Micro-Chopping 104 Jammin’ Ass Instrumentals Part 2: 4 Hours and 51 Minutes of Nonstop Musical Bliss
I found myself in a bit of dilemma this past November. The more I interviewed producers and wrote articles for Micro-Chop, the more amazing instrumental music I discovered. Before long the number of albums and artists I found myself listening to far exceeded my article writing speed.
I wanted to find a way to share all of this great music without cheapening my writing by rushing out a new piece about every single artist that caught my ear. I also wanted to give my readers an immersive, slow burn listening experience. So I decided to make a big, diverse playlist featuring some of my favorite beats.
I started compiling instrumentals at a feverish pace with one rule in mind: every single song had to be from a different producer — no repeats. At first I figured I’d compile, 50, 60, maybe 70 instrumentals at most. Before I knew it I had 104. And I didn’t want to cut out a single one.
The playlist quickly become one of the best-received and most shared Micro-Chop playlists of all time. Because of the massive response I decided to make 104-beat instrumental playlists a semi-regular Micro-Chop feature.
About a month ago I started putting together a second edition of my 104-beat playlist series. This time, I sought to increase my reader engagement by asking people to share their hardest beats with me. In a matter of days I’d received hundreds of submissions. I wasn’t able to include all of them here, but a substantial amount made the final cut.
I hope the playlist serves as a musical gateway of sorts — a way for you to explore different branches of the instrumental family tree. And if a certain song or producer really blows you away, I kindly ask you to think about something you can do to support their work.
I hope you enjoy this playlist as much as I enjoyed making it. And for all my producers reading this, I’m already working on a third edition. Keep sending me stuff.
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