Pigeondust- Way Back When
"For me, sampling is like a collaboration," says DJ Yuta Yamaoka, better known to global beatheads as Pigeondust. Residing in Chiba, Japan, Pigeondust spends his days either vinyl-digging or sourcing samples - that is, creating sonic collaborations - from his discoveries. Pigeondust is also a member of the EN TOKYO crew, representing a new generation of Japanese beat-makers who draw from a large variety of genres. In 2015, Pigeondust joined Cold Busted with his fantastic album Moon, Wisdom & Slackness. He now follows up with an ambitious double album titled Way Back When. Way Back When explores a galaxy of hip hop styles throughout it's whopping 36 cuts. The vibe is gritty and street-smart, samples from jazz, funk, world music, and other pathways poured into one groovable stew. "Chienowa" sets the tone with it's tough beat, funk bass pops, and fly-by musical riffs. "Spiral Beat" is also notable for it's arpeggiated jazz loop that shifts into gentle '70s piano soul. And the collaborations aren't exclusive with samples - Turkish producer Ozoyo joins Pigeondust for the drum-twisting nature walk of "Magicnight," and Swiss producer DRWN. Appears on cut-up jazz jam "Intense." There's much to explore here. The album is available from Cold Busted on double vinyl, it's packaging a loving homage to Yo! MTV Raps and it's sought-after trading cards. Each album comes with a Pigeondust trading card complete with artist photo and vital stats. Represent.
Track List
- Intro
- Chienowa
- Class
- Dummies
- Kan-Nana Street
- Magicnight
- Cuttape
- Spiral Beat
- Skit
- Intro 2
- Sky
- Altona
- Maze
- Jazzloop a
- M-V-G-I
- Jazzloop B
- Reminiscence
- Home
- Mektup
- Intense
- Nothing But Jazz Loops
- Wave
- Jazzloop C
- Sunnyday
- Jazzloop D
- Rain
- Jazzloop E
- Jazzloop F
- Struggle
- Back in the Days
- B-Boy Blue
- Numero 3
- Skaters
- Keep on
- Fiesta
- 1973
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"For me, sampling is like a collaboration," says DJ Yuta Yamaoka, better known to global beatheads as Pigeondust. Residing in Chiba, Japan, Pigeondust spends his days either vinyl-digging or sourcing samples - that is, creating sonic collaborations - from his discoveries. Pigeondust is also a member of the EN TOKYO crew, representing a new generation of Japanese beat-makers who draw from a large variety of genres. In 2015, Pigeondust joined Cold Busted with his fantastic album Moon, Wisdom & Slackness. He now follows up with an ambitious double album titled Way Back When. Way Back When explores a galaxy of hip hop styles throughout it's whopping 36 cuts. The vibe is gritty and street-smart, samples from jazz, funk, world music, and other pathways poured into one groovable stew. "Chienowa" sets the tone with it's tough beat, funk bass pops, and fly-by musical riffs. "Spiral Beat" is also notable for it's arpeggiated jazz loop that shifts into gentle '70s piano soul. And the collaborations aren't exclusive with samples - Turkish producer Ozoyo joins Pigeondust for the drum-twisting nature walk of "Magicnight," and Swiss producer DRWN. Appears on cut-up jazz jam "Intense." There's much to explore here. The album is available from Cold Busted on double vinyl, it's packaging a loving homage to Yo! MTV Raps and it's sought-after trading cards. Each album comes with a Pigeondust trading card complete with artist photo and vital stats. Represent.
Track List
- Intro
- Chienowa
- Class
- Dummies
- Kan-Nana Street
- Magicnight
- Cuttape
- Spiral Beat
- Skit
- Intro 2
- Sky
- Altona
- Maze
- Jazzloop a
- M-V-G-I
- Jazzloop B
- Reminiscence
- Home
- Mektup
- Intense
- Nothing But Jazz Loops
- Wave
- Jazzloop C
- Sunnyday
- Jazzloop D
- Rain
- Jazzloop E
- Jazzloop F
- Struggle
- Back in the Days
- B-Boy Blue
- Numero 3
- Skaters
- Keep on
- Fiesta
- 1973
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Follow us on Instagram.