V.A - Libyus Music Sound History (Mix by DJ Okawari )

˙Title: Libyus Music Sound History
˙Artist: V.A, Mix by DJ Okawari
˙Style: Jazz Hip-Hop, Piano, Downtempo
˙Released Date: 2010.09.29
˙Format: CD
˙Producer: Libyus Music

01. DJ Okawari - Flower Dance
02. Dev Large the Eyeinhitae - Amiman (Meditations)
03. Chimp Beans - Menina
04. DJ Okawari - Bluebird Story (Featuring Jumelles)
05. Hazzy - A Little More
06. Tsunenori - Asunaro
07. Hazzy - Street Dreams
08. DJ Okawari - A Cup of Coffee
09. Woodblue - Lamp Reason
10. Michita - Metronome



DJ Okawari was born in Shizuoka,  he is a DJ and  also a track maker. 
OKAWARI , this name in Japanese means not  be satisfied, always seeking  the world,
and keep going to explore something new, just like his music style.

His Hip-Hop core is the sampling "Coexistence of music and life", emphasizing  on the daily life.『The Music is Any Moments in Life』represents the sound of our life and he hopes he could capture these things and brings for his listeners. "Just feel comfort before falling asleep" dignified feeling when you listen to his album, you will have this feeling, and surprised at his capacity of creating a sound relationship between the scenes and emotions like that. Every songs is sentiment and poetic with the groove flow.

In May 2008 , he  released his first album "DIORAMA" which ahead with the Village Vanguard and has gained popularity. In the same time,this album also gained recognition, rising to several music charts in iTunes Store. After a year, the 2nd album "MIRROR" is released. He was featuring many songs with soulful female singers and elegant jazzy material in this album. This could be a symbolic meaning for mellow music that show a new horizon in Japan, and he gained the high praise became well- known in that time. From now, the category of Hip-Hop broad in  iTunes Store is still dominating the high ranking.
 
In 2010, Daisuke Takahashi, the man who won the bronze prize in "The Men's Figure Skating" at the Vancouver Olympics. He chose the song called "Luv Letter" in his performance and after that so many people know more about him. The Jazz hip hop artist in Japan and expect him to create more amazing melody.

Haruka nakamura - Twilight

˙Title: Twilight
˙Artist: Haruka nakamura
˙Style: Jazz, Instrument
˙Released Date: 2010.07.05
˙Format: CD
˙Producer: Kitchen.

01.夕べの祈り
02.harmonie du soir
03.彼方
04.窓辺
05.memoria
06.ベランダにて
07.faraway
08.光景
09.dialogo
10.音楽のある风景
11.twilight
12.カーテンコール
13.The Light


《He uses dew and sunlight to weave amazing melody, the most simple and pure way to capture the golden beauty of  sunset.》

Haruka Nakamura, who was born in Tokyo, Japan. When he was a child, he met piano and guitar and played very well. In 2006, he began to create his  Acoustic sound music and
he first emerged with a split release "Afterglow" with Akira Kosemura in 2007.

Subsequently, his first album "grace" was released under Schole Records in 2008. Apart from his solo works, his  band project released their first album "CASA" and  held a headline concert at SuperDeluxe in March 2010. He also  formed a  live unit with Yamamoto Daisuke and they got a good praise by many audience.His solo  album "Twilight" finally released in 2010. Through the music, you even can feel the breeze touch your face blow into your heart, he got the award which called " Eoet of Electro-acoustic"in that time

"Sunset" is the major material in this album, also add field recording into the background  and company with soft piano and Saxophone sound. In time time, we seems to sitting on the side of river embankments, looking at the sparkle light until the sun fade away. The cars' light flash away, everything past so fast, but things will last in my mind. If you want to listen to the voice of nature,  just listen to this beautiful work!

V.A - Mellow Orange Presents Last Resort

˙Title: Mellow Orange Presents Last Resort
˙Artist: Mellow
˙Style: Jazz Hip-hop, Rap, Electronic
˙Released Date: 2010.07.06
˙Format: CD
˙Producer: Media Factory Japan/Zoom
 
01. Freddie Joachim - Meditation
02. Sotu the Traveller & Aischa - Give It to Me
03. Raashan Ahmad - Cool Style
04. Vigilant - Feel Good Music (Featuring Othello)
05. M64 - Helium
06. Versis - All In
07. Green Tea - Don't Let Love Pass You By
08. Addullessence - For the Love (Featuring Braille)
09. Profile - A Night Out
10. F.A.M.E. - Authenticity
11. Jacewon - Refined Devine (Revisited)
12. Deedot - Think Twice (Featuring Navery)
13. The Black Sunn - Lady with the Green Eyes (Featuring Black Diamond)
14. Mr. Dibiase - Ballroom Swing
15. Melina Jones - Summer Breeze
16. Journey - Nothing Funny
17. Lauren Santiago - Just a Little Bit
18. MaliciousLee - Ley Lines
19. Addullessence - For the Love (Revisited) [Featuring Braille]
20. NA - The Underground

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The Shanghai Restoration Project - Special Edition

˙Title:  The Shanghai Restoration Project  Special Edition

˙Artist:  DJ Dave Liang

˙Style: Electronic, Jazz Pop, Experimental, Lounge 
˙Released Date: 2007.03.06

˙Format: CD
˙Producer: Undercover Culture Music

01. Introduction (1936)

02. Nanking Road

03. Shanghai Express

04. Jade Buddha Temple

05. Peace Hotel (What is Love)

06. Miss Shanghai

07. Lu Xun (Watch Me Dance)

08. Babylon of the orient

09. Pearl Tower

10. Avenue Joffre

11. The Bund

12. Old City

13. Pudong

14. Bubbling Well Road

15. Jessfield Park



"Boom! Boom! Boom!" 
What happened when Traditional Chinese instruments meet modern Jazz hip-hop and electronica? The Shanghai Restoration Project could really catch my ear, even my soul.

DJ Whitesmith - We All Victims

●INFORMATION
˙Title:  We All Victims (世界基準のファーストアルバム)

˙Artist:  DJ Whitesmith

˙Style: Abstract, Downtempo, Electronic

˙Released Date: 2011.04.06

˙Format: CD

˙Producer: Frail Records

●LIST

01. The Great Collapse (Intro)

02. Piano In The Dark

03. Missing Day's Music feat. Speech Debelle, Stac

04. The Delta (Album Ver.)

05. Yes feat. Manafest

06. Algernon Supernova

07. DIA feat. Melodee

08. Detoxify Mad

09. Homare 誉 feat. Shing02

10. KIEL

11. The Defender feat. Nanorunamonai, Meiso

12. Gio (for HIMEYURI)

13. Gone

14. Rumina (Saga Ver.) (Bonus Track)

15.Street Symphony No.2

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Bio:
Dj Whitesmith, a Trackmaker, comin’ at ya wit divine beats. My hiphop music is a part of a emotion which everyone has. Loneliness, sadness, disappointment, misery, hapiness, joy... They all come from our life or streets. That’s why you cannot ignore my music. My music always stay by you, to be stronger, to be independent, to love youself more... This is the Emotinal HipHop.
Words by: DJ Whitesmith
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"I want to share with them and remind them what happened to me as a child I was the victims of world. But I can learn and help them to understand that we have to move on and learn how to forgive and we blessing,helping another people."

I would like to share this Artist - DJ Whitesmith, from Japan. I think DJ Whitesmith has already created the ideal world in his mind. He has many things to say and he tried to let us know in his special way. His music is always filled with strong beats (downtemple) and  powerful feelings. You can feel the heavy sense of mission and responsibility of the world in his works, the gravity of human body, the sense of love,  anti-war movement, sadness, loneness...
This album shows he cares about Humanity!

This is not the casual album and I suppose some people may think the rhythm and beat are too heavy and depressive. Nevertheless, fans of this kinds of genres are giving high rating to it and "Zooooo.jp"(A music website with great reputation of mellow music. ) called this is " world-class " album, so just let's listen up!