Sunswept

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Magnolia

Momentum

Aspen

Chillhop Music is proud to present the next chapter in our global series: Timezones Japan. This compilation marks Chillhop’s second Timezones installment of 2025, following the debut Nigeria edition, which celebrated Nigeria’s rich instrumental music scene.

At the core of Timezones Japan lies a subtle yet meaningful tribute to the legacy of legendary beatmaker Nujabes, who continues to inspire producers and listeners around the world, ourselves included. Sampling has driven instrumental hip hop in Japan for over two decades now, and to honor that, we invited four acclaimed Japanese composers to craft original samples, which then became the foundation for a lineup of 20 celebrated beatmakers from Japan and beyond.

To ensure Timezones Japan authentically captures the country’s instrumental hip hop culture, we collaborated with music creative and label owner Takumi Koizumi as a cultural advisor. The composers we worked with are equally integral to the project’s sound: multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Naho Kinama, guitarist and producer Yutaka Hirasaka, saxophonist and flautist Yuichiro Kato, and pianist Noriko Kose, whose piece “I Miss You” was famously sampled in Nujabes’ iconic “Reflection Eternal.”

Timezones Japan is a love letter to Japanese instrumental hip-hop, filled with countless gems waiting to be discovered. Japanese icons such as FK, DJ Mitsu The Beats, TSUTCHIE, and DJ Ryow a.k.a. Smooth Current deliver captivating beats, joined by acclaimed international artists including Freddie Joachim (J. Cole, Joey Bada$$), Mecca:83 (Tom Misch, Gallant), FloFilz (MF DOOM, Biig Piig), and The Deli, alongside Chillhop favorites Psalm Trees and Birocratic. 

Chillhop Timezones Japan

Last One

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Last One, ft. Brian to Earth, Grover, Apollo Bebop, Nahokimama

Calm Slumber

Calm Slumber, ft. yutaka hirasaka

Inner Solitude

Inner Solitude, ft. yutaka hirasaka

Bonbori

Bonbori, ft. Yuichiro Kato, yutaka hirasaka

1: Jammin
2: Makes Me Sad 2
3: Opiates
4: Can’t Feel My Face w/ Elias
5: Kick The Cup
6: Out of Style
7: Designer Only
8: Foul Play

December Samples 2K25 (Tjuanzo) 2K18 Pluggnb

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Last One, ft. Brian to Earth, Grover, Apollo Bebop, Nahokimama

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