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 - Coffee In The Morning

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2PAC - Baby Don't Cry (sen whoo Remix)

Mobb Deep - Rare Species (DBLHX REMIX)

BOOGIE MASON/BGP2023

vocal: Hiro-a-key(https://hiro-a-key.net/)
beat: Yagi

https://ori-gami.com/home-sessions/

Hiro-a-key / Be There(Yagi Remix)

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This is our 12th radio session.
Show starts at 8pm JST on SoundCloud.

sugi (0:00〜)
Minami Taiki (36:35〜)

Good sounds and vibes from Japan to the world.
Tune in and enjoy the ride!

sugi(0:00〜)，Minami Taiki(36:35〜)による，75分強のmix showです。
是非チェックしていただけたら嬉しいです。
引き続きrocroをよろしくお願いします。

-Residents-
YOH（@heyyoh , www.instagram.com/si9yo/ ）
sugi（@mr_sugi , www.instagram.com/_mr.sugi__/ ）
Minami Taiki（@taiki-minami www.instagram.com/minami_taiki/ ）

rocro radio 012

When you feel like you can't focus on the prize and your mind has your soul trapped. Yeah, that part! #deep

Free(Soul Trappin)

I compose the music, write the lyrics and do the vocal arrangements that AI uses to create my vocals and I use that media, as it is, which is another instrument that is part of the conversation happening within the composition. If you don't like it, I still love it. Thank you. 

Pull Up

in This AI generated track Zoey sings about uplifting and staying with her man despite the odds and tough times.

I'm Not Afraid To Stay

"Colors EP" 2017年11月17日発売
"Colors EP" coming out Nov. 17 , 2017.
Side A
Colors / Yasu-Pacino feat. Budamunk
Side B
City Mind / Yasu-Pacino feat. Keisaku Nakamura & Yotaro

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安心のサウンドがHoney Recordsにはある。

ダビーなアフリカンサウンドから始まりグイグイくるビートとメローネスが混ざるBudamunkとのタッグ。懐かしさも感じるエレクトリックソウルを感じるKeisaku Nakamura,Yotaroとのトリオ。どちらも安心するメロディーとビートで気持ち良い。

アルバムが早く聴きたい！！

grooveman Spot (ENBULL,JAZZY SPORT,77 KARAT GOLD)
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Hiro-a-key / Be There(Yagi Remix)

Yagi

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