Samurai Champloo Music Record by Be Hard Bop ~ The Sons Of A Battlecry

"Samurai Champloo" is one of the best japanese animated serie broadcast in the 2000s on TV screens, directed by Shinichiro Watanabe (also director of famous "Cowboy Bebop" serie), produced by the Studio Manglobe for FUJI TV in 2004. In order to create the perfect soundscape, the studio recruited some of the finest japanese producers & beatmakers featuring Nujabes, the electronic duo "FORCE OF NATURE" (KZA & DJ Kent), Tsutchie (former member of Shakkazombie) and Fat Jon from the american Hip-Hop band "Five Deez" including japanese rappers Shing02 (in charge of the opening), Suiken & S-Word from Nitro Microphone Underground and Azuma Riki from Small Circle Of Friends. Four volumes have been released to date plus one compilation especially produced for US. Compiled & mixed by Be Hard Bop.

Nujabes by Be Hard Bop ~ Jun Seba Is Nujabes

Nujabes (1974-2010), one of Jazzy Hip-Hop representatives, was a japanese beatmaker, producer & owner of independant record label Hyde Out Recordings. Best known for his collaboration to the "Samurai Champloo" soundscape in 2004 (alongside Fat Jon, FORCE OF NATURE & TSUTCHIE), he frequently worked for various worldwide artists, as Apani B, Funky DL, CL Smooth, Substantial, Cise Starr from CYNE, Terry Callier or Pase Rock from Five Deez. This compilation brings together some of his finest productions released between 1998-2011, demonstrating his various musical abilities including Jazz & Soul samples, Downtempo, Cool & Nu-Jazz. All tracks compiled & mixed by Be Hard Bop.

Nujabes - Spiritual State

Year : 2011

Label : Hyde Out Recordings

Genre : Electronic, Hip-Hop, Jazz

Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo

Third, last and posthume album released by Nujabes after "Metaphorical Music" in 2003 and "Modal Soul" in 2005. "Spiritual State" mixes Cool Jazz & Downtempo including instrumentals and various featurings performed with Pase Rock from Five Deez (City Light & Yes) Cise Star from CYNE (Sky Is Tumbling), Substantial (City Light & Waiting For The Clouds), DJ Segawa Tatsuya (cuts & scratches on "Fellows"), the multi-instrumentalist, Uyama Hiroto (Island, Gone Are The Day & Spiritual State) and guitarist Haruka Nakamura on "Island". Recorded, produced & mixed by Nujabes and Uyama Hiroto. 

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Uyama Hiroto - A Son Of The Sun

Year : 2008
Label : Hyde Out Recordings
Genre : Electronic, Hip-Hop, Jazz
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo

Debut album from japanese saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist & producer, Uyama Hiroto, who has regularly collaborated on various Nujabes productions. Uyama Hiroto performs mostly Hip-Hop music ranked as well as in Downtempo and Nu-Jazz styles including smooth/cool jazz influences. Titles include singles "81Summer/Color Of Jade", "One Dream/Carbon Rose", "Waltz For Life Will Reborn" (previously released on "Hydeout Productions - 2nd Collection" compilation), and featurings with Nujabes on "Ribbon In The Sea", Pase Rock from Five Deez on "Fly Love Song", Golden Boy from Specifics on "Vision Eyes". All tracks produced, mixed by Nujabes & Uyama Hiroto.

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Substantial - To This Union A Sun Was Born

Year : 2001
Label : Hyde Out Recordings
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Funk/Soul, Conscious

Stan Robinson known as Substantial, is a rapper from Brooklyn, member of "Extented Famm" and more recently "Bop Alloy" collectives. His debut album was produced, mixed and released by Nujabes for his own label, "Hyde Out Recordings" including instruments use and various samples as well as from Jazz to Soul by Funk and Latin beats. Titles include collaborations with Monorisick & DJ Kiyo (cuts & scratches) and Hana (chorus on "Love Song"), "Home Sweet Home" released on "Hyde Out Productions First Collection" works compilation by Nujabes, singles "Kalitwutchawon2", "Remembering Dave" and the heavy funk "Be People". All songs written by Substantial, produced by Nujabes & Monorisick, recorded, mixed by Nujabes.

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Various - Modal Soul Classics By Nujabes

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Year : 2008
Label : Hyde Out Recordings
Genre : Electronic, Hip Hop, Latin Jazz
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo, Future Jazz

"Modal Soul Classics" is a concept compilation planned by japanese beatmaker and Hip-Hop producer Nujabes, including his favorites songs recorded from 1974 to 2005 by various US, European & Japanese artists who influenced and inspired him. The compilation brings together various music genres as well as Pop (Todd Rundgren, DSK), Latin Jazz (Omar Sosa, Haki R Madhubuti), Hip-Hop (Unison, Specifics), Electro-Lounge (Goldfix), Future Jazz (Sleep Walker) and Downtempo (Heprcam) featuring also Scoot Matelic, Clammbon, LAVA, Takero Ogata and Blue Asia. Compiled & mastered by Nujabes for his own label "Hyde Out Recordings".

TRACKLIST : Scoot Matelic - To Impress The Empress (Primitive Pessimist, 2004) / Sleepwalker - Ai-No-Kawa - (same, 2004) / Goldfix - Atoll Moao (Atoll Moao 12", 2005) / Specifics - Under The Hood (Lonely City, 2004) / DSK - Winter Lane (CRUE-L, 2006) / Blue Asia - Mourn, Sob & Cry (Hotel Ibah, 2001) / Haki R Madhubuti - Children - (Medasi, 1984) / Unison - Sound Network (same EP, 2005) / Takero Ogata - Omnipresence (Quiet Will, 2003) / Todd Rundgren - A Dream Goes On Forever (Todd, 1974) / Heprcam - Dionna (Cohcox, 2004) / Clammbon - Folklore (Imagination, 2003) / LAVA - Vem Para Ficar (Aile Alegria, 2001) / Omar Sosa - Iyawo (Mulatos, 2004)

Specifics - Lonely City

Year : 2004
Label : P-Vine
Genre : Hip Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo, Conscious

"Specifics" is a Canadian Hip-Hop band based in Montréal, formed by producer and sound engineer Phil Kennedy aka "Think Twice" featuring rapper Golden Boy & DJ Goser (cuts, scratches, adlibs). Out from the Think Twice's mind, "Lonely City" is a pure downtempo album with a soulful atmosphere including the finest cuts made by DJ Goser, while Golden Boy shines on the mic with poetic and conscious lyrics. Kennedy mostly uses various Jazz & Soul samples ("Bumpy's Lament" from Shaft by Isaac Hayes on "Patience") with some strings and bass materials (Craig's House), collaborated with japanese beatmaker Nujabes (Hyde Out Recordings) on "Under The Hood" production. All lyrics by Golden Boy, produced, recorded, mixed by Phil Kennedy except "Dreams", "Interlude" produced by DJ Goser. All lyrics by Golden Boy.

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Nujabes, Various - Hyde Out Productions (2nd Collection)

Year : 2007
Label : Hyde Out Recordings
Genre : Electronic, Hip-Hop, Jazz
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo

The second and last volume of "Hyde Out Productions" compilation series, following the First Collection released four years ago, including jazzy hip-hop/downtempo recordings directed by Nujabes, and released for his own label "Hyde Out Recordings". The 2nd Collection compilation brings together various original compositions recorded by Nujabes, including featurings with rappers CL Smooth, Substantial, Five Deez, instrumental tracks composed by Uyama Hiroto, DSK, and some remixes by Nujabes, based on songs performed by Pase Rock, Emancipator & Shing02. All tracks produced & mixed by Nujabes for Hyde Out Recordings.

TRACKLIST : Nujabes - Voice Of Autumn / Nujabes Feat. CL Smooth - Sky Is Falling  / Uyama Hiroto - Walz For Life Will Born / Clammbon By Nujabes - Imaginary Folklore / Nujabes Feat. Substantial - Hikari / Nujabes - Counting Stars - Another Reflection / Nujabes Feat. Five Deez - Fly By Night / Pase Rock - Old Light (Voices From 93 Million Miles Away Remix) / Emancipator - With Rainy Eyes / Shing02 Feat. DJ Top Bill - Luv (Sic.) Modal Soul Remix / Uyama Hiroto - Windspeaks / DSK - Winter Lane (Nujabes Remix) / Nujabes - After Hanabi (Listen To My Beats)

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Nujabes - Modal Soul

Year : 2005
Label : Hyde Out Recordings
Genre : Hip Hop, Electronic, Jazz
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo

The second solo album originally released on Lybus Music, by the japanese beatmaker and Hip-Hop producer, Nujabes featuring his musical partner, the multi-instrumentist Uyama Hiroto (keys, sax). As his predecessor "Methaporical Music" released in 2003, "Modal Soul" keeps the same combination of Hip-Hop, Jazz & Downtempo, including several instrumental tracks and various american featurings, in order of appearance, Cise Starr & Akin from CYNE (Feather), Terry Callier (Ordinary Joe), Shing02 (Luv (Sic.) Pt3), Substantial (Eclipse), Pase Rock from Five Deez (The Sign), Apani B (Thank You). Produced, composed & arranged by Nujabes.

TRACKLIST : Nujabes Feat. CYNE - Feather / Nujabes Feat. Terry Callier - Ordinary Joe / Nujabes - Reflection Eternal / Nujabes Feat. Shing 02 - Luv (Sic.) Pt3 / Nujabes - Music Is Mine / Nujabes Feat. Substantial - Eclipse / Nujabes Feat. Pase Rock - The Sign / Nujabes Feat. Apani B. - Thank You / Nujabes - World's End Rhapsody / Nujabes Feat. Uyama Hiroto - Modal Soul / Nujabes - Flowers / Sea Of Cloud / Light On The land / Horizon

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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

Nujabes, Fat Jon - Samurai Champloo Music Record : Departure

Year : 2004
Label : Victor
Genre :  Electronic, Hip Hop, Stage & Screen
Style : Hip-Hop Jazz, Downtempo

Volume 2 of the "Samurai Champloo Music Record" series which brings together several tracks produced by Nujabes and Fat Jon (Jon Marshall). Fat Jon is an American hip-hop producer from Cincinnati, former member of hip-hop band "Five Deez", in charge of numerous recordings under various names such as The Ample Soul Physician or Maurice Galactica. Titles include the opening theme ''Battlecry'' produced by Nujabes featuring japanese rapper Shing02, and the ending theme "Shiki No Uta", arranged by Nujabes featuring R&B songstress Minmi. All tracks produced, arranged, mixed by Nujabes (tracks 1 to 6, 17) and Fat Jon (7 to 16). 

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Nujabes - Metaphorical Music

Year : 2003

Label : Dimid Recordings
Genre : Electronic, Hip-Hop, Jazz
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo

Debut album of Nujabes including various collaborations featuring japanese and american alternative Hip-Hop artists, such as activist MC, Shing02 (best known for the opening "Battlecry" from the Samurai Champloo original soundtrack, produced by Nujabes), the multi-instrumentalist, Uyama Hiroto, Substantial, Pase Rock & Five Deez, Cise Starr from CYNE. Titles include also downtempo instrumentals (Horn In The Middle, Next View...), pure soulful hip-hop (Lady Brown, F.I.L.O....) and variation on the Samurai Champloo's ending theme "Beat Laments The World". All tracks produced, mixed & composed by Nujabes. 

TRACKLIST : Nujabes Feat. Substantial & Pase Rock - Blessing (It Remix) / Nujabes - Horn In The Middle / Nujabes Feat. Cise Starr - Lady Brown / Nujabes - Kumomi / Nujabes Feat. Cise Starr - Highs 2 Lows / Nujabes - Beat Laments The World / Nujabes - Letter From Yokosuka / Nujabes Feat. Substantial - Think Different / Nujabes - A Day By Atmosphere Supreme / Nujabes Feat. Uyama Hiroto - Next View / Nujabes Feat. Five Deez - Latitude Remix / Nujabes - Feat. Shing02 - F.I.L.O. / Nujabes - Summer Gypsy / Nujabes - The Final View / Nujabes - Peaceland

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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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