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MUSIQ 269LP
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Japanese veteran DJ and producer KZA (half of DJ duo Force Of Nature) released his first solo album in 2009 on CD only. KZA is one of best DJs in the modern disco/house scene in Japan and also well known as vinyl digger. Dig And Edit was made with his wide music knowledge from his big collection of vinyl. Finally, this epic modern disco album on double-LP. Edition of 300.
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EF 062EP
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Last single cut from the KZA album Dig & Edit 2 (EF 012CD). Includes a remix from hot Japanese artist Cos/Mes and the mighty Eddie C.
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EF 061EP
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Second single cut from KZA's album Dig & Edit 2 (EF 012CD/058LP). Respected DJ Daniele Baldelli picked up KZA's cosmic track for remix and made it into a real cosmic sound. "One Hundred Fifth Wave" on the B2 is already included on Mule's compilation I'm Starting to Feel Okay Vol. 6 -- Mule 10 Years Edition, but you should be happy to see it on vinyl.
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EF 060EP
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Here is first single cut from KZA's new album Dig & Edit 2 (EF 012CD). "Want No Other" is one of the highlight tracks on the album. KZA edited it into a more DJ tool version and new artist Musk made a great remix, which Gerd Janson has already spun after Musk gave him a demo version. "One Hundred Fifth Wave" is a new track which will be released on a forthcoming Mule 10-year compilation.
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2LP
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EF 058LP
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repressed; double LP version. Together with his buddy DJ Kent, the Japanese producer and ardent record collector KZA made music history. Under the name Force Of Nature the two friends from Tokyo created a rich oeuvre of fresh music using their extensive vinyl collection. Besides their own work, they produced and remixed artists such as DJ Shadow, Five Deez, Sly Mongoose, and Keiichi Sokabe. KZA, who started his career as a hip-hop and funk/soul DJ, released a solo album and a string of highly-acclaimed 12" EPs on Endless Flight. Now he is ready to release his second solo album Dig & Edit 2 -- an album whose title says a lot about the production itself. Like Dig And Edit (EF 004CD), KZA used a voluminous record collection and his highly developed listening ability to shape these unique, sample-based arrangements. He went through his vinyl library with new eyes and ears between midnight and morning, searching for miscellaneous rhythms, harmonies, and melodies that he could turn into something fresh and singular. As he is in love with loops and was trained through the work of sample grandmasters such as Pete Rock, Large Professor, and Marley Marl, he knows exactly where to cut and edit -- a skill that keeps his music from sounding like a conventional edit production. With plenty of studio artifice, the help of his friend Kuniyuki, and some super tight additional bass and rhythm programming, he produced tracks that gently sway between breezy disco fever, laid-back Balearian slow-mo emotions, and high-flying house attacks. Each of them is full of sensual grooves and is charged with catchy folk, rock, disco, and library samples whose origin can only be deciphered by those who dig records as deep as KZA does. Of course, listeners who aren't into record digging will find plenty of pleasure here, too, because it is not necessary to know which mysterious source KZA has used to make his music. One can easily be carried away by his arrangements without thinking about where they originated. Some of the tracks evoke the feeling of a sweaty disco night, some feed hungry house floors with real deep fodder, and others are ready to function as sunset soundtracks wherever the sun goes down.
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EF 012CD
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Together with his buddy DJ Kent, the Japanese producer and ardent record collector KZA made music history. Under the name Force Of Nature the two friends from Tokyo created a rich oeuvre of fresh music using their extensive vinyl collection. Besides their own work, they produced and remixed artists such as DJ Shadow, Five Deez, Sly Mongoose, and Keiichi Sokabe. KZA, who started his career as a hip-hop and funk/soul DJ, released a solo album and a string of highly-acclaimed 12" EPs on Endless Flight. Now he is ready to release his second solo album Dig & Edit 2 -- an album whose title says a lot about the production itself. Like Dig And Edit (EF 004CD), KZA used a voluminous record collection and his highly developed listening ability to shape these unique, sample-based arrangements. He went through his vinyl library with new eyes and ears between midnight and morning, searching for miscellaneous rhythms, harmonies, and melodies that he could turn into something fresh and singular. As he is in love with loops and was trained through the work of sample grandmasters such as Pete Rock, Large Professor, and Marley Marl, he knows exactly where to cut and edit -- a skill that keeps his music from sounding like a conventional edit production. With plenty of studio artifice, the help of his friend Kuniyuki, and some super tight additional bass and rhythm programming, he produced tracks that gently sway between breezy disco fever, laid-back Balearian slow-mo emotions, and high-flying house attacks. Each of them is full of sensual grooves and is charged with catchy folk, rock, disco, and library samples whose origin can only be deciphered by those who dig records as deep as KZA does. Of course, listeners who aren't into record digging will find plenty of pleasure here, too, because it is not necessary to know which mysterious source KZA has used to make his music. One can easily be carried away by his arrangements without thinking about where they originated. Some of the tracks evoke the feeling of a sweaty disco night, some feed hungry house floors with real deep fodder, and others are ready to function as sunset soundtracks wherever the sun goes down.
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EF 058LTD-LP
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Double LP version, with bonus 7" containing two untitled tracks. Last copies, deleted edition.
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EF 030EP
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2017 repress. After their brilliant first solo album Dig And Edit, KZA return with two fresh songs. "Le Troublant Acid" is already included on volume 4 of the Mule/Endless Flight compilation I'm Starting To Feel OK, which KZA mixed. This track was one of the highlights of the compilation and it's already supported by a lot of the label's friends. "Mechanique" is more uplifting stuff -- it's acid-y, Krautrock disco house, with Kuniyuki on keyboards.
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EF 023EP
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Endless Flight presents some brilliant remixes of tracks off of KZA's 2009 debut album. The hottest UK producer on the nu disco/house scene The Revenge remixes the A-side. The original was an Italo electro-style house track, which The Revenge upgraded to a deeper and more playful atmospheric deep house sound. KZA's favorite producer Fernando is a member of 2020 Soundsystem and Silver City. His dirty disco house remix is for fans of Prins Thomas or Rub N' Tug.
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EF 020EP
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This is the third single cut from the debut solo album by KZA. The A-side, "Routine" is jazzy fusion disco and "Unfaithful" is one of the best clubby tracks on Dig And Edit (EF 004CD). The B-side "Transaction" is Klaus Schulze-style and "Aneugalam" is unique jazz-funk disco.
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EF 018EP
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This is the first cut from the debut solo album (EF 004CD) by Force Of Nature's KZA. KZA is one of the most popular DJs in Japan and well known as one of the biggest vinyl collectors. For his debut he teamed up with Kuniyuki aka Koss as a production partner and this single was made with many obscure old records. "On&On&On" is b-boy style, uplifting Chicago house. On the B-side, KZA displays his favorite slow, cosmic style.
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EF 019EP
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This 12" is the second single cut from KZA's debut solo album, Dig And Edit (EF 004CD). "Gothenergy" is the artist's preferred style of dark body-music. On the B-side, both tracks are melancholic, cosmic stuff, but KZA said "Capricorn" is his favorite track on the album.
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EF 004CD
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Endless Flight proudly announces the solo debut from KZA, a member of Japanese nu-disco super-duo Force Of Nature. KZA is one of the most popular DJs in Japan and well-known as one of the biggest vinyl collectors, and as a result, this album was made with many obscure old records. On Dig And Edit, he teams up with Kuniyuki aka Koss as a production partner. It all kicks off with mid-tempo jazz-funk-disco which segues into Italo synth-disco. The album shifts to his dance oriented sound with songs like the '80s body music-style "Gothenergy," to the uplifting Chicago house of "On&On&On," to the new wave disco of "Unfaithful." KZA also displays a knack for slow cosmic disco with tracks such as "Communication Satellite," "Transaction," and "Routine." The album comes to an end with his first solo track, "Open Up," which appeared on a Mule Musiq Japanese artist compilation. A remarkable release dedicated to the fun of nu disco.
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