Album lore

SMIL, the 2025 release from 9ICK, unfolds over twelve tracks that traverse the contours of jazz beats and lo-fi textures with a deft hand. Issued independently, the album blends elements of nu jazz, jazz fusion, and jazz rap, weaving a subtle yet assured thread through its varied moods. Recorded as a collection of brief vignettes—as the titles suggest, from "Morning Bike Ride" to "Hjem til København"—the record embraces a warm, analogue sensibility that invites close listening without excess.The featured track "Cold Dip" exemplifies the album’s approach: a measured interplay of laid-back percussion and wistful melodic fragments. SMIL’s resonance lies in its unhurried pacing and understated production, a quiet nod to the lineage of jazz house and lo-fi beats that have long inhabited the underground crate culture. With just under 8,000 scrobbles and a modest but dedicated audience, this artifact offers a nuanced addition to the catalog of contemporary jazz-inflected beatmaking.

Album lore

SMIL, the 2025 release from 9ICK, unfolds over twelve tracks that traverse the contours of jazz beats and lo-fi textures with a deft hand. Issued independently, the album blends elements of nu jazz, jazz fusion, and jazz rap, weaving a subtle yet assured thread through its varied moods. Recorded as a collection of brief vignettes—as the titles suggest, from "Morning Bike Ride" to "Hjem til København"—the record embraces a warm, analogue sensibility that invites close listening without excess.The featured track "Cold Dip" exemplifies the album’s approach: a measured interplay of laid-back percussion and wistful melodic fragments. SMIL’s resonance lies in its unhurried pacing and understated production, a quiet nod to the lineage of jazz house and lo-fi beats that have long inhabited the underground crate culture. With just under 8,000 scrobbles and a modest but dedicated audience, this artifact offers a nuanced addition to the catalog of contemporary jazz-inflected beatmaking.