Name: Boombox 3 - Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 1979 - 1983
Brand: Soul Jazz Records Presents

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CD-SOJR-411

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Double CD. Includes 44-Page Booklet.

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2018-06-22

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5026328104119

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Total Cap

2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Soul Jazz Records Presents

Genre US

Hip Hop

Label US

Soul Jazz Records

Japanese keyboardist, Yoshizawa Hajime, is a prominent figure in the nu-jazz movement. Born in Tokyo in 1965, he gained recognition through his collaborations with jazz drummer Peter Erskine and his involvement with bands like Mondo Grosso and Cosmic Village. With a blend of electronic soulful nu-jazz and straight-ahead jazz, Yoshizawa has released several albums under his own name as well as with Sleep Walker. His diverse range of projects showcases his talent as both a keyboard player and producer.

In addition to his work under his own name, Yoshizawa has also recorded under the moniker Electric Sheep. This experimental project explores ambient sounds and features remixes for artists such as The Jackson 5, Jazzanova, and Riviera. With influences ranging from beat-heavy sounds to more atmospheric compositions, Electric Sheep adds another layer to Yoshizawa's already impressive body of work.

Yoshizawa comes from a family deeply rooted in the arts. His father is actor Takao Yoshizawa, while his mother is former voice actress Nobuko Maki. He also has siblings involved in creative fields - playwright/director Koichi Yoshizawa and pianist Kyoko Yoshizawa. Through his musical endeavors and collaborations, Yoshizawa continues to make significant contributions to the world of jazz.

Soul Jazz Records Presents' Boombox 3 - Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 1979 - 1983. Available here on 180 Gram Triple LP and Double CD.

Soul Jazz Records new Boombox 3 is a jam-packed collection of original independent old-school hip-hop, created with just one thing in mind to get this party jumping! After the explosion of hip hop in the parks and clubs of The Bronx in the mid-1970s, it was in Harlem where the first rap records emerged at the end of 1979 - an avalanche of superb rap tracks released on small independent labels all trying to capitalise on the success of Rappers Delight. Like hip hop culture itself, these first rap singles are the product of their own unique set of aesthetics exciting and innovative rap performed with Bronx block party B-Boy funk breaks, disco jams and Jamaican sound system culture. The extensive sleevenotes discuss hip-hops trajectory from the first wave of Bronx creativity the legendary DJs Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa through to its arrival in Harlem via the entrepreneurism of old-school African-American rhythm and blues producers and emigre Jamaican producers all living in New York. Along the way the notes discuss everything from the New York power blackout of 1977, the Italian mafia involvement in the music industry, the links between rap and Jamaican dancehall and more besides! Boombox 3 features a line-up of stunning, near unknown New York rap artists, classic disco breaks (including Chics omnipotent Good Times, MFSBs Love Is the Message, Queens Another One Bites The Dust etc.), proto-electro and more. And by the early 1980s the first rap records outside New York began to emerge Los Angeles, Houston, Milwaukee, Phoenix and the first of these are also featured here in this new collection.

LPx3 - 180 Gram Triple LP. Includes Download Code.

CDx2 - Double CD. Includes 44-Page Booklet.

Boombox 3 - Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 1979 - 1983

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