Drownbeat Retreat - basically a blend of instrumental hip hop and classical music - is not for those with too short an attention span. With an eye towards symphonic instrumentation, the mix has a number of long melodies and some detailed rhythm work. Also, don’t sleep on church organs, they’re ridiculous, mang. (Original cover photo by Mark Coran.)

Lionel Cohen — “Bleeding Cowboys”
Dinosauruxia — “Safe (Radio edit)”
Iron Orchestra — “Black Snow”
Th.e n.d — “Brahmans Son”
Andels — “Above The Hills”
Emancipator — “Breeze (version)”
Jacaszek — “Lament”
Olafur Arnalds — “Til enda”
:10: — “Breathe” [BUY IT]
Russ Liquid — “Sumner House (VIP Mix)”
Mika Denn — “She’s Lost, He’s Come”
Lloop - “Lei-tzu”
Tremor — “Viajante (Mopse Remix)”
Turbulence — “Tired (prod. by Jah Grasshopper)”