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Yuu Udagawa - Mojito [Cyphon Recordings]

Yuu Udagawa - Forever [Cyphon Recordings]

The hot air balloon drifted up into the sky, it could be seen overlooking the city, those perched in the tiny wicker basket below watched down upon a busy world of hustle and bustle.

The sky was clear but in the distance there was the odd cloud splattered against a deep radiant blue backdrop. The sun beamed down upon them as they continued to rise in the glow of the morning.

Perhaps this is what it felt like, flying that is. He’d always imagined it might be weightless and freeing, yet as he sat perched in the small booth he realised it was far more than that. It was a sense of being, a state of forever in which you might never land and touch back down to earth. That would be dreamy he thought..

Yuu Udagawa is set to release a new EP, a fruity assortment of fun electronic mischief which is reminiscent of early DJ Koze and old downtempo beat tapes. This one gets a big green tick and a thumbs up from us.

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PREMIERE: Yuu Udagawa - Forever [Cyphon]

!! These are stripped-down 160mp3 snippets of the original tracks !!!

Artist:  Yuu Udagawa
Album:  Some Time Ago EP (incl. Manuel Tur remixes)
Cat.No.:  CPT 618-3
Format:  digital only

Tracklisting:

1. Trace Your Body (7:06)
2. Some Time Ago (5:42)
3. Some Time Ago (Manuel Tur Remix) (5:30)
4. Blows My Heart (7:44)
5. Go Slowly On Supersonic (5:45)
6. Some Time Ago (Manuel Tur Remix Bonus) (4:39)

Info:
Guaranteed dance jewels from Japan, by the much-lauded female producer and DJ Yuu Udagawa. Warm house, midtempo groover and a gorgeous broken techy track plus on top fantastic Manuel Tur remixes.
About Yuu Udagawa
Yuu Udagawa, a Tokyo-based DJ, producer, and sound artist. With a broad variety of inspiring sounds like rock, hip-hop, Latin jazz, techno and house having shaped her inimitable style over the years. It comes as no surprise that Yuu’s music is truly captivating. It is both uplifting and soothing; marked by an elegant sophistication that reflects her desire to find harmony according to Golden Mean theory.
Yuu has been serving crowds at clubs, festivals and fashion shows with her repertoire as a DJ and it was only natural that this creative energy found its way into making music, so prepare to be taken into the groove.
In 2022, she was featured on Manuel Tur’s “Dreamharmonicon (feat. Yuu Udagawa)” release on Compost Records. In 2023, Yuu released her debut EP “Forever” on Cyphon Recordings (UK).
Also Yuu engaged in the creation of audio environment for aquariums, museums, apparel brands, etc., and produced soundscapes, In 2022, Yuu has produced the sound inside of a 3D hologram theatre and 7.1ch sound, sound installations at Japan’s first immersive museum featuring Impressionist masterpieces, such as Monet, Degas, etc, among other commissions.

Links:

Website:  www.yuu-udagawa.com
Facebook:  www.facebook.com/yuu.udagawa88
Instagram:  www.instagram.com/yuu.udagawa
Soundcloud:  https://soundcloud.com/vigoomix
Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/0HD4Fb8pIvG6kaN97kUQDC Bandcamp:  https://yuuudagawa.bandcamp.com

Yuu Udagawa - Blows My Heart (Snippet)

Still on and about after years of the most intense crate digging, gem mining, desperate head-scratching and avid schooling, thirsty as ever for the next musical thrill to wrap our ears and brains around, here comes the fruit of our life-long love story with Japanese electronics, Denshi Ongaku No Bigaku Vol. 1 and Vol.2. 

Link:
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Denshi Ongaku No Bigaku Denshi

APPAREL PREMIERE: Yuu Udagawa - We Float [Cosmocities]

Still on and about after years of the most intense crate digging, gem mining, desperate head-scratching and avid schooling, thirsty as ever for the next musical thrill to wrap our ears and brains around, here comes the fruit of our life-long love story with Japanese electronics, Denshi Ongaku No Bigaku Vol. 1 and Vol.2. From the soul-fulfilling first crush felt upon hearing the iconic soundtrack of ‘Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence’ by Ryuichi Sakamoto onto our release of Inner Science ‘Cosmo Tracks’, through the life-affirming sets of Laurent Garnier at Dijon’s seminal club, l’An-fer, which have at all times nurtured and expanded our taste for Easternmost delicacies, the influence of Japanese music on our vision and endeavours was paramount to the development of our catalogue, whether directly or indirectly.

Masterly crafted by Yuu Udagawa, ‘Infinite Possibility’ eases us in a realm where weightless pop and low-slung abstract hip-hop combine to further exhilarating effect.

PREMIÈRE: Yuu Udagawa - Infinite Possibility

More than 30 years in business, over 800 catalogue releases, over 8000 songs + remixes and still going strong!! Compost is one of the most prolific, highly acclaimed and in demand indie labels in Europe. Compost and its sublabels Compost Black Label, Compost Disco, Drumpoet Community, Derwin Recordings and rumpelmusig standing for quality music, a sophisticated mixture of electrifying disco, house, techno, soul, jazz and a little bit of pop. XLR8R wrote: "...top address where electronica meets musicality". Besides internationally respected artist like Robert Owens, Trüby Trio, Koop, Beanfield, Christian Prommer, Felix Laband, Karma, Ben Mono, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Marsmobil, Eddy Meets Yannah, Sepalot, Alif Tree, Shahrokh, Wigald Boning a.o. the label is also well known for its praised compilation series V.A. "Elaste" (Vol.1-4), "Future Sounds Of Jazz" (Vol.1-14), "Partykeller" (Vol.1-3) or "Glücklich" (Vol.1-5). Like Gilles Peterson once said: “With great pleasure I pronounce Compost the most consistent and forward thinking record label of continental Europe.“

Yuu Udagawa - Blows My Heart (Snippet)

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