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Obifest Pop Up Store specialized in Japanese Pressing Vinyl.

Pinoy jazz funk at its finest. an exquisite tropical fusion of funk, soul, Latin jazz and batucada. Boy Katindig “Afte...
19/05/2026

Pinoy jazz funk at its finest. an exquisite tropical fusion of funk, soul, Latin jazz and batucada. Boy Katindig “After Midnight” 🇵🇭PH og A & W Horizon AWHL-501 (1980)

17/05/2026

George Adams "Suite For Swingers" ITA og Horo Records – HZ 03 (1976)

Korean fuzz psych gem.San Ul Lim “제2집” KR og SRB records (1978) #산울림
19/12/2025

Korean fuzz psych gem.
San Ul Lim “제2집” KR og SRB records (1978) #산울림

It really hit me hard to hear of Steve Cropper’s passing.I first encountered his music when I was in elementary school, ...
04/12/2025

It really hit me hard to hear of Steve Cropper’s passing.
I first encountered his music when I was in elementary school, in a scene from the film Big Wednesday where “Green Onions” was playing.
As I began buying records and diving deeper into soul music, his playing and his work naturally became part of my life.
The first time I saw him perform in person was in the early ’90s, when the Blues Brothers Band came to Japan and played at the Apollo Theater branch that used to be in Honmoku, Yokohama. Unlike the original Apollo in New York, the Honmoku venue was a tiny club where the audience sat almost right up against the stage.
And there they were: Cropper, Donald “Duck” Dunn, Matt Murphy, Eddie Floyd, an unbelievably stacked lineup bringing Stax classics to life before our eyes.
Most of the audience that night were older and sat politely throughout the show.
But my friend and I, barely in our early 20s, couldn’t contain ourselves. Driven by the overwhelming groove, we rushed to the front of the stage and danced like crazy, the only ones doing so.
Cropper spent the entire night smiling at us, giving us repeated eye contact, and even pointing our way as he tore into passionate guitar solos.
At some point, it felt as if that little venue had shrunk down to just him and me, an intimate, almost surreal moment of connection.
To this day, his playing remains my personal standard for guitar beauty.
By never overplaying, he shaped the very space around him, making each note hit harder precisely because of the restraint that preceded it.
There was a quiet, razor-sharp elegance to his style, almost like a stoic samurai.
I’m deeply grateful that I was able to encounter the music of Steve Cropper, a truly singular guitarist and musician.
His legacy will keep playing on.
And so will we.

Oh and I just remembered this. Cropper wasn’t only a legendary guitarist, he was an incredibly capable producer as well. He even produced Hard Candythat beloved Ned Doheny yacht-rock classic. When you think about it, his touch makes perfect sense there.

🪅蚤の市＆マルシェ出店のお知らせ11月1〜3日にカトリック世田谷教会で開催される「蚤の市＆マルシェ」に出店します。ブラジル、レゲエ、ジャズなど中心にレコードのポップアップをやります🎶2日目はDJとしても参加予定です。音楽と古着、雑貨、美味し...
31/10/2025

🪅蚤の市＆マルシェ出店のお知らせ
11月1〜3日にカトリック世田谷教会で開催される「蚤の市＆マルシェ」に出店します。
ブラジル、レゲエ、ジャズなど中心にレコードのポップアップをやります🎶
2日目はDJとしても参加予定です。
音楽と古着、雑貨、美味しいフードに囲まれたチャリティーイベント。
ぜひ遊びに来てください！

📍カトリック世田谷教会 教会敷地内カマボコ舎
🗓 11/1(金)〜3(日)
🎧 DJ on 11/2
⏰ 13:00〜22:00（最終日は19:00まで）
🎶 出店：Jazzと喫茶 はやし ほか
🎯 パレスチナ・シェラレオネへの募金イベントです
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🪅 Pop-up & DJ at Nominoichi & Marche
I’ll be joining the flea market & charity event at the Catholic Setagaya Church (Kamaboko-sha) on Nov 1–3.
I’ll be bringing records — mainly Brazilian, reggae, and jazz vibes.
Also spinning some tunes on Day 2 (Nov 2)!
Come dig, listen, and hang out in this warm, community event filled with vinyl, vintage, food, and drinks.

📍Catholic Setagaya Church (Kamaboko-sha)
🗓 Nov 1–3 / DJ set on Nov 2
⏰ 1PM–10PM (until 7PM on the last day)
🎶 Organized by Jazz & Kissa Hayashi and friends

#レコード

Back in the mid-90s, I was deep into the neo-soul movement.There were so many incredible artists, but D’Angelo and the S...
15/10/2025

Back in the mid-90s, I was deep into the neo-soul movement.There were so many incredible artists, but D’Angelo and the Soulquarians stood out from the rest.
He fused the grit and thickness of ’70s funk with the rhythm and feel of hip-hop — something no one else could do quite like him.His music sounded like the past and the future playing at the same time.

I still remember vividly when Voodoo dropped.
I ran to the record store the moment it came out and kept spinning it over and over again.It was one of those rare albums you could tell, in real time, was destined to be a classic.To me, it still stands as the counterpart to Sly’s There’s a Riot Goin’ On.

One of the shows I’ll forever brag about seeing was the Voodoo Tour in New Orleans in 2000 — with Mos Def opening.(Pic2 is from that night) Back then D’ was the very definition of a s*x symbol — muscular, magnetic, running across the stage nonstop.He sang like he was teasing the crowd (I remember he only sat at the keys for a few songs that night).When “Feel Like Makin’ Love” started, the women in the audience lost control and rushed to the front.That moment is burned into my memory.

To be honest, I still can’t easily put his music into words.It can’t be broken down or analyzed —
it’s a mystery that keeps giving.

RIP D’

A hidden gem of Brazilian soul featuring Egberto Gismonti and the Carmo crew.Gismonti’s synths and arrangements make it ...
07/10/2025

A hidden gem of Brazilian soul featuring Egberto Gismonti and the Carmo crew.
Gismonti’s synths and arrangements make it a soulful sibling to Carmo
Wanderléa “Vamos Que Eu Já Vou” BR og Odeon – SXMOFB 3937 (1977)

A hidden gem of Brazilian soul featuring Egberto Gismonti and the Carmo crew. Gismonti’s synths and arrangements make it...
07/10/2025

A hidden gem of Brazilian soul featuring Egberto Gismonti and the Carmo crew. Gismonti’s synths and arrangements make it a soulful sibling to Carmo
Wanderléa “Vamos Que Eu Já Vou” BR og Odeon – SXMOFB 3937 (1977)

George Guzman "In Line / En Linea" US og Fania Records – LP 373 (1969)
26/09/2025

George Guzman "In Line / En Linea" US og Fania Records – LP 373 (1969)

Thanks for the music and madness. Rest loud, Ozzy
22/07/2025

Thanks for the music and madness. Rest loud, Ozzy

Summer’s here, so I’m breaking out some fresh kicks !
20/07/2025

Summer’s here, so I’m breaking out some fresh kicks !

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