Attention: it's officially time to switch from a hoodie to a heavy coat. The sunglasses and flip flops remain in storage and all of the autumn leaves have fallen, for it is time for fireside conversations, buckets of hot coffee, and much-needed hibernation. It is time for Essentials Winter 2025. The world may be cooling down, but if you press play, your speakers will start warming up.

Our long-running seasonal series provides end-of-the-year chill with its Winter edition, continuing the tradition we kicked off all the way back in 2016. Shout-out to the real ones who have been with us since the beginning. Say farewell to Fall’s golden glow, and welcome the cozy stillness of Winter, a season made for blankets, deep thoughts, and deeper bass lines.

Let this new compilation be your space heater: 28 instrumental tracks crafted by 37 producers from around the globe. From frostbitten lo-fi loops to jazzy slow-burns and head-nodding vibes. Everything you need to soundtrack the coldest months on this planet. Whether you're journaling by candlelight (analog vibes!), watching snow fall from the window (chill, bro), or just letting your mind wander in the quiet, these beats were made to keep you company.

So settle in and start working on those New Year's resolutions. It'll be 2026 in no time.

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Some Days

This is a beat tape from Reason222 and myself. It started because I didn't want to make music one day, so I randomly picked some instruments for him to use and then helped polish the feeling a bit. We made it regular collab thing and thus the Random Tape was born.

Eyes Low

One from Flow Theory co-founder @glue70 - "Picture the stars in the night sky from the view of a balcony in the place you wish you were right now, and let this track take you there"

download.

g l u e 7 0  - Balcony With Cigarette

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reminisce

Shinso In Luv

apologise

+ Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxwzxf9f

Sharing the same name as the heroine from the Nintendo 64 staple GoldenEye 007, “Natalya” is a sleepy concoction of tape looped guitars and muted trumpet set to an eerie yet calming vocal loop. While certainly reminiscent of lo-fi hip-hop, we prefer to think of it as a jazzy-cold-war-era-spy-thriller.

Natalya

out on all platforms! album made with omar bmar @ https://soundcloud.com/omarbmar

manhã de ada - omar bmar & sugar cane davis (full album)

people been asking for this one, thought id throw it up on the Soundcloud.  enjoy

Shapes EP

Ollie Spirit 

smoking.patterns@gmail.com 

https://soundcloud.com/mtfujitapes
https://soundcloud.com/tha-recordz

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Smoking Patterns