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Loop Junktion - Turkey [Japan][2003]

Turkey Link 2

Loop Junktion, based in their hometown of Machida in suburban Tokyo-but making increasing inroads into Tokyo as well as further afield-are cooking a rich stew that blends the spoken-word narratives of hip-hop with funk, acid jazz, and a healthy dollop of style.

With a sophisticated, urban sound that sets them apart from the somewhat comedic approach of mainstream Japanese hip-hop groups like Ripslyme or the bling-bling bluster of MCs such as Zeebra, Loop Junktion, says Takumi.K.dog, find themselves appealing more to the acid jazz, house and drum 'n' bass communities of Tokyo's fertile dance scene. He says that after forming, they played relentlessly to establish themselves but are now gigging more selectively.














Loop Junktion - Ties [2002]

Don't let the musical accomplishment and the fact that the band was formed by Japanese students attending Boston's famed Berklee College of Music give you the wrong impression, however. Loop Junktion probably have more street cred than most of the Japanese B-boys you see striking ape-like gansta poses on MTV.

Loop Junktion isn't playing together anymore, as far as I know, but their music was some of the smoothest, jazziest hip-hop I had the pleasure of discovering in Japan.



Loop Junktion ~ Natural Vibes





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