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Format: 12" Vinyl Catalogue No.: FW260 Barcode: 5050580788923 Release Date: 21 Oct 2022 Genre: Jazz / Fusion 01: Midnight Crisp -
Takuya Kuroda 02: Time Coil - Takuya Kuroda 03: It's Okay - Takuya Kuroda 04: Dead End Dance - Takuya Kuroda 05: Old Picture -
Takuya Kuroda 06: Choy Soda - Takuya Kuroda First Word Records is very proud to bring you a brand new mini-album from Takuya
Kuroda! Takuya Kuroda is a highly respected trumpeter and arranger born in Kobe, Japan and based in New York City. 'Midnight
Crisp' is Takuya's seventh studio album, entirely self-produced and following 2020's highly acclaimed 'Fly Moon Die Soon', also
released on UK label First Word (winner of the Worldwide Award's Label of the Year in 2019). Consisting of six new tracks, this
once again sees Takuya displaying his unique hybrid sound, blending soulful jazz, funk, post-bop, fusion and hip hop. After
following the footsteps of his trombonist brother playing in big bands, he relocated to New York to study jazz & contemporary
music at The New School in Union Square; a course he graduated from in the mid-noughties. It was here that Takuya met vocalist
José James, with whom he worked on the 'Blackmagic' and 'No Beginning No End' projects. Following graduation, Takuya established
himself further in the NYC jazz scene, performing with the likes of Akoya Afrobeat and in recent years with DJ Premier's BADDER
band (also including acclaimed bass player, Brady Watt). Premier said "The BADDER Band project was put together by my manager, and
an agent I've known since the beginning of my Gang Starr career. He said, 'What if you put a band together that revolved around a
trumpet player from Japan named Takuya Kuroda? He's got a hip-hop perspective and respect in the jazz field…" Takuya Kuroda is
already incredibly prolific, releasing six albums in the past decade and fortifying a solid reputation in the global jazz scene.
2011 saw the release of Takuya's independently-produced debut album, 'Edge', followed by 'Bitter and High' the following year and
'Six Aces' on P-Vine in 2013. Takuya was signed to the legendary Blue Note Records in 2014 for his album 'Rising Son', as well as
appearing on their 2019 cover versions project, 'Blue Note Voyage'. He released his 5th album 'Zigzagger' on Concord in 2016,
which also featured Antibalas on a reimagining of the Donald Byrd classic 'Think Twice'. His last album was the afore-mentioned
'Fly Moon Die Soon' on First Word, which received plays and support from the likes of Pitchfork, Earmilk, Bandcamp Weekly,
Worldwide FM, All About Jazz, Apple Music, Tidal, Stereogum, Treble, Brooklyn Vegan, FIP (France), Tony Minvielle, Jazz FM, Huey
Morgan (BBC 6 Music), BBC Radio 3, Novena Carmel, KCRW and tons more DJs, tastemakers, selectors, radio stations, bloggers &
magazines. The new project 'Midnight Crisp' will be released October 21st 2022 on vinyl, CD and digital, worldwide via First Word
Records.
Takuya Kuroda - Midnight Crisp / Fly Moon Die Soon [2CD] e MIDNIGHT CRISP
Takuya Kuroda - Midnight Crisp / Fly Moon Die Soon [2CD]
First Word Records
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Format: 2 x CD Catalogue No.: FW260CD Barcode: 5050580790339 Release Date: 21 Oct 2022 Genre: Jazz / Fusion 01: Midnight Crisp -
Takuya Kuroda 02: Time Coil - Takuya Kuroda 03: It's Okay - Takuya Kuroda 04: Dead End Dance - Takuya Kuroda 05: Old Picture -
Takuya Kuroda 06: Choy Soda - Takuya Kuroda 07: Fade (feat. Corey King) - Takuya Kuroda 08: ABC - Takuya Kuroda 09: CHANGE (feat.
Corey King) - Takuya Kuroda 10: Do No Why - Takuya Kuroda 11: Fly Moon Die Soon - Takuya Kuroda 12: Moody - Takuya Kuroda 13:
Sweet Sticky Things - Takuya Kuroda 14: Tell Me A Bedtime Story - Takuya Kuroda 15: TKBK - Takuya Kuroda First Word Records is
very proud to bring you a brand new album from Takuya Kuroda! Takuya Kuroda is a highly respected trumpeter and arranger born in
Kobe, Japan and based in New York City. 'Midnight Crisp' is Takuya's seventh studio album, entirely self-produced and following
2020's highly acclaimed 'Fly Moon Die Soon', also released on UK label First Word (winner of the Worldwide Award's Label of the
Year in 2019). Consisting of six new tracks, this once again sees Takuya displaying his unique hybrid sound, blending soulful
jazz, funk, post-bop, fusion and hip hop. After following the footsteps of his trombonist brother playing in big bands, he
relocated to New York to study jazz & contemporary music at The New School in Union Square; a course he graduated from in the
mid-noughties. It was here that Takuya met vocalist José James, with whom he worked on the 'Blackmagic' and 'No Beginning No End'
projects. Following graduation, Takuya established himself further in the NYC jazz scene, performing with the likes of Akoya
Afrobeat and in recent years with DJ Premier's BADDER band. Premier said "The BADDER Band project was put together by my manager,
and an agent I've known since the beginning of my Gang Starr career. He said, 'What if you put a band together that revolved
around a trumpet player from Japan named Takuya Kuroda? He's got a hip-hop perspective and respect in the jazz field…" Takuya
Kuroda is already incredibly prolific, releasing six albums in the past decade and fortifying a solid reputation in the global
jazz scene. 2011 saw the release of Takuya's independently-produced debut album, 'Edge', followed by 'Bitter and High' the
following year and 'Six Aces' on P-Vine in 2013. Takuya was signed to the legendary Blue Note Records in 2014 for his album
'Rising Son', as well as appearing on their 2019 cover versions project, 'Blue Note Voyage'. He released his 5th album 'Zigzagger'
on Concord in 2016, which also featured Antibalas on a reimagining of the Donald Byrd classic 'Think Twice'. His last album was
the afore-mentioned 'Fly Moon Die Soon' on First Word, which appears on the second disc here on CD for the very first time, and
received plays and support from the likes of Pitchfork, Earmilk, Bandcamp Weekly, Worldwide FM, All About Jazz, Apple Music,
Tidal, Stereogum, Treble, Brooklyn Vegan, FIP (France), Tony Minvielle, Jazz FM, Huey Morgan (BBC 6 Music), BBC Radio 3, Novena
Carmel, KCRW and tons more DJs, tastemakers, selectors, radio stations, bloggers & magazines. The new project 'Midnight Crisp'
will be released October 21st 2022 on vinyl, CD and digital, worldwide via First Word Records.
Takuya Kuroda - Fly Moon Die Soon TAKUYA KURODA FLY MOON DIE SOON
Takuya Kuroda - Fly Moon Die Soon
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Format: Vinyl LP Catalogue No.: FW216 Release Date: 18 September 2020 Back in stock: 14 Mar 2022 Genre: Jazz (Fusion) 01: Fade
(feat. Corey King) 02: ABC 03: CHANGE (feat. Corey King) 04: Do No Why 05: Fly Moon Die Soon 06: Moody 07: Sweet Sticky Things 08:
Tell Me A Bedtime Story 09: TKBK First Word Records is extremely proud to welcome aboard Takuya Kuroda. A highly-respected
trumpeter born in Kobe, Japan, Takuya is a forward-thinking musician that has developed a unique hybrid sound, blending soulful
jazz, funk, post-bop, fusion and hip hop music. After following the footsteps of his trombonist brother playing in big bands, he
relocated to New York to study jazz & contemporary music at The New School in Union Square; a course he graduated from in the
mid-noughties. It was here that Takuya met vocalist José James, with whom he worked on the 'Blackmagic' and 'No Beginning No End'
projects. Following graduation, Takuya established himself further in the NYC jazz scene, performing with the likes of Akoya
Afrobeat and in recent years with DJ Premier's BADDER band (also including acclaimed bass player, Brady Watt). Premier said "The
BADDER Band project was put together by my manager, and an agent I've known since the beginning of my Gang Starr career. He said,
'What if you put a band together that revolved around a trumpet player from Japan named Takuya Kuroda? He's got a hip-hop
perspective and respect in the jazz field…" Takuya Kuroda is already incredibly prolific, releasing five albums in the past decade
and fortifying a solid reputation in the global jazz scene. 2011 saw the release of Takuya's independently-produced debut album,
'Edge', followed by 'Bitter and High' the following year and 'Six Aces' on P-Vine in 2013. Takuya was signed to the legendary Blue
Note Records in 2014 for his album 'Rising Son', as well as appearing on their 2019 cover versions project, 'Blue Note Voyage'. He
released his 5th album 'Zigzagger' on Concord in 2016, which also featured Antibalas on a reimagining of the Donald Byrd classic
'Think Twice'. Late Summer 2020, Takuya Kuroda returns with his sixth album 'Fly Moon Die Soon'. In his words, "this album is
about the irony between the greatness of nature and the beautiful obsceneness of humanity. Melodies and grooves fly back and forth
from being spiritual to being vulgar." It took two years to make this album. In 2018, I decided I just couldn't make albums the
same way I had been in the past anymore. As a birthday treat to myself, I booked a studio in Brooklyn for two days, with only
myself and an engineer, Todd Carder. I brought along some tracks I'd been building at home to see if we could complete them within
that time. We began replacing sounds and adding texture, sampling noises from all over the studio; me sipping coffee, hitting a
26" kick drum, speeding up snares. At the end of the two days we were like "wow, I didn't know we could make tracks this good in
this way". This is how the process of the full album started. Everything was based on my beats I made at home, inviting musicians
in one by one, adding or replacing parts. I was very careful when developing these tracks; just note by note, part by part. I
wanted to make the music effectively from a blend of two different recording methods; one very slickly produced part and one very
organic part played by live musicians. I remember mixtapes from when I was kid, and wanted to make an album that wasn't just a
bunch of flashy singles, trying to catch people's attention in the first 30 seconds, or full of guest features. Instead, I'm
essentially just trying to let the grooves breath." The album consists of nine tracks of excellence. The uptempo jazz-funk of
'ABC' and 'Moody' sit alongside soulful jazz cuts like 'Fade' and 'CHANGE', also featuring Corey King on vocals. The title track
is a downtempo groove lead by a heavy Moog bassline, whilst 'Do No Why' contains an infectious piano riff throughout. Aside from
Takuya's original compositions, he revisits two classics from Ohio Players ('Sweet Sticky Thing' featuring Alina Engibaryan on
vocals) and Herbie Hancock ('Tell Me A Bedtime Story') whilst the album closes with the epic 'TKBK'. Takuya adds "this special
cover was inspired by the Golden Moon I saw during a photoshoot in Death Valley with my homie Hiroyuki Seo". Takuya Kuroda is a
truly unique talent, and this album is a realisation of the evolution of his sound. 'Fly Moon Die Soon' is released on Worldwide
Award-winning UK label First Word Records on vinyl & digital in September 2020.
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