Urban Volcano Sounds - Blue Hour - Japan CD

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Urban Volcano Sounds

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City Soul, AOR, Boogie/Disco, Funk, Reggae, Dub, Balearic, Pop... and more—various elements peek through, yet none can be confined to a single genre. It's an "URBAN" sound that defies categorization, yet somehow feels "VOLCANO." URBAN VOLCANO SOUNDS, the sound production unit featuring KEN KEN (KEN2D SPECIAL / Cocktail Boyz) and hacchi (DEAVID SOUL), finally releases their long-awaited 1st full album, 『blue hour』!! Urban grooves with "Trippin' Out" groove lines, featuring KEN KEN's trombone and vivid synths / keyboards guide you on a heartwarming trip. Track 3, "Boogie for a Cooled-Off Mood," is an urban boogie praised by Shintaro Sakamoto. Track 5, "Rain Song," is a rainy-mood new standard blending Balearic and 80s Japanese styles. Track 6 features a mellow reggae cover of the classic "Havana Club" (M6) by guitarist Ottmar Liebert + Luna negra, while Track 7 is a dancehall homage to Slick Rick featuring Robo Sora. featuring Luna Negra, a dancehall hip-hop tribute to Slick Rick featuring Robo Chuu, "Hey Young World" (M7),Not only hard-to-find vinyl releases, but also groovy and thrilling reggae/ Disco Santos (M2), the Japanese boogie "Blue Hour" (M9) with its refreshing Nile Rodgers-esque cutting guitar, the timeless masterpiece "BureNight" (M10) where the "gentleness" of sound and lyrics weave an 80s soul mood, and the vocoder-enhanced, mellow urban cover "My Way" (M14). Guest musicians include the aforementioned Robo Chuu, Zainichi funk saxophonist Hashimoto "Kids" Takehide, Kei (leader and guitarist of the female stoner rock band CELEBS), guitarist MIYA from LIVELOVES, and Ken Takehisa from Taga Ryu and Kaiser Soze/KIRIHITO/GROUP. Here lies the urban, volcanic, supremely delightful sound of Kōkō Takashi, overflowing with an indescribable "gentleness" delivered amidst the chaos of 2020. ▼ Shintaro Sakamoto "In the desolate Tokyo of Reiwa 2, this volcano is gentle and warm. This is what the night streets are missing now!" ▼ VIDEOTAPEMUSIC "During the blue hour when day meets night, a gateway to another world opens unnoticed. This is the phantom hit number that thrives in that other world. A forbidden urban volcano electric pop song smuggled in secret. Dangerous!" ▼ Ryohei Matsunaga (Rhythm & Pencil) "Tonight, the city volcano smolders and smokes, slowly scorching my heart. Replaying that cool-headed boogie refrain. Feeling saved, even though there's not a single word of comfort. DJs, dancers, losers, club drunks, iPhone walkers—all are forgiven. What is this tenderness? Like neon signs lighting up the dead of night in a seedy town, an electric gospel for those hard-to-let-go days, those unforgettable nights. If you played my soul with a preset, this is surely the music it would make." ▼ asuka ando "The 'soliloquy' leaking from a window somewhere in the city, the moment it became 'music', it became the script for the story of me and that girl. The cover color is a steadfast blue. ▼ HALFBY "DEAVID SOUL's album 'Sparkling Music,' released in 2000 on the eve of HALFBY, became the guiding principle for all my sense of balance. But immature as I was, I ended up cheating again and again, using 'Blue Hour' as a new template whenever I could. The RICHIE ROME-esque cover of "My Way" resonates so deeply with my current state that I want to include it as-is on my new album." ▼ KONCOS Hiroshi Sato "It feels just right. The way the sound is crafted. The way the effort is let go. The way he approaches music. Listening to this record confirmed it for me. I could drink with this guy for life. He's the unwavering person I admire."