Description
The latest 7-inch single from NAUTILUS, a band leading Japan's rare groove scene.
Side A features Bob James' "Take Me to the Mardi Gras," an essential sampling classic in the history of hip-hop.
Built around the iconic break and phrases that have spawned numerous masterpieces, it is a killer dancefloor cover reconstructed with NAUTILUS's signature jazz-funk arrangement.
Side B features Kool & The Gang's mellow classic "Summer Madness."
While preserving the atmosphere of the original, known for its mystical synth sound, it has been elevated into a more danceable groove in an instrumental cover.
A must-have 7-inch single for DJs that showcases NAUTILUS's sensibility spanning hip-hop, rare groove, and jazz-funk.
Profile
NAUTILUS is a jazz-funk band formed in 2014, centered around drummer Toshiyuki Sasaki.
Based on grooves spanning black music such as jazz, funk, disco, soul, and hip-hop, they develop a sound that reconstructs the spirit of 70s rare groove with a modern sensibility.
The band name was inspired by Bob James' masterpiece "Nautilus." Overlapping with the image of the actual submarine Nautilus, they express a deep sound world as if diving into the deep sea.
Their previously released works have garnered support from overseas DJs and record collectors, and they have been expanding their international activities, including multiple German tours including a performance at the Berlin jazz festival "XJAZZ!"
Tracklist:
side-A :
Take Me To The Mardi Gras
side-B :
Summer Madness
