The Calm - Before

The Calm - BeforeDouble vinyl LP pressing. 2021 album from the legendary Japanese downtempo producer. Before is a slow burning Balearic beauty. Calm aka Kiyotaka Fukagawa has never been to the White Isle, but he sure knows how to capture it's musical essence. He has done so over a long and storied career that has taken in 17 albums and some 35 EPs on many labels including this one over the last 20 plus years. His unique blend of ambient, jazz and leftfield was last

he had to process the emotional pain he'd experienced over the past couple of years through his writing

' -James Christopher Monger

A must for friends of good vinyl releases

write better and better songs

Original Jazz Classics Series is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI with all-analog mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and presented in a tip-on jacket

which was soon followed by "The Light"

The album also features guest appearances by Chris Rivers and Gibby

originally released in 1994

In SPIN's 10-year anniversary piece

undeniable deep groove unlocked through their signature bump and bounce

I is a great addition to any music collection

and talent scout