Nujabes
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Jun Seba (せば じゅん Seba Jun?) is a Japanese hip-hop music producer and DJ, as well as a composer and arranger who records under the name Nujabes. Nujabes is an anagram of his first name (Jun) and last name (Seba) spelled backwards and combined. He is a member of the production duo "Urbanforest", an experimental collaboration with Nao Tokui (appearing on the Lady Brown 12"). He has released two CD albums in Japan, Metaphorical Music in 2003 and Modal Soul in 2005. Specifically, Metaphorical Music sold over 20,000 copies by 2004, an unheard of amount for an independent release. After Tsutchie, Nujabes was the second artist Shinichirō Watanabe chose to contribute to music to the background music and soundtrack of Samurai Champloo, an anime which blends a feudal Japan setting with modern anachronisms, especially hip-hop music.
In addition to Japanese artists like Uyama Hiroto, Shing02 and Minmi, he has collaborated with underground American hip-hop acts CYNE, Apani B, Five Deez, Substantial, CL Smooth, and with British rapper Funky DL.
Besides making music, he is also an owner of "T Records" and "Guinness Records" (both record stores in Shibuya, Tokyo), and runs Hydeout Productions.
His music is known for a strong cool jazz and soul influence, frequently using samples from artists like Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, and Yusef Lateef to create warm, mellow if not sometimes romantic tracks. Nujabes rarely plays live and does not make many media appearances, which adds to his enigmatic charisma.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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| Hydeout Productions 1st Collection |
| Metaphorical Music |
Modal Soul
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Hydeout Productions 2nd Collection
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[edit] Compilations
Ristorante NUJABES (2004)
[edit] External links
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