"Posturing lo-fi atmospherics at the side of silky smooth crimson beats, singing synths, and verging almost new age in some breaths, Denver instrumentalist Edamame falls genre-less on the ears and delightfully so. More of an organic experience than emotion-provoking, this beatmaster invites his listeners on a brainwave joyride.

Solid instrumental hip-hop or lounge (or any other wine-dripping, dark-hued genre) sparks the same effect that Ralph Ellison so eloquently describes in the prologue of his book, Invisible Man:
a surreal, mind-altering experience–tracking deep and deeper still into the blue, purple velvet of the underground that’s smoke-hazed and hypnagogic.

Though Ellison referenced a Louis Armstrong track, the effect is the same. A lush listen, Edamame churns out warm tuneage to wrap the body in."

- 303 Magazine

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Edamame is the downtempo electronic project of Chicago producer Ed Harris. For more than a decade, he has shaped a sound of warm melodies, intricate percussion, organic textures, and field recordings drawn from the world around him.

Blending downtempo, instrumental hip-hop, ambient, and organic electronic music, Edamame creates immersive compositions suited to headphones, open landscapes, and late-night rooms. Nature, travel, and overlooked everyday sounds remain constant inspiration, summed up in his long-standing mantra: “songs to help you float.”

Since 2012, Edamame has released 18 albums, EPs, and projects through labels including Emancipator’s Loci Records, Gravitas Recordings, and Abandon Building Records. He has collaborated with Emancipator, Tor, Northern Form, Mux Mool, and Ian Ewing, and shared stages with Tycho, Parra For Cuva, CloZee, Emancipator, Of The Trees, Random Rab, Tor, edapollo, Koresma, and so many more.

His live history spans U.S. clubs and festival stages at home and abroad, including Shambhala, Lightning in a Bottle, Les Sables Electroniques, North Coast, and Sonic Bloom. His music continues to reach listeners worldwide through radio, licensing, independent releases, and a catalog spanning more than a decade.

Across that body of work, Edamame continues to favor atmosphere over excess - music shaped less by genre than feeling: weightless, reflective, and quietly transportive.

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