Modal Soul is Nujabes' second album, released on November 11, 2005. It comes after what was a highly successful 2004 for Nujabes, notably producing both the opener and closer for the wildly popular anime Samurai Champloo. Modal Soul is a combination of hip-hop and jazz, and while the hip-hop influences still exist, most noticeably in the feature department, the album is more jazz-focused than its predecessor. The cast of features is largely unchanged from Metaphorical Music, but there are new ones. Terry Callier and Nujabes come together for a re-imagining of Callier's pop… read more
Modal Soul is Nujabes' second album, released on November 11, 2005. It comes after what was a highly successful 2004 for Nujabes, notably produc… read more
Modal Soul is Nujabes' second album, released on November 11, 2005. It comes after what was a highly successful 2004 for Nujabes, notably producing both the opener and closer for th… read more
Jun Seba (瀬葉淳) (February 7, 1974 - February 26, 2010) was a Japanese hip-hop music producer who recorded under the name Nujabes (new-jah-behz; which is simply his real name spelled backwards). His music is known for a strong cool jazz influence, frequently using samples from artists like Miles Davis and Yusef Lateef. He was also an owner of "tribe", a record store in Shibuya, Tokyo, and led indie record label Hyde-Out Productions. He released two albums in Japan, Metaphorical Music in 2003 and Modal Soul in 2005. He was also a member of the production duo Urbanforest, an e…read more
Jun Seba (瀬葉淳) (February 7, 1974 - February 26, 2010) was a Japanese hip-hop music producer who recorded under the name Nujabes (new-jah-behz; which is simply his real name spelled backward… read more
Jun Seba (瀬葉淳) (February 7, 1974 - February 26, 2010) was a Japanese hip-hop music producer who recorded under the name Nujabes (new-jah-behz; which is simply his real name spelled backwards). His music is known for a strong cool jazz … read more