Name: Shooby Dooby / Boost Step
Brand: Aru-2 and Kzyboost

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SI-BJ-733

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Colour

black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-07-30

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

708630008549

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1 / 7" / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Aru-2 and Kzyboost

Genre US

R'n'B

Label US

Bastard Jazz

Bastard Jazz is happy to give a first look at mainstay Japanese producers Aru-2 &amp; Kzyboost's full length album "Hot Pants" (August 13) with a special 7" showcasing a couple of favorites from the album. On the A side is "Shooby Dooby", a slice of future funk with a bubbling analog synth bassline and Aru-2's signature talkbox vocals, while on the B-Side "Boost Step" takes things a little more downtempo into instrumental hip-hop territory, still rife with funk vibes, and synth solos. 

Aru-2 and Kzyboost are both Tokyo-based producers, known for their work in the Japanese underground hip hop scene. Aru-2 got his start producing for prominent J-hip hop artists like ISSUGI, SENNINSHO, Tamaki Roy, and KID FRESINO. His first EP, “Arµ-2,” arrived in 2013, and was featured in OkayPlayer, while the collaborative album “TANH ,” with Lee (asano+ryuhei) came out in 2014 and was critically acclaimed by Pitchfork. Kzyboost specialises in the talk-box and is one of the best known talk-box artists in Japan. He’s released two studio albums, “Callin’ U” (2019), and “Keep Smoovin’” (2020), fusing West Coast hip hip, and 90s R&amp;B and soul. The two artists bonded over their shared love of music through sessions at Aru-2’s home studio, resulting in the upcoming collaboration.<br><br>“Shooby Dooby / Boost Step” is due out on Brooklyn’s Bastard Jazz Recordings in July, ahead of the duo’s debut LP “Hot Pants” in August.

Shooby Dooby / Boost Step

Music US