Nujabes - Modal Soul
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Artist: NujabesEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2006-04-17
Music Label: Indie
Soundtracks:
- Feather (Feat. Cise Starr & Akin From Cyne)
- Ordinary Joe (Feat. Terry Callier)
- Reflection Eternal
- Luv (Sic) Pt3 (Feat. Shing02)
- Music Is Mine
- Eclipse (Feat. Substantial)
- Sign (Feat. Pase Rock)
- Thank You (Feat. Apani B)
- World's End Rhapsody
- Modal Soul (Feat. Uyama Hiroto)
- Flowers
- Sea Of Cloud
- Light On The Land
- Horizon
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Free Music Review: Nujabes, "Modal Soul"
Hit: 5 Stars
Nujabes is the Beast from the East. I know Beast probably wouldn't be the best word to describe this producer, but it's the only thing I can think of using besides "AZN SENSATION", and how whack is that?
Many people I know associate music made in Japan with the defecation widely known as J-Pop. I can't really make an accurate decision on how nice J-Pop is or not. I rarely listen to anything I can't understand in my favorite musical genre, Hip Hop, so there's no reason for me to check anything out in a genre I don't like in a language I CAN understand. Anyway, I first discovered the work of Nujabes on the cartoon "Samurai Champloo", like many Americans have. As a Hip Hop instrumental aficionado, I've listened to hundreds of producers and their products. From Pete Rock to Just Blaze to RjD2 to Prefuse 73 and so on... I'm a sucker for a sick sample. So it's safe to say that when I heard "Battlecry" (Samurai Champloo's introductory theme), I had to find out more about this Nujabes cat who made this beat.
One of my friends (who happens to be Japanese and an avid Hip Hop fan) let me listen to her copy of Nujabes' first LP he released in 2003, "Metaphorical Music". That showed me that "Battlecry" wasn't just an instrumental fluke like most of the producers working in Hip Hop today have had. If anything, "Battlecry" is one of the more lackluster songs in Nujabes' catalog. I burned myself a copy and bumped it for a good while in my car and at home. Then I heard that he had another LP out, "Modal Soul". I searched high and low for a copy, but alas, great producers who originated in America are hard enough to find, so finding one who operates out of Japan would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Eventually, I came across the LP in Canada on vacation, and it was like Christmas in July! June to be precise, but who cares? "Modal Soul" was everything I expected and more.
As a producer, Nujabes has grown a lot in my opinion from 2003 to 2005 when he released the said product. Nujabes has always had a cool jazz influence over his beats, and thankfully that hasn't changed. The beats he crafted for this LP are all A Grade. The few emcees he chose to rap over some select gems aren't the best, but they flow over his tracks like they've worked with him since 89. From American underground artists like Cise Starr and Substantial to Japanese talent like Shing02 and Uyama Hiroto, each featured artist brings something special to the track to make it shine. It'd be hard for me to pick a few standout tracks because of the amazing job Nujabes does to weave all of the songs together. Without a doubt, I believe this is the best work Nujabes has done.
I know that not many people will get the chance to experience some these very impressive beats, and that's a shame. If Nujabes were to release some of his stuff in America and work with some of the artists who have a stable fanbase, there's no doubt in my mind that he'd be one of the premier producers this side of the western hemisphere. But maybe he's not doing it for the fame? Maybe he's just doing it to make good music. I don't know. Either way, I hope he doesn't make me wait too long for the next LP. Get this album however you can.
Jerrod R.
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