Long Beach serial chiller Ahwlee is a beat vet who delivers smooth buttery samples with a nostalgic vibe. 1991 is a cult classic cassette now reissued for the first time. These tracks are dusty, mellow and easy-going. Don’t mistake mellow for boring, however, because Ahwlee’s production is nuanced and intricate underneath the minimalist overtones. There’s jazzed-up Rhodes all over the place, and the percussion work masterfully includes a ton of negative space in between perfectly chopped breaks. They’ll get your head nodding.
| 1 | Woe. | 0:02 |
| 2 | Tbl.36 | 2:19 |
| 3 | Rainin. | 1:07 |
| 4 | Tandem. | 1:04 |
| 5 | Footshe. | 2:12 |
| 6 | Eldo. | 1:55 |
| 7 | 86. | 2:52 |
| 8 | Gonna_go.[somtim] | 1:11 |
| 9 | Thumpr | 2:53 |
| 10 | Loves_fair. | 3:16 |
| 11 | Tranquills | 2:01 |
| 12 | Neglect. | 2:55 |
| 13 | Hi_point. | 0:53 |
| 14 | Ints.[toomuch] | 2:39 |
| 15 | I_knw | 1:25 |
| 16 | Stilll | 2:31 |
| 17 | Sigh. | 3:07 |
| 18 | Hofbrau.[hollrbak] | 2:13 |
| 19 | O_well. | 3:57 |
