Nujabes

Pronounced [New-Jah-Bess], this amazing DJ out of Japan, not quite sure of his exact hometown so i’ll just be general and say he’s from the Great land of the rising sun–my sincerest apologies. So I promised to do a feature, ahem, more like a video feature of one of his works. Most of you who’ve heard of Nujabes probably discovered his timeless talent from watching Samurai Champloo–a fricken sick samurai anime might I add. His slick, simple beats hits you in a renewing and fresh way, like a rainstorm clearing out a city’s stagnant musk that’s been accumulating for months–pardon my lame analogy, it’s all i could think up of at the moment. But it does lead into my next point, which is listening to his songs during a rainy day is the most soothing thing you could ever do on a rainy day, lol. So please give it a listen, and enjoy!

Shing02

I never was into hip-hop/rap music until I heard some music produced by Shing02 and Nujabes. Their simple beats along with their repertoire of pure melody and vocals, create such an amazing, soulful, and unique sound that makes their songs so easy to listen to and lures your inner musician out like nothing else! It’s a blend of smooth jazz with contemporary hip-hop that’ll give you a relaxed and carefree feeling. Definitely worth listening too if you’re into that kind of stuff. Here’s a feature of Shing02’s, “Love you like Water.” I’ll do a feature on Nujabes sometime next week; so enjoy this for now. ; )