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NTS Guide to: LA Beat Scene
13.05.25 · London

NTS Guide to: LA Beat Scene

The LA Beat Scene emerged in the early 2000s as a loose community of producers pushing instrumental hip-hop into new territory. Built around live nights like Kutmah's Sketchbook, and later Low End Theory, it created space for new kinds of sampling, strange drum programming and a DIY approach to sharing music. This mix brings together artists central to the scene’s development - Flying Lotus, Ras G, Teebs, Samiyam, Knxwledge, and others who shaped its sound from bedrooms, basements and backrooms across LA.

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Tracklist

  • 0:00:00
    Kutmah feat. Andres Renteria
    Warm Like The Sunshine
  • 0:00:59
    Daedelus
    Experience
  • 0:03:01
    Teebs
    Arthur's Birds
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  • Flying Lotus
    Fall In Love (J Dilla Tribute)
  • Mono_Poly
    Glow
  • Samiyam
    Kitties
  • Dibiase
    Circuit Breakin'
  • Samiyam
    Rounded
  • Knxwledge
    Okaiokai
  • Knxwledge
    Noflowrs[instrw]
  • Ahwlee
    Softop _ Coolist
  • Devon
    Hold Up Zelda
  • AFTA-1
    The Time In Between Suite
  • Devonwho
    Pretendingtowalkslow (Feat. Zeroh)
  • Mndsgn
    Legwarmrs
  • TOKiMONSTA
    The World Is Ours
  • Kutmah
    Portis
  • Teebs
    While You Doooo
  • mndsgn
    Chowdr (Bonus)
  • Afta 1
    Nightflight
  • Tuamie
    Well Well Well
  • Tuamie
    E Is for E
  • Ahnnu
    Non2
  • Daedelus
    LA Nocturn
  • Shlohmo (Low Limit mix)
    Antigravity (Low Limit Remix)
  • Teebs
    Piano Days
  • Samiyam
    Escape
  • Samiyam
    Sometimes
  • FLYamSAM
    The Offbeat
  • Flying Lotus (Nosaj Thing mix)
    Camel (Nosaj Thing Remix)
  • Flying Lotus
    Unknown Track (Still)
  • Baths
    Aminals
  • Ras G
    Juju
  • Kutmah
    Sativa
  • Nosaj Thing
    Nightcrawler