Definately for fans of Nujabes, Blazo, Nomak, Nitsua, Marcus D, heRajiKa tracks etc. Overall a nice album, with DJ Okawari playing to his strengths well. I started off the MOZero with one of my favorite songs, Flower Dance by DJ Okawari from his smash album Kaleidoscope.It’s an instrumental song with a mix of piano, backing percussion, and string instruments formulated to become an undeniably solemn journey into melancholy before a final eruption into hope for some distant future. Not to detriment the quality of them however, it is perhaps just a personal taste as I find myself skipping these tracks and picking out the straight instrumentals. A staple present in his previous releases, this is possibly the only qualm I had with the album, and the previous ones.
The album also feature’s a heavy line-up of female vocalists Amanda Diva, Stacy Epps, Lauren Amaris, Brittany Campbell and Tekitha. In his career, he has released seven studio albums: ' Diorama ' in 2008, ' Mirror ' in 2009, ' Kaleidoscope ' in 2011, ' Compass. The Clown by Charles Mingus is absolute top for me. Piano is an instrumental theme in his music. Most of the songs have a combination of jazz, hip hop - piano, jazz, drums, and some electro. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. His style mixes instrumental hip hop, nu jazz, and japanese jazz. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Kaleidoscope at. The choice of instrumentation, whether piano/violin etc, tends to be a lot more fleshed out and have a more substantial presence in the tracks than a lot of other similar artists. DJ Okawari is an independent Japanese DJ, record producer and composer born and based in Shizuoka, Japan. Read the complete lyrics of Kaleidoscope by DJ OKAWARI feat. Whilst I can appreciate this opinion in certain circumstances, Okawari in my opinion does stand out and make distinctive releases. I’m aware there is some criticism of Japanese artists in this genre, and the seemingly blurry sonic boundaries that distinguish each one’s music.
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Click the image above for full size appreciation, and head over to the artist’s page for more at The albums artwork itself is amongst the most amazing, created by graphic artist, designer and illustrator Marumiyan, who has created all the cover art for DJ Okawari’s previous albums. The third full release by Japan’s DJ Okawari, Kaleidoscope follows on from Diorama (2008) and Mirror (2009) and brings a collection of tracks featuring the jazzy lounge sound synonymous with Okawari, as well as the emotionally charged compositions that follow a more progressive nature.
After finally getting my ears around it after its release last week, the wait was worth it. This is something I’d been waiting on for a while.
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