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...
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.
Hi! My debut album Nectar: OUT June 10th In stores and available on iTunes. Yeah! :) Hola! Mi disco debut Nectar: SALE el 10 de Junio En tiendas y disponible en iTunes. Siii! :) ***La fecha de salida para España y América Latina será anunciada muy pronto!
Yamasaki, Peace from San Antonio. Been meaning to get in touch for a while. Got some downtime now, 3 weeks worth so let's connect if time permits. I'm on the page now and enjoying the sounds.
Gablé are doing a UK Mini-tour from June 13th. They're serious and funny and wacky and engaging. You really have to see these nuts live. They play with a hoover and drill their guitars!. Have a look at our myspace for more details.
IT IS GOING DOWN....THIS WEEKEND!!! We thank you for joining our mission, As promised, we are coming your way. Spread the word and join us for our last performance on London grounds.
June 8th The Pigalle Club 215 Piccadilly W1 9hn Doors open: 19:00 Performance: 21:00 LET THE GOOD FUNK ROLL!
This is a message for all of you, my dear friends on MySpace!
Some flute jazz/folk-rock/experimental tunes are now available for free download on my new site: www.simonjensen.com (there is a direct link on my profile).
More new stuff: Improvisation workshops (in Swedish and English) in September 2008. Read more on the site (www.simonjensen.com/teaching.htm).
Check out my new track "Agua de Beber", recorded live at the Tensamba Jam Session last Friday 23rd of May. The musicians were Eliseo Lloreda on guitar, Fernando Barrios on sax, Felu Morales on bass, Sergio Diaz on drums and Samuel Labrador on piano.
Escucha "Agua de Beber" grabado en vivo el viernes pasado (23 de mayo) en la jam session del festival Tensamba. Los musicos tocando son Eliseo Lloreda en guitarra, Fernando Barrios en el saxo, Felu Morales en el bajo, Sergio Díaz en la batería y Samuel Labrador en el piano.
