Sampleface Five: Japanese music samples
Where would we be without Japanese music and its trendsetting behaviour?
Tag: Japan
Magical Mystery Mix - 80s Japanese Fusion Summer Mix Vol.3
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
There’s an underground scene in Japan filled with train sounds and PA systems. Field recordings used in music is nothing new and probably the most primitive form of sound art in history. But there’s a new scene in Japan using a particular type of outdoor sounds. The oto-tetsu scene (from the Japanese words oto meaning …
SATURDAY MATINÉE: Asia Rising: The Next Generation Of Hip Hop
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 been a mighty long time since we did a Saturday Matinée film. This time around, our feature presentation is Asia Rising: The Next Generation Of Hip Hop. In conjunction with …
70s French Jazz Mix by Magical Mystery Mix
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
The Japanese duo return with a new collab project.
Leftover Links: Beats and Videos
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 few months so enjoy! Beats Bugseed – Fresh Jive EP One of our favourite Japanese beatmakers, Bugseed, dropped a fresh beat tape called “Fresh Jive EP” on Bandcamp a few …
Magical Mystery Mix – 70s Japanese Jazz Mix Vol.3
78 minutes of Japanese jazz from the 70’s including rare groove, jazz fusion, drum breaks, and more.
Leftover Links: Rappers' Delight
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 as and when they come through. That means we miss things and get to them late. A bit like when you’re stuck for something to eat and have nothing substantial …
Sampleface's World Cup Playlist
We’ve compiled a special World Cup playlist with songs from every nation in the tournament. The advantage of having run this blog for 6 years is the countries we’ve covered in that time. We still have some gaps to fill but in the meantime, celebrate the tournament starting on Friday with our special World Cup …
Magical Mystery Mix - Beats from Japan
Chilled music to relax to – MMM compiled a “Beats from Japan” YouTube playlist featuring the likes of ILL.SUGI, DJ Mitsu the Beats, and Linn Mori. Magical Mystery Mix has put together a fine array of Japanese instrumental hip hop. The “Beats from Japan” playlist comprises of 24 tracks spread over an hour of beats, …
BYSON - konbini
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 back with something new. “konbini” is a collection of Japanese-themed beats. The tape opens with sounds of supermarket shuffling and meanders into a piano-drum loop. The rest is a journey through …
Magical Mystery Mix - 70s Japanese Jazz Mix Vol.2
Stream a whole hour of Japanese jazz from the 70’s including rare groove, jazz fusion, drum breaks, and more.
axion117 - Sketches
Japanese producer axion117 gives us some Sketches for his new album.
Ed Motta - City Pop Vol. 2
Brazilian musician Ed Motta compiles a mix of cool Japanese “City Pop”.
Bugseed - Street Mentality
Tokyo’s beat maestro Bugseed shows us his Street Mentality.
Sample Heaven: Japanese Funk/Soul/Neo/Jazz/Acid Mix
Mix master Emir E. Mardan put together a Japanese mix and we think it’s the perfect source for sampling.
Nitsua - Lost In Translation
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 this. Out of the colossal shadow Nujabes cast both in life and posthumously with his legendary stable hydeout productions and all of his art comes something of a reincarnation, one that is familiar …
How Did I Miss That: When Michael Jackson Met Isao Tomita
Remember the time… Michael Jackson visited Isao Tomita in Japan during his Bad tour and got wasted on sake? Nah, me neither.
Languid - Farewell
We gave Languid’s latest track “Farewell” a listen, taken from the “Six Deep” compilation by Rootnote Collective. It’s been far too long since we last heard a full release from Languid but we’ll make do with this gem. Farewell sees the UK producer back on his Japanese tip, high on the treble with plenty of …
