Released earlier this year via the Paris based 180g, the label’s Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 compilation does not let up. From ultra-clean drum breaks (there are a lot of them), to its West LA Fadeaway-esque approach to Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” on Kiyoshi Yamaya & Kifu Mitsuhashi’s “Sōma Nagareyama”, the sets mesh of occidental groove with eastern textures is seamless.
Category: Japanese Jazz
1970s Japanese Jazz Mixtape 3 / Jazz-funk, Soul Jazz, Fusion & Beyond
These are not to be missed. The culmination of the Osaka based selector Dckn’s three-part exploration mining the various sub-strains of Japanese jazz in the 1970s. And be sure to dig into volumes one, and two . . .
1970s Japanese Jazz Mixtape 2 / Jazz-funk, Soul Jazz, Hard Bop & Beyond
These are not to be missed. If you haven’t yet, slip into volume one: the first entry of the Osaka-based (French) dj & record collector, Dckne’s three part series digging 1970s Japanese jazz/funk/groove. Then: slide into a second hour expanding on the themes of volume one, while incorporating various sub-strains of the genre throughout.
1970s Japanese Jazz Mixtape // Jazz-funk, Soul Jazz, Rare Groove & Beyond
バイブon this from 2017: the first entry of Osaka-based (French) dj & record collector, Dckne’s three part series, digging 1970s Japanese jazz/funk/groove.