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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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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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)

Think Twice - With A Loop And Some Swing

Year : 2007
Label : P-Vine
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Funk/Soul, Conscious

Debut album as a leader by the DJ producer/composer Phil Kennedy, member of canadian Hip-Hop band, SPECIFICS, best know under the name of Think Twice. He recruited for this project, SPECIFICS's partner, Golden Boy, and various rappers, whose some coming from the Hip-Hop underground scene of Montréal, featuring Manchilde from The Butta Babees, Shogun, Mr. Goodvibes, Loes, Lotus & Karma, Butta Beats from Nomadic Massive, Coates. Titles include Jazz & Soul samples, his single People Wanna Know, It's Too Late & Supafly from the same EP. Produced, mixed & recorded by Phil Kennedy.

01. Intro
02. People Wanna Know
03. Don't Mind At All
04. Stars
05. This Is Us
06. Whadodem
07. Fuck That
08. Watson Interlude
09. Freaky Ways
10. Supafly
11. Time's Passin Me By
12. Esto Es
13. It's Too Late
14. Coates Intro
15. The Accomplice

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CYNE (Collection 1999-2003)

Year : 2003

Label : P-Vine/Bonatica Del Jibaro
Genre : Hip-Hop
Style : Abstract, Conscious

CYNE (for "Cultivating Your New Experience") is an american alternative and abstract Hip-Hop band from Florida, influenced by the meditations of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The band was formed by rappers Cise Star (who regularly collaborated with japanese producer Nujabes) and Akin, associated to the DJs Enoch and Speck. CYNE doesn't any musical borders, performing as well as in the trip-hop, electro-rock and jazzy hip-hop styles, including protest songs with political speech. Titles include unreleased songs, the singles "African Elephants/400 Years", "Midas" featuring DJ Infamous, and its remixes by Seth P. Brundel & Plex.