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Soulful Sundays / Kenichiro Nishihara – Humming Jazz (2009)

Jon Lim — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:36:24 +0000

This week on Soulful Sundays, the 2009 album from Kenichiro Nishihara – Humming Jazz.

Wonderful album, very relaxing, along the same lines as I have been posting as of late (Nujabes, Woodblue, Smooth J, etc) and I really hope I can keep finding these kind of albums. The stream is below, enjoy!

Soulful Sundays / Woodblue – North Source (2007)

Jon Lim — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:11:45 +0000

This week on Soulful Sundays, the 2007 album from Woodblue – North Source.

Terrific second part to the album I posted last week, the stream is below, enjoy!

Soulful Sundays / Woodblue – North Letter (2007)

Jon Lim — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:46:11 +0000

This week on Soulful Sundays, the 2007 album from Woodblue – North Letter.

Wonderful downtempo album, along the vein of the same kind of people I’ve been posting as of late – DJ Okawari, Nujabes, Michita, and the rest of them. Take a listen, and I’ll probably be posting North Source next week, which is the other half of this album. The stream is below, enjoy!

Soulful Sundays / Uyama Hiroto – A Son of the Sun (2008)

Jon Lim — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:00:41 +0000

This week on Soulful Sundays, I am showcasing the 2008 album from Uyama Hiroto – A Son of the Sun.

What an album. Uyama Hiroto does a lot of work with Nujabes and has a very similar style to him – therefore, I instantly loved it the minute I started listening to it. Give it a shot, let me know what you think in the comments, and as per usual, the stream is below. Enjoy!

Soulful Sundays / Michita – Three (2009)

Jon Lim — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:00:09 +0000

This week on Soulful Sundays, I am showcasing the 2009 album from super awesome hip hop producer Michita – Three.

Wonderful album, along the same vein as DJ Okawari, Nujabes, and Smooth J. I’m totally loving all these Japanese producers who create these crazy Jazz hip-hop albums. As usual, the stream is below, hope you enjoy!

Soulful Sundays / DJ Okawari – Mirror (2009)

Jon Lim — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:56:01 +0000

This week on Soulful Sundays, I am featuring the 2009 album from DJ Okawari – Mirror.

Because I’ve been feeling a whole lot of piano lately, you can see that I’m making quite a bit of a run with these fantastic Japanese hip-hop influenced DJs. DJ Okawari is no exception, definitely along the lines of Nujabes and Smooth J, I really hope you enjoy this. The stream is below!

Soulful Sundays / Smooth J – Smooth Sound Collection Vol. 2 (2009)

Jon Lim — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:21:27 +0000

This week on Soulful Sunday, I am showcasing the follow-up album to Volume 1 from Smooth J – Smooth Sound Collection Vol. 2.

Great follow-up album, definitely a little more energy than the first volume which I featured last week, but still a great listen. As usual, the stream is below, enjoy!

Soulful Sundays / Smooth J – Smooth Sound Collection Vol. 1 (2008)

Jon Lim — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:57:26 +0000

This week on Soulful Sundays, I am showing you guys a fantastic album from Smooth J – Smooth Sound Collection Vol. 1.

This is a fantastic album. Smooth J is a very talented pianist hailing from Japan and covers all sorts of genres. Definitely reminiscent of the ShinSight Trio and Nujabes, you’d better check it out! The stream is below, as per usual, so I hope you enjoy!

Soulful Sundays / Two Fresh – Baker’s Dozen (2009)

Jon Lim — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:52:01 +0000

This week on Soulful Sunday, I am showcasing the 2009 album from Two Fresh – Baker’s Dozen.

It’s great to finally be back with this, I miss my beats! I found this great album from twin brothers Two Fresh – very reminiscent of Nujabes and definitely let me work the day away. The stream is below, enjoy!

Soulful Sundays / Ozomatli – Don’t Mess With The Dragon (2008)

Jon Lim — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:30:24 +0000

This week on Soulful Sundays, I am showcasing the 2008 album from Ozomatli – Don’t Mess With The Dragon.

Very different direction from me today, just because! Interesting album, and I had never really heard anything like this before, but very latin-inspired music that seems to cross a lot of genres. Hope you enjoy, the stream is below. Happy Thanksgiving!