Takuya Kuroda- Fly Moon Die Soon

Takuya Kuroda- Fly Moon Die SoonA highly respected trumpeter born in Kobe, Japan, Takuya is a forward thinking musician that has developed a unique hybrid sound, blending soulful jazz, funk, post bop, fusion and hip hop music. After following the footsteps of his trombonist brother playing in big bands, he relocated to New York to study jazz & contemporary music at The New School in Union Square; a course he graduated from in the mid noughties. It was here that Takuya met vocalist

is about the only aspect of this release that can be called smooth

Jeff Goodman

The album is laced together with downtempo beats and future jazz interludes throughout

or a sunshine kaleidoscope album

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and as we look to the sea we feel a dizzying sense of the eternal

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Inspired by records like Bjork's Homogenic

This is how the process of the full album started

and adding releases to his already impressive catalogue on 2000 Black

The album received widespread critical acclaim from critics and debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200

dubby synth textures and a weighty bass foundation