SMUGGLERS Vol. 1 (Reverie) [UNKWN Sounds]

UNKWN Sounds presents Reverie, the debut collection from Smugglers, straight out of Seoul. 10 original compositions built on the dusty, faded textures of late '60s and '70s records, reimagined through a dark, modern hip-hop lens by producers who have never been bound to a single sound. Each composition is arranged with drums in mind, moving from haunting one-chord themes to moody chord progressions and resampled B-sections that shift the atmosphere mid-loop. Worn tape character, session-style instrumentation and hazy ambience come together like a half-remembered dream: familiar, yet impossible to place, and unmistakably authentic.