The musical experiment known as Blktop Project first came about when skateboard magazine Slap organized a tour in the summer of 2002 for Ray Barbee, Tommy Guerrero and Matt Rodriguez—three of the most accomplished skateboarders ever who also happen to love making music. Their road trip retraced the route of the legendary Blues Highway from Chicago to New Orleans. The trio divided their time on the road between skating and recording improvised music sessions. Along the way they stopped at the studio of Doug Scharin, who lent a drumming hand on a few tracks. The next incarnation of Blktop Project came in 2005, when Chuck Treece, another legendary skater, joined Barbee, Gurrero and Rodriguez on drums to record a few more songs.
The results of all these improvised collaborations are eight stunning and infectious numbers that owe as much to California’s cool jazz of the 1950s as to San Francisco’s latin soul scene of the early 1970s, with a little bit of Chicago-styled postrock thrown in for good measure. All in all, a real treat.
[DJ]
DJ Jin(Rhymester)
LADIDADI (Jazzy Sport/Physical Sound Sport)
Masaya Fantasista (Jazzy Sport/Physical Sound Sport)
Freedom Chicken(14catherine/Jazzy Sport Brooklyn)
[DJ SEPIA]
KOBA TRENCH(RADIO TSUKUBA-FUNKY TOWN-)
[DANCE]
BROKEN SPORT
[FOOD] ドミンゴ企画
Cro-Magnon-Jin
KING OF STAGEの異名を持つ、言わずと知れた日本を代表するヒップホップ・グループRHYMESTERのDJ JIN。そして、止まる事無い進化と深化を続ける、日本が世界に誇るダンスミュージック・スリーピース・エンジン（猿人）・バンドCro-Magnon。長年に渡り交流を育んで来た両者が、共にスタジオに入り、コラボレーション・プロジェクトCro-Magnon-Jinとしての活動を本格始動! 昨年12月18日に限定7インチ・ボックス・セット、そして今年3月5日にアルバム・サイズのレコーディング・アルバム作品『The New Discovery』をリリース。原始的な初期衝動のままサウンドを叩き付ける。それがCro-Magnon-Jin。この音塊は何物にも束縛されず、ただ未来に向けて突き進む!
I directed “Cro-Magnon-Jin「The New Discovery」Official MV”.
“Cro-Magnon-Jin” is the special collab project by Japanese dance music band
(such as jazz, funk, hip-hop, house, techno) “cro-magnon” & “DJ JIN” from Japanese legendary rap group RHYMESTER.
They released LTD Box Set includes 4 single vinyls last year end,
and finally release CD format & iTunes on Mar.5.
Finally released full movie of “Top Floor”.
I designed title graphics & some title & skaters visuals.
Thanks again to Pique crew & Kenny Skerrit!!
Enjoy!
Top Floor features local Toronto skaters including Chris Shannon, Kirk Roach, Randy Plourde, Royce Plourde, Scott Borkowski, & Jakob Aruvald.
Directed by Kenny Skerrit
Produced by Imad Elsheikh
Edited by Kenny Skerrit & Soji ‘Shakes’ Oyinsan
Visuals by Kazuya Ito as toi whakairo
