Jun Seba (せば じゅん, Seba Jun?) is a Japanese hip-hop music producer and DJ who records under the name Nujabes. Nujabes is an anagram of his first name (Jun) and last name (Seba) spelled backwards and combined. Besides making music, he is also an owner of "T Records" and "Guinness Records" (both record stores in Shibuya, Tokyo), and runs Hyde-Out Productions. He has released four CD albums in Japan, Metaphorical Music in 2003, Modal Soul in 2005, also Hydeout Productions 1st and 2nd Collection. He has also contributed music to the soundtrack of Samurai Champloo, an anime which blends a feudal Japan setting with modern anachronisms, especially hip-hop music.
In the tradition of trip hop, a new genre that was born in the mid 90s, focusing on hip hop with jazz based music (usually sampling from other songs), or jazz techno music, Nujabes' albums are surely worth to listen to. These albums are amazing. For you who like jazzy hip hop, brokenbeat, rap, nu jazz, DJ-like musics, get these albums!
Hydeout Productions 1st Collection (2003)
# "Moon Strut"
# "Don't Even Try It" (featuring Funky DL)
# "Strive" (featuring Apani B
# "Home Sweet Home" (featuring Substantial)
# "Still Talking To You"
# "Luv (Sic)" (featuring Shing02)
# "Steadfast"
# "Lyrical Terrorists" (featuring Substantial & L-Universe)
# "Lose My Religion" (Remix) (featuring L-Universe)
# "It's About Time (Fat Jon Remix)" (featuring Pase Rock)
# "Plazma Avenue" (featuring Five Deez)
# "D.T.F.N." (featuring Cise Starr)
# "People's Don't Stray" (featuring Funky DL)
# "Luv (Sic) Pt. 2" (featuring Shing02)
Metaphorical Music (2003)
1. "Blessing It (Featuring Substantial and Pase Rock of Five Deez)" (Produced by Nujabes)
2. "Horn in the Middle" (Produced by Nujabes)
3. "Lady Brown (Featuring Cise Starr)" (Produced by Nujabes)
4. "Kumomi" (Produced by Nujabes)
5. "Highs 2 Lows (Featuring Cise Starr)" (Produced by Nujabes)
6. "Beat Laments the World" (Produced by Nujabes; contains a sample from "Blessing It")
7. "Letter From Yokosuka" (Produced by Nujabes)
8. "Think Different (Featuring Substantial)" (Produced by Nujabes)
9. "A Day by Atmosphere Supreme" (Produced by Nujabes)
10. "Next View" (Featuring Uyama Hiroto on Sax)
11. "Latitude (Remix) (Featuring Five Deez)" (Produced by Nujabes)
12. "F.I.L.O. (Featuring Shing02)" (Produced by Nujabes)
13. "Summer Gypsy" (Produced by Nujabes)
14. "The Final View" (Produced by Nujabes)
15. "Peaceland" (Produced by Nujabes)
Modal Soul (2005)
1. "Feather" (featuring Cise Starr & Akin)
2. "Ordinary Joe" (featuring Terry Callier)
3. "Reflection Eternal"
4. "Luv (Sic) Part 3" (featuring Shing02)
5. "Music Is Mine"
6. "Eclipse" (featuring Substantial)
7. "The Sign" (featuring Pase Rock)
8. "Thank You" (featuring Apani B)
9. "World's End Rhapsody"
10. "Modal Soul" (featuring Uyama Hiroto)
11. "Flowers"
12. "Sea Of Cloud"
13. "Light On The Land"
14. "Horizon"
Hydeout Productions 2nd Collection (2007)
1. "Voice of Autumn"
2. "Sky Is Falling" (featuring CL Smooth)
3. "Waltz for Life Will Born" (featuring Uyama Hiroto)
4. "Imaginary Folklore" (featuring Clammbon)
5. "Hikari" (featuring Substantial)
6. "Counting Stars"
7. "Another Reflection"
8. "Fly By Night" (featuring Five Deez)
9. "Old Light (Voices from 93 Million Miles Away Remix)" (featuring Pase Rock)
10. "With Rainy Eyes" (featuring Emancipator)
11. "Luv (Sic)(Modal Soul Remix)" (featuring Shing02)
12. "Windspeaks" (featuring Uyama Hiroto)
13. "Winter Lane (Nujabes Remix)" (featuring DSK)
14. "After Hanabi (Listen To My Beats)"
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