''Modal Soul Classics'' is a

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from Japanese

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producer

Nujabes , born , better known by his stage name Nujabes (; ), was a Japanese record producer, audio engineer, DJ, composer and arranger best known for his atmospheric instrumental mixes sampling from Japanese hip hop, hip hop, soul music, soul, and jazz, a ...

. Though the music on this album is commonly attributed to Nujabes, none of it is composed by him; the songs on this album were only compiled and mastered by him. All of it is by other artists who have inspired Nujabes.

Track listing

# Scott Matelic - "To Impress the Empress" 4:21 # Sleep Walker - "AI-NO-KAWA" 6:36 # Goldlix - "Atoll Moao" 4:55 # Specifics - "Under the Hood" 3:53 # DSK - "Winter Lane" 4:27 # Blue Asia - "Mourn, Sob & Cry" 4:56 # Haki R. Madhubuti - "Children" 10:36 # Unison - "Sound Network" 4:07 # Takero Ogata - "Omnipresence" 4:31 #

Todd Rundgren Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the bands Nazz and Utopia. He is known for his sophistica ...

- "A Dream Goes On Forever" 2:22 # Heprcam - "Dionna" 2:53 #

Clammbon is a Japanese musical trio, consisting of vocalist/keyboardist Ikuko Harada, bassist Mito and drummer Daisuke Itou. The group, originally formed in 1996 when the three were students of the jazz department at , made their major label debut on War ...

- "Folklore" 5:19 # Lava - "Vem Para Ficar" (from Ristorante Mixtape) 6:40 #

Omar Sosa Omar Sosa (born April 10, 1965) is a jazz pianist from Cuba. Biography A native of Camagüey, Cuba, Sosa studied percussion at the Escuela Nacional de Musica and Instituto Superior de Arte. In the 1980s he started the band Tributo, recording albu ...

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