Kai Reesu - KOMPROMAT Vol. i LP

Kai Reesu won the 2025 Scottish Album of the Year award for their debut album, KOMPROMAT Vol. i.

Kai Reesu are an emergent force on parallel planes - the Scottish Jazz and Hip-Hop scenes. Made in the image of the mixtape (complete with interludes), KOMPROMAT Vol. i solidifies the collaboration of Kai Reesu with Los-Angeles-come-Govan based rapper Jurnalist, a full excursion of different geometries of the hip-hop sound, boom-bap, neo-soul, grime and west coast, filtered through the Kai machine with rich layers and live instrumentation. The album subtly tells a story of how Jurnalist came to Scotland, links up with Kai Reesu and the journey therein, landing at Remember - ' remember the come-up, don't forget them days', equal parts prophetic and nostalgic.

1. Baggyfit
2. late night jazz chat (interlude)
3. Purposes
4. Broma
5. Measures
6. kobe poem phonecall (interlude)
7. Detroit Cartier
8. Panoramic Coast
9. Hood Sermon
10. Remember / Alvvays svnny