Groove Study

One Step Communicate is a group consisting of Kenichi Nakagawa (vocals), Hiroyuki Yano (guitar), and Takeshi Kudo (bass). The group released two albums and disbanded. However, in around 2008 (?), Kenichi Nakagawa and Hiroyuki Yano formed a group called "First Fruits" with another musician known as You-Ju. The latest place I've seen Takeshi Kudo was in a bass guitar textbook and he was writing about Marcus Miller. Tracklisting 1 True Paradise 2 瞳に降る雨 3 アンブレラバースデイ 4 タンクトップのX'mas 5 小さな真夏を口移す(Daylight Mix) 6 海に浮かぶ宇宙 Review One Step Communicate is one of the two releases from the group. The other album they released came out in the same year and credits the same recording locations, so I think the two albums are actually one recording session split into two albums.  By the time this album came out, the trend of city pop and funk-based J-pop has already begun its decline. stuff that topped the chart at the time was synth-pop and rock. Artists such as Shizuka Kudo and Zard ...

Being a regular classic boogie/funk/AOR listener, I do not usually get in the range of 90s Neo Soul. However, when this album appeared on my Spotify feed, it instantly caught my ears. Tracklisting 1 The Urban Theme 2 Welcome 3 Sumthin' Sumthin' 4 Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) 5 Dancewitme 6 ...Til The Cops Come Knockin' 7 Whenever Wherever Whatever 8 Lonely's The Only Company (I & II) 9 Reunion 10 Suitelady (The Proposal Jam) 11 The Suite Theme Review  "Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite" is Maxwell's first album. It was produced by saxophonist and composer Stuart Matthewman of Sade and Maxwell. A notable credit on the album is long-time Motown musician Leon Ware, who composed my favorite track "Sumthin' Sumthin'”. When I listen to the entire album, I just can't help but think about the depiction of the nightclub in Biggie's "Big Poppa" music video. In it, the nightclub is described as a hub where feet and body keep on ...