News: Posthumous Nujabes album announced; ‘Spiritual State’ to be released on December 3rdQuite unexpectedly Hydeout announced that ‘Spiritual State’ is set for a release on December 3rd this year. It’s the first official Nujabes release since he passed away in 2010, and will be the final full-length album with material by the Japanese genius.Prior to his death, Jun Seba had been hard at work on his third album since his sophomore LP ‘Modal Soul’ released back in 2005. Check out the official cover art and tracklist below, followed by a link to pre-order the album over at Hydeout’s online shop. Needless to say, keep coming back to TheFindMag.com for more news about this release.
Stream: Nujabes – Spiritual State (Album Teaser + Full Tracks)Most likely you’re as eager as us to get your hands on a copy of Nujabes’ recent posthumous album ‘Spiritual State’. There are several options available to order internationally (see below), although it still might take a while before it’s delivered. Here is the official album teaser and several full songs to keep you warm.These two minutes give you a good taste of the album’s atmosphere and the common theme of ‘Spiritual State’. Both instrumental material with the trademark piano-based influences, as well as tracks complemented with vocals by the likes of Cise Star, Substantial and Pase Rock. Also listen to ‘Spiral‘, a full song that was uploaded on Youtube by Digi Crates Records yesterday, ‘Yes‘ featuring Pase Rock, and ‘Down On The Side‘.It sounds like a promising outcome for fans of Nujabes who have been patiently waiting for a new official full-length release since ‘Modal Soul’. But it also raises a question: how much of this material is actually made by the hands of Jun Seba, and what was augmented and/or finished after his tragic death? Soon we’ll publish a review of ‘Spiritual State’, but in the meantime enjoy the aforementioned previews or order the album below.1. Spiritual State (ft. Uyama Hiroto)2. Sky Is Tumbling (ft. Cise Star)3. Gone Are The Day (ft. Uyama Hiroto)4. Spirale5. City Light (ft. Substantial & Pase Rock)6. Color Of Autumn7. Down On The Side8. Yes (ft. Pase Rock)9. Rainy Way Back Home10. Far Fowls11. Fellows12. Waiting For The Clouds (ft. Substantial)13. Prayer14. Island (ft. Uyama Hiroto & Haruka Nakamura)
sad to see it will be the last but good to see peeps like Uyama Hiroto and artists finishing his works off.