These are the earliest works from 1994, when DJ Clyde left the group Assassin, launched the 1st French Mixtapes, and began producing. His only gear was the rugged SP1200 and S950, and the samples come mainly from soul, funk, and jazz — delivering an unapologetically thick low end you rarely hear in today's hip-hop instrumentals or lo-fi hip-hop. (Original Japanese text by AYAM)