{"id":537,"date":"2007-04-30T19:00:56","date_gmt":"2007-04-30T18:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=537"},"modified":"2007-04-30T19:00:56","modified_gmt":"2007-04-30T18:00:56","slug":"dj-kentaro-enter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=537","title":{"rendered":"dj kentaro &#8211; enter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content=\"text\/html; charset=iso-8859-1\"> <META content=\"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414\" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE><\/STYLE> <\/HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>previously known mainly for his showstopping dj  skills, <STRONG>dj kentaro <\/STRONG>steps up the production plate and sorts out  a guest list busting album that showcases&nbsp;his talents in the modern  studio.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>with such names as <STRONG>spank rock, pharcyde,  <\/STRONG>and fellow ninja tune artists, <STRONG>new flesh <\/STRONG>dropping in  to add some welcome words of depth,&nbsp;it&#8217;s very  clear&nbsp;<STRONG>kentaro<\/STRONG> is both a product of his love for old school  hip hop<EM>,<\/EM> and the more forward thinking aspects of beat  production.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>while the album sounds great, and does indeed  hammer the speakers with its deft sonics, the problem is that  <STRONG>kentaro<\/STRONG> is not a writer of tunes, so a lot of the album falls  down on the old <EM>holding attention<\/EM> aspect. a viewpoint  probably&nbsp;underwritten by the spread of styles, which,&nbsp;given the  plentiful supply of jungle styled beats across the albums 16 tracks,&nbsp;makes  the flow of the album&nbsp;somewhat&nbsp;uncomfortable.&nbsp;<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>though bearing in mind i was never a big fan of  drum-n-bass, this factor could be easily disregarded as not a fault of  <STRONG>kentaro<\/STRONG> but my own narrow-mindedness.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>i will definitely be spinning <EM>handmade gift  <\/EM>as often as possible, as the big rolling <STRONG>orb<\/STRONG> styled dubby  bass, steel band loops, and easy float away vocals, make this a soundsystem  classic of the future, and <\/FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>the straight up hip  hop tracks are all&nbsp;rather good,&nbsp;in the case of <EM>let it go  <\/EM>(feat. <STRONG>fat jon<\/STRONG>)<EM>, hatsuyme  <\/EM>totally<EM>&nbsp;<\/EM>wonderful. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>i&nbsp;would love to think&nbsp;that the album will  impress a lot of folks out there who are looking for a beat provider for their  forthcoming rhymes-n-beat projects, and in that respect, this album has done  exactly what <STRONG>kentaro<\/STRONG> wanted, as it&#8217;s very clear that he has a  serious level of skill in the studio, and with the right choice of collaborators  i reckon&nbsp;his credits will easily be appearing on some drop dead classics in  years to come. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the journey has only just started with this  fascinating (and at times frustrating !) debut.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>more detail<\/EM> : <A  href=\"http:\/\/www.ninjatune.net\">here<\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV><\/BODY><\/HTML><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>previously known mainly for his showstopping dj skills, dj kentaro steps up the production plate and sorts out a guest list busting album that showcases&nbsp;his talents in the modern studio. with such names as spank rock, pharcyde, and fellow ninja tune artists, new flesh dropping in to add some welcome words of depth,&nbsp;it&#8217;s very clear&nbsp;kentaro 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