I love rap music. I originally started making rap beats to provide a foundation for these daily freestyle workouts I was doing last winter and spring. I have zero ambition to become a rapper, but freestyling is really good for you. It’s a tremendous mental workout that, I imagine, kick-starts creativity and general cleverness in social situations. It can also serve as a type of meditation and even a physical workout if you have the space.
Making beats for myself eventually morphed into just making beats for their own sake, pretty much every day. It’s addictive. As a songwriter and producer, I’m pretty interested in the origin of every sound within a beat. That’s why all the samples are original (except for the drum machines). Sometimes I sang or played something specifically for the beat, and other times I sampled some song I had recorded prior.
Niko Kwiatkowski is a musician and general magic-maker in Portland, Oregon. When he’s not creating music in one of his many projects, you can find him fighting wildfires around the Northwest.
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Do It Again | 3:10 | ||||
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All Alone | 2:17 | ||||
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FTW | 4:15 | ||||
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FTW (Version) | 1:27 | ||||
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Mystery, Baby | 2:14 | ||||
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Rap Trip | 3:39 | ||||
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Freak'n | 4:32 | ||||
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Cruise Appeal | 2:27 | ||||
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That's All | 4:10 | ||||
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Punks | 3:47 | ||||
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Cairo | 2:57 | ||||
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Colors | 3:41 | ||||
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Cosmic Haircut | 3:51 | ||||
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Data Loop | 2:43 | ||||
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Desperation | 3:53 | ||||
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Game 7 | 4:04 | ||||
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Drippy Days | 4:52 | ||||
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Fully Enchanted Life | 2:30 | ||||
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The Ghost Of Cool | 4:13 | ||||
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Golden Curtain | 2:20 | ||||
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Heartbeat | 4:29 | ||||
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Kicked Out Of The Morgue | 1:36 | ||||
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Kids | 1:56 | ||||
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Life With The Animals | 3:15 | ||||
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Love Affair | 4:02 | ||||
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Love-In | 4:04 | ||||
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Magic Hustle | 3:40 | ||||
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The Magic Touch | 4:26 | ||||
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Mammal | 1:59 | ||||
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Mood Unit | 3:15 |
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