San Francisco-based indie Fatsouls Records was launched in 2007 with the aim to release dance music with emphasis on Afrobeat, Dub, Deep House, minimal tech and other Afro rhythms. Now they grew to the 6th release, not so afro though. Filled with 3 organic jazzy and soulful tunes (Klondike, Explorations and Jazzabo), “Jazz Spectrum EP” comes from Sapporo based japanese producer and DJ Fuminori Kagajo. Teamed up with world-class musicians and bringing in live saxophone, trumpet, bass and keyboard, these tracks are really another light in this dark electrified times…

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New Japanese label M2Vibe was launched in Autumn 2009. Their debut release is at the same time the first track of the new duo from Tokyo, Miss Envy and Yoshinobu Mizutani aka Soul Addict, who started in 2009 and claim to dedicate the full-time career to Soulful House. On the debut “Love The Hurt Away” released on December 21st, they have no other than Barbara Tucker on the massive vocals! What a nice start with a refreshing uplifting track.

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With six months since How Beautiful EP a very talented japanese Joi drops a new album called “Allure“. Not purely house, but such beautiful tripping melodies with unique vocals – time to add a new “chill” tag to my site. read more »

As seen on King Street Miami 2009 Sampler, “Magic” is now (on May 11th) out on King Street. Written by NYC-based Japanese production team Naotake Gunji and Go Kiryu aka FCKS, this beautiful and gentle track features the vocals of Manchild Black. read more »

Kentaro Takizawa is back to Flower Records to release a single from his 2007’s album “Heart to Heart”. Featuring the vocals of Arvin Homa Aya who is known for works with many Japanese producers, “Power Of Love” runs along groovy bass line. Included in this release is remix from Tetsu Shibuya aka Brisa that was also known as Agora Rhythm working with King Street/Nite Grooves, IRMA, Sonar Kollektiv etc. read more »

The resident of Sapporo’s Precious Hall club, with more than 10 years of experience Japanese DJ and producer Daishi Dance passionately plays every kind of house music from deep to peaktime, tours all over Japan, hosts the radioshow etc. As a producer, his debute Let Life Loose EP was out in 2006 followed by full length album The P.I.A.N.O. Set. read more »