DJ Offbeat (of Future History of House) and Chris Galvan (of Music Is
Everything Podcast) are back with another label special to knock your proverbial socks off, and being that the focus this time around was Osaka, Japan's Especial Records, I had to get involved. One of the truly pioneering labels of the past decade, Especial puts out house, broken beat, and nujazz of the highest caliber. If the multi-genre yet always exceptional output of the label wasn't enough (who would expect less from a label run by Kyoto Jazz Massive), they're all vinyl--and very heavy, quality vinyl at that. Every detail, right down to the impossibly thick color sleeves, sets them apart from other labels.
Especial Records Special by DJ Offbeat (tracks 1-5), Chris Galvan (tracks 6-13), and OdDio (tracks 14-20)
1. Sleepwalker - River Of Love ft Bembe Segue
2. Sleepwalker - Into The Sun (Intro Edit Version) ft Bembe Segue
3. Markus Enochson - You'll Shine (Full Shine Mix) ft Demetreus
4. Masa Collective - Love Is Everywhere (KJM Reconstruction)
5. Hajime Yoshizawa - Verao No Ar
6. Hajime Yoshizawa - Open Door
7. Jazztronik - Cannibal Rock
8. Da Lata - Change
9. Hajime Yoshizawa - Secret Flight (West Tokyo Mix)
10. Reel People - Love is Where You Are (Orto Mix)
11. Bakura - Mistaken
12. Opolopo - Life's a Dance
13. Monday Michiru - A Calamaria
14. Markus Enochson - Listen For It
15. Dr. J Presents 1Luv - Above You (Dixon's 2005 Edit)
