Another goodie from Gota! One of my first posts was Gota’s All Alone, and now I come to you with his second, European Comfort. It may not be as good as All Alone (in my opinion), but it’s got a nice calming tune that’s perfect for an elevator… or better! I’ve gotta say, one of Gota’s best abilities is combing instrumentals in such a fluid way. He’s what really got me into this new style of jazz… well, him & DJ Okawari… and I guess you could throw Nujabes in there too.
I’m actually trying to get into more current jazz (like Gota), but it’s proving hard to find what I like (it’s always difficult getting into new genres). And I’m finding with nu jazz or acid jazz (or whatever you wanna call it) that a lot of it does remind me of elevator music, boring and repetitive (unlike Gota). So, if you have any suggestions, please oblige me. Also, tell me if you’d consider this elevator music, now that I’ve engrained it into your head…
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Artist Information:
Genre: Jazz, Nu Jazz, Acid Jazz
Location: Kyoto, Japan
Born: February 26, 1962
Member of: Simply Red | Mute Beat
Label: Instinct Records
Similar Artists: DJ Okawari | Jazztronik
Albums: It’s So Different Here | Let’s Get Started | Day & Night | Silent Love
Links: Gota.com | Myspace | Wikipedia | Twitter | Last.fm | iLike | Discogs | AllMusic
Track Information:
Album Title: It’s So Different Here
Release Date: February 11, 1997
Buy Links: Amazon | Amazon Mp3 | iTunes
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Came across your blog coasting the net. You may want to check out some more stuff from our Japanese friends…
Jazztronik – “Samurai” (electronica/ nu jazz), “Mista Swing”, “Cannibal Rock” plus pretty much any of their other stuff, although some creep heavily into the J-pop genre.
Ryota Nozaki (front man of Jazztronik so may be listed under either) – for more traditional nujazz check out “Rita”, “Etude for the Right” (epic piano) or Life syncopation.
Soil & Pimp Sessions – anything of theirs. Its death jazz – very fast, very raw. They did a cover of Cannibal Rock which is awesome. But also check out “Waltz for Goddess”, “We want more!!!”.
Jazzanova – (technically a German outfit) but “Hanazono” features Hajime Yoshizawa on piano. “Coffee Talk” and “Tres Bien” are also great tracks. Gotta mention their remix of 4Hero’s – “We who are not as others” as one of my favourites. Long build up, changing keys near the end. Their In Between album (and its Remixed sister album) is one of their best. They have switched to more a blues-y vocal style with their most recent album akin to the usual Solar Kollektiv flair. Still good – but different from their older stuff.
Sleepwalker (collaboration between 4 japanese jazz heavies including Hajime Yoshizawa). Any of their tracks. “Kaze” “Into the Sun”
Enjoy buddy. Hope these tracks make you move.
Thanks for the suggestions, i’ll definitely check ‘em out. Hope they “make me move” too, haha.