Ogiyy-Nostalgia (MP3/2014.08.04/53MB)

Ogiyy

is a young producer originally from Kyoto, but now based in Tokyo. With

his latest release for French label Cascade Records, he takes us back

to the funk and R&B of the late ‘70s and early ‘80s on an album

appropriately titled Nostalgia.

Now, this is hardly new material

for hip hop producers to explore, but this area has been explored a lot

of the years because it’s a gold mine of amazing source material. Much

of Nostalgia is something of an electro-boogie/Quiet Storm hybrid, with

some really amazing baby-making beats. This is evident by titles like

“Move Ya Body,” “Hot 4 U,” “Stay With Me,” and “Jouis Du Jour.” This is

the spot for your sexy summer jams. Ogiyy does an excellent job of

incorporating some really great samples, but then reinventing them into

something all his own. He has a great feel for a groove, and has a lot

of patience to allow the songs to unfold at a natural pace, without

letting them sound slow and drawn out. The real key to the album,

though, is “Movie On,” which shakes up the slower, intimate tone of the

majority of the album with an infectious disco groove that is impossible

to ignore. Seriously, if you’re looking for something to get people on

the dance floor during the dog days of summer, this is your jam. This is

the only song, though, on the album that breaks the mold, so it’s hard

to tell just what sort of range Ogiyy has as a producer, or what his

overall sound might be. What we do know, though, is that Ogiyy is

excellent at this instrumental R&B/funk/hip hop sound, and Nostalgia

is really sexy and enjoyable.

Ogiyy is still a young man, and

who knows where his career will head. What we do know is that he can

make some really intimate grooves and he can really bring the funk.

Nostalgia is an excellent soundtrack for this summer.

Ogiyy-Nostalgia (MP3/2014.08.04/53MB)