Murderland by JunyaWatabooIshii

As a fellow trackmaker and friend,
I have been following Junya's musical releases and seen him performing live in/around Osaka since a few years now.

While his style has evolved and has been refined during this period of time,
I have always been impressed with his ability to use his hardware to create his own personal gems blending wonky beats and dense atmospheres straight from the samples.

Painting your own view of a music genre by being able to transcend its codes while keeping the essence is no easy work,
Yet I feel that Junya is one of these artists who manage to perform this feat. The secret might lie in the use of silences and creative twisting of sounds...

My favorite track of this album is stillawaken; this sounds to me as a modern take on everything that got me into Japanese instrumental hip-hop.
I would highly recommend checking out his dancing work and video collaboration with his wife Aimi - it will give you a full picture of his original universe!

Ran Yossey

robaat

Tracklist

1.	Japillow	1:42

2.	Wakey Me	3:33

3.	Murderland	3:30

4.	Asanosyuden	1:24

5.	Toppull	1:05

6.	Jabral	1:34

7.	Tailyroll	2:43

8.	Peeler	1:28

9.	Showaboombap	0:59

10.	Changtown	2:27

11.	Dontbacklookme	1:42

12.	Stillawaken	2:35

Credits

released June 1, 2021

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