H A C E
H A C E - time for you [single]
H A C E returns in 2024 with a brand new single ~
Bringing their classic vibe and dark lofi mood with "time for you." creating a sense of finding that moment for yourself or someone close where time just stops. Checkout the video here.
Released: March 7th, 2024
H A C E; Suri Sunriser - soul sunner [single]
The groovy lofi heads of FKC come together to sun your soul. Quite a perfect collaboration of Suri's bright and lounge-like sax melodies with jazzy chords carrying the track. H A C E brings some light electric piano leads and plenty of background ear candy. Paired with some darker sounding sax lines as well. Also utilizing cityscape field recordings and with beach waves throughout.
Released: September 28th, 2023
H A C E - small world [single]
Melancholic and dreamy jazzhop tune from H A C E. Using a blend of soft instruments with live samples to create some warm chocolatey ear candy. Paired alongside light warped piano and some dreamy filtered chords repeated throughout. Overall still has that classic dark and brooding undertone you'd find in most H A C E beats. Themes of complacent suburbia, moody nostalgia and dreams.
Released: September 7th, 2023
the summer’s over [single]
Fully fleshed out chill-hop tune from H A C E. Seems like several aliases this month are "dressing up" as something slightly off of what they normally do (referencing PSX). In this new tune find that dark groove with some fluttery keys and horns bouncing with the beat. Capturing that melancholy you find with the realization that yes the summer is over but we have a lovely change of fall and the subtle beauty of winter to look forward to.
Released: October 25th, 2022
EKADE
More older instrumentals I never got around using and sat on for several years. EKADE originally had horns and vocals. And was just a more full song in general. I stripped away the features and left the track in its ‘bare bones’ and felt like that was better suited for this project/release. New Shoes originally paired with the songs in “Spying in the Desert” but again after some touching up I felt that it would fit better in this two track release. New stuff coming from this project later this year!
Released: August 18th, 2022
Feldspar (ft. Spiral Sounds)
A collaboration between myself and one of my best buddies. Created over lock-down (thankfully they were my roommate at the time). Francis provided the main chord progression and some other light nuances. I provided some smooth and simple guitar parts as well as the beat and some other elements. It' was such a nice evening creating this song together, almost completely forgetting the crumbling world outside. Hope you enjoy and get lost for a minute too.
Released: January 17th, 2022
haha okay [single] w/Kiko Kaid
Blending the dreamy guitar and flow of Kiko Kaid with some dark sounding lofi textures and attitudes typically found in a H A C E tune. Long drawn-out chorus that begin to waver and ebb towards the end of their tails. Guitar plucks and chime-like bell synths dance around the track as the beat steps in and out of focus. Simple and smooth lofi chillhop tune ~ Check out the visualizer here.
Released: November 28th, 2021
5
Easily the best H A C E release to date. Continuing the vibes from Pines EP. H A C E 5 comes with 11 new dark lofi tunes. Inspired by nostalgic video games and adult-swim esc vibes. Sitting on the side of ominous and mysterious. Featuring more sensitive songs from this project. Some moody, sad, sleepy moments also scattered throughout. The slow drag of each song has you dive deeper into the subtle psychedelia that is 5.
Released: May 8th, 2021
Pines EP
H A C E is back with a tight cohesive EP of jazzy lofi and boom bap styled beats. Using samples of keys with heavy augmentation, layering and warping throughout. Playing guitar and bass in expressive experimental styles to blend in with the groove of everything. Several tunes showcase more minimal, deep and rich tonality through the layering of keys. The EP progresses to more “adult-swim” late night vibes with more expressive layering of samples, guitar and percussion. More to come later this year.
Released: January 18th, 2021
Muddled Vibes w/Buck the Lackey
Playing around with drum loops late at night with my buddie Branden Bauer (Buck the Lackey). Using whatever we reach within our arms length we used several nonmusical items as instruments to create extremely subtle background textures. As well as playing around with a nylon acoustic guitar and some keyboards. More to come from H A C E soon!
Released; January 3rd, 2021
Party @ the Phil Collins Mansion (ft. Buck the Lackey) [single]
A PEF attempt. At one point we were writing tunes for Elevator Music and Branden let out this melancholy rollercoaster of a verse within just a few minutes of me writing the track. Inspired by early Tyler, the Creator styled instrumentals. Where we got the idea to pitch down the entire vocal track after sitting on this for around 2 years. I polished up the track a little and added some guitar to give it that H A C E vibe. More features to come from H A C E and other projects in the collective!
Released: June 22nd, 2020
Illustration by Nigel Phillips
3
A huge step up from the previous releases as H A C E, 3’s instrumentation and writing jumps several levels from Onderland & I’ll Be Over. Plus featuring talented vocalist Danni Holmes on 6 out of 9 tracks (if you include “Still Existing…). 3 definitely stands out as a solid album.
Released: October 4th, 2018
Still Existing… ft. Danni Holmes (single)
Written in an afternoon, keeping that same H A C E vibe but maybe a little more put-together. There’s still simple instrumentation, of keys and some synth. After a few months of mixing and adjusting the sound vocalist Danni Holmes scats over top the beat with beautiful melodies.
Released: August 20th, 2018
I'll Be Over
The second installment of the H A C E series. In this beattape there are disco and funk elements as well as the signature Lofi Hip-hop style. The second track "Embers2" is a analog warped version of what I originally released on Soundcloud as a teaser.
Released: October 31st, 2017
Onderland
First step in creating Lofi Hip-hop. In this beattape there are no samples and all instruments are recorded live. Any SFX is recorded in-house and/or a field recording. I made a music video for the track "Maskhead" here.
Released: May 5th, 2017