“We wanted to create something beautiful, lighter than air, that will help you unwind. Etherea EP is dedicated to the calming abilities of nature, to the effortless way clouds move in the sky.”
Kazuki Isogai & Sara Wakui
THE RELEASE
Following his successful collab album with edbl, Kazuki Isogai is back with another release with Stereofox Records.
This new gorgeous project, called Etherea EP, is with emerging Japanese talent – producer & keyboardist Sara Wakui. 5 songs, inspired by all things natural & the effortless flow of everything around us. The embodiment of elegance and airiness.
The 1st single “Basking in the Sun” represents the lightness that nature brings us – through warm keys, shimmering guitars, and utterly chilled beats. “Etherea”, which gave the title to the EP, features Sara’s signature mesmerizing jazz keys and “Skyward” will uplift you with Kazuki’s guitar licks and Wakui’s heartfelt piano compositions. The opening and closing tracks are absolute gems, too – with one of the most beautiful saxophone melodies ever in “Lighter Than Air” and the outworldly guitar & key chemistry that will make you smile in “Timelessness”.
THE ARTIST
Kazuki Isogai
Kazuki Isogai is a renowned Japanese neo-soul guitarist with more than 400k followers on Instagram and YouTube and 40M streams across DSPs. He’s also the guitarist for Japanese pop star Kaela Kimura & MC-producer duo Def Tech.
- Kazuki Isogai is a guitarist for Japanese pop star Kaela Kimura (500k on IG) & MC-producer duo Def Tech (323k followers on Spotify)
- Featured on Spotify editorials like lofi beats, Road Trip to Tokyo, Smooth Jazz Beats, and Shimmer
- Featured on Apple Music's BEATstrumentals, Lo-Fi Jazz, Jazz Scene: Japan, Lo-Fi Japan, etc.
- 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
- Collaborated with edbl, Osamu Fukuzawa, GORO KUMAI, Otis Ubaka, Casiio & more
- 300K+ followers on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok
- Featured on TIDAL's LoFi Dreaming editorial
Sara Wakui
Sara Wakui is one of Japan’s most exciting emerging artists in the jazz realm. Trained pianist, Sara also produces her song and is one of the most exciting and electrifying artists to see live.
- Supported on Spotify's Chillhop, Modern Jazz Japan, New Music Wednesday and Soul Music Japan editorials
- Performed at FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL'23
