ARTIST: Studio Apartment
TITLE: World Line
LABEL: New World Records
GENRE: Jazz
BITRATE: 213kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 1h 12min total
RELEASE DATE: 07 Jul 2004
RIP DATE: 19 Apr 2005
Track List
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01. Introduction 1:18
02. Flight (Feat. Monique Bingham) 8:12
03. Brave Mind 8:09
04. Iceman 7:33
05. Straightaway 6:24
06. Life From The Sun (Feat. Chieko 8:16
Kinbara & Shihoko Hirata)
07. Ryu 3:30
08. Nature Spirit 8:19
09. Dive Into The Night (Feat. Boo) 9:02
10. Shining (First Time When I Saw 5:49
You) (Feat. Shihoko Hirata)
11. Beautiful Day (Feat. Eishu) 6:10
Release Notes:
A great little set from Studio Apartment -- a group who work in the same jazz,
soul, and Brazilian-influenced territory as some of our favorite recent artists
from Japan! There's a definite Jazztronik sensibility percolating in the mix
here -- alongside Sleepwalker and Izanami sensibilities -- as real jazz
instrumentation comes into play with electric keys, cosmic beats, and some
occasional vocals that really give the best tunes a solidly soulful finish!
About half the set's instrumental, but there's a depth here that holds the whole
thing together with a really unified vision -- changing colors and tones from
track to track, but keeping an ear out for tunes that have a sense of joy and
life throughout! Guests include Chieko Kinbara, Monique Binham, and Shihoko
Hirata -- and titles include "Flight", "Brave Mind", "Iceman", "Straighaway",
"Life From The Sun", "Ryu", "Nature Spirit", and "Dive Into The Night".