Winter is one step closer with "Machine Learning", the new jazzy lofi track between friends and frequent collaborators ØDYSSEE & L'Indécis. These two French artists, who are good homies with the label, recently moved to The Netherlands and we're stoked to have them in the same country as Chillhop HQ. Their vibrant instrumental is yet another reminder that while the months are about to grow colder and the nights are about to arrive earlier, you will have an entire 28 song compilation to keep you warm. Don't worry. We got you. This lively track is packed with glittering synths, guiding bass, hard-hitting drums, and enough guitar to heat your fireplace. 

Chillhop Essentials Winter 2025

Machine Learning

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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

Woven Fate

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Woven Fate, ft. Nahokimama

High Lights

High Lights, ft. Noriko Kose

Love Reborn

Love Reborn, ft. Noriko Kose

Inner Solitude

Inner Solitude, ft. yutaka hirasaka

Red Sun Skyline

Red Sun Skyline, ft. Yuichiro Kato

Who We Shine For

Who We Shine For, ft. Yuichiro Kato

La Greffage Tape

La Greffage Tape, ft. Nahokimama

Bonbori

Bonbori, ft. Yuichiro Kato, yutaka hirasaka

Come Close

Come Close, ft. yutaka hirasaka

Hakata Station

Hakata Station, ft. Nahokimama

Chillhop Essentials - Fall 2025 out now!
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