Keith Fujimoto

This particular release from Kaytranada has a slightly different punch compared to our recent releases. Kaytranada is known for his hip-hop infused experimental beats, which makes his tracks a little rougher and a little harder. This Montreal, Canada based producer grinds out beats with generous amounts of hip-hop and trap influence. However, that does not mean that he can’t lay a couple beats to bed in a suave, mystique way. In Kaytranada’s latest EP smackdown Kaytra Todo, you’ll coast through eight songs that boast some aspects of trap and hip-hop. But with a creative license that has minimal boundaries, nit-picky details become irrelevant as you become absorbed in midst of Kaytranada’s latest invention.

Juj is an LA beatsmith native with a serious case of the knuckleball. His style is much like an acquired taste. At first, it may seem like a chaotic mess with seemingly arbitrary sounds and beats that miss the mark. The reality of it all is that once you understand his style, you’ll soon begin to appreciate this difficult art form. Walnut is Juj’s third official release after a two-year break from his sophomore album Slack. Within Walnut, you’ll hear typical Juj style. What is this said style? It’s a whole bunch of effects, off-beats, and occasional ambient moods sweeping and painting across the musical canvas. Each tune is a character of its own that ranges from droning to ambient to downtempo. Walnut is an extremely dynamic album that you should definitely not brush off. Let this album become the catalyst for you becoming a music connoisseur.

There aren’t too many well-known Mid-Western producers out there, but we’ve got one just for you. Representing Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ackryte is bringing it up in the beginnings of 2013 with his most recent EP, Lifted Transmissions. Ackryte has developed his own distinct sounds of jazzy swings and bumpin’ blues that frequent his tracks. Unlike most downtempo beat producers, he avoids the obvious groove-loop path. Instead, he takes the black diamond hill approach of creating progressive beats while pushing the comfort levels of the typical beat. Within Lifted Transmissions, you’ll find a generous amount of soothing piano backed with eclectic electronic effects and synths. There is audible sense of equilibrium between modesty and obvious showmanship of talent if you listen closely. Ackryte fuses easy-listening beats with forward-thinking style in his own right. Looking for something different? Look no further.

'Flight Delayed' - is a compilation of beats that I made when I used to spend a lot of weekends in NYC. I would have a lot of downtime to make beats before and during my flights and this album is a result of those experiences. -Al Patron

'Short Cuts' - is a compilation of 'feel good' beats that reminds me of growing up in the 90's era. They're made for you to bump while driving around but also represents my mindset before the events leading up to my full length debut album, 'Flight Delayed', which will be released on HW&W in December. Thank you for listening, AL PATRON

Super excited to finally bring you our latest release, Critical Moment EP by none other than Bugseed himself. Hailing from Tokyo, Japan we reached out to homie on some fan shit a while back and here we are today with Critical Moment. This EP is just to give y'all a taste of whats to come, a full length LP that will be available next year on HW&W. http://huhwhatandwhere.com http://twitter.com/huhwhatandwhere http://soundcloud.com/bug-seed

Ohbliv is here with his HW&W debut LP and boy is it a beauty. "Up" is 16 tracks of the Virginia native's distinct, vintage sound with the warmth and bounce of his past releases... It was only last fall that Ohbliv came out to visit us in LA to chill and do some digging/record shopping. One year later, "Up" is here for your listening pleasure. Truly honored to be releasing this on our label. Big ups to JPS and CMLK. #HWW www.soundcloud.com/ohbliv www.huhwhatandwhere.com www.twitter.com/huhwhatandwhere

Ta-Ku wanted to pay tribute to his greatest influence by creating a new beat each day for 50 days straight. There is no doubt that Dilla has left his impression in hip hop forever, but Ta-Ku wanted Dilla’s spirit to stay alive through music. You will find signature Dilla-esque drum swings, melodic transitions, and creative sampling in his tribute to the late J Dilla.

In Equilibrium, Evil Needle creates a vibe that combines the styles of both Cirrostratus and Mood. The result is a powerful cohesive album that provides a cinematic listening experience throughout the album. Equilibrium will send chills down your spine and instill a cozy warm feeling in your gut from start to finish.

***REMASTERED VERSION**** "Alright guys. So remember last year when I proclaimed that my forthcoming album The Gap was gonna be this total change in sound direction for me and all that? Well it turns out that I’m an idiot and a liar because I’m back with a Flavors 2 and The Gap, which was supposed to be out last July is still being “mastered”. I know, I know…it will come out later this year I think. In the meantime bitches, here’s Flavors 2. I was gonna do a whole blurry lights thing again for the visual but Ta-ku used it for Latenyc and there’s only so many blurry lights and triangles to go around in this world. Shouts out to My Hollow Drum, the whole HW&W squad, and Soulection Radio and much love to everybody fucking with me. I did this for y’all.” – Bahwee www.facebook.com/bahwee www.twitter.com/bahwee_mhd www.huhwhatandwhere.com

We’ve admittedly stayed real low key since our label’s inception. Truth be told, all of us over here behind the scenes at HW&W are just a bunch of lazy bastards. Now that we’re getting our shit together (sorta), here is the 1st of many HW&W compilations and this one is for free too! Not because we wanted to do something for the fans but because we didn’t think any of you would buy it. But really tho, we just thought we’d do this cuz without all of you rocking with Huh What & Where, none of this would be happening. Big ups to Juj for giving us his worst track he’s made recently and great thanks to Mike Gao for forgetting to send us a replacement for his track cuz he wanted to save this one for his album. Also special thanks to Papa Joe for allowing Sango, Koen, & Tek.lun to appear on this compilation, but most of all for his unquestioned dedication to #oceanswag. On a more somber note, we have a major beef going on between Elaquent and Ta-ku right now. Lives have been lost, triangles have been drawn…I just hope this serves as a way of bringing you guys closer and ending the violence. #LOVE #TRIANGLES #SWAG www.facebook.com/huhwhatandwhere www.twitter.com/huhwhatandwhere www.huhwhatandwhere.com

Shades is a collection of some of Ackryte's favorite old joints and some new material that's never been heard before. This album serves as a lead-up to his debut full length album on HW&W, dropping later this year. If you've been sleeping on Ackryte, it's a chance for you to become better acquainted with his work. www.facebook.com/ackryte.beats www.huhwhatandwhere.com www.twitter.com/huhwhatandwhere

In dedication to the late James Dewitt Yancey better known as J Dilla or Jay Dee, beat-smith Ta-ku has produced a track each day for 50 days; each song embodying the very recognizable essence of the “Dilla sound” so cherished by fans far and wide, showcasing Ta-ku’s eclectic production prowess. HW&W Recordings is releasing the 1st volume of 25 tracks via digital download with a vinyl release soon after. www.facebook.com/takugotbeats www.twitter.com/huhwhatandwhere www.huhwhatandwhere.com

8 tracks finished on a recent trip to N.Y.C. This EP is a lead-up to my LP on HW&W Recordings entitled "SCARLETTE" dropping Febuary 2012. Enjoy!

Sketches is a collection of old ass tracks + more recent shit that i decided to put together for yall as a thank you to everybody thats been fucking with me up to this point. As some of you may know, i got this ep called The Gap coming soon that some of you might hate so this is sorta like an apology to all of you who liked Flavors and shit. I say that because I feel like im doing some different things on the next one, and not to say that i dont like my old shit, cause i do.. but its just that im not making stuff like this these days. Consider this the last of the pure hip hop joints, or who fucking knows man, i will probably go back on my word later. Fucking regardless, i hope that you find a couple in here that stick with you. I guess you could consider this the Flavors Bsides album. Some of these date back to 06 and are basic “sketches” or ideas and whatnot. Big ups to Frans & Cheez of D&S Studios on the cover art and thanks again to everybody fucking with me, i love all you guys. www.facebook.com/bahwee www.twitter.com/bahwee_mhd www.huhwhatandwhere.com

"You already know. Anybody who has checked out my 2009 release 'After Midnight' should already understand the vibe i was going for. If you havent heard After Midnight, then allow me to elaborate. Midnight soul shit. Certain sounds resonate more after dark, than before dark. something about the night skies, the moon, the crickets. jazzy, smooth, vibin type music. As i always say, perfect is boring. Tracks are a bit lo fi and sloppy. but so is life. Take your jacket off, stay for a while. Grab your Rye and Coke. I tried to create an atmosphere that will set the mood right. Studying. Drinking. Smoking. Romance. Just do me a favor and play it at night. Shoutouts to Marv Won, Mr Brady, O-Phrap, Es, Solar-C, and Phillipe Edison for helping me realize the vision. Highest praises to the whole HW&W team. Ok. Less reading, more vibing. Enjoy." - sona (eq) www.facebook.com/elaquent www.twitter.com/elaquent www.huhwhatandwhere.com

over elaquent's vast, illustrious career he has consistently blessed us with tape after tape after tape of pure genius. this here is a collection of some of his 'finer work', tracks that most of y'all are probably tired of but some of you will shit your pants over. if it was up to eq everything he ever released would be free but we have kids to feed. the point is, for the kids who dunno who this canadian even is, peep game and refer back to his catalogue, and you'll hear the real gems. As a free goodie, we have attached the first single off Elaquent's HW&W debut release. The Midnight After coming soon.

“A while back I put out this beattape called Flavors, no biggie. I basically just threw all the mellow joints I had into a folder and named it ‘Flavors’. I put it up for download for 2 days along with my buddies’ tape and we took it down, right after. He, went on to do great things and tour the world. I, on the other hand, still have trouble getting into The Crosby…Well, I added a few more, flavors, (get it?HAAHAHhAHAHAA..), and did a few extra things here and there. If money is the only thing preventing you from copping this, well, then look hard enough and you’ll find a link. Ya might not like it, but your girl will..I’m just sayin. Special thanks to Mary Anne Hobbs for playing my shit back then & my friends/fam killing it all over.” - Bahwee www.facebook.com/bahwee www.twitter.com/bahwee_mhd www.huhwhatandwhere.com

“My cousin had been telling me for years that he had these homies who skated and made music ‘just like me’. I thought to myself, ‘yeah, who gives a fuck,’ but ended up checking out Henry from Outerspace and was blown away. The first time I met Juj I ended up being escorted off campus in the back of a cop car and woke up passed out on my cousin’s floor. We all partied that weekend and at some point he played me his beats and I knew he was on some shit. I started playing their joints out at our events, and one night got Yuk so amped on a Shlohmo track he thought was mine that I practically broke the fool’s heart when I told him it wasn’t even me. Now there’s nobody who don’t know them cats over at Wedidit, and I’m just lucky to have met these fuckers early on. Nothing makes you feel old like a group of cats who can’t get into bars that skate + make music better than you do. “

“The first and only beat tape I ever ‘released’ was back in 06 that I gave to my boy Jeff. I modestly scribbled 22 HEADNODDERS on it and remember dropping it off in his mailbox on my way to school. Years later, upstairs at lowend, I’m chillin and this old ass track of mine comes on out of nowhere. I was trippin like, “no, this can’t possibly be..” He told me later, “its from 22 Headnodders, foo.” and it all came back to me. Anyways, the name stuck and volume II is merely a collection of newer but oldd beats I did a while back. A lot of these I never got to finish when my pc died on me [R.I.P.],thus the fwee beattape. So twist something up and enjoy; straight out the dungeons of MHD, this is HEADNODDERS VOL. II; oh by the way„ fuck you jeff.” - bahwee Made during late nights/early mornings from the early years of MHD & The Crosby. Thanks to: family/friends, SBTG, MHD, HW&W, WEDIDIT, VIBES&STUFF, FTR, The Crosby, & you.