DMC World Champ Releases Album

Japan's DJ Kentaro is unstoppable, considered to be a hip hop phenomenon, notoriously known worldwide to be the only DJ in history to win the DMC Worldwide Championships with perfect scores, his fame exceed more than crabs and flares. DJ Kentaro's taste for tunes and production chops have flung him into Japan's 'Best Hip Hop Artist' category, this testament is evident within his debut album 'Enter' a beat-feast which flows and blends technically, yet seamlessly through hip-hop, breaks, drum & bass with Kentaro's signature brand of unmatched turntablism

After announcing himself to a worldwide audience with his Solid Steel mix 'On The Wheels Of Solid Steel' Japan's DJ Kentaro returns with his full production debut, 'Enter'. Forty minutes of beautifully structured beats, musical smarts and occasional smattering of turntable magic, the record also features guest turns from The Pharcyde, Spank Rock, New Flesh, Little Tempo, Hifana and Fat Jon.

Kentaro is best known as a phenomenal turntablist and former DMC World Champion, but on this debut record, he's more concerned with showing his muscle as a music producer. Which is why 'Enter' runs from the funk of "Free" to the dubby downtempo soul of "Tasogare Highway", through the drum and bass attack of "Rainy Day" the live reggae feel of "Handmade Gift" the squelching dance aesthetic of "Space Jungle" on into the tribal space-jazz of "Harvest Dance" the epic turntable cut-up of "One Hand Blizzard" and, finally, the cosmic hip hop of "Let It Go". It's not that he can't scratch the shit out of a piece of vinyl when he wants to (check finale "Grateful To You") it's just that he understands that making a great album demands a wider palette.

'Enter' is out now on Ninja Tune. Tags

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