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Studio Apartment – Brand New Start

Artist: Studio Apartment feat. Miho Fukuhara Title: Brand New Start Label: Apt International Rel. date: 17 May 2010 Get it: Juno (vinyl) Remix pick: Grant Nelson Remix [audio: Apartment feat. Miho Fukuhara – Brand New Start (Grant Nelson Remix)|width=100%]

Hideo Kobayashi – Beautiful Moment

Another japanese producer Hideo Kobayashi plays piano from 4 and records beats from his 15. Numerous releases and DJ sessions around the world made him a name in house scene. On March 17th, japanese Apt. International released something special from…

Yoshihisa H – Ressurection

A small underground label Asante is back with another release from Japanese producer Yoshihisa H, the “Ressurection EP“. Three nicely jazzy instrumented cuts are: moving “Ressurection“, dreamy “A Thousand Steps” and laid-back “Comeback“. AFAIK Asante is primarily vinyl only label,…

Fuminori Kagajo – Jazz Spectrum EP

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.…

Joi – Allure

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.

FCKS – Magic

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…

Kentaro Takizawa – Power Of Love

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…

Daishi Dance Remix

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…

Joi – How Beautiful EP

Joi is a producer, singer, composer and arranger from Japan. Being multitalented instrumentalist and owner of beautiful sensual falsetto voice, he was noticed by Joe Claussell in 2000 after releasing debute “Love Is Spiritual” on Japan’s Common Ground. Soon remixed…

Kentaro Takizawa – Can’t Stop/The Youth Theme

More Japanese invasion with good house. Flower Records was established in 1995 by brothers Eitetsu and Kitetsu Takamiya, and is centered around dance music from domestic Japanese artists. One of them, Japan’s young upcoming producer Kentaro Takizawa has its second…

DJ Kawasaki – Most Wanted

One of the Japanese soulful house masters DJ Kawasaki just delivered his new compilation “Most Wanted“. Featuring a number of remixes for such names as Ananda Project, Towa Tei and Shuya Okino (Kyotto Jazz Massive) as well as four his…