According to Shing02's official Facebook page, the instrumental to what would eventually be part 6 was discovered on Seba's cell phone a few weeks after his death. Seba adopted the stage name Nujabes (his name spelled backwards) and became notable for his approach to producing hip hop beats, often blending jazz influences into his songs creating a mellow, nostalgic and atmospheric sound. At first I thought it was coming from my amp, or my cell, but after adjustments and comparing with other recordings it is indeed the pressing quality of this album.

First Modal Soul with a super tiny scratch that causes a loud pop on 20 rotations (an old Impulse pressing would have laughed to that), now this one with weird marks on the record.

I feel like you take a gamble with a lot of new releases and end up getting a really dull sounding digital master just pressed on vinyl for the sake of having it physical. It seems the artwork has been taken from original the CD-release, and not been properly brought to 12" size having maintained the details and punchy colours. com/en/Hip-Hop-Rap/Various-Samurai-Champloo-The-Way-Of-The-Samurai-Vinyl-Collection-Purple-Vinyl-09544030. The Samurai Champloo 3xLP coloured releases which popped up a while ago had some skipping issues on a few tracks, none on these releases!

Nujabes' friends to pay tribute to the soulful hip-hop producer on the fifth anniversary of his death". His music is known for a strong cool jazz influence, frequently using samples from artists like Miles Davis and Yusef Lateef. In the edit page, go to the 'Metadata' tab and add your Juno artist, label or release page for listeners to purchase your release / releases. com/en/Pop-Various/Soundtracks/Various-Samurai-Champloo-The-Way-Of-The-Samurai-Vinyl-Collection-Purple-Vinyl-09544030. Have listened for many versions of Battlecry and Aruarian Dance, including the CD but this is by far the best in my opinion.LP doesn't bring any unique qualities and the filtering in the master feels extra artificial in this release. Side A also had an abnormal amount of surface noise and eventual dirty on my stylus on the first playing even after a wet cleaning. In 2020, Logic cited Nujabes as a key inspiration behind his production style alongside MF DOOM, RZA and Kanye West in the track "Perfect" from his album No Pressure. Side A also had an abnormal amount of surface noise and eventual dirt on my stylus on the first playing even after a wet cleaning. Sometimes you just know that a master was mixed/pressed for vinyl and this one is one of those pressings.