M-Swift, (Shouhei Matsushita), is back!
After a seven year hiatus to work on other projects, M-Swift returns with a 7” vinyl single closely
followed by a brand new album
Released on M-Swift Music, the single, Come On Up For a While, is out on March and features top UK vocalist, Lex Cameron (Omar, Don Blackman, Natty).
Recorded in London and Tokyo, M-Swift’s jazz/soul signature sound on the new album features some of the top UK vocalists, and musicians from both cities including: Nate James, Vanessa Haynes, Shea Soul, Tony Remy, Hideaki Hori, Nick Cohen, Tabu Zombie (Soil&Pimp Sessions), Steve Lewinson, Look out for this one - Moving With The Changes is released in spring 2018
ワールドワイドに活躍するM-Swiftこと松下昇平が単身渡英、UKトップミュージシャン達とセッション形式で作り上げた、7年ぶり待望の4thアルバムが2018年リリース決定!
先行カットとなる本7インチ・シングルには、2017年リリースのOmar最新作で、Robert Glasperとの楽曲に参加しているシンガーでキーボーディストの"Lex Cameron"をフィーチャーした「Come on up for a while」、そして"Shur-i-kan"参加のインスト曲「I need you here」を収録。
『M-Swiftがロンドンで録ったという最新の音源を思いがけず耳にする機会に恵まれた。そこには、10年前の印象と変わらないワールドクラスのクオリティの高さ、洗練度がさらに増したアレンジ、そしてジャズにすっかり傾倒した自分にとっても心地よく感じる生々しい演奏力や質感が溢れていて、私は心底惚れ込んだ。それが、本作SIDE Aに刻まれている「Come on up for a while」である』
大塚広子(DJ/ライター) / ライナーノーツより抜粋
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released January 10, 2018
M-Swift (Shouhei Matsushita)
M-Swift (Shouhei Matsushita) made his debut on Italian label, IRMA Records, in 2007. Since then, his style of jazz, soul and dance music has been highly acclaimed. Under di erent proj- ect names, he has released a total of seven albums, plus various singles and EPs, with distribution in Europe, the US and Japan. Now, as M-Swift again, Shouhei presents his 4th artist album: Moving With The Changes - another successful London/Tokyo collaboration, featuring top UK vocalists, and musicians from both cities including: Nate James, Vanessa Haynes, Shea Soul, Tony Remy, Hideaki Hori, Nick Cohen, Tabu Zombie (Soil&Pimp Sessions), Steve Lewinson
30 tunes from the Tru Thoughts crew (incl. Quantic, Alice, Seshen, etc.) for less than the cost of a bag of fish-n-chips. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2015