DJ Mitsu The Beats - The Excellence II : Selected Works

Year : 2010
Label : Jazzy Sport/P-Vine

Genre : Electronic, Funk / Soul, Hip Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo, Breakbeat

Another compilation of remixes by DJ Mitsu The Beats including various productions recorded for several labels among Jazzy Sport. Titles include only remixes except "Seven Bucks" by Elizabeth Shepherd (DJ Mitsu The Beats production) &  "Beats Of Luv" (exclusive track). Compiled, mixed & directed by DJ Mitsu The Beats, Taro Kessen & Masaya Kobayashi. 

TRACKLIST : Elizabeth Shepherd - Seven Bucks / Grooveman Spot feat. Count Bass D - Benzaiten Love / Steppah Huntah - I Don't Know / Frankie Valentine - Marinheiro So / The Louie Gee Ensemble - Scrabble / The Politik - Moonlight feat. Blu / Made In Japan - Babyspace / Mamas Gun - Let's Find A Way / DJ Mitsu the Beats - Beats Of Luv / TettoryBad - Ruff & Tuff feat. Randolph / Cro-Magnon - Eclipse / Sleep Walker - Brotherhood / Jazztronik - Listen To Your Love / Julien Dyne - Falling’ Down feat. Parks

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DJ Mitsu The Beats - Blue Impressions (Blue Note Mix)

 

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Year : 2004
Label : Blue Note/Fabulous Records
Genre : Mixtape, Jazz, Hip-Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Soul Jazz, Jazz Funk

As the "Shades Of Blue" album of Madlib released previously, "Blue Impressions" pays tribute to the Blue Note recordings in an amazing mixtape that attempts to retrace the history of this legendary label. Most of the tracks have been selected for the "Rare Groove Series" of reissues created in 1995 which brings together Soul Jazz and Jazz Funk recordings of Blue Note from the late sixties to the early seventies. Titles include remixes by The Roots (Montara), Madlib (Distant Land), DJ Spinna (New York Times), "Clap!" by Soulive trio feat. Black Thought from The Roots and original songs by Bobby Hutcherson, Donald Byrd, Lou Donaldson, John Patton, Gene Harris. Compiled, mixed & edited by DJ Mitsu The Beats.

TRACKLIST : Bobby Hutcherson - Montara - The Roots - Montara (Remix) - Madlib - Distant Land - Donald Byrd - Distant Land - Bobbi Humphrey - Uno Esta - Ronnie Foster - Tuesday Heartbreak - Bobbi Humphrey - New York Times - DJ Spinna - New York Times (Remix) - Soulive Feat. Black Thought - Clap! - Gene Harris - Koko And Lee Roe - Chico Hamilton - Abdullah And Abraham - Donald Byrd - Think Twice - Ronnie Laws - Tidal Wave - Lou Donaldson - Ode To Billie Joe - Bobby Hutcherson - Rain Every Thursday - Brother Jack McDuff - Who Knows What - Alphonze Mouzon - Crying Angels - John Patton - Alfie's Theme - Booker Ervin - Sweet Pea - Bobby Hutcherson - Cirrus

DJ Mitsu The Beats - New Awakening

Year : 2003
Label : Planetgroove, Jazzy Sport
Genre : Electronic, Jazz, Hip-Hop

Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Breakbeat, Funk

Debut album of japanese beatmaker DJ Mitsu The Beats from GAGLE released on Planetgroove (Jazzy Sport's parent label founded by Yasuhiro Komatsu & Masaya Fantasista). "New Awakening" is a jazzy hip-hop album to the funk accents featuring worlwide artists collaboration and others japanese rappers including the Swedish Promoe, K-Otix, Audessey The Sound Sci, Big Pooh, New-Zeland keyboardist Mark De Clive-Low and Hunger. DJ Mitsu The Beats is part of these talented beatmakers who emerged on the japanese Hip-Hop scene these last years among DJ Kentaro, Nujabes, DJ Honda or DJ Muro. Founder member of the japanese Hip-Hop band GAGLE with his brother, rapper Hunger and DJ Mu-R, he's also formed the electronic duo, Jazz Phenomenon, with DJ and producer from Tokyo, Grooveman Spot. All beats & cuts prformed by DJ Mitsu The Beats.

TRACKLIST : DJ Mitsu The Beats - Miwa Says... / Intro Feat. Hunger / Pursuits Of Clarity Feat. Agapé / Tokyo Feat. K-Otix / Material Curse Feat. Promoe / DJ Mitsu The Beats - M.o.o.d. For Otis / Stolen Moments Feat. Audessey The Sound Sci / Feelin Alright (We've Got Have It) Feat. Big Pooh & Phonte / Right Here Feat. Dwele / Away Feat. Lady Alma / Music Mate Feat. Stone Love / Rendezvous Feat. Mark De Clive-Lowe / DJ Mitsu The Beats - Negative Ion / 独行JAZZ道 Feat. Hunger / Do Right Feat. Rich Medina

DJ Mitsu The Beats - The Excellence ~ Selected Works

Year : 2006
Label : Jazzy Sport
Genre : Electronic, Hip-Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop

Compilation of remixes by japanese Hip-Hop producer, founder member of GAGLE, DJ Mitsu The Beats, including various productions recorded for the Jazzy Sport label. Titles include four original compositions by DJ Mitsu The Beats, collaborations with american rappers Roddy Rod & Kev Brown (Yeah Y'all), DJ Kentaro (Cannon Baller), Hidenka (Instrumental), and remixes produced for worlwide Hip-Hop artists featuring Pete Philly & Perquisite from Netherlands with Talib Kweli (Hope) or Crown City Rockers (Weekend Soul). All tracks produced by DJ Mitsu The Beats, directed by Masaya "Fantasista" Kobayashi & Taro "Wassupski" Kesen. "Cannon Baller" is a tribute to the jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley based on "The Weaver" composed by Yusef Lateef.

TRACKLIST : DJ Mitsu The Beats feat. Kev Brown & Roddy Rod - Yeah Y'all / Pete Philly & Perquisite feat. Talib Kweli - Hope / Alex Attias presents Mustang feat. Colonel Red - Help Me / Diverse - Ain't Right / Platinum Pied Pipers feat. Tiombe Lockhart - Stay With Me / DJ Mitsu The Beats - Spireedom 2004 (RE KJM) / Bakura - Thinking About / Ivana Santilli - Everlasting / Crown City Rockers - Weekend Soul / DJ Mitsu The Beats & DJ Kentaro - Cannon Baller / Hidenka X DJ Mitsu The Beats - (Instrumental)