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As one of the founders of TREKKIE TRAX, "andrew" has recently been focusing on producing work for rappers and singers such as "Nakamura Minami". andrew released his first EP "Blueprint for The New Paradise EP" under his own name in 11 years on 18 August 2023.
The EP is a mix of two seemingly very different worlds: his current Tokyo city life, where he DJs every weekend, and the imaginary tropics and beaches that he has longed for since childhood.
It is an ambitious work that incorporates his enthusiasm for dance music/club sounds, which he has faced as a DJ, and the unique ideas he has developed through supporting other artists as a label manager.
The title track, 'Blueprint for The New Paradise', is an impressive song with an introduction that crosses early morning birdsong with a bright, catchy melody, combined with a Baile funk beat and UK drill-like glide bass, and is most in line with the theme of this EP, which imagines an ideal world where beach and city coexist.
The first song completed on the EP, 'Palm Tree', is a dance tune with a comical bassline and a UK funky-inspired beat.
The final track on the EP, 'Duxi feat. Nakamura Minami', pays homage to the early grime sound that was one of his initial impulses in the clubs, with the addictive Nakamura Minami flow and lyrics matching.
The artwork was created by multi-creator "Sone Takaaki", with whom andrew has been friends with since before the formation of <TREKKIE TRAX>. Based on the aforementioned theme, the album expresses a world where photos of people coming and going in Shinjuku, a 3D beach and andrew himself coexist.
A release party for the EP will be held at <LIVE HAUS> in Shimokitazawa on 16 September (Sat), 2023. The party will also feature a DJ trusted by andrew, as well as an exhibit newly created using some of the artwork by Sone Takaaki.
Early support from Ben UFO, BLACK GIRL / WHITE GIRL, and more.
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レーベル<TREKKIE TRAX>の主宰の一人として活動し、近年では”なかむらみなみ”を初めとしたラッパー/シンガーのプロデュースワークにも注力しているDJの”andrew(アンドリュー)”が、個人名義として11年ぶりとなるEP『Blueprint for The New Paradise EP (ブループリント・フォー・ザ・ニュー・パラダイス・イーピー)』を2023年8月18日(金)にリリースした。
事前に<TREKKIE TRAX>から関係者に配布された本EPのプロモ楽曲は世界中で反響を呼び、オランダのアムステルダムにて開催された大型音楽フェス<Dekmantel Festival 2023>にて”Ben UFO”がリリース前の「Pulse Clap Riddim (Duxi Instrumental)」をプレイする動画が拡散されてSNSを賑わせた。
表題曲である「Blueprint for The New Paradise」は、早朝の鳥のさえずりと明るくキャッチーなメロディが交差するイントロにバイレファンキのビートとUKドリルのようなグライドのベースが組み合わさった印象的な楽曲で、ビーチと都市が共存する南国の理想郷を想像した本EPのテーマに最も沿った一曲だ。「Palm Tree」は、本EPで1番初めに制作された楽曲で、コミカルなベースラインとUKファンキーを意識したビートが絶妙に絡み合うダンスチューン。EPの最後の「Duxi feat. なかむらみなみ」では、彼にとってクラブでの初期衝動の一つであった初期のグライムサウンドへのオマージュをふんだんに散りばめたトラックに、中毒性あふれる”なかむらみなみ”のフロウとリリックが見事にマッチしたフロアバンガーに仕上がっている。