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Grooveman Spot's Japanese hip hop crew Enbull -- we may not speak the language, but funky beatcraft is the universal communicative force of hip hop -- and Grooveman's been flooring us with his craft for the past few years! Hip hop is a crucial compent of most of the Grooveman Spot records we've heard, but with Enbull he goes all in with it -- and it's solid stuff! EP 1 includes the tracks "The Letter" feat Coma-Chi, "Understanding" feat Hunger, "Paradise" feat Raythought, plus the instrumentals for each. B-side closes with two bonus beats: "Say Goodbye" and I Luv U.

Grooveman Spot's Japanese hip hop crew Enbull -- we may not speak the language, but funky beatcraft is the universal communicative force of hip hop -- and Grooveman's been flooring us with his craft for the past few years! Hip hop is a crucial compent of most of the Grooveman Spot records we've heard, but with Enbull he goes all in with it -- and it's solid stuff! EP 2 includes the tracks "Come Back Home" (voc & inst), "Let's Get Ready To Rumble (voc & inst), "Supa Bad" feat Dabo (voc & inst), "Number One" (voc & inst) and "Flashback" (inst).

Soaring jazz-inspired hip hop from Grooveman Spot, aka DJ Kou-G -- one of the brightest lights in the Japanese hip hop groove scene -- and a really nice batch of tracks that pair the producer/DJ with vocalists and MCs from Japan and the US underground! Grooveman brings a little bit of the best of both worlds here -- with moody tracks that are rich with Moog, Rhodes and the melodic sensibility of late 70s soul jazz -- and a bit of a stuttering boom bap for the more pronounced hip hop numbers. Guests include MED (Medaphoar), OC, Count Bass D, Grap Luva, Yoshika, Mahya, and more. Tracks include "The Blow" feat Capitol A, "Hadesugiru and "Benzaiten Love" feat Count Bass D, "Time For The Essence" feat Grap Luva, "Levitaiton", "Something Like A" feat Mahya, "Rude Fantastic", "Turn It Up" feat MED, . "Who's This" feat MC Invisible, "What We Do" feat Miss Jack Davey, "Maintain" feat OC, and more!

Spacious hip hop soul grooves from Grooveman Spot -- remixed tracks from the ever evolving, appropriately named Eternal Development project! Includes "Time For The Essence" feat Grap Luva (DJ Watarai rmx) (voc & inst) and "Who's This" feat Invincible (Ice Berg mix) (voc & inst) -- both bumping and still in a predominantly hip hop mode, plus the more funky club mode of "Rude Fantastic" (Cro-Magnon happy mix) and "In Search Of Pt 2" - which reminds us of Madlib.

A blend of modern club soul and sweetly tuneful songcraft from Mahya -- wonderful work from the soulful tier of Japanese scene -- featuring production by Tettory BLK, aka Maysaya Fatasista & Grooveman Spot! Mayha's voice is mellow and inviting as can be -- rolling effortlessly from a breathy coo to a more extroverted approach -- over percolating beats and production. The vocals are mostly in Japanese but the groove is boundless! Titles include the DJ Mitsu produced "Oneness" feat Hunger, "Good Vibes", "Nobody Like Me", "Who Wanna Know", "Should Get Up", "Ghetto Boy", "Love Birds", "Tobari",

Cosmic hip hop and spacey soul beatcraft from the Japanese scene -- nice stuff from the always stellar Jazzy Sport label -- featuring some of the best of their roster and guests with similarly cosmic atmosphere! The diverse set includes material from Grooveman Spot, Gagle, Mahya, Cro-Magnon, Jazztronik and more -- and it's routinely strong in its variety of vibes. Scratchy soul beats and funky backdrops on the more hip hop oriented cuts, jazzy electric keys and a more soaring atmosphere on others, with lyrics and rhymes in both Japanese and English. Groovy stuff -- on both the spiritual soul jazz inspired tunes and the grittier boom bap -- and an excellent sampler of the breadth of styles on the Jazzy Sport label. 18 tracks in all: "Wednesday" by Budamonkey feat Ta'Raach & Blu, "No More" by Gagle feat Skidaround, "Places & Spaces" by TSM Band, "Fine Tuning" by Mr Dibiase, "Ichiaku No Suna" by Mahya, "The Digital Church" by Leon King, "Neuralgia" by Grooveman Spot, "Nigeria Game" by Physical Sound Sport, "In Flu Enza" by Nubian Lady, "Sparkle" (DJ Mitsu The Beats rmx) by Mika Arisaka, "Flower" by Cro-Magnon feat Coma-Chi, and more.

A killer mix of Jazzy Sport hip hop and soulful club grooves -- spun by DJ Jin -- whose masterful touch mixes many of our favorites and cuts we've only just discovered with this set from the heads at Japan's Jazzy Sport! Includes top shelf material from Japanese scene leaders Cro-Magnon, Gagle, DJ Mitsu The Beats, Grooveman Spot and others -- plus global trailblazers Steve Spacek, Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Ron Trent, Count Bass D, Oddisee and more. A continuous 72 minute mix with 25 tracks of spacey soul and hip hop from east to west and up through the cosmos. Includes "Go Away" by Bottom Fly, "Session Untitled No 9" by Gagle, "Like A Pimp" by Count Bass D, "Intoxicated" by Sa-Ra Creative Partners, "Nigeria Game" by Physical Sound Sport, "Kai-Ho" by Cro-Magnon, "Whip" by Roddy Rod, "Baby Baby" by Steve Spacek, "Funkin For Jamaica" by Waajeed, "Neuralgia" by Grooveman Spot and many more.

Cosmic hip hop and spacey soul beatcraft from the Japanese scene -- nice stuff from the always stellar Jazzy Sport label -- featuring some of the best of their roster and guests with similarly cosmic atmosphere! The diverse set includes material from Grooveman Spot, Gagle, Mahya, Cro-Magnon, Jazztronik and more -- and it's routinely strong in its variety of vibes. Scratchy soul beats and funky backdrops on the more hip hop oriented cuts, jazzy electric keys and a more soaring atmosphere on others, with lyrics and rhymes in both Japanese and English. Groovy stuff -- on both the spiritual soul jazz inspired tunes and the grittier boom bap -- and an excellent sampler of the breadth of styles on the Jazzy Sport label. 18 tracks in all: "Wednesday" by Budamonkey feat Ta'Raach & Blu, "No More" by Gagle feat Skidaround, "Places & Spaces" by TSM Band, "Fine Tuning" by Mr Dibiase, "Ichiaku No Suna" by Mahya, "The Digital Church" by Leon King, "Neuralgia" by Grooveman Spot, "Nigeria Game" by Physical Sound Sport, "In Flu Enza" by Nubian Lady, "Sparkle" (DJ Mitsu The Beats rmx) by Mika Arisaka, "Flower" by Cro-Magnon feat Coma-Chi, and more.

The dancefloor jazz funk of the Cro-Magnon crew gets the remix treatment -- groovy takes on their style by Jazzy Sport Japan labelmates and other friends including Grooveman Spot, Yukihiro Fukutomi, DJ Mitsu The Beats and others! The remixers are wise to keep the Cro-Magnon atmosphere largely intact, blending with funky and guaranteed floor shaking grooves. The keyboards are kept way out in front, with beats ranging from programmed club funk to more earthy touches, a really fine blend of the Cro-Magnon humanity and more celestial funk flourishes. Titles include "Garactic Mellow" (Grooveman Spot mountain mix), "Space Love" (Yuki Fukutomi rmx), "Eclipse" (DJ Mitsu The Beats rmx), "Riding The Storm" (Foog rmx), "Take Me Higher" (Foolish Felix rmx)", "Cro-Magnon Live Remix At Warp" and more.