Far East Recording’s Shinichiro Yokota has enjoyed a revival of late, thanks to a recent reissue on Rush Hour of his classic ‘Do It Again’ and further reissues on Hhrati with long-term friend and partner in crime Soichi Terada. This has brought their unique brand of house music back onto dance floors and firmly in the hearts of music lovers around the world. With a recent performance to a jubilant crowd in Tokyo, this could spell a move back into playing in clubs for Shinichiro, so watch this space.

O fervor criativo de Hugo Oliveira, autor nascido no Porto, quis separar duas
metades de si, que tendem a unir-se com o tempo para expor o seu
crescimento musical e pessoal: Minus na rima e MrDolly nos instrumentais, na
mesma pessoa criaram o álbum “Árvores, Pássaros & Almofadas”.
Os trabalhos anteriores no EP “Distracções” (em 2012) e no álbum
colaborativo “Passeio” em Ollgoody’s denunciavam um ouvido minucioso no
corte e cose, ou seja, na usual técnica de sampling. Agora, mantendo um
olhar atento ao seu redor, Minus é capaz de desenvolver a sua linguagem
duma forma mais aproximada àquilo que sente: nos dois últimos anos houve
um esforço pessoal no sentido de progredir no processo de composição
passando o seu tempo a aprender piano jazz, uma das ferramentas
indispensáveis na sua nova forma de expressão.
De “Beats, Rhymes and Life” a “Árvores, Pássaros & Almofadas”, há um tributo
à arte exploratória do Hip Hop num contexto social e pessoal, criando pontes
rítmicas do boom bap aprimorado de J Dilla à nostalgia cinzenta do Porto.

Musician, Composer and Eletronic Music Producer

Soichi Terada has long been a bastion of charming house music in Japan. A recent showcase of his work by Hunee - "Sounds From The Far East" - on the Rush Hour label, though, has turned a western audience on to his pleasingly naive yet emotionally resonant sound, and as such he is now touring with a full live show. Over the course of a long career that dates back to the '80s, Terada has been responsible for the soundtracks of computer games like Ape Escape, as well as for countless great releases on his Far East Recordings label alongside good friend Shinichiro Yokota.
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For enquiries please contact: fareastrecording@gmail.com + nic@lovehotel.ooo

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