I recently interviewed South African MC Yugen Blakrok for bios.

Her production (handled primarily by Kanif the Jhatmaster) has always straddled the line between raw boom-bap and heavy, dark trip-hop—evoking the blunted, moody atmospheres of Massive Attack or Tricky paired with dense, esoteric lyricism. Many know her from her feature on "Opps" with Vince Staples (Black Panther OST) or her track on Cyberpunk 2077, but her independent catalogue runs much deeper.

We talked about her journey from Johannesburg's underground scene to her relocation to Europe, navigating international labels, and building music outside the mainstream industry:

• On the guerrilla ethos of her production house, Iapetus Records:

• On taking her sound overseas to Europe:

• Recommended Entry Tracks for Trip-Hop Heads:
• "Picture Box" (from Anima Mysterium)
• "Carbon Form" (from Return of the Astro-Goth)
• "Metamorphosis" (Cyberpunk 2077 OST)

Full Q&A read:https://bios.net.za/i-was-scared-of-mermaids

(Disclosure: I conducted this interview for bios.net.za)

I’ve NEVER digged trip hop before
Can u share with me your basics and more representative trip hop albums?
And some less known too
Thanks a lot!!!!

Available on Spotify only as an episode- but it’s in a really good playlist on YouTube labeled “Ellas Vol. 2” there is a volume 1 as well and they both have great music. I’ve been trying to source cds but I just don’t think they were ever produced.

Hello everyone, on July 11 one of our dreams came true when we recorded a live studio session at KEXP. The experience was everything we imagined and more.

A little bit about our music: we are a Seattle indie band making electronic music evely Influenced by Triphop, downtempo and dark 90s stuff. I think some of you might like it.

I'll be happy to answer any/all questions you might have, and if I am breaking the rules by self promoting feel free to delete this post.

❤️

Hello, I've recently downloaded Ableton/started learning how to use DAWs in general and I've been wanting to try and make a song that sounds like Lounge by Esthero as I find the song absolutely breathtaking. However, I also understand that trip-hop is a bit like jumping into the ocean for first time/beginner producers. Any particular plugins/vsts/tutorials you guys recommend for me to check out/play around with. Even if I don't end up making an Esthero-like song first go around, I'm happy to take whatever recommend baby-steps are needed to get to my goal. Thank you so much!

Round 2 is done and we’re down to eight albums!

To vote, copy the ballot into one top-level comment and put your pick after each matchup. Artist or album name is fine. You can skip one if you don’t know both albums well enough, but please vote in at least three of the four.

Vote for the album you genuinely prefer as a complete record. This isn’t about an artist’s entire career or which album is supposed to win.

A few ground rules:

One ballot per account.

Keep all of your votes in one top-level comment.

Replies and comment upvotes won’t be counted.

If you change your mind, edit your original ballot before voting closes.

If you post more than one ballot, only the first one will count.

Voting closes Friday, September 11 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Quarterfinal ballot

Massive Attack — Mezzanine vs. Kruder & Dorfmeister — The K&D Sessions

Thievery Corporation — The Mirror Conspiracy vs. DJ Shadow — Endtroducing…..

Lamb — Lamb vs. Tricky — Maxinquaye

Sneaker Pimps — Becoming X vs. Portishead — Dummy

Feel free to explain the picks that gave you trouble.

Hello,

I am having trouble finding the tracks from an artist called Sky Coffeeshop from over a decade ago. I was able to find old Soundcloud snapshots of the tracks on Wayback, but the links are all dead and I cannot press play, as when i do, the track just does not play.

I was hoping that with a bit of this community's help, you guys could help me revive the audio files one way or the other. Hell, I'm willing to pay to be honest. These are childhood tracks I'm talking about here.

https://web.archive.org/web/20130508104507/http://soundcloud.com/Skycoffee

There's like 41 captures on Wayback but I honestly only think the ones between 2012 and 2014 are relevant so that should dwindle the numbers further. I've tried absolutely everything, even reaching out to Sky Coffeeshop himself just for him to say he no longer has them. I spent 8+ straight hours using google AI telling me to use "ctrl U' and extract this and extract that, look for Track ID this and that, I was able to find a few of those btw. But seriously, this community is my actual last hope.

someone was able to find two tracks from Sky Coffeeshop a few months ago so I know that they’re there. But I’m looking for the rest. Because I am in America, I cannot access VK no matter what I do, no matter how many times I change my VPN I can’t make an account and use the search bar. can someone please help me. just type into the search bar

Sky Coffeeshop

skyCoffee

SkyCo

SkyCoffe

Matias LP

these are the aliases he was known by before. And these are the specific tracks I am looking for.

Sky Coffeeshop - De Ushuaia De a Tokio

Sky Coffeeshop - Tamazul

Sky Coffeeshop - Miracles

Sky Coffeeshop - The Happy boy with a synth

Sky Coffeeshop - P.O.S.T

Sky Coffeeshop - Summer time

Sky Coffeeshop - Dilla and Nujabes Heaven Room

Sky Coffeeshop - Kids with computers in Babylon

Sky Coffeeshop - Computers Got Soul

Sky Coffeeshop - sunrises in Paris

Sky Coffeeshop - Latitud

Sky Coffeeshop - Linea D

please help me, anyone.

I think this belongs here

I shared a mix here recently, and it got some very nice comments. Thank you. It means a lot to get to share this stuff with others who can really enjoy it.

So, here's another. ;) The video attached here is a sample / teaser. Almost the entire thing is improvised; keeps me on my toes, and I often discover new favourite routines this way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE2Ud6tX7KQ

I started with a St. Germain track that caused YouTube to block the whole thing, so that got cut - and so it starts with a guilty pleasure. I threw in a few extras, even a little grunge - but downtempo; you'll see!

A surprisingly strong trip-hop feel in this, particularly in its dark, atmosphere and hypnotic, beat-driven groove. It sorta recalls the moodier side of early-to-mid-’90s alternative electronic music. It sits somewhere between rock, industrial, and trip-hop. Highly recommended! Hope you all enjoy!

Banger instrumental

This is not an advertisement for Forced Exposure, even though they are mail order O.G.s in America and it would be cool if you supported them.

The 2023 vinyl version of a.s.o.’s album is now fetching $100+ on the second hand market. Efficient Space is doing us a solid by repressing it, scheduled for release in November 2026.

Yo I have been digging around online and found some (mostly) older trip hop beats from various artists. None of this is my music. I have just been in the mood for some ominous beats to vibe to and thought I'd share the playlist. Songs and artists are all listed in the description of the video. I'll share the list here as well:

00:00 Rabache - IOTA
02:50 Nostalgia (feat. DJ Плащ) - Dirty Move Beats
07:10 Dead-Letter Queu - The Silk Demise
11:37 Enter the Temple - Nyctophiliac
14:38 Cujo - The Sighting
19:12 Figaro - Gottfried Ist Tot
21:37 Old's Cool - 2 Bone Giants
24:33 Pincushion - The Silk Demise
27:43 Screener - Mick Harris
31:49 Death Rock - John Holowach

Pre-save today (link in first comment)
Trip hop, dark pop from Philly. I’m Amélie Swann

Anyone besides me planning to attend one of the listening streams on Bandcamp tomorrow for the upcoming new album? There's an earlier stream for European listeners and a later one for USA...

https://alphaheaven.bandcamp.com/merch/alpha-dear-darkness-vinyl-listening-session-european-stream

https://alphaheaven.bandcamp.com/merch/alpha-dear-darkness-vinyl-listening-session-us-stream

Used submithub to get Boiling Frog on a “women of triphop“ spotify playlist. sorry ash! 🌝

This entire album reminds me a little bit of Ray of Light by Madonna