Everyone has something they regret from the past. But there is nothing we can do about it. We don’t live in the past, we live in the present. And it is important to move forward in life.”
yuhei miura
THE RELEASE
The match made in heaven, Japanese producer yuhei miura & guitarist Kazuki Isogai, is back with another delightful project on Stereofox Records.
After their latest EPs with Stereofox – Nature City, Samidare & Better Days – received outstanding support by numerous curators, including Spotify – in lofi beats & Road Trip To Tokyo, and also in Apple Music’s BEATstrumentals, for Look Forward EP they’re joined by another Japanese talent – Refeeld.
The 6-track project, consisting of 4 beats and 2 guitar-only pieces serving as intro & outro, is dedicated to the regrets we have about the past and the inability to change history; to the importance of living in the now and moving forward in life.
Starting off with the more melancholic “Remorse”, continuing with a ray of sunshine in “Aspire” and rising to the brightness & hopefulness in “Here and Now” & “Embrace”, the EP is a warm and touching listening experience from the start to finish.
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 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
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
Refeeld
Refeeld is one of Japan’s emerging producers crafting beautiful piano & guitar melodies on top of chilled beats. In 2021 Refeeld was among the winners of a remix competition of imagiro's “Until I’m Home” with more than 50 participants from around the globe.
- Added to Apple Music’s BEATstrumentals, LoFi Japan, Pure Focus, Morning Focus, and more
- Featured in 30+ editorials on Spotify including lofi beats, Road Trip To Tokyo, and Chill Out Music
- 40M+ streams combined across DSPs and added to 100k+ independent playlists
- Featured in Amazon Music’s Lo-Fi Hip Hop station
- Supported on Deezer's LoFi Japan editorial
