Tokyo Tangents with Masaaki Hara – Japanese Abstract Beats

In this episode we're featuring abstract beats, a style that broke out in the mid-'90s and early 2000s. DJ Krush was an iconic figurehead of the genre, which derived its instrumental beats from hip-hop. Those slow, heavy sounds captivated producers, and became the platform for a new kind of expression, gradually developing into something more edgy and experimental.