I hope you guys remember the group Gifted One I blogged about last month. Well I’m so excited because I just found out the boys have released their first PV today and I gotta say…I LURV it! HAHA  Gifted One’s single is definitely on my to get list. If you head over to iTunes you too can cop the single. CHEA! I totally recommend them if you like R&B. Definitely!

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: fly, gifted one, itunes, japan, Japanese, music, new release, r&b

Gifted One is my new audio crush, people. Started in 2007, the group is comprised of dancer/choreographer D-Low , who has choreographed stars such as NANA, and w-inds. TRAK STA, producer extrordinaire and singer/songwriter Ippei Takahashi. =)

I would describe their sound as maybe Funky-Soul. Ippei’s vocals are so fresh and crisp and over the beats produced by Trak Sta, it sounds LOVELY DAHLINGS! Then to top it off, you’ve got some fly choreography by D-low, and all is well. My favorite songs from them would have to be “Before It’s Too Late”, “Ocean Blue” and “Just A Friend”. What’s even more great in my opinion, is live, they sound just as great, if not better than the recording. Peep this clip of the guys performing “Before It’s Too Late” and “Just A Friend”

Awesome right? Yeah, I know.

If you like what you’re hearing, I recommend heading over to their myspace to hear some more of their stuff, and add them =)

GIFTED ONE OFFICIAL MYSPACE

Tags: crush, d-low, gifted one, ippei brown, Japanese, live, music, myspace, trak sta, youtube

There’s something really magnetic about Japanese Reggae singer lecca that I can’t quite put my finger on… aside from her uber catchy songs, of course. She’s so mysterious: it’s really hard to find info on her; except for the basic stuff record labels usually  have for their artists. However, it’s not really important because I feel that lecca’s music gives you a good sense of who she is.

With a powerful voice to match the infectious beats of her discography, lecca proves that girl power did not die with the Spice Girls. And with lyrics pounding to the beat of songs like What A Girl Can Do, Shopping, and Let’s Begin help to show her listeners that while it’s all good and fun to let loose and shake that thang, its even more fun to do it to songs with substance.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: girl power, Japanese, lecca, loves, music, reggae