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a gentleman with the soul of a brotha |
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| Location: | portsmouth, |
| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | May 7, 2008 (573 days back) |
About Me |
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| I am writer, producer and solo artist Tom Edwards best known as YAMASAKI.
2006 & 2007 has been a great time for me, last year I picked up my first record deal and went on to release albums and EP's with both Just Joe Records and Criminal Recordz, two outstanding independent labels as Yamasaki I have continued to build momentum, working with many great artists along the way (such as Emeson, Echo Armande & the mighty Hiperik and Austin O'Brien) defining my sound and moving onwards and upwards.
2006 saw the release of my debut EP Deep Six and 2007 has seen the release of my first CD Boston Neck to rave reviews........ "an awesome beat creating sound guru who is forever innovative in his approach to music" Yamasaki has enjoyed album releases with the independent labels Criminal Recordz and Just Joe as well as achieving underground acclaim and radio play in 3 continents (including having his tracks feature on Scott Mills show on BBC Radio 1 and The Jazz Suite & Soul Travels Radio in the USA).
The Yamasaki sound is "steeped in the greats like Hancock, Coltrane and Gil Scott-Heron, they are also intrinsically linked to the lure of modern Jazz and Funk. It takes the sterling early nineties work of the Acid Jazz label and builds upon it yet again" (Robert McNamara, Redtrackmusic). Yamasaki blends the sounds of funk, soul, big-beat, and jazz, into tracks that seriously make you want to get up and groove along with the beat. Any of the Yamasaki tracks could be the soundtrack to a summer vacation. Purchase Boston Neck on CD or any of the other yamasaki releases by CLICKING ON A COVER BELOW buy deep six ep from itunes buy high tide from itunes .. |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 3/25/2006Band Website: yamasakijazz.com Band Members: tom edwards Influences: the one and only herbie hancock, billy cobham, stevie wonder, quantic soul orchestra, fatboy Slim, skint records, classic funk, soul and proper breakbeat, the great herb alpert for the kind words, jurrasic 5, brenda lee, ennio morricone, lou donaldson, bluenote jazz, classic disco, bentley rhythm ace, jamiroquai, the weather report, ninja tunes, spaced, a tribe called quest, caroline (i love you), my cat squidgy who has her own song, and my new kitten mango, just joe and criminal recordz for putting my songs out there, emeson for his time, energy, advice and oustanding vocal talent, my dad for the zen, mariu for photos and cover art, kind words and friendship, nonlucid..you know why, gary dring of clever little pod... for the laughs encouragement and friendship, my teacher phil allen you are the man thanks for the guidance and training, a big shout out to matt d of bodygroove for playing my tunes and all the creative people i have met in and out of myspace. Sounds Like: YAMASAKI . His sounds are steeped in the greats like Hancock, Coltrane and Gil Scott- Heron they are also intrinsically linked to the lure of modern Jazz and Funk. It takes the sterling early nineties work of the Acid Jazz label and builds upon it yet again. robert mcnamara red track reviews His music seamlessly blends jazz, soul, and big beat breaks into tracks that seriously make you want to get up and groove along with the beats. Save on that vacation to the Bahamas by simply buying a Yamasaki track, loading it into your iPod, throwing on your headphones, standing in a sandbox, and youll swear you were in the tropics. as featured in spacecadetz.com Yamasaki blends the sounds of; funk, soul, big-beat, and jazz, to create his lounge trip-hop style. Any of the Yamasaki tracks could be the soundtrack to a summer vacation. Imagine a consistently lounge sounding version of Fat Boy Slim, but signed to Ninja Tune, then you might be somewhere close to knowing what Yamasaki sounds like. as featured in just like music "i enjoy your work, all the best to you and your family.. ~h" herb alpert an awesome beat creating sound guru who is forever innovative in his approach to music. emeson brilliant your good one vibrates imaabs "I can dig it. Its got a funky beat and I can bug out to it" de rigueur You said come listen and I came and listened? WHY?Because Yamasaki has got the funk and BUNNY WANTS THE FUNK!!GIVE ME THE FUNK, YAMASAKI!!!Holy Roller is The Funk. Wird. Bunny As always your new tracks are amazing. Love Velvet Lounge! you are a great producer gloria Yama..you bad ass! Switchblade....Booker T meets The Meters meets Lalo Schifrin meets GQ...Pure boogie..Love it! Peace and blessings, emeson... links for yamasaki and friends soundclick deep six on itunes tunetribe musicfreedom.com tunetribe NME yamasaki besonic profile yamasaki amipop profile yamasaki isound just joe records myspace criminal recordz criminal recordz myspace podshow.com bass beats the devil a fear of balloons digital breaks pirate radio emeson's myspace hiperik myspace children of a new jazz era myspace marui paolini myspace Record Label: just joe records / criminal recordz Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Lounge / Fusion) |
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My Blog |
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inew jazz era......is finished |
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| work is finally finished on new jazz era the collaboration album with children of a new jazz era a bit of final mastering and and sleeve work we are done expect a CD release in the next couple of... Posted by yamasaki on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:03:00 PST |
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yamasaki on emancipation podcast |
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| Check out a feature on Yamasaki’s music on http://emancipation.mypodcast.com . A fortnightly spoken word only review of the underground, eclectic dance music scene; incoporating jazz, latin, ele... Posted by yamasaki on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:39:00 PST |
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yamasaki has a new website |
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| www.yamasakijazz.com
for all your yamasaki needs Posted by yamasaki on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:32:00 PST |
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me on the radio |
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| dont forget to listen to exclusive tunes and stuff from mine and COANJE’s first joint album New Jazz Era tonight from 7pm on Len Morphews bluenote show Swindon 105.5 online.
for those of you not... Posted by yamasaki on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:55:00 PST |
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Check out this video: i play jazz yamasaki ft hiperik |
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| so i made a video but i have no video camera so this is what i made instead....Check out this video: i play jazz yamasaki ft hiperik
Add to My Profile | More Videos... Posted by yamasaki on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:51:00 PST |
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a strange turn of events in this weeks news |
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| patty hearst american heiress was kidnapped in 1974 by the symbionese liberation front..a bunch of whacked out gun toting ex hippies led by the interestingly named donald de freeze she was alledgedly ... Posted by yamasaki on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:54:00 PST |
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does anyone love jazz |
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| (and i dont mean the jazz hobbit jamie cullum) or is it just me........ theres a million hip hop emo and indie bands but it seems there is very little new exciting jazz music around right now ......i ... Posted by yamasaki on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:11:00 PST |
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new jazz era |
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| not bound not tieda new jazz era is free a new jazz era gives and takesits the rhythm of life, the rhythm of your soulits neither one thing nor the otherits fusionits art its lifelife imitating art ar... Posted by yamasaki on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:47:00 PST |
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legal free downloads.........or not |
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| Qtrax, a digital service announced on monday that it promises a catalogue of more than 25 million songs that users can download to keep, free and with no limit on the number of tracks.
The service, t... Posted by yamasaki on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:40:00 PST |
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new jazz era |
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| ****hot off the press a new collaboration****
tracks called new jazz era
featuring yamasaki and the great children of a new jazz era (myspace link below)
those that want to hear this great tune all y... Posted by yamasaki on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:32:00 PST |
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tom, Caroline, HIPERIK, children of a new jazz era, bass beats the devil, criminal recordz, Just Joe Records, MaRiÚ, Revolution74, Herbie Hancock, Acid Jazz Records, Blue Note Records, Saint Germain, Dave Dark and the Sharks, NiNeee, vicelounge: concepts and creatives, RedTrack Music Reviews, Les Jeux Sont Funk, LOU DONALDSON, emeson...., Clever Little Pod, pirate radio, Nightmares On Wax, G Love & Special Sauce, The Haggis Horns, Cadence Revolution, Billy Cobham & Asere, Rock Links, Eli *Paperboy* Reed & The True Loves, Mr. Spin, Craig Charles Funk & Soul Page, a fear of balloons, digital breaks, Paul Groovy & The Pop Art Experience, mark auckland, Just Joe Presents The Best of British, Roberto Bedross, Freak Electric Band, THE SOUL OF A TIGER DWELLS WITHIN... RAINSTORM, Fredbox And The Butterscotch Pancakes, Chubbanak Club (chill music), Guitar Planet, Patrícia Mello, Crystal Noise, Jamakka, I’M GOOD OUT ON 9th JUNE!, Space Breaks, Erk, r2 records, Ill-it Beatz, Shattered Atom, Georges Crébassa, KWAK, Kim H, The Playwright, wesley, Carlene, Ultra Violet Burlesque, Nick Emancipation-free podcast on iTunes!, NIDLE, MAYOURI, Rachael Holoway, michele e patrizia, balam, MadCast, HAMBURG SOUL WEEKENDER 2008, Simon Jensen, Dr. Groove, Juen, Phillip J. Hale Music, Jamakka, stray theories
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