DJKENTARO

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After announcing himself to a worldwide audience with his Solid Steel mix "On The Wheels Of Solid Steel", Japan's DJKENTARO returns with his full production debut, "Enter". Forty minutes of beautifully structured beats, musical smarts and occasional smattering of turntable magic, the record also features guest turns from The Pharcyde (Not on promo), Spank Rock, New Flesh, Little Tempo, Hifana and Fat Jon.

Kentaro is best known as a phenomenal turntablist and former DMC World Champion, but on this debut record, he's more concerned with showing his muscle as a music producer. Which is why "Enter" runs from the funk of "Free" to the dubby downtempo soul of "Tasogare Highway…", through the drum and bass attack of "Rainy Day," the live reggae feel of "Handmade Gift," the squelching dance aesthetic of "Space Jungle," on into the tribal space-jazz of "Harvest Dance," the epic turntable cut-up of "One Hand Blizzard" and, finally, the cosmic hip hop of "Let It Go". It's not that he can't scratch the shit out of a piece of vinyl when he wants to (check finale "Grateful To You") it's just that he understands that making a great album demands a wider palette.

Utterly contemporary, completely rooted in hip hop's old skool aesthetics and with a magpie naivety which gives him a freedom within them...

Kentaro enters your musical consciousness so that you can enter his. Come in…

若干20歳にして世界最高峰のDJバトル "DMC DJ CHAMPIONSHIPS 2002" において、16 人のジャッジ中15人が１位をつける脅威のダブルスコアをつけ（2位:UK）、全DMC史上でも今だ最高得点というギネス付きで、アジア人初の世界チャンピオンに輝く。そして遂に2006年4月に正式に"Ninja Tune"とアーティスト契約を交わすと、1stソロ・アルバム“ENTER”が2007年春に全世界リリースされた。独特にして強烈なリズムと、ジャンルを縦横無尽に駆け巡るサウンドデザインが評価され、オリコンインディーズチャー ト１位・i-Tunesのダンスチャートではアルバム、シングル共に１位を獲得。そしてDVD化もされたそのリリースツアーでは、エンターテイメントとしてのDJプレイの完成形に多くの人が熱狂した。2008年2度に渡り行われたヨーロッパツアーも大成功を収め、2009年もアジア各地、ヨーロッパでの数多くの春夏フェス出演が決定。今年も海外日程が目白押しの年になる。地球上を飛び回るDJKENTAROは、唯一無二の存在として、この細分化された世の中で様々な生き方の人間から絶大な支持を受けている。2008.9.24にNAMALIVE MIXをドロップ、絶賛好評発売中！end VIP Director / Endeavor Entertainment / Ninja Tune 所属。


DJKENTARO first album "ENTER" dropped in Japan on Feb 28th, will drop to the world on Apr 26th. Ninja Tune / Endeavor / Beat

1 Enter The Newground
2 Keep On (feat. THE PHARCYDE)
3 Free (feat. SPANK ROCK)
4 Tasogare Highway High
5 Rainyday (faet. NEW FLESH)
6 Uminnaka
7 Handmade Gift (feat. LITTLE TEMPO)
8 Space Jungle (feat. SPANK ROCK)
9 Nursery Room
10 Harvest Dance (feat. HIFANA)
11 Trust
12 One Hand Blizzard
13 Brightin' Star
14 Let It Go (feat. FAT JON)
15 Hatsuyume (feat. HUNGER)
16 Grateful To You


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Member Since:

February 01, 2007

Influences:

All Good Music

Sounds Like:

Discography



DJKENTARO Remix/Kunta Kinte the Revolutionaries
2009.5.1
Pressure Sounds


DJKENTARO NAMA LIVE MIX
2008.9.24
Endeavor


DJKENTARO Tuff Cuts crucial mix
2008.8.8
Pressure Sounds


DJKENTARO Trust remix & Rainy Day remix
2008
Ninja Tune/Endeavor


DJKENTARO 1st full album "ENTER"
2007.2.28
Ninja Tune/Endeavor


DJKENTARO DVD "ENTER THE NEWGROUND, LIVE"
2008.April
Ninja Tune/Endeavor


Cartridge "DJKENTARO model - Ortofon"
2008



DJKENTARO Mix CD side B from '98 "NWBM x end"
May, 2008

Harvest Dance feat. HIFANA
Apr 14th, 2007
Ninja Tune/Endeavor

FREE feat. Spank Rock
Feb 17th, 2007
Ninja Tune/Endeavor

TRUST
Mar 10th, 2007
Ninja Tune/Endeavor

HATSUYUME feat. Hunger
Dec 1st, 2006
Ninja Tune/Endeavor

Mix CD "On the wheels of solid steel"
Dec 4th, 2004
Ninja Tune/Endeavor

DVD "National Geoscratch"
Jan 15th, 2005
Endeavor

DJKENTARO Mix CD side A from '98 "Prof. Endeavor x Applebum"
End Sep, 2007
Endeavor x Applebum

KEM DJ Mix CD 2 "Miss Cicada"
Nov 7th, 2007
Endeavor

KEM DJ Mix CD 1
2005
Endeavor

more informations

DJKENTARO
Official web site
www.djkentaro.com/

Record Label:

Ninja Tune / Endeavor Entertainment