Lito Akari — the multi-dimensional hustler provides beat-based joints with a distinctive laid-back style, infused with elements of neo soul, jazz and West Coast rap, working mainly without samples. With roots in Istanbul and Berlin (where he is part of artist collective Block Opera), Lito collaborated with influential producers like Dexter, Smoke Trees and many more.
Akari Raheem - Lost In Variations is the first album of the ongoing experimental project with F. Raheem. Two old friends, equipped with keys, synths, beats and one restriction: no samples. Everything is connected: using piano as the primary instrument, the album’s recurring interpretations and variations are reminiscent of library and soundtrack music, incorporating the duo’s own touch of the current zeitgeist.
Get a vinyl at akari-raheem.com or hhv.de. A new album is in the making.
Not long after their successful Sirens EP, acclaimed duo Smoke Trees & Lito Akari returns with Monochrome Butterflies, an album full of their signature lo-fi trip hop sound. A love story, one of joy and tristesse, of emergence and decay - the eternal cycle. The duo got airplay at BBC 6 Radio and in various Spotify editorial playlists, currently releasing singles for a new project.
Lito Akari's debut album Time Is Only Space And Sky Is Not The Limit is a beat odyssey into the unknown through time and space of the universe. Get a vinyl at block-opera.com, hhv.de, vinyl-digital.com.
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