Mellow Beats, Friends & Lovers
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Mellow Beats, Friends & Lovers is a compilation album
. It is produced by various artists including Uyama Hiroto
, Naoki Maeda, Dwele
, Golden Boy, Sora, Takagi Masakatsu
, Kuniyuki Takahashi
, and Rei Harakami
. It is often thought to be produced by Nujabes
, but only 2 of the 15 songs are actually produced by Nujabes.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
. It is produced by various artists including Uyama Hiroto
Uyama Hiroto
Uyama Hiroto is a Japanese hip-hop producer and DJ and close collaborator of the late Japanese DJ/Producer Nujabes. His style of music is a heavy downtempo/ambient jazz influenced hip-hop. He produced music for the video game Final Fantasy.-Albums:...
, Naoki Maeda, Dwele
Dwele
Andwele Gardner , better known by his stage name Dwele is a soul singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:...
, Golden Boy, Sora, Takagi Masakatsu
Takagi Masakatsu
Takagi Masakatsu is a musician and filmmaker from Kameoka, Kyoto, Japan.He attended Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, graduating with English....
, Kuniyuki Takahashi
Kuniyuki Takahashi
Kuniyuki Takahashi is a well known Japanese DJ and music producer.He records under many different aliases including Forth, Frr Hive, Koss, and used to be joint member of the group DRP along with other member Tomoyuki Murastige.His productions tend to fit mainly within the house music and techno...
, and Rei Harakami
Rei Harakami
was a Kyoto-based electronic musician from Hiroshima, Japan. He composed and mixed on two Roland SC-88Pro sound generators, at times supplemented by the Roland SK-88Pro keyboard model. He suffered a fatal brain hemorrhage on the 27th July 2011.Rei released his debut album in 1998 on Sublime Records...
. It is often thought to be produced by Nujabes
Nujabes
was a Japanese hip hop producer and DJ who recorded under the name , the reverse spelling of his name in Japanese order. Nujabes was also owner of the Shibuya record stores, T Records and Guinness Records and founder of the independent label Hydeout Productions....
, but only 2 of the 15 songs are actually produced by Nujabes.
Track listing
- "Kiss Of Life" (Nujabes featuring Giovanca & Benny Sings)
- "After It" (featuring no.9)
- "Aurora" (featuring chari chari)
- "Sitting on the Beach" (featuring CALM)
- "Green Power" (featuring INO hidefumi)
- "Departure" (featuring Akira Kosemura)
- "Right Here" (featuring DJ Mitsu the Beats and DweleDweleAndwele Gardner , better known by his stage name Dwele is a soul singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan.-Biography:...
) - "Jazzy Joint" (featuring J.A.M and José JamesJosé JamesJosé James is an American vocalist best known for performing and blending modern jazz and hip-hop. James performs all over the world both as a leader and with other groups.-Biography:...
) - "Revans" (featuring soraSora-Tribe: Sora is the tribe inhabitant the districts of West Siang and East Siang of Arunachal Pradesh in the North-East Indian Himalaya.-Places:Colombia* Sora, Boyacá, a municipio in Boyacá Department, AndeanGermany...
) - "Gelnia" (featuring Takagi MasakatsuTakagi MasakatsuTakagi Masakatsu is a musician and filmmaker from Kameoka, Kyoto, Japan.He attended Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, graduating with English....
) - "The Session Kuniyuki TakahashiKuniyuki Takahashi is a well known Japanese DJ and music producer.He records under many different aliases including Forth, Frr Hive, Koss, and used to be joint member of the group DRP along with other member Tomoyuki Murastige.His productions tend to fit mainly within the house music and techno...
, Henrik Schwarz and Yoshihiro Tsukahara) - "Lust" (featuring rei harakamiRei Harakamiwas a Kyoto-based electronic musician from Hiroshima, Japan. He composed and mixed on two Roland SC-88Pro sound generators, at times supplemented by the Roland SK-88Pro keyboard model. He suffered a fatal brain hemorrhage on the 27th July 2011.Rei released his debut album in 1998 on Sublime Records...
) - "#1 Dub" (featuring World Supreme Funky Fellows 2102)
- "Vision Eyes" (featuring Uyama HirotoUyama HirotoUyama Hiroto is a Japanese hip-hop producer and DJ and close collaborator of the late Japanese DJ/Producer Nujabes. His style of music is a heavy downtempo/ambient jazz influenced hip-hop. He produced music for the video game Final Fantasy.-Albums:...
and Golden BoyGolden BoyGolden Boy is a drama by Clifford Odets. The play was initially produced on Broadway by The Group Theatre in 1937. Odets' biggest hit was made into a 1939 film of the same name, starring William Holden in his breakthrough role, and also served as the basis for a 1964 musical.-Plot:It focuses on Joe...
) - "Maintain" (featuring grooveman Spot and O.C.O.C. (rapper)Omar Credle , known by his stage name, O.C., is an American rapper who has been involved with several renowned underground hip-hop groups and also released many solo albums.-Recording career:...
) - "Child's Attraction
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