Puff-Puff by Gaijin Blues - Shapes of Rhythm [SOR008]

Puff-Puff

Gaijin Blues

A 1 track electronic single (4m 51s) — released October 11th 2019 on Shapes of Rhythm

#electronic #dance

Musicians and gaming nerds Gaijin Blues (Naphta and Playstation Yoga Music) continue to leave their controllers aside and pay respects to the greatest video games ever made...this is the second single from their debut LP Gaijin Blues II.

Inspired by Japanese Role Playing Games and a love of all things Super Nintendo and of course Japanese pop culture, Gaijin Blues brought you their debut EP in early 2019. After touring in the Far East and some serious hours playing games such as Dragon Quest V, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VI, VII and IX, the Shin Megami Tensei series and Phantasy Star IV, the boys concocted an EP of samples, live instrumentation and programming as a love note that you'd never find inside a game box...until now.

Gaijin Blues II take you a step further. With this LP the guys have created their own fictional JRPG and then devised an end to end narrative with the music weaved around it all. You can buy the disk but what you don't get is a controller...you'll need to use your ears instead.

In the words of the creators themselves:"This is a sequel to a story you've never experienced. You are the protagonist who is coming back home to see his world completely changed by seemingly harmless technology. Each track is a chapter in this tale. Collect the items, gather a party and use your wit and imagination to find out the truth. Because technology usually comes at a price…"

This about as conceptual as it gets: where a brand new story matched with an audio narrative meet together in a fictional world. In terms of electronic music that doesn't happen often. Gaijin Blues II is a truly unique record whether you've ever owned a console or not.

Puff-puffis a truly epic progressive five minute journey weaving uplifting Japanese pop samples and live instrumentation. Hypnotic vocal and instrument loops take turns in underpinning the track as it progresses. It is unmistakably Gaijin Blues II's most joyous and standout track from the LP.

Gaijin Blues have an incredibly unique outlook on making music: Japanese sampling has rarely been used more creatively. - Tina Edwards Worldwide FM

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