Hip-Hop Pianist Kazumi Kaneda Outdoes Himself with "Morpheme Tone" LP

November 21, 2019

When someone drops music that’s far and away his or her best work to date, it makes it much easier to write about. That’s why we thank Kazumi Kaneda for taking his jazz hip-hop to the next level on Morpheme Tone. It’s the fourth full-length release from the Tokyo-based pianist and producer and his third on Inner Ocean Records.

Lo-Fi Sundays 088 - Kazumi Kaneda

October 20, 2019

Once you’ve heard a handful of licks from the Tokyo-based pianist and producer Kazumi Kaneda, you won’t be able to forget his warm, one-of-a-kind sound and feel. When those minor chords start to jingle around like a set of keys, you know Kazumi is on the track. He’s a visionary jazz pianist who knows how to work with hip-hop material, too, and blend both worlds effortlessly. Listen through to the end because we saved the best knock for last this weekend.

Lo-Fi Sundays 057 - ideism

December 16, 2018

Stepping out of low-fidelity hyperspace and onto this planet in just the past year, ideism spins a refreshing take on lo-fi musical moments. With instrumental confidence and an obvious inclination for jazz, ideism blurs the lines between producer and composer, melting and stirring the his own compositional elements into a stew of late-night sonatas and foggy overtures.

Inner Ocean Records - BLESS Vol. 2

July 11, 2018

BLESS Vol. 2 is a triumph of curation, offering almost four hours of music from 99 producers. The producers range in notoriety from globally ranking beat legends like Vancouver's bsd.u to individuals like Mojarra - Da Smokefish from Colombia who has 24 Soundcloud followers.

STZZZY & Inner Ocean Records - Homegrown

February 2, 2018

Homegrown is a collaborative compilation between Inner Ocean Records and STZZZY (aka Steezyasfuck) created to honor the home producer. Released by Inner Ocean and pressed onto delicious cotton candy-colored vinyl, Homegrown features a dream team of artists from the broad universe of beats music.

Inner Ocean Records Drops Futures Vol. 4 Compilation on Cassette Store Day

October 14, 2017

There may not be a more appropriate way to celebrate Cassette Store Day, October 14th, than pressing play on FUTURES Vol. 4, a two-plus hour tape of scratchy, stoic lo-fi and ambient beats from premiere independent label Inner Ocean Records. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Inner Ocean’s name reflects both the expanse of mountain, sky and plains which surrounds the Calgary, and the well of creativity within ourselves that stirs with the experience of music.