I Know/One More Night/Out of Season/Calm-Freddie Joachim

Freddie Joachim is actually an artist I found through Son of Ran (a rapper and producer I mentioned previously). Those two humans are definitely some of my top favorite musicians. Freddie Joachim doesn't rap, though he produces countless jazz/soul instrumentals and beats. He scavenges for old records in different shops and creates some of the most euphoric music I've ever gotten the chance to listen to. I've grown up with his music influencing my life and my growth as a human and I feel I've got a lot to thank him for (he'll probably never know that). And after saying all of that, he's a surprisingly low-key artist. He's an extremely skilled (and organized) composer, each song just taps deep into certain emotions. Hes put out countless albums because the way he produces music its like he never takes a break.

¨I Know¨-Freddie Joachim

¨Out of Season¨-Freddie Joachim

¨Calm¨-Freddie Joachim

¨One More Night¨-Freddie Joachim

The SO- Son of Ran

I've got to switch it up a little, so I'm going to introduce an overwhelmingly talented artist that's got this jazzy, old school energy. Although he's sort of disappeared for the last few years, he still damn sure deserves recognition for his beautiful and skillful music.

Son of Ran is low-key enough for us to not even be able to find his real first name, but this man is a lyrical genius.He was born and raised in Japan and he's not your modern-day, sex, drugs, and money rapper. He makes it clear that he values the smaller things in life and you'll hear a recurring theme of the importance of family in his songs. To me, this man is a poet. After talking him up, I figured I'd give you a taste of an LP he released in 2006 called Tribute to Sky City. 

                                                                   01 "The SO"
                                                                   02 "Can I"
                                                                   03 "Brief Soul"
                                                                   04 "The Professor"
                                                                   05 "Second Wind"
                                                                   06 "No Sunshizzle"
                                                                   07 "Gates to Cybertron"
                                                                   08 "Get Up"
                                                                   09 "Street Science"
                                                                   10 "As Long As There's You"
                                                                   11 "Y'alls Truly"
                                                                   12 "Lions Heart"

              Listen-->      "The SO"- Son of Ran