“I knew Kazuki Isogai from before and I really loved that guitar melody when I heard it on his Instagram. I live in a place surrounded by nature, so I added birds singing, recorded with an iPhone to make them sound more natural. This is how “Cherry Blossom” was born. “Azalea Hills” is inspired by the colourful flower fields in the Akagi Nature Park.“
yuhei miura
THE RELEASE
Two tracks that will transport you to a Japanese garden in midst of spring. The peculiar, up-and-coming jazzhop producer yuhei miura delivers his first Stereofox Records release Afternoon in Akagi, inspired by the nature park next to his hometown Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture.
“Cherry Blossom” features the renowned Tokyo guitarist Kazuki Isogai, whose melodies blend so magically with the bird songs in the background.
And in “Azalea Hills” you’ll find yuhei’s favourite use of saxophone and Rhodes piano with delicately arranged hihats and bass, all fused together for an amazing jazzhop experience.
Both songs embrace nature’s calming effect, aiming for a more vintage and raw sound.
THE ARTIST
yuhei miura
yuhei miura is one of Japan’s most exciting producers, already pretty established in the lofi/chillhop scene. He’s received support in numerous editorials like Spotify’s lofi beats, Road Trip To Tokyo, Shimmer, etc. & Apple Music’s BEATstrumentals, Lofi Japan & more.
- A number of live beat events in Tokyo
- Featured on 10+ Spotify editorials including lofi beats, Road Trip to Tokyo, Smooth Jazz Beats and Shimmer
- Featured on Apple Music's BEATstrumeantals and Lofi Japan
- Featured on Deezer's Lofi Japan selection
- Radio support on BBC Radio 6 (Focus Beats show) and SBS Australia Top 100 Chill Tracks of 2021
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
