Audiopile Review: After issuing almost two dozen albums over the past decade for labels like HHV and Jakarta, Oslo-based producer Ol’ Burger Beats is one of the few producers to have made it through the lo-fi beats scene of the ‘10s, now able to pull in a host of top tier MCs to take on his luxurious beat-work. The stunning lineup here is a who’s who of the hip-hop underground, with appearances from Lil B, Pink Siifu, Fly Anakin, Billy Woods, The God Fahim, and Quelle Chris, among others—you’d be hard pressed to find a better list of guest MCs on any contemporary album. And this isn’t just a mishmash guest stars that flex Burger’s reach, everyone selected is a perfect match to his laidback style. The restrained and mildly stoned flows melt like butter across Burger’s crackle n’ pop jazz-centric style.

Ol’ Burger Beats’s new opus, 74: Out of Time, is a multifaceted and stunning exploration of sounds and eras. Using 74bpm as his basis, he constructs sublime, jazzy instrumentals that feature some of hip-hop’s finest emcees and vocalists. Each song blends seamlessly from one to the next spread across the album’s 17 tracks, with the help from a standout supporting cast that includes Fly Anakin, Awon, Quelle Chris, Pink Siifu, YUNGMORPHEUS, lojii, billy woods, Tha God Fahim, Vic Spencer and Vuyo, among several others.