DJ Kawasaki – Beautiful LP – HMV Japan
Way back in the mid 2000s, while he was still something of a rising star, DJ Kawasaki signed an eyebrow-raising deal with the Japanese arm of major label Columbia. The result was gorgeous debut album Beautiful, a set that blended his love of jazzy instrumentation and softly soulful vocals with sumptuous deep house grooves, and more organic rhythms and arrangements that drew influence from a mix of soul-jazz, jazz-house, jazz-funk, disco, boogie and the sun-splashed noughties deep house breeziness of San Francisco label Naked Music. As this surprise 20th anniversary vinyl reissue proves, it remains a superb album blessed with a seriously good guest list (Karin. Angela Johnson, Ernesto, Rasiyah and Lady Alma all feature).
Label: HMV Japan
Format: LP with obi-strip
Cat: HRLP 396
Released: 11 Sep 26
Genre: House
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Tracklist
Side A
1. “Intro” 0:56
2. “Beautiful” (feat Karin) 4:45
3. “Save Your Love” (feat Angela Johnson) 4:37
4. “Promises” (feat Terrance Downs) 4:12
5. “Shooting Star” 6:12
Side B
1. “The Love Of Music” (feat Lady Alma) 4:50
2. “I’m So On Your Mind” (feat Rasiyah) 4:58
3. “Like Thunder” (feat Ernesto) 3:58
4. “Blazin'” (feat Karin) 4:59
5. “The Galaxy” 5:00
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