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***DTD Pre-Release*** Quasimode consists of Yusuke Hirado (Piano), Takahiro "Matzz" Matsuoka (Percussions), Kazuhiro Sunaga (Bass), and Takashi Okutsu (Drums).
The sound is based on the authentic jazz which was prevalent in 60s and 70s, and they absorb the groovy club beats as well. This makes it stylish and danceable. quasimode is acting with various guest artists centering on the original members make up an unorthodox quartet that includes the percussions. ... Read More »The demonstration, created with Masato Komatsu (Slowly) as the producer, attracted Kei Kobayashi’s attention, and it was collected in "Routine Jazz #07" released on August of 2005.
Then another demo, the cover of Tubby Hayes' classic hit "Down in the village" got to Mad Mats who is the owner of Raw Fusion of the most important label in Sweden. No sooner did he listen to the demo, it came into his favor and he offered the pre-release as 12 inches single. This single was released world-widely on April of 2006, was welcomed fanatically by the top DJs, such as Gilles Peterson, Patrick Forge, Jazzanova, and so on, and aroused much comment.
On July 2006, the first album "oneself-LIKENESS" was released. It acquired 1st place across the board with the club chart of the foreign-affiliated CD shops. quasimode became popular in Japan.
After that, the second single "Ipe Amarelo" was released by Raw Fusion. This single included the remix version of Spiritual South in U.K. and received high acclaim among the world, for example, Gilles Peterson nominated it as "Track of the Year" in his BBC radio show "World Wide".
On September 2007, quasimode released the second album "The Land of Freedom". Now quasimode is catching people's attention not only in Japan but among the world. « Read Less
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