NUJABES - Modal Soul - Vinyl (gatefold 2xLP)
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information NUJABES Modal Soul (gatefold 2xLP) Hyde Out Japan
Cat: HOLP 004. Rel: 7 Mar 22
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Side 1 - Track 1. Feather (feat Cise Starr & Akin From CYNE)Side 1 - Track 2. Ordinary Joe (feat Terry Callier)Side 1 - Track 3. Reflection EternalSide 1 - Track 4. Luv (Sic) (feat Shing 02 - part 3)Side 2 - Track 1. Music Is MineSide 2 - Track 2. Eclipse (feat Substantial)Side 2 - Track 3. The Sign (feat Pase Rock)Side 2 - Track 4. Thank You (feat Apani B)Side 3 - Track 1. World's End RapsodySide 3 - Track 2. Modal Soul (feat Uyama Hiroto)Side 3 - Track 3. FlowersSide 4 - Track 1. Sea Of CloudSide 4 - Track 2. Light On The LandSide 4 - Track 3. Horizon
Before his tragic death in a car accident in 2010, beat-maker Nujabes was renowned as one of Japan's best exponents of hip-hop/jazz fusion. He released numerous albums in this style, with 2005's "Modal Soul" being widely accepted as the finest example. Here it gets the reissue treatment, remarkably appearing on vinyl for the very first time. Featuring some notable collaborations with both rappers and vocalists (see Terry Callier's re-recorded vocal on Nujabes' cover of his "Ordinary Joe"), the album blends both live and programmed beats (some hip-hop, others looser and jazzier) with impeccable jazz instrumentation, drowsy electronics, deep samples and more intricate musical touches than you can shake a stick at. In other words, it's a genuine fusion classic that has arguably long been overlooked.
