Various - Samurai Champloo Music Record : Impression

Year : 2004
Label : Victor
Genre : Electronic, Hip Hop, Stage & Screen
Style : Hip Hop Jazz, Downtempo, Breakbeat, Funk/Soul

The last volume of Samurai Champloo Music Record collection which brings together all contributors of the original soundtrack except Tsutchie. Titles include the Hip-Hop song "STYLE" from episode 18, performed by FORCE OF NATURE featuring rappers Suiken & S-Word from Nitro Microphone Underground, and the ending theme from episode 12 "Who's Theme", with Nujabes featuring japanese R&B singer Minmi. All tracks produced by FORCE OF NATURE, Nujabes & Fat Jon.

• "Kodama (Interlude)" is a sample of "Trumpet Flower" by french composer Daniel Janin 
• tracks 1 to 7 recorded, mixed & arranged by FORCE OF NATURE
• tracks 8 to 16, 23 recorded, mixed & arranged by Nujabes
• tracks 17 to 22 recorded, mixed & arranged by Fat Jon
  

TRACKLIST : FORCE OF NATURE - Just Forget / Nightshift / FORCE OF NATURE Feat. S-Word & Suiken - 日出ズル STYLE / FORCE OF NATURE - The Stroll / Death Wish / Set It Off / The Million Way Of Drum / Nujabes - A Space In Air In Space In Air (Interlude) / Sanctuary Ship / Haiku (Interlude) / Tsurugi No Mai / Dead Season / Decade (Interlude) / World Without Words / Kodama (Interlude) / Silver Morning / Fat Jon - Bracelet / In Position / Night Out / Not Quite Seleah / Labyrinth Statistic / Here And There / Nujabes Feat. Minmi - Who's Theme

Nitro Microphone Underground - Nitro Microphone Underground

Year : 2000/1999
Label : Reality Records/Def Jam Japan
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Funk/Soul, Hip-Hop Soul

Often compared to the "Wu-Tang Clan", Nitro Microphone Underground is a japanese Hip-Hop collective formed in 1997 featuring eight MCs including Bigzam, Dabo, Deli, Gore-Tex, Macka-Chin, S-Word, Suiken & XBS. S-Word & Suiken took part to the Samourai Champloo original soundtrack with "出ズル STYLE" supported by the DJs duo FORCE OF NATURE. Debut album "Nitro Microphone Underground" was originally released on the japanese label Reality Records before to be issued by Def Jam Japan, making of the crew the first japanese Hip-Hop band to sign on the label. The album brings together studio and live recordings including the singles "Bambu" & "Live '99".

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