Various - Dois: Japan Connection

In 2003 Disorient celebrated it’s five-year anniversary with the best of collection ‘Ichi’ and due to it’s success we followed with up a selection of Japanese-related future classics, exclusive joints and sort after gems in the form of ‘Dois’. All tracks have either no release or limited Japan-only exposure and we feel justice to give this music the exposure it deserves.

Lonesome Echo Productions cut from their album of 2003, gets the remix treatment from the New Jersey kings of house Blaze. With this up-tempo exclusive they deliver one of their trademark funky bass lines to accompany Chicago legend Byron Stingily's falsetto voice

Golden tonsils of blessed Kenny Bobien gets the remix via Tokyo from Flower Records main man ‘Little Big Bee ‘ who bring’s a full latin ensemble to the affair for a full on barrio breakdown with a montuno flavour.

Tokyo’s finest diva Monday Michiru, daughter of jazz saxophonist Charlie Mariano and a figure at the centre of the ‘Ashitdo Jazzu‘ movement of the mid nineties, gets twisted up in a classic Basement Jaxx fashion, doing what they do best; bouncing bass line and a smoking atmosphere.

Ever evolving and constantly changing Monday teams up with West London head and NSM leader I.G Culture to produce the broken beat Opus ‘Chasing After The Sun’ previously only available on a limited promo 12” back in 2001 in Japan.

West London to Tokyo and back again via Ryota Nozaki’s Jazztronik, it’s been in every quality DJ’s box since it’s Japanese release via Yoshihiro Okino’s Especial records. Tough beats, big keyboard arrangement and a killer piano hook.

Calm is by far one of the most accomplished and interesting producers to have come out of the new wave of Japanese music. Calm adds a stripped down raw, early house sound into the mix, reminiscent of a mid eighties Mr Fingers groove.

12" samplers were also pressed but are now unavailable

Tracklist

1. Lonesome Echo Production - Sweet Dream (Blaze Shrine Mix) listen
2. Kenny Bobien - Dance For Life (Little Big Bee Latin Breakdown Mix) listen
3. Monday Michiru - Cruel To Be Kind (Basement Jaxx Late Night Mix) listen
4. Jephté Guillaume - Kokoro listen
5. Monday Michiru - Chasing After The Sun (IG Culture Banda Black Lero Mix) listen
6. Jazztronik - Samurai listen
7. Calm - Sketch On A Banana Paper listen
8. DJ Kensei & Goro & Knoto - Leogan Dub listen
9. Social Material - Class listen