Samurai Champloo Music Record: Departure cover

Released 22 years ago this June

Samurai Champloo Music Record: Departure

Nujabes · 2004

67 min · 17 tracks · hip-hop

A fusion of jazzy instrumentals and smooth hip-hop beats that evoke a sense of nostalgia and adventure.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • atmospheric background focus
  • wave-like pacing and flow

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 2004, 'Departure' is Nujabes' second album, following his acclaimed debut 'Modal Soul'. At this point in his career, he was solidifying his unique blend of hip-hop and jazz, establishing himself as a pioneering figure in the genre's alternative scene.
Stylistic neighbors
Lil Wayne· B.G.· 2 Chainz

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 battlecry 3:20
  • 2 the space between two world 4:39
  • 3 aruarian dance 4:09
  • 4 kujaku 6:59
  • 5 mystline 4:47
  • 6 1st.samurai 3:07
  • 7 ole 3:27
  • 8 624 part2 3:45
  • 9 genome 3:35
  • 10 no way back 3:18
  • 11 funkin 3:36
  • 12 stay 3:42
  • 13 chambers 3:43
  • 14 ask 3:18
  • 15 how you feel 4:27
  • 16 624 part1 2:41
  • 17 四季ノ唄 5:00

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