wish to present the vibe of sakura (cherry blossom). As both Wabi-Sabi and Travellers are inspired by the Far East.
Free music samples are essential if you are into lo-fi and chill beat making. Generally we visualise old vinyls being recorded and chopped up for your next dope song. But it is not that simple.
Mind royalty and copyright
To begin with, if you wish to live off and share your beats on Spotify, Apple Music and other stream platforms, most likely you will not sample vinyls. The reason is quite simple – that vinyl is an artistic product of a fellow musician. Simply using it as a sample without the artists’ consent is stealing. Some on the other hand is doing so, after all if you chop it well, YouTube ID might not notice it. Oh well.. Let me share you different (and more legal) aspects in this article so you can make sure, that your lo-fi beat is 100% legal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL0JocrISKI
Free music samples #1 – Music Radar
Music Radar is a great place offering up to date news with regards to music, instruments and much more. As a side project they are featuring free samples in tens of genres since ages. Personally I wish to put them as number one source as they are perfect for starters. You can find easy to use samples either you are to produce your first beat with DAW, smartphone app or physical sampler.
Pro: – easy to overview/search – clear description on legal part for every sample – huge database
Con: – Might find the barrel after a while in terms of quality (depending on your genre) – No way to set up an e-mail alert on new samples, have to check the page regularly
Free music samples #2 – Bedroom Producers Blog
Clearly the most well-known blog for home music producers. Though I have to say, recently more and more beat makers to go out for more inspiration. Regardless, I believe this blog is kind of a must follow page. They have tons of interesting articles (maybe too much, depending on how much time you have). But perfect if you are into DAWs and sample collecting. You can read about great VSTs, check the free/lite versions. And occasionally find some free music samples. Again it is also genre-less. But well, let us be honest: lo-fi is a small genre and we can implement other genres (hip-hop, jazz, lounge) into our beats easily. So worth following!
Pro: – Many articles, regular updates – Free samples almost every week – With RSS you can track new posts easier (plus mail subscription is also available)
Con: – Linking to other pages – have to be careful with copyright / check details – Many articles – maybe too much time to time
Free music samples #3 – Upstream Squad
Update 2023 – this site is not working anymore 🙁
I found them recently. Upstream Squad is a great growing page offering large variety of VSTs and free music samples. What made them different from Bedroom Producers Blog that they had a great weekly update newsletter introduced maybe even earlier. What does it mean? I am usually not checking my mails during the weekend. Being someone working with digital marketing round the clock – weekends are more like internet detoxing. Therefore I start my weeks with Upstream Squads weekly top 3 samples and instruments. These newsletters are my perfect boosts for Monday. I guess a subscription to their mails will only offer you more samples.
Pro: – Regular/weekly updates – Great newsletter – You can track your downloaded materials if you create a free account
Con: – Linking to other pages – have to be careful with copyright / check details – A bit limited in terms of samples compare to the previous 2 sources
These are my best places to get free music samples. I hope you enjoyed my article. Please note that this article is not paid. I am not receiving anything from the pages above (besides the free samples ha-ha). My point is that my purpose was to support upcoming lo-fi and chill-out beat makers to produce better songs. Any comments are welcome.
