Kenichiro Nishihara - LIFE Artist_松井寛 Hiroshi Matsui during his self-imposed quarantine due

during his self-imposed quarantine due to the pandemic

Billie Eilish’s meteoric rise to global stardom has been nothing short of phenomenal and arguably unparalleled to date

club-ready percussive workouts

N'Dea Davenport (of the Brand New Heavies) and French rapper MC Solaar

1の名曲だったので楽しみにしていたが、そうでなくても期待値の高さは間違いない状況下で届いた初のソロ・アルバム。OMSBやドイツのラスカル、JJJらのビートを起用した前半はいい温度のレイドバック感を湛えた夏向けの聴き心地で、"BUDDY"への特別な親密さも窺わせるPUNPEEとのコラボ、ノスタルジックな蒙昧を纏ったアストロノート製の"サンビーム"などがメロウな季節感を運ぶなかに、既発の柑橘チューン"Orange Sherbet"もまったり並ぶ。自作ビート主体の後半は穏やかな翳りも帯びつつ、日常と地続きの詞作で思索を巡らせるような語り口が全体のリラックスした色合いに溶け込んでいてホントに素晴らしい。余裕で期待以上の傑作

Kenichiro Nishihara - LIFE Artist_松井寛 Hiroshi Matsui during his self-imposed quarantine dueKenichiro Nishihara's 2nd album "LIFE" is now available on long awaited LP! The album is a collection of 12 superb tracks that intersect hip hop, electronics, and bossa nova with a jazz base. This is a masterpiece of Kenichiro Nishihara's early career! One year after the release of "Humming Jazz," which recorded phenomenal sales. This is a loose sequel that further pushes and refines the unique worldview that sublimates the essence of jazz into pop