{"title":"Don Philippe","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"velvet-breaks","title":"Velvet Breaks","description":"\u003cp\u003eDon Philippe releases new instrumental album \u003cem\u003eVelvet Breaks\u003c\/em\u003e on Sonar Kollektiv. Lo-fi textures meet emotional depth across a meditative, analog- inspired journey. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith its textured production, broken rhythms, and a distinctly analog warmth, Velvet Breaks is a slow-burning, introspective work – a meditation on fragility, erosion, and beauty in decay. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDon Philippe, real name Philippe A. Kayser, brings decades of musical experience to the project. A professional drummer in the 1980s and later active as a pianist and guitarist, Kayser has worked since the 1990s as a composer and producer from his own studio. He is also a co-founder of the legendary German hip-hop group Freundeskreis, a pioneering act that helped define the sound and culture of German rap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 2015, Don Philippe has focused on instrumental hip-hop, releasing over ten solo albums across various independent labels and building a global fanbase on streaming platforms. His music bridges the soulful subtleties of jazz with the grit of classic boom- bap, always delivered with a delicate, cinematic touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn\u003cem\u003e Velvet Breaks\u003c\/em\u003e, that mastery is on full display. From the crackle of dusty drum loops to the hazy elegance of Rhodes melodies and tape-saturated fragments, the album builds a fragile world where silence and space are just as important as sound. The track titles read like a poetic deconstruction — “fibers displaced,” “torn,” “a rupture, ” “entanglement” — tracing a conceptual journey from tension to release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album unfolds like a narrative, with each track title suggesting a step in a process of unraveling: “fibers displaced,” “edges,” “a rupture,” “tension,” “entanglement” – culminating in the title track, “velvet is broken.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no need for words here. The beats speak for themselves, telling a story in fragments, textures, and ghostly grooves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonar Kollektiv","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":52043411095883,"sku":"R2125-7730","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/click_91315be7-e678-438f-a1c3-44377aa529c3.jpg?v=1749638361"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/don-philippe.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}