Tokyo Fusion

by Ruben van Rompaey ft. Toshinori Kondo - Dedicated to Toshinori Kondo

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1.	Dream Warriors 03:36	info	buy track
2.	Ginza Lounge 05:26	info	buy track
3.	Shibuya Crossing 03:44	info	buy track
4.	Darbuka Lounge 04:21	info	buy track
5.	Ginza Lounge - Part 2 04:54	info	buy track
6.	This Ain't Lounge 04:23	info	buy track
7.	Corona Avenue 05:15	info	buy track
8.	Mister Tabla 04:17	info	buy track
9.	Coming Up 05:03	info	buy track
10.	Rainbow Bridge 04:20	info	buy track
11.	Lunar Eclipse 02:27	info	buy track
12.	Kyoto Nights 04:30	info	buy track
13.	Tribute 01:32	info	buy track
14.	Shibuya Crossing V2.0 (Bonus Track Bandcamp Only) 03:44	info	buy track
15.	Downtown (Bonus Track Bandcamp Only) 03:50	lyrics	buy track
Downtown, downtown Downtown, downtown What about all-a dis? Downtown, downtown Downtown, downtown
16.	Dream Warriors V2.0 (Bonus Track Bandcamp Only) 03:35	info	buy track

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Ruben Van Rompaey - Tokyo Fusion
Featuring Toshinori Kondo

Dedicated to Toshinori Kondo

I first met Kondo during my 2011 tour in Japan where we did three memorable concerts together, in Kyoto, Sasebo and Fukuoka. It turned out to be a unique encounter: an exciting first meeting between Kondo’s amazing electric trumpet and the captivating beats of Middle Eastern drums and percussion.

This album, named Tokyo Fusion, serves as a reflection of the synergy originating from our collaborations. It’s a compilation of tracks I have written and produced between 2014-2020, all of them featuring Kondo's brilliant electric trumpet improvisations.

The album captures the essence of Kondo’s free spirit electric trumpet, regularly blending with oriental soundscapes, crossing borders of space and time. Some of the original recordings from 2014 were featured on the album Mirage and specially re-edited and re-mastered for this album.

The music can be roughly divided into two parts: the first part contains previously unreleased tracks, the second part mainly consists of remixes and remastered tracks.

In October 2020 Toshinori Kondo sadly passed away.
I feel honored to releasing this album as a dedication to Kondo's super-creative dimensions, whose sounds will keep astonishing the universe forever!

-Ruben Van Rompaey

In loving memory of Toshinori Kondo
15 december 1948 – 17 October 2020

(Japanese)

Ruben van Rompaey - Tokyo Fusion
Featuring Toshinori Kondo

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〜近藤等則氏に捧ぐ〜

私が近藤氏と出会ったのは2011年のジャパンツアー、京都、佐世保、福岡の三カ所のコンサートを一緒に周った時でした。彼の素晴らしいエレクトリック・トランぺットと中東打楽器とのセッションはとても刺激的で思い出深いものです。

この「トーキョー・フュージョン」と名付けられたアルバムは、私たちのコラボレーションから生まれた相乗効果を反映したものです。時間と空間を超えた東洋的サウンドスケープが混ざり合いながらも、近藤氏の自由な精神を持ったエレクトリック・トランペットのエッセンスを捉えており、彼の華麗な即興演奏を前面に打ち出す形で、私自身が2014年から2020年の間にまとめました。

アルバムは大きくふたつの構成になっており、前半部分には未発表の新曲、後半部分にはリミックス、リマスターを中心に収録されています。2014年に録音された一部は、アルバム『Mirage』に収録されていますが、このアルバムのために特別に再編集しました。

2020年10月。近藤氏は急逝してしまいました。私が彼の超創造的次元にささげるアルバムをリリースできることを心から光栄に思います。そして彼の音は永遠に世界に響き続けることでしょう。

-ルーベン・ファン・ロンパエイ

credits

released June 4, 2021

Written, performed and produced by Ruben van Rompaey, Bergen op Zoom Holland 2014-2020. Ruben Van Rompaey - drums, percussion, add. bass, synths/keys and vocals.
Featuring Toshinori Kondo - electric trumpet
Executive producer: Frans C.M. van Rompaey
Guitar solo 'Ginza Lounge - Part 2' by Rutger van Rompaey
Vocal samples by Maarten Zweers
Mastered by Rutger Verberkmoes @ Accent Audio Studio Bergen op Zoom, Holland. Tracks 14, 15 & 16 mastered by Ruben van Rompaey.

Cover and inside booklet painting (acrylic on canvas) Toshinori Kondo and Ruben van Rompaey by Rachelle van Rompaey (rachelvanrompaey.com)
Japanese translation: Shinya Tanaka (EE Japan)
Cover design by Rachelle van Rompaey, Alain Lefebvre

Pictures Kondo & Ruben live in Kyoto, Kondo & Ruben - Makise Satoshi, Takahiko Tanaka
Special thanks: Van Rompaey family, Frans Van Rompaey, Chen Hao, Rachelle van Rompaey, Rutger Verberkmoes, Shinya Tanaka, Maarten Zweers, Alain Lefebvre.

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Eastern Expressions is a world music concept, platform and music production label founded by Dutch composer/oriental percussion virtuoso Ruben van Rompaey.

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