https://soundcloud.com/djmaneone/coolie-high-dj-mane-one-remix

You’re taking a dreamy late night drive down the purple and star lined streets of Shibuya. Through the speakers deep grooves and chunky drums compliment the neon signs passing by in time with the swinging hi-hats as Aru-2 & Kzyboost’s new LP “Hot Pants” bounces out of the stereo. Sometimes rich and dense, yet other times stripped back and direct, the duo’s productions make the perfect accompaniment for Kzyboost’s trademark talkboxing as they effortlessly fuse modern funk grooves with classic hip-hop & beat scene elements, not to mention a generous dose of 90s R&B sensibility. 

Hailing from Tokyo, Aru-2 and Kzyboost are both known for their work in the Japanese underground hip-hop scene. Aru-2 got his start producing for prominent artists like Issugi, Senninsho, Tamaki Roy, and Kid Fresno. His well-received 2013 debut EP “Arµ-2,” was featured in OkayPlayer, while his 2014 collaborative album “TANHÂ,” with Lee (Asano and Ryuhei) was lauded by Pitchfork. Kzyboost’s instrument of choice is the talk-box and as such is one of the best known talk-box artists in Japan. He’s released two studio albums, “Callin’ U” (2019), and “Keep Smoovin’” (2020), that fuse West Coast hip-hop and 90s R&B. The two artists bonded over their shared love of music across sessions at Aru-2’s home studio, resulting in their first collaborative album - the  “Hot Pants” LP.

Aru-2 & Kzyboost - Why Do Birds

cruisin' mmrrmx

FreakMe [MM6 blend］

new music by QSTN and Freddie Joachim.

May 2015

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QSTN x FREDDIE JOACHIM - DOPPELGÄNGER

Panax - Fakin The Funk Ft. A-Ro (Prod. by AstroLogical)

20250919smktlk

505 Trips (prod. VOLDE)

Baker’s Dozen ventures to Japan to welcome our next featured
producer, Budamunk.

“I started listening to Hip Hop in the 90’s. My interest grew slowly
until it became a collection of records, CDs and taped VHS. This
then evolved into experiments, sampling and chopping WAVs on free
versions of WaveLab. In 2003 this became an MPC 2000XL. I was
living in Los Angeles at the time so I had started going to shows
and hanging out with people who shared similar interests. We all
began to gather and learn together. Records became beats which
became freestyle sessions, songs, laughter and much coughing.
After several years I returned to Tokyo and it’s been 10 years since
I have been back.

I still make beats the same way. Going off of feeling I would get when
I hear a record. The selection of sounds has changed slightly in
accordance with my current environment. Still mostly sample-based
but adding new and old tools have become part of my process. Just
continuing to create music my body and spirit needs to feel good.”

- BUDAMUNK

Pre-Order Here!

Budamunk - Zzoned

COOLIE HIGH REMIX

found this accordian keyboard outside an estate in bermondsey ii turned it on and it started generating this beat. mad shit. mack tamed it with the melody 
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Indianaccordian demo featuring black mack

Mabanua - Him feat Tamala

"EspEaK"

tracklist: (not in order)

◙ dabeatdown 
◙ diskotek 
◙ INergy[Iomari] 
◙ kanyeys[prt] 
◙ kooL'nAwt 
◙ gOn[no-Tip] 
◙ Liv*to 
◙ meetoo 
◙ oncUponArhym 
◙ ProEra 
◙ rootz 
◙ vaginia 
◙ what_it_do 
◙ grownup[w spazzkid]

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thankyou!

COOLIE HIGH REMIX

BUDAMUNK

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