Samurai Champloo Soundtrack by Nujabes, fat jon, FORCE OF NATURE, and Tsutchie to Release on Cassette Tape!


What You Need to Know:

  • Samurai Champloo, which aired in 2004, stands as a groundbreaking anime directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. Seamlessly blending historical drama and hip-hop elements, it crafted a unique visual and musical experience that captivated anime enthusiasts and hip-hop fans alike, earning acclaim domestically and internationally.
  • The Samurai Champloo soundtrack, featuring tracks by Nujabes, Fat Jon, FORCE OF NATURE, and Tsutchie, has achieved impressive sales, with 40,000 copies sold across four CD titles and their vinyl reissues in 2022. Even after two decades, it continues to enjoy tremendous support.
  • On November 6, these four titles will be released on cassette tape. Following the popularity of the vinyl records, this lo-fi format is set to attract not only fans of the series but also music enthusiasts.
  • *The cassette tape jackets pictured above are placeholder designs.

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    Product Information

    Samurai Champloo Soundtrack: Four Titles on Cassette Tape
    Release Date: November 6, 2024

    “departure” / Nujabes, fat jon
    VTTL-1 \ ¥3,190 (inc. tax)
    Tracks
    Side A
    01. battlecry / Nujabes feat. Shing02
    02. the space between two world / Nujabes
    03. aruarian dance / Nujabes
    04. transcendence / Nujabes
    05. mystline / Nujabes
    06. 1st samurai / Nujabes
    07. Shiki no Uta / MINMI
    Side B
    01. ole / fat jon
    02. 624 part2 / fat jon
    03. genome / fat jon
    04. no way back / fat jon
    05. funkin’ / fat jon
    06. stay / fat jon
    07. chambers / fat jon
    08. ask / fat jon
    09. how you feel / fat jon
    10. 624 part1 / fat jon

    “masta” / FORCE OF NATURE, Tsutchie
    VTTL-2 \ ¥3,190 (inc. tax)
    Tracks
    Side A
    01. vagrancy / FORCE OF NATURE
    02. mist / FORCE OF NATURE
    03. judgment on / FORCE OF NATURE
    04. loading zone / FORCE OF NATURE
    05. paranoid / FORCE OF NATURE
    06. silver children / FORCE OF NATURE
    07. the long way of drums / FORCE OF NATURE
    08. sneak chamber / FORCE OF NATURE
    09. new dimension / FORCE OF NATURE
    Side B
    01. raw material / Tsutchie
    02. dry / Tsutchie
    03. breeezin’ / Tsutchie
    04. tubed [drum please!!!] / Tsutchie
    05. pretending to…/ Tsutchie
    06. seventythree / Tsutchie
    07. I sighed / Tsutchie
    08. sincerely / Tsutchie
    09. numbernine [back in TYO] / Tsutchie
    10. YOU feat.kazami / Tsutchie

    “impression” / Nujabes, FORCE OF NATURE, fat jon
    VTTL-3 \ ¥3,190 (inc. tax)
    Tracks
    Side A
    01. just forget / FORCE OF NATURE
    02. nightshift / FORCE OF NATURE
    03. Hiizuru STYLE / FORCE OF NATURE
    04. the stroll / FORCE OF NATURE
    05. death wish / FORCE OF NATURE
    06. set it off / FORCE OF NATURE
    07. the million way of drum / FORCE OF NATURE
    08. bracelet / fat jon
    09. in position / fat jon
    10. night out / fat jon
    11. not quite seleah / fat jon
    12. labyrinth statistic / fat jon
    13. here and there / fat jon
    Side B
    01. sanctuary ship / Nujabes
    02. haiku [interlude] / Nujabes
    03. tsurugi no mai / Nujabes
    04. dead season / Nujabes
    05. decade [interlude] / Nujabes
    06. world without words / Nujabes
    07. kodama [interlude] / Nujabes
    08. silver morning / Nujabes
    09. who’s Theme / MINMI

    “playlist” / Tsutchie
    VTTL-4 \ ¥3,190 (inc. tax)
    Tracks
    Side A
    01. thank you / Tsutchie
    02. yet? why not? / Tsutchie
    03. strike back / Tsutchie
    04. let me know what U think / Tsutchie
    05. mists / Tsutchie
    06. flip / Tsutchie
    07. absolute / Tsutchie
    08. adapt myself / Tsutchie
    Side B
    01. tuned / Tsutchie
    02. no icon / Tsutchie
    03. stretch out / Tsutchie
    04. process / Tsutchie
    05. reflective / Tsutchie
    06. deeper than word / Tsutchie
    07. 2 messages / Tsutchie
    08. the update / Tsutchie
    09. Offers / Tsutchie
    10. FLY feat.AZUMA RIKI [SMALL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS] / Tsutchie feat.AZUMA RIKI

    *Please note that the above contents may be subject to change without notice.

    Distribution Information

    Available on streaming services and major download sites such as the iTunes Store, RecoChoku, and more.

    “departure” / Nujabes, fat jon
    jvcmusic.lnk.to/samurai_departure

    “masta” / FORCE OF NATURE, Tsutchie
    jvcmusic.lnk.to/samurai_masta

    “impression” / Nujabes, FORCE OF NATURE, fat jon
    jvcmusic.lnk.to/samurai_impression

    “playlist” / Tsutchie
    jvcmusic.lnk.to/samurai_playlist

Source: Official Press Release