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All work and no play

Bastard Jazz is happy to give a first look at mainstay Japanese producers Aru-2 & Kzyboost's  full length album "Hot Pants" (August 13) with a special 7" showcasing a couple of favorites from the album. On the A side is "Shooby Dooby", a slice of future funk with a bubbling analog synth bassline and Aru-2's signature talkbox vocals, while on the B-Side "Boost Step" takes things a little more downtempo into instrumental hip-hop territory, still rife with funk vibes, and synth solos. 

Aru-2 and Kzyboost are both Tokyo-based producers, known for their work in the Japanese underground hip hop scene. Aru-2 got his start producing for prominent J-hip hop artists like ISSUGI, SENNINSHO, Tamaki Roy, and KID FRESINO. His first EP, “Arµ-2,” arrived in 2013, and was featured in OkayPlayer, while the collaborative album “TANHÂ,” with Lee (asano+ryuhei) came out in 2014 and was critically acclaimed by Pitchfork. Kzyboost specialises in the talk-box and is one of the best known talk-box artists in Japan. He’s released two studio albums, “Callin’ U” (2019), and “Keep Smoovin’” (2020, fusing West Coast hip hip, and 90s R&B and soul. The two artists bonded over their shared love of music through sessions at Aru-2’s home studio, resulting in the upcoming collaboration.

“Shooby Dooby / Boost Step” is due out on Brooklyn’s Bastard Jazz Recordings in July, ahead of the duo’s debut LP “Hot Pants” in August.

Aru-2 & Kzyboost - Shooby Dooby

One Of The Best Tributes To J Dilla!

Tracklist
1. J. Rocc – Intro
2. Jaylib – ‘Official’
3. Go Diggin’ In The Autumn
4. Slum Village – ‘Fall
5. Slum Village – ‘Fall (Remix)’
6. Pharcyde – ‘Runnin’
7. Tribe
8. De La Soul – ‘Stakes Is High (Remix)’
9. Common – ‘Dooinit’
10. Frank-N-Dank – ‘Pause’
11. Dabrye – ‘Game Over’
12. Jaylib – ‘LA To D’
13. Dilla Beats
14. Busta
15. U And Ur Smile
16. Dilla Beats
17. A.G. – ‘Hip Hop Quotable’
18. Medaphoar (aka MED) – ‘Push’
19. Oh No – ‘Move 2′
20. Four Tet – ‘Serious (Remix)’
21. Bro Jack – ‘Oblighetto (Remix)’
22. Think Twice
23. Rico Suave Bossa Nova
24. Dilla Beat
25. Common – ‘Funky 4 U’
26. De La Soul – ‘Verbal Clap’
27. Stepson Of The Clapper
28. Fuck The Police
29. Slum Village – ‘Get Dis Money (Remix)’
30. Slum Village – ‘Get Dis Money’
31. Tribe Called Quest – ‘Find A Way’
32. Tribe Called Quest – ‘Get A Hold’
33. Slum Village – ‘Raise It Up’ instrumental
34. Busta Rhymes – ‘Genesis’
35. Busta Rhymes – ‘Woo Hah (Remix)’
36. Busta Rhymes – ‘Enjoy Da Ride’
37. Busta Rhymes – ‘So Hardcore’
38. Busta Rhymes – ‘You Can’t Hold The Torch’
39. Jaylib – ‘Turn It Up’
40. E=MC2 instrumental
41. Common – ‘Heat’
42. Dilla Beat
43. Ma Dukes
44. Dilla Beat
45. Jaylib – ‘No $ No Toke’
46. Outro

Thank You Jay Dee, Act 2

Original Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyGUesyG7bU
 
Download Here: https://hearthis.at/hardjazz7/bahamadia-uknowhowwedu-orion-remix/

Orion Profile: goo.gl/73DvGp 

Contains a portion of Fatima's "Mind" (Prod. By Floating Points)(from the 2011 EP "Follow You")

Bahamadia - Uknowhowwedu (Orion Remix)

The latest project released by Budamunk & Joe Styles is the very soulful album titled "Soul Quest".  On this album, journey along with Budamunk and Joe Styles as they pay homage to the great sounds of 90s R&B, Neo-soul, and Jazz, infused into their signature boombap style of hiphop. So on behalf of BudaStyles, you are all welcome to come along on a "Soul Quest".  By Budamunk & Joe Styles 

Budastyles bio: 
The origins of BudaStyles was formulated during Budamunk and Joe Styles early years as The Keentokers Crew. The chemistry between the two was instantly recognized. Budamunk had big respect for the way Joe Styles came up with different songs, ideas, concepts,and how he is versatile when approaching tracks. Same time Joe Styles gained a deep admiration for the way Budamunk created beats, developing a signature swing with his drums, to the warm groovey bass-lines, and melodic sounds, they both began recording a slew of tracks that came out as projects such as, "BudaStyles Classics"(2009), "Keentokers The Fresh Speech"(2011), "Blunted Monkey Fist 2"(2013),"From LA To Tokyo"(2013).They both share a strong love for 90s R&B and Hiphop Golden Era, as well as Jazz, 70s Soul, and Neo Soul.
credits
released 16 September 2014 

all tracks produced by Budamunk 
except tracks 2 & 9 produced by Budamunk & Ill Sugi 
tracks 6,8,11,12,15 by Joe Styles 
bass line on track 15 by Budamunk 
all songs written and arranged by Joe Styles 
all songs recorded, mixed, and mastered by Matic for One4th at Burial Chamber 
cover art by Yui Abe 
Layout and Design by Koji Umeda [Jazzrize Design]

Apologies

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The Astrioasia Crown & The Dusty Apsara Breaks is an instrumental album rooted primarily in Cambodian musical heritage, shaped through a modern, global lens.
As a Cambodian artist, this project is a personal fusion of ancestral sound, lived identity, and contemporary production.

Traditional Cambodian melodic sensibilities — echoing instruments such as the khim, roneat-inspired textures, and flute-like motifs — are blended with dusty rhythms, deep bass foundations, and Western-influenced beat culture. The result is a soundscape that feels ceremonial yet street-level, ancient yet current.

The album draws inspiration from Apsara symbolism, royal and spiritual imagery, and the quiet strength of Cambodian culture, while openly embracing influences from other parts of the world. Rather than imitation, this is interpretation — honoring roots while allowing them to evolve.

Production-wise, the focus remains on space, clarity, and mood. Minimal arrangements, steady mid-tempo grooves, and atmospheric reverbs create a hypnotic continuity across the project, making it ideal for immersive listening, visual storytelling, and cinematic contexts.

The Astrioasia Crown & The Dusty Apsara Breaks stands as a cultural bridge — Cambodian at its core, global in its expression.

Wat Phu

COCOA BROVAZ 16FLIPremix(2006)

Cannibals at Sea

Sentimental Swagger

Locksmith rises above the nonsense in this captivating new track.
Produced by Decap Music

Gimme A Sec

No Fux Given

The SP1200 Files

Track 78

A dedication to the late J Dilla, mixed by J Rocc on February 13, 2006. This was released briefly as a mixtape, and as the first episode of Stones Throw's podcast series in 2006.

J Rocc planned this as a three part series.  It became four, mixed and released over the course of three years. Cover logo by J Rocc.

Track List:
http://rappcats.com/hotshit/thank-you-jay-dee-act-1

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Thank You Jay Dee, Act 1, mixed by J Rocc

This was the third of a four-part series, mixed by J Rocc, released yearly from 2006-2009. This one was originally posted as episode 29 of the Stones Throw Podcast. Cover: Homer remix by Jeff Jank.

Tracklist
http://www.rappcats.com/thank-you-jay-dee-act-3

Thank You Jay Dee, Act 3, mixed by J Rocc

Give them flowers while they still can smell 'em.

Q-Tip has been one of my favorite artists; ever since he popped up on The Jungle Brothers' seminal 1st album, "Straight Out The Jungle", back in 1988 and -contrary to a lot of his contemporaries-, didn't lose a step over all those years, as evident by his work on Tribe's 2016 swansong "We Got It From Here.."

It's Tip's birthday today (10/04)and I figured to do an album sequence on him as well, as I just did one too, a couple of weeks ago, on his homie Phife Dawg to commemmorate his passing 4 years ago, by rounding up left overs, guest shots, rarities and 'homeless' singles.

The same recipe here, but to be fair, none of the material here is particularly rare, but since it's scattered, I thought it would be nice anyway to combine and sequence all this into one album, in the exact way The Abstract would've done it himself.

Enjoy & be safe.

And happy birthday, Kamaal! 




Tracklist:

1.   Moneymaker
2.  Work It Out
3.  For The Nasty (ft. Pharrell & Busta Rhymes)
4.  Feva
5.  That's Sexy (ft. Andre 3000)
6.  Black Boy
7.  Lisa
8.  I'm Not Gon' Havin' It
9.  Makin' It Blend (ft. Wordsworth)
10. To The Beat (ft. Rahzel)
11.  Scram Jones
12. What Lies Beneath
13. We Fight, We Love (pt.II ft. Kanye West & Consequence)
14. The Fear In The Heart Of A Man
15. Keep It Moving (ft. Dion & Kurupt)
16. Damn You're Cool
...
...


All Tracks Produced by The Abstract, except

Track 3 produced by Pharrell
Track 4 produced by J. Dilla
Track 9 produced by DJ Roddy Rod
Track 10 produced by Rahzel & Bob Power
Track 14 produced by Erik Rico
Track 15 produced by Hi-Tek

The Lone Ranger

Q-Tip -- "The Lone Ranger"

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