Seawater EP was born in a studio session we did but there were many more songs we wanted to show you. Here comes vol. 2, still inspired by the greatness of the ocean – we hope you enjoy it.

Kazuki Isogai & GORO KUMAI

THE RELEASE

Release Schedule: Sep 25th - Grow (Vocal + Instrumental)
Oct 15th - Suncat
Nov 5th - Seawater, vol. 2 EP
Genres: Beats, Lofi, Jazz, R&B / Soul

Japanese guitarist Kazuki Isogai & producer GORO KUMAI return to Stereofox for the 2nd part of their famed Seawater EP, which has amassed 5M+ streams across DSPs & a feature on Bandcamp’s homepage.

Vol. 2 continues the theme of the ocean – paying tribute to both its calming effects & immense power, with a couple of tracks inspired by the Mediterranean coast.

Sonically, the EP carries their already signature blend of neo-soul guitars & boom-bap beats, and a surprising addition – a more vocal-led tune (Grow), which is also the lead single of the project.

THE ARTIST

Kazuki Isogai

Kazuki Isogai is a renowned Japanese guitarist with more than 300k followers on Instagram and YouTube and 20M streams across DSPs. He’s the guitarist of Japanese pop star Kaela Kimura & Tokyo band Def Tech.

  • Kazuki Isogai is a guitarist of Kaela Kimura (431K on IG) & Def Tech (243K followers on Spotify)
  • Featured on 100+ Spotify editorials including lofi beats, Road Trip to Tokyo, Smooth Jazz Beats and Shimmer
  • Featured on Apple Music's BEATstrumeantals, Jazz Scene: Japan, Lofi Japan & many more
  • Featured on Deezer's Lofi Japan, snooze lofi, etc.
  • Radio support on BBC Radio 6 (Focus Beats show) and SBS Australia Top 100 Chill Tracks of 2021
  • Appeared on the cover of D’Angelico New York guitar magazine
  • Kazuki’s collaborative album with edbl was added to 30+ editorials & amassed 4M streams across DSPs
  • 300K+ followers on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok
  • Featured on TIDAL's LoFi Dreaming editorial

GORO KUMAI

GORO KUMAI is a versatile artist - an MPC player, beatmaker, and DJ. He's renowned for touring with DefTech (together with Kazuki Isogai) & the renowned Japanese rapper KREVA in various roles, including DJing, MPC, and manipulation. He is also the winner of the 2011 GOLDFINGER'S KITCHEN BEATCROSS MPC battle.

  • DMC Champion, DJ, beatmaker & MPC teacher
  • Touring/working with legendary acts like DefTech, KREVA, Emi
  • Collaborations with Kazuki Isogai
  • Featured on Spotify's Road Trip To Tokyo

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