Artist: Mas
Album: Steppers +
Label: Flyrec
Format: CD
Price: $15.00
Order: flycd-08

Tracks:

[ steppers ]
1. Trivial Joke [mp3]
2. Circus Ûijoint origamiÛj [mp3]
3. Bring On [mp3]
4. Cael Rock
5. Fadomi

[ + turn remixes ]
6. A Beauty Pear - Tokyo Zawinul Bach Remix [mp3]
7. Tick - Beige Remix [mp3]
8. Smood - Pasadena Remix
9. Hokama Bass - Mokira Remix
10. Turn - Kazumasa Hashimoto Remix

Total time: 56:01

About:
New album from mas consists of beat oriented tracks "Steppers" which is the fruit of their live feedbacks and "+" (Turn remixes) which is a remix collection from their first album "Turn".

After releasing their last album "Turn", they have gained much tighter groove by carrying out numerous live performances. "Steppers + " is a compilation of these Rhythm oriented tracks. The tracks were developed through their live performances and again reconstructed and turned into this powerful album: multi-layered band ensemble skillfully blended with edited electronic sounds.

"Trivial joke" is a track with rhythmic tight beats and floating sounds. "Circus" features Origami's (a popular Japanese rap group with unique poetry style and original flow) Shibit and Nanorunamonai as MC's. "Bring on" is a loose mixture of middle tempo rhythm with kokyu, bass and stereophonic sounds.
"Cael rock" is a development of "Cael" which was included in their last album "Turn" and it directly expresses themselves as a live band. "Fadomi" brings a nostalgic feeling with sound focused structure and strings which ends up the (beat oriented) first half of this album gradually. You can discover something new every time you hear this album.

Furthermore, this album includes 5 remix tracks from their first album "Turn". The remixers are "Tokyo Zawinul Bach" which is an outfit of keyboardist Masayasu Tsuboguchi who is active in bands like Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden (DCPRG) etc., "Kazumasa Hashimoto" who leads the composed electronica scene, the dub unit "Pasadena" which has a successful new album out exchanging remixes with Mas, "Beige" who has released from Nonplace under the name Braun & the Mob, Andreas Tilliander's "Mokira" who is known for the great works on Mille Plateaux, Force Inc, Raster Noton etc. (Flyrec)