“All of our daily lives are made up of a combination of contrasting elements. Good & bad, black & white. Equilibrium EP is about the duality of the world and about the balance between nature and technology.“
yuhei miura & Kazuki Isogai
THE RELEASE
Following his successful collab album with edbl (10+ editorials & 1М+ streams), Kazuki Isogai is back with his 7th release with Stereofox, with frequent collaborator yuhei miura – often called one of the most exciting Japanese producers since Nujabes.
Equilibrium EP explores topics like duality & the balance between nature & technology – continuing the theme of Nature City EP.
The first single “Sun Flares” (added to State of Jazz & All New Jazz, plus numerous curators’ support in the 1st week) is reminiscent of the beloved “Worldwide” – a summery gem with playful guitars and bright synths over rich percussion grooves.
The focus track of the EP – “Daygrooves”, is one of the most feel-good lofi beats pieces you’ve heard, and the title track “Equilibrium (Just To See You)” will simultaneously melt & uplift you – a heartwarming blend of slick guitars, chill beats & hazy vocal samples. The opening song “Fight or Flight?” gets its title from the response of the body to either confront or run in a case of danger – another interpretation of black & white and duality. “Virtual Reality” serves as the perfect closure of the 5-track project, a reminder of the toll technology takes on our society.
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 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 10+ Spotify editorials including lofi beats, Road Trip to Tokyo, Smooth Jazz Beats and Shimmer
- Featured on Apple Music's BEATstrumeantals, Jazz Scene: Japan 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
- 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
