Shiro Sagisu (鷺巣詩郎) - Shiro's Songbook "remixes and more" (2000)

Tracklist:

(1)ＳＴＵＣＫ　ＯＮ　ＭＥ（Ｒａｄｉｏ　Ｅｄｉｔ）（Ｊｅｎｎｉｆｅｒ　ＩＮＧＲＡＭ　ＢＲＯＷＮ，Ｒｏｙａｌ　Ｍｉｒｒｏｒｂａｌｌ　Ｏｒｃｈｅｓｔｒａ）
(2)ＪＵＳＴ　ＷＡＮＮＡ　ＴＨＡＮＫ　ＹＯＵ（８０’ｓ　ｍｉｘ）（Ｉａｎ　ＰＩＴＴＥＲ，フリーダム・ゴスペル・クワイア(Freedom Gospel Choir)）
(3)ＩＮＴＩＭＡＴＥ　’９９（ＧＩＡＮＴ　ＳＷＩＮＧ　ｍｉｘ）（エリーシャ・ラヴァーン(Elisha La'Vern)，Ｔ－ＫＵＲＡ）
(4)ＢＥＡＵＴＩＦＵＬ　ＤＲＥＡＭ（Ｕｌｔｉｍａｔｅｄ　７０’ｓ）（ヘイゼル・フェルナンデス(Hazel Fernandez)，Ｍａｒｃｅｌｌｕｓ　ＦＥＲＮＡＮＤＥＳ）
(5)ＪＵＳＴ　ＷＡＮＮＡ　ＴＨＡＮＫ　ＹＯＵ（ＰＲＯＳ　ｍｉｘ）（Ｉａｎ　ＰＩＴＴＥＲ，フリーダム・ゴスペル・クワイア(Freedom Gospel Choir)，Ｍａｒｔｉｎ　ＬＡＳＣＥＬＬＥＳ）
(6)ＹＯＵ　ＡＮＤ　Ｉ（ＭＡＳＨ　Ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ～’９６　Ｍａｓｔｅｒ）（ローレン(Loren)，Ｍａｒｔｉｎ　ＬＡＳＣＥＬＬＥＳ）
(7)ＪＵＳＴ　ＷＡＮＮＡ　ＴＨＡＮＫ　ＹＯＵ（Ｔｉｎｙ　Ｖｏｉｃｅ　ｍｉｘ）（Ｉａｎ　ＰＩＴＴＥＲ，フリーダム・ゴスペル・クワイア(Freedom Gospel Choir)，ＩＭＡＩ　ｒｙｏｕｓｋｅ）
(8)ＢＥＡＵＴＩＦＵＬ　ＤＲＥＡＭ（Ｓａｔｏｓｈｉ　ＴＯＭＩＩＥ　Ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔａｔｉｏｎ）（ヘイゼル・フェルナンデス(Hazel Fernandez，富家哲(Tomiie Satoshi)）
(9)ＬＯＶＥ　ＣＡＬＬＩＮＧ　２０００（Ｒｏｙａｌ　Ｍｉｒｒｏｒｂａｌｌ　Ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ）（ローレン(Loren)，フリーダム・ゴスペル・クワイア(Freedom Gospel Choir)，松井寛(Matsu Kan)）
(10)ＢＥＡＵＴＩＦＵＬ　ＤＲＥＡＭ（Ｉ・Ｃ・Ｂ　Ｈａｒｄ｛ＧＡＲＡＧＥ｝ｍｉｘ）（ヘイゼル・フェルナンデス(Hazel Fernandez)，ヒラタトモキ(Hirata Tomoki)）
(11)ＳＴＵＣＫ　ＯＮ　ＭＥ（Ｍａｄ　Ａｕｇｕｓｔ　ｍｉｘ）（Ｊｅｎｎｉｆｅｒ　ＩＮＧＲＡＭ　ＢＲＯＷＮ，Ｍａｒｃｅｌｌｕｓ　ＦＥＲＮＡＮＤＥＳ）
(12)ＴＨＡＮＡＴＯＳ（Ｒｏ－ＪＡＭ　Ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ～ＮＩＱＩ’ｓ　Ｔｕｒｎｔａｂｌｅ　Ｏｐｅｒａ）（ローレン(Loren)，Ｎｉｃｈｏｌａｓ　ｓｔ．ｖｉｃｔｏｒ　ＢＲＯＷＮ）


This was the second Shiro Sagisu album, which you can guess by the title was just a remix album of the first album! So if you liked the first album and want to hear a slightly altered production on some of the songs, here you go. Once again, we have amazing lyrics with amazing voices bringing together amazing songs as always.

I realized that I should have perhaps given a better introduction of just who Shiro Sagisu is, as I don't think many know him. Before making these vocal albums, Shiro Sagisu was responsible for composing and producing video game music (Final Fantasy 6(3 in Europe and N.A. Grand Finale orchestral soundtrack) and anime soundtracks, which he still currently does (Bleach is perhaps the most well-known current anime that he is producing and composing for). Of course I have mentioned that he was responsible for the Neon Genesis Evangelion soundtracks, which is where he met up with Loren, Mash, and Hazel Fernandez. They were called together for the End of Evangelion movie soundtrack, and subsequently produced the VOX Evangelion soundtrack, which I think I might as well rip and upload here as well while I'm at it.

Nevertheless, this is a mixture of British vocals with Japanese production. Hope some of you at least are enjoying it!

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Suff Daddy - Hi-Hat Club Vol. 2 (2009)

Tracklist:

01. Up in this Muthafucka
02. Andros
03. Now that you're mine
04. Chinatown Chill
05. The Paper
06. Vices
07. Daddy
08. Join the Club
09. D.I. Luv
10. Anti Swagger
11. Like that
12. Creepin
13. S.EX. (Suff Experiment)
14. Isley Interlude
15. Sip Liquor
16. High Life
17. One for Rawls
18. Suff in China
19. Chocolate Mountain
20. LottaHydro


This is sure an interesting album! It's quite short at about 37 minutes, and it's made up of mostly samples. Some I like, some I don't care for, but it is a very interesting combination of music in all. Some of the beats are worth the download alone in my opinion, with tracks like Join the Club. Either way, check it out and see which samples you like the most!

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PS: Oddly at the end of track #18 "Suff in China" is an except of women speaking in Japanese rather than Chinese (I guess Suff Daddy wasn't aware of it?). They say ”あたしたちの秘密だよ hahaha" which means basically it's our secret hahaha for those interested.

Shiro Sagisu (鷺巣詩郎) - Shiro's Songbook (1999)

Tracklist:

1．ＳＩＮＧ Ａ ＳＯＮＧＢＯＯＫ
　　　2．ＪＵＳＴ ＷＡＮＮＡ ＴＨＡＮＫ ＹＯＵ（ｒｅｐｒｉｓｅ）
　　　3．ＩＮＴＩＭＡＴＥ’９９
　　　4．ＣＡＲＮＩＶＡＬ
　　　5．ＥＹＥ ＴＯ ＥＹＥ
　　　6．ＢＥＡＵＴＩＦＵＬ ＤＲＥＡＭ
　　　7．ＴＨＡＮＡＴＯＳ－ｉｆ ｉ ｃａｎ｀ｔ ｂｅ ｙｏｕｒｓ ｐａｒｔ １：ｐｉａｎｏ ＆ ｖｅｒｓｅ
　　　8．ＴＨＡＮＡＴＯＳ－ｉｆ ｉ ｃａｎ｀ｔ ｂｅ ｙｏｕｒｓ ｐａｒｔ ２：ｏｒｃｈｅｓｔｒａｌ ｗｏｒｌｄ
　　　9．ＴＨＡＮＡＴＯＳ－ｉｆ ｉ ｃａｎ｀ｔ ｂｅ ｙｏｕｒｓ ｐａｒｔ ３：ｆｕｎｋ ＆ ｇｏ
　　　10．ＴＨＡＮＡＴＯＳ－ｉｆ ｉ ｃａｎ｀ｔ ｂｅ ｙｏｕｒｓ ｐａｒｔ ４：ｏｖｅｒｃｏｍｅ
　　　11．ＬＯＶＥ ＣＡＬＬＩＮＧ
　　　12．ＪＵＳＴ ＷＡＮＮＡ ＴＨＡＮＫ ＹＯＵ（ｍａｓｔｅｒ）
　　　13．ＷＩＮＴＥＲ ＢＬＵＥ
　　　14．ＳＯＮＧＢＯＯＫ
　　　15．ＳＴＵＣＫ ＯＮ ＭＥ


The first of the Shiro Sagisu albums. This album is heavily influenced by the End of Evangelion film, including the perhaps infamous song Thanatos from the ending of the film. Nevertheless, the music selection on this album is wonderful. It's bluesy, jazzy, soulful, gospel-ish with an R&B flavour. Much like the Shiro's Songbook 2 that I posted a while back. I personally love the song Thanatos of course (I'm a huge Evangelion fan) but the song "Eye to Eye" also stands out as a beautifully written and performed song. Deep meanings behind the lyrics make this CD a great listen even 10 years later! Check it out

PS: I have the FULL Shiro Sagisu discography which I'll be uploading slowly here, maybe a few albums a week. There aren't many, but I also have the Lauren and Mash albums to accompany them all. Took a lot of time and money to buy all these CDs as nobody has them uploaded online, so I hope you all enjoy!!

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BACK FROM THE DEAD!! DJ Awaki Just - Side Slow Vol. 5

DJ Awaki Just - Side Slow Vol. 5

Tracklist:
1. state of the art / square one
2. vig summer come again 1978 / olive oil feat taboo1 freez dj shoe
3. drama / da grass roots
4. mama don't cry / surreal
5. so / el da sensei
6. persistence / headnodic
7. what you say / ini
8. well be there / people under the stairs
9. 行方不明 (Yukue Fumei, or Unknown direction)/ king giddra
10. asteroid love / l-universe
11. only moments ago / sound providers
12. southern comfort / down south
13. magnum opus / top quality
14. technova / towa tei
15. people everyday / arrested development
16. imagine / dj nu-mark
17. after hanabi / nujabes
18. come close / common feat mary j. blige
19. the trains aren ws clean / daedelus
20. lord of the dance / chris clark
21. pedd/chair/temma / jemapur
22. Title Unknown
23. tsurugi no mai / nujabes
24. don't even try it / funky dl
25. hipness / sleeve
26. coffee / headnodic
27. babylon unite / sub dub
28. Duke kerb Crawler / pest
29. Eple / Royksopp
30. Migrant / Inner Science
31. Sky High / Suburban



This is an independent underground mixtape with a kind of jazzy and mellow feel to it. It does contain a couple tracks in Japanese, which I usually tend to steer away from because I believe half of hip hop is understanding the lyrics and message behind the song, but nevertheless you can enjoy the beat and rhyming! This is probably an exclusive not found on other blogspots, so enjoy!!

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(Link fixed 3-18-10)

Rye Rye + HOTTUB

Now I am not a particular fan of this kind of music, or at least I never was. But, times have changed,

and even music blogs need some diversity. I'm not exactly sure what type of genre this music fits into

but I would describe it as something like electro, funk, club hop. Rye Rye is from Baltimore, and her quick raps

that go hand in hand with an extremely fast beat, (I'm talking about Light speed BPM's) give off an energy that is

unmatched by any Hip Hop song. At this blog, we like chill hip hop, but as the other contributer, I've got to

show people what else is out there. I saw this live, and it was fucking crazy. Here are some pictures from the show.

The first group is RYERYE a single female emcee from Baltimore, and the latter is HOTTUB from Oakland.

I could'nt find a HOTTUB song to embed, so here is their myspace.

VA - Mellow Beats, Rhymes & Visions (2008)

Tracklist:
01. Caural / In Tandem
02. Kero One / Keep It Alive!
03. Presto Feat. 3rd Lhind / Searching
04. Funky DL / Don’t Even Try It
05. Emanon / More Than You Know
06. Cyne / Growing
07. Sound Providers Feat. Little Brother / Braggin And Boastin
08. Rashaan Ahmad & Kero One / Here We Go
09. Aloe Blacc & King Most / With My Friends
10. Pete Philly & Perquisite Feat. Senna / Mellow
11. J. Rawls / A Tribute To Bobby
12. Think Twice / Time’s Passin Me By
13. Skiggy Rapz / Sail Away
14. Cosiner & Capital / Introducing The Haunt
15. Specifics / My Tunes
16. The One / Tribute To Weldon Irvine
17. Flytronic Feat. Cecilia Stalin / I Will
18. J.R. of Momentan Feat. The Saint / Fur Euch (Danke)
19. Perquisite / Reminisce
20. Panacea / Limitless Pages


Who can resist an album with a cat on the cover?! Anyway, I had to post this one because its such a beautifully done compilation of great songs and great artists. Not a mixtape mind you, but just a great selection of music all put together. I highly recommend this one as it really is a beautifully put together selection of music. Don't sleep on it!!

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DJ Ryow AKA Smooth Current - Maintain The Focus (2009)

Tracklist:
01. The Beginning… (Intro)
02. Disbelievers Clear The Way feat. Insight
03. The Dream Chaser feat. Substantial
04. Re: Strain of Stairs
05. Ain’t Even Like Me feat. Kim Hill
06. Sweet Madness
07. Don’t, Won’t, Can’t Stop feat. Othello
08. In The Twilight
09. Designed Like This feat. Insight, Dagha & Moe as Electric
10. S.M.O.O.T.H. C.U.R.R.E.N.T. feat. Lushlife
11. Blue Time feat. Nikko
12. Heathaze
13. That’s It feat. Profile
14. Afterglow (Outro)

Very nice album by a well-respected DJ in my book. He worked with the Shinsight trio and with the Levitatorz (shows in the tracklist doesn't it!?) as the beat man, and this was his first own release as far as I know. I know he's done a lot of mixtapes as well long before this (including some really good ones with hydeout productions) but this was a very solid album with all new music. Just like his name predicts, the music is smooth, jazzy, and doesn't disappoint in my opinion. Check it out and props out to the original ULer!

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