Various Artists - WAMONO a to Z Presents "Blow Up" Trio

Format: 12" Album
Catalogue No.: 180GWALP05
Barcode: 5050580826618
Release Date: 13 Sep 2024
Genre: Pop

- For this brand new chapter in the highly acclaimed Wamono series, DJ Chintam goes digging into the vaults of one of the most revered Japanese labels, Trio Records, and unearths some killer drum breaks, dope bass lines and funky horns, for an essential selection of jazz funk fusion and rare groove vibes produced on Trio between 1973 and 1981!

- 180g heavy vinyl pressing, reverse board jacket.

- Fully licensed Trio Records masters.

- Mastering and lacquer cut by Jukka Sarapää at Timmion Cutting Lab, Helsinki, Finland.

- Signature artwork by Yoxxx.

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After many years working as a buyer for several record stores, DJ Chintam opened his own Blow Up shop in 2018 in Tokyo's Shibuya district. A member of the Dayjam Crew and a specialist of soul, funk, rare groove and disco music, Chintam is also an expert of the home-brewed Wamono grooves. He supervised and wrote the legendary Wamono A to Z records guide book together with DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite.

For this brand new chapter in the highly acclaimed Wamono series, our man Chintam goes digging into the vaults of one of the most revered Japanese labels: Trio Records. Established in 1969 by audio manufacturer Trio Electronics, now known as Kenwood, the label - and its subsidiaries such as Showboat and Trash - released high quality music spanning a large variety of genres including rock, jazz, fusion, soundtracks and popular songs, until its end in 1984. Through the eight tracks selected here, Chintam unearths some dope drum breaks, heavy bass lines and funky horns, for an essential selection of jazz funk fusion and rare groove vibes produced on Trio between 1973 and 1981.

Put the needle on the record, turn up the volume and dig right now into the Wamono sound - the cream of the Japanese jazz, funk, soul, rare groove and boogie music developed throughout the years since the sixties in Japan!

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01. Tonpei No Hey You Blues — Tonpei Hidari
02. Kimagure Party — Chu Kosaka & Ultra
03. Go Yojin — Kazushi Inamura
04. American Tango — Fumio Karashima
05. Mysterious Jump — Takao Uematsu
06. Ashita Tenki Ni Nare — Maximum
07. Heartbreak Highway — Jun Miyauchi
08. Baby, It's Trivial — Hiroshi Murakami & Dancing Sphinx

More From This Artist: Chu Kosaka & Ultra Dancing Sphinx Fumio Karashima Hiroshi Murakami Jun Miyauchi Kazushi Inamura Maximum Takao Uematsu Tonpei Hidari