This episode premieres Juta Takahashi’s new release, Miyabi. It is a patient meditation on repeating sequences, subtly orchestrated to change over time from one for to another, like seasons changing from winter to spring, and will give you time to settle in and be with the changes as they unfold.
Miyabi has its intense moments, but they evolve naturally as the music flows quietly and calmly, moving inevitably forward like time itself. Miyabi is available from Juta’s website, and I highly recommend picking up your own copy (support our artists!).
- Stellar Light
- Miyabi
- Rêve Lucid
- Devotions
https://jutatakahashi.bandcamp.com/album/miyabi
The second half of the show features two EPs from the Dusted Wax netlabel, Jazz One’s 1995, and Ego Dome’s Neurocentric.
True to the artist’s name, 1995 spins jazzy loops and hip-hop rhythms together to build laid-back beats — imagine Monk getting recruited for a mix by Public Enemy.
- Goodie Goodies
- 95
- Sebajun
- Slick Rick
- Brainstorm
- True and Livin’
- The Beatnuts – Do You Believe (Jazz One Remix)
Neurocentric uses a different timbral and rhythmic language, energizing and relaxing, like listening to an android singing its own version of jazz standards in a smoky club.
- Lounge Track
- Me and My Shadow
- No More Clouds
- Scatterbrain
- Intergalactic Sesh
- Zephyr
- Shadow of the City
- Trust Yourself
- Summer Night’s Dream
- Valium
- Momentary Bliss
It’s an episode to wind down with, and I hope you enjoy it as much as our listeners did.