{"product_id":"shooby-dooby-boost-step-2","title":"Shooby Dooby \/ Boost Step","description":"\u003cp\u003e***** UK DISTRIBUTION ONLY *****\n\nBastard Jazz is happy to give a first look at mainstay Japanese producers Aru-2 \u0026amp; Kzyboost's full length album \"Hot Pants\" (August 13) with a special 7\" showcasing a couple of favorites from the album. On the A side is \"Shooby Dooby\", a slice of future funk with a bubbling analog synth bassline and Aru-2's signature talkbox vocals, while on the B-Side \"Boost Step\" takes things a little more downtempo into instrumental hip-hop territory, still rife with funk vibes, and synth solos.\n\nAru-2 and Kzyboost are both Tokyo-based producers, known for their work in the Japanese underground hip hop scene. Aru-2 got his start producing for prominent J-hip hop artists like ISSUGI, SENNINSHO, Tamaki Roy, and KID FRESINO. His first EP, \"Arµ-2,\" arrived in 2013, and was featured in OkayPlayer, while the collaborative album \"TANHÂ,\" with Lee (asano+ryuhei) came out in 2014 and was critically acclaimed by Pitchfork. Kzyboost specialises in the talk-box and is one of the best known talk-box artists in Japan. He's released two studio albums, \"Callin' U\" (2019), and \"Keep Smoovin'\" (2020, fusing West Coast hip hop, and 90s R\u0026amp;B and soul. The two artists bonded over their shared love of music through sessions at Aru-2's home studio, resulting in the upcoming collaboration.\n\n\"Shooby Dooby \/ Boost Step\" is due out on Brooklyn's Bastard Jazz Recordings in July, ahead of the duo's debut LP \"Hot Pants\" in August.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bastard Jazz","offers":[{"title":"7\"","offer_id":50394721714507,"sku":"2056044","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_323a820d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726446840","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/shooby-dooby-boost-step-2","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}