It’s been awhile since my last post, reasons stemming from school and life. This post is in memory of the Japanese jazz/hip-hop producer, composer and DJ genius, Nujabes, aka Seba Jun. I was a fan of his since the days of Samurai Champloo, my favorite anime series ever, in 2005. He produced three soundtrack albums together with the likes of Fat Jon, Force of Nature, Tsutchie, Shing02, and Minmi for the show.

I hadn’t listened to his songs for awhile after that, until about 6 months ago when I rediscovered him and this time broadened my scope and listened to his other amazing albums, especially Modal Soul and Hydeout Collections. I was really saddened when I heard about his death in a car accident in Tokyo last month. I’ve seen tons of memorial videos and discussions online, and am really glad that so many others enjoyed his music.

If you haven’t heard his songs before, you should definitely take a look. They are masterpieces of modern-day composition and mixing, and set a peaceful and relaxed tone.

This is for your Nujabes, rest in peace.
Some of my favorites:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O0kuoiAm2A (Counting Stars)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4pwdw3_Azc (Song of Seasons feat. Minmi)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGJP_eI3j_g (World’s End Rhapsody)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZI6LAceH_0 (Windspeaks feat. Uyama Hiroto)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtuoEtohPv4 (Mystline)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6z1Bm3iINQ (Light on the Land)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBYDcZMCRnY (Sea of Cloud)

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