why we love this

A nightcap deep inside a dense rainforest, where analog hiss condenses mist out of the humid air. Flora undulate to a circadian rhythm, sampled and spliced into a rejuvenating groove.

about the record

Co-founder and head chef of LA's buzzing fine-dining restaurant LASA, Chad Valencia aka yuk. returns to Leaving Records leading the ambient lo-fi revolution within LA’s beat scene. Speaking sonically and conceptually to the nuanced heritage of yuk.’s traditional Filipino upbringing, Paraiso marks the first of two instalments in contemporary works of sound art forthcoming from the experimental beat maker.