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Magical Mystery Mix – 80s Japanese Fusion Summer Mix Vol.3

August 11, 2020• Mixes

Magical Mystery Mix are back again, this time with Vol. 3 of their Japanese Fusion Summer Mix series.

Oto-tetsu + sampling Japan’s rail service

May 29, 2019• Sampling

There’s an underground scene in Japan filled with train sounds and PA systems. Field recordings used in music is nothing new and...

SATURDAY MATINÉE: Asia Rising: The Next Generation Of Hip Hop

May 18, 2019• Music

Asia Rising: The Next Generation Of Hip Hop is an exploration into the success of Asian hip hop artists over the past 3 years. It’s...

70s French Jazz Mix by Magical Mystery Mix

April 15, 2019• Mixes

Just over an hour of underground 70s French jazz from the likes of Michel Sardaby, Brigitte Fontaine, Jean Luc Ponty, and Henri Texier.

Alto & Bugseed – ACROSS BEAT TAPE

February 10, 2019• Hip Hop

The Japanese duo return with a new collab project....

Leftover Links #22: Beats and Videos

September 16, 2018• Video

This edition of Leftover Links is all about beats and videos. Leftover Links is back once again with some beats and videos from the past...

Magical Mystery Mix – 70s Japanese Jazz Mix Vol.3

September 16, 2018• Mixes

Leftover Links #21: Rappers’ Delight

June 11, 2018• Hip Hop

This edition of Leftover Links is all about the rappers. We get so many submissions every day, it’s not possible to get to them all...

Sampleface’s World Cup Playlist

June 10, 2018• Music

We’ve compiled a special World Cup playlist with songs from every nation in the tournament. The advantage of having run this blog for...

Magical Mystery Mix – Beats from Japan

May 6, 2018• Hip Hop

BYSON – konbini

April 20, 2018• Hip Hop

Orlando’s BYSON takes us shopping in Japan with konbini. We featured BYSON a few months ago with his album, refresh, and now he is...

Magical Mystery Mix – 70s Japanese Jazz Mix Vol.2

April 9, 2018• Mixes

A whole hour of Japanese jazz from the 70’s including rare groove, jazz fusion, drum breaks, and more. Samplefiends rejoice!...

axion117 – Sketches

May 20, 2017• Hip Hop

Japanese producer axion117 gives us some Sketches for his new album.

Ed Motta – City Pop Vol. 2

April 27, 2017• Mixes

Brazilian musician Ed Motta compiles a mix of cool Japanese “City Pop”. Japanese representations of Western music always add a...

Bugseed – Street Mentality

November 8, 2016• Hip Hop

Tokyo's beat maestro Bugseed shows us his Street Mentality....

Sample Heaven: Japanese Funk/Soul/Neo/Jazz/Acid Mix

October 15, 2016• Mixes

Nitsua – Lost In Translation

December 18, 2015• Hip Hop

Nitsua is his name. Japan is the setting. Superb beats is the game. Lost In Translation is the track… and you’ve got to hear...

Stream Two-Part 80s Japanese Funk Mix On YouTube

February 9, 2015• Mixes

Get down to some Japanese funk from the 80s with this two-part mix on YouTube. When it comes to technological advancement and musical...

How Did I Miss That: When Michael Jackson Met Isao Tomita

August 2, 2014• Video

Languid – Farewell

July 6, 2014• Hip Hop

We gave Languid’s latest track “Farewell” a listen, taken from the “Six Deep” compilation by Rootnote...

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