Re-printing form limited EP to 2nd Album "Soundium"

"Listen to new Tomotsugu Nakamura's album is a similar experience to contemplate a delicate object: a box of carved wood, a collage, a diadem. Each sound is worked with love and mastery. This music is full of wonder" - Federico Durand

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Mimosa (Fluid Guitar)

The initial thought that came to mind in the process of making “Blackcurrent Jazz 2” was to create a landscape of ideas that capture the truest essence of Jazz but that also embodied the purest and most authentic hip-hop feel. The original Blackcurrent Jazz album (released in 2001) was a great piece of work but for me was more a mesh of beats and breaks and sometimes with tracks that didn’t even lend to Jazz at all. This time around I wanted every single song to scream JAZZ!!! But still using a combination of Jazz breaks that give off varying vibes.

I wanted this album to be more polished, more distinguished and more discernable than 10 years ago. Smoother, more intricate and ultimately more of a thought through process to it. So I set about the production process which I knew would be huge, because I wanted to use additional beats for 20 second interludes to be used in between each main track, which then ultimately doubled my production load. I also knew that the main selections all had to musically jump out at me and I wasn’t going to start writing until I had found all the right beats that made me feel as if I have the right ingredients for a classic album.

And then it started. Hours of sampling, cutting, chopping, filtering, and pitch shifting, mixing and then mixing again. Then came the writing, recording and editing, which for me is a very lengthy and meticulous process. And finally after over 6 months work came “Blackcurrent Jazz 2: The Gold Reflection” subtitled to pay dues and respect to the golden era of hip-hop (the 90’s).

Whatever Happened To? featuring Lei-an

rest

Project Eden - Summer Is Gone

約6年振りとなるニューアルバム『the flowers of romance』を「レッドブル・スタジオ東京」でレコーディング、2015年7月にリリースしたばかりのポストハードコア／ポストロックバンド、mouse on the keys（マウス・オン・ザ・キーズ）が初のスタジオライブ音源『Live at Red Bull Studios Tokyo』（全10曲）をライブ会場限定リリースする。

川崎昭（ドラム、ピアノ）、清田敦（ピアノ、キーボード）、新留大介（ピアノ、キーボード）のトリオから成るmouse on the keysは、作品数は少ないながらも、コアな音楽好きからミュージシャン、音楽業界に数多くのファンを持つ事で知られ、高く評価されている日本最高峰のポストロックバンド。

今作『Live at Red Bull Studios Tokyo』には、2006年の結成以来、その圧倒的なライブ・パフォーマンスにおいて、日本のみならず世界中で評価を積み重ねて来たmouse on the keysの10年間が収められている。

その中から新曲を含む、3曲を「レッドブル・スタジオ東京」のオフィシャルサイトにて独占先行配信。

mouse on the keys - soil

Dandan

Molnbär av John - Willow Sketch

track from The Other Side Of Memories

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Wonder

leak from my new EP XXIX (29) Dropping on my Bday 3.1.18

Business Class (XXIX 3.1.18)

CULTURE

The New Deep

baby

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