Album lore

Until Dawn, issued by rockwell product shop in September 2025, collects sixteen tracks from Mecca:83, a figure weaving through lo-fi beats and jazz-inflected hip hop. The album’s palette draws on nu jazz and jazz rap, underscored by a textured, analogue warmth consistent with the label’s boutique ethos. Notable collaborators include Jonny Tobin on “Elevation,” whose vocal presence adds a soulful dimension, and guest appearances from Detroit stalwarts Phat Kat and Guilty Simpson on “Don’t Stop,” linking the record to a lineage of Midwestern streetwise jazz beats.This assemblage balances instrumental interludes such as “Beyond Us (Interlude)” with vocal features from Ella Mae Sueref and Lex of de Kalhex, deepening the album’s resonance. The sequencing moves deftly between contemplative moods and rhythmic propulsion, evoking the late-night pulse of urban solitude. While not widely scrobbled—just under six thousand plays on Last.fm—the record offers a quietly assured contribution to the canon of contemporary jazz rap and lo-fi hip hop.

Album lore

Until Dawn, issued by rockwell product shop in September 2025, collects sixteen tracks from Mecca:83, a figure weaving through lo-fi beats and jazz-inflected hip hop. The album’s palette draws on nu jazz and jazz rap, underscored by a textured, analogue warmth consistent with the label’s boutique ethos. Notable collaborators include Jonny Tobin on “Elevation,” whose vocal presence adds a soulful dimension, and guest appearances from Detroit stalwarts Phat Kat and Guilty Simpson on “Don’t Stop,” linking the record to a lineage of Midwestern streetwise jazz beats.This assemblage balances instrumental interludes such as “Beyond Us (Interlude)” with vocal features from Ella Mae Sueref and Lex of de Kalhex, deepening the album’s resonance. The sequencing moves deftly between contemplative moods and rhythmic propulsion, evoking the late-night pulse of urban solitude. While not widely scrobbled—just under six thousand plays on Last.fm—the record offers a quietly assured contribution to the canon of contemporary jazz rap and lo-fi hip hop.