Nujabes, Various - Hyde Out Productions - First Collection

Year : 2003

Label : Hyde Out Recordings

Genre : Hip-Hop, Electronic

Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo

Jun Seba aka Nujabes is a japanese hip-hop producer, beatmaker and DJ, owner of independant label Hyde-Out Recordings. Mostly influenced by the Cool Jazz of Miles Davis or various works from Yusef Lateef, Nujabes performs downtempo, a blend of Jazz with electronic overtones. He produced various american, japanese and european rappers from the alternative Hip-Hop scene  including Five Deez, Substantial or his fellow countryman, Shing02. In 2002, he was recruited to collaborate in the development of the Samurai Champloo soundscape among others Fat Jon, Tsutchie & FORCE OF NATURE. This compilation showcases the Nujabes' touch productions, combining Hip-Hop & Future Jazz including instrumentals tracks by Nujabes, several of his productions, remixes by Fat Jon & Monorisick plus collaborations with rappers L-Universe, Substantial, Apani B, Funky DL, Pase Rock from Five Deez, Cise Star from CYNE & Shing02. All tracks produced & mixed by Nujabes except "It's About Time" by Fat Jon The Ample Soul Physician.

TRACKLIST : Nujabes - Moon Strut (Intro) / Funky DL Feat. Monorisick - Don't Even Try It / Apani B. Fly Emcee - Strive / Substantial - Home Sweet Home / Nujabes - Still Talking To You / Shing02 - Luv (Sic) Feat. DJ Top Bill / Nujabes - Steadfast / Substantial & L-Universe - Lyrical Terrorists / L-Universe - Lose My Religion (Remix) / Pase Rock - It's About Time (Fat Jon Remix) / Five Deez - Plazma Avenue (Remix) / Cise Star Feat. El-Orbit - D.T.F.N. / Funky DL Feat. Monorisick - People's Don't Stray / Shing02 Feat. DJ Dai Nasty- Luv (Sic) Pt. 2. 

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