HYC 004 - Amps (Tokyo) 24/11/2016

For episode 004 I welcome Japanese footwork producer & DJ Amps who has provided a 45 minute mix comprising mostly of his own productions, remixes and edits.
The mix takes in elements of Jungle, Soul and R'n'B but is gelled nicely together by the driving beat of the footwork sound.

The footwork scene in Japan is still relatively young, however it is growing rapidly as a core group of Juke fans have embraced the movement and taken it from the sidewalks of Chicago to the Neon streets of some of Japans major Cities.
Nights like Battle Train alongside labels like Osaka's Booty Tune or Tokyo based Trekkie Trax have provided a space and an output for a small but dedicated scene to flourish. Amps, like some of his contemporaries who include, Fulltono, Weezy, Boogie Mann, DJ April, KΣITO & Lil Havoc to name just a few are amongst some of the first wave of Japanese based artists to embrace the sound and create their own scene within it.

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