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About Me

The growth of broadband has made music closer to life and also easier to access as digital content.
Although digital has become the center of music, we can not forget the origin and appeal of live music.
Refine Recordings offers the real and quality sound of Jazz, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop and organic live music from all over Europe.
Enrich the soul with quality music.
Through music, we deliver wonder and surprise to you.

RELEASES:


『Soul Mentality』/Flyt (UK)
OUT NOW! / RFNR-1008 / CD /Liner Notes: Osamu Hashimoto
Including remixes by Simon S and kira Neris
--Track Listing--
01. Free
02. So Easy
03. Stay A Little Longer
04. Beautiful Love
05. Lay Back
06. Undercurrents
07. Pushin' On
08. Falling Deeper
09. Untold
10. Higher
11. The Journey's Over
12. Free (Simon S remix)
13. Free (Kira Neris remix)
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--Quotes--

"An ambient midnight filled with a jazzy mellow sound and silky vocal that makes the perfect harmony." - Kenji Hasegawa (gallery)


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『The Unclosed Mind』/Replife (US)
OUT NOW! / RFNR-1003 / CD /Liner Notes: Mitsuru Kinoshita (remix)
Produced by dego and Kaidi Tatham for 2000black, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Atjazz and RLP
Featuring Deborah Jordan, Kissey Asplund and Noni Limar
--Track Listing--
01. Nommo
02. Spirit (Dilla Shines Through) Produced by dego and Kaidi Tatham for 2000black
03. Change 4 A Dolla
04. Emerald City Produced by Mark de Clive-Lowe
05. Graduation
06. Pangea feat. Deborah Jordan
07. Away (So Far)
08. The Left Side Of Things
09. Elevation feat. Deborah Jordan and Noni Limar
10. Do You Want To Pay A MF?
11. Put It Down feat. Kissey Asplund Produced by Atjazz
12. Keep On, Part II Produced by RLP
13. Out Of Soul
14. Make It Produced by RLP
15. Family Ties (Thankus)
16. R U Ready?
17. The Method
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『Communication』/Electric Conversation (France)
OUT NOW! / RFNR-1007 / CD /Liner Notes: Osamu Hashimoto
Featuring Patricia Marx, Deborah Jordan, Replife and more.
--Track Listing--
01. Daydream
02. Communication
03. Vibe Change
04. Find Myself
05. Mélodie
06. Gare de Lyon
07. Golden
08. La Tête dans les nuages...
09. Check le Mic (RIP Jay Dee) feat. DJ Lyrik
10. Juste 1 Trip
11. Hey feat. Patricia Marx
12. Juste l’Espace d’1 Minute
13. Feel Good
14. Cosmos feat. Replife
15. Zen
16. In my Mind feat. Deborah Jordan
17. Paradise
18. Love ina Babylon
19. Travel
20. Libère-toi
21. Retour à l’Innocence
22. ... from Africa
23. Who am I?
24. Alice
25. Outro
*Japan Only Bonus track
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--Quotes--

"Future Soul of the highest quality" - Urb Magazine
"Beautifully creative & unique" - Blues & Soul


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『Intelligenti Pauca』/Phohat (France)
OUT NOW! / RFNR-1006 / CD /Liner Notes: Masato Takanashi (DISK UNION)
--Track Listing--
01. 7/4 a.k.a N.E.S.T.A (Never Submit to The Authority)
02. Sunny Days - PART.1
03. Sunny Days - PART.2
04. Meccashitsteme (Prod. by Da GUI)
05. Canicule a.k.a Ibiza Influences
06. Could It Be (Lola) (Prod. by Da GUI)
07. Intelligenti Pauca
08. Old School
09. L'avancee (Prod. by Da GUI)
10. Excentrik
11. Who's Next
12. Minuit Trente (Prod. by Da GUI)
13. Hot Shit
14. Horizon
15. Bonus Track 1*
16. Bonus Track 2*
*Japan Only Bonus track
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--Quotes--

"Jay Dee has allured the world as a track maker. The beat that he creates has structured into a musical genre. His beat creation challenges has no limits. There is potential in his every move. This album makes us realize that great things never change." - DJ YAS


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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/21/2007
Band Website: rfnr.net
Sounds Like:『Strangers to the Ordinary』/Low Budget Soul (UK)
OUT NOW! / RFNR-1001 / CD

--Track Listing--
01. Intro
02. Foolin’
03. You Are The One feat’ Marcia Escoffery
04. Interlude
05. Into You
06. Mystery Rose
07. Waves
08. Interlude
09. Fills My Heart feat’ Nanar
10. When I Call feat’ Marcia Escoffery
11. No.1
12. Interlude
13. She Won’t Let The Summer In
14. Venus
15. I Warned You*
16. You Are The One (Blackbeard Mix)*
17. When I Call (Kev Brown Mix)*

*Japan Only Bonus track
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--Quotes--

“Damn, ‘Mystery Rose’ – Bad tune” “Great, deep soul album” - Gilles Peterson

“Very satisfying & quirky album” - Patrick Forge

“A future soul classic” - Straight No Chaser

“Captures an essence and cohesive spirit that is too often missing in modern hip hop and soul” - Adam Kurzawa (Giant Step)

"Just like having a super delicious dinner with quality time. Low Budget Soul has raised the meaning organic and soul music to a whole different level." - OKD Funcarlo (Jazzy Sport)

"This is a challenge to inherit the sound of JayDee and add a soulful song to it. Full of soul, similar to Spacek or Jazanova, the sound blooms into a new era of soul music. Sophisticated and hip, a sound that everyone can fall in love with." - Mitsuru Kinoshita (remix magazine)


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『Behind Closed Doors』/Kira Neris (France)

OUT NOW! / RFNR-1002 / CD / Liner Notes: Taro Akiyama (SLEEPING BUGZ RECORDS)

--Track Listing--
01. Open Doors
02. Through Dimensions
03. Scampering
04. Kira Neris Theme
05. With All His Might
06. Un Été Sans Fin
07. Brak Peat
08. Sweet Twilight
09. Season 9 Episode 12
10. My Room*
11. Melly Medony*

*Japan Only Bonus track
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『The Groove Collage』/Ed Royal & Enne (Austria)

OUT NOW! / RFNR-1004 / CD / Liner Notes: Naoki Nishida (Jazzy Sport)
--Track Listing--
01. Funky Kitchen
02. He..s A Champ
03. It..s Hip To Be Square
04. Vamos Irmanos
05. Sunset Groove
06. Vibes In Space
07. Jazzy Jester
08. Rhodes Scream
09. Use Your Brain
10. Fuzzy Senór Salsa
11. Funky Flute
12. Groove Collage
13. Gift Of Funk – remixed by Soulphonic Soundsystem*
14. Wanna Get Some Money – remixed by Jugoe*

*Japan Only Bonus track
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--Quotes--

“It's a really hip new dance music, but you can also feel the respect for good old music as well.” - Lark Chillout（A.Y.B.FORCE)

"It has what it needs. A rare case of alternative genre music you can really enjoy." - Bulljun（A.Y.B.FORCE）

"Lovely album! Should do very well among the funk & jazz heads - especially the ladies." - Wim Plug (Kraak & Smaak / Jalapeno Records)

“Ed & Enne are my favorite artists in this kind of music!“ - Rino (Dublex Inc. / Pulver Records)

“It’s a Good Thing - solid funk!“ - Tom Wieland (7 Samurai / Panoptikum / Les Gammas)

"Very,very fine album - congratulation“ - Makossa (Radio FM4 / G-Stone)

“Great great stuff” - Kid Loco (Yellow Productions)


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『Here To Stray』/Stray (Sweden)

OUT NOW! / RFNR-1005 / CD / Liner Notes: dj korosuke (sonimage-Lab,inc)

--Track Listing--
01. Söderlingska (Introduction)
02. Musick (Our Way Of Life)
03. Never Free feat. Braintax
04. Heart Beat feat. Paul Mac Innes
05. You Seem So Far Away
06. Is This Just The Blues?
07. Lady feat. Hanna Olsson
08. That House Interlude
09. Worthy Cause? feat. Paul Mac Innes
10. Rare
11. Call Me feat. Paul Mac Innes
12. So Sorry
13. Holding On feat. Hanna Olsson
14. Not A Breakup Song
15. Musick (Yam Who mix)*
16. Goin’For A Ride*

*Japan Only Bonus track
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--Quotes--

"Cool, stylish and electrifying sweet music. Fits all music sensitive individuals." - Takashi Futatsugi (D-ST.ENT)


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『Kira Neris EP Volume1』/Kira Neris (France)

OUT NOW! / RFNR-5001 / 12"EP / 500 Copies Only!

--Track Listing--
A1. Brak Peat
A2. Scampering

B1. Un Été Sans Fin
B2. With All His Might

--Quotes--

"Guided by night... an alluring world ruled by blue and melancholy" - Kenji Hasegawa (gallery)

“Incredible new jazz music” - Gilles Peterson

“Lovely album - beautifully done” - Patrick Forge

“A big big album from a very exciting artist” - Straight No Chaser

“What a cracking find - a stunning debut” - Simon Harrison (Basic Soul)

“Spellbinding - a set of depth & beauty” - Sammy Goulbourne (New Style Radio)


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Record Label: Refine Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

MEDIA COVERAGE!"Mondayjazz .23: "S.F.T.M.E." - Mixed by Quazar"

Our releases, "Paradise"/Electric Conversation, "L'avancee"/Phohat and "Musick (Our Way Of Life)"/Stray, are on the podcast station "Mondayjazz .23: "S.F.T.M.E." - Mixed by Quazar from Lithuania....
Posted by Refine Recordings on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 03:10:00 PST

OUT TODAY! The Unclosed Mind/Replife (US)

RFNR-1003 / CD /Liner Notes: Mitsuru Kinoshita (remix)Produced by dego and Kaidi Tatham for 2000black, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Atjazz and RLPFeaturing Deborah Jordan, Kissey Asplund and Noni Limar --Track...
Posted by Refine Recordings on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:40:00 PST

UPCOMING RELEASE! The Unclosed Mind/Replife (US)

2007.11.14 OUT! / RFNR-1003 / CD /Liner Notes: Mitsuru Kinoshita (remix)Produced by dego and Kaidi Tatham for 2000black, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Atjazz and RLPFeaturing Deborah Jordan, Kissey Asplund and ...
Posted by Refine Recordings on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:07:00 PST

OUT TODAY!Communication/Electric Conversation (France)

RFNR-1007 / CD /Liner Notes: Osamu Hashimoto Feauturing Patricia Marx,  Deborah Jordan, Replife and more. --Track Listing--01. Daydream02. Communication 03. Vibe Change 04. Find Myself 05. M...
Posted by Refine Recordings on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:31:00 PST

UPCOMING RELEASE! Communication/Electric Conversation (France)

2007.10.24 OUT! / RFNR-1007 / CD /Liner Notes: Osamu Hashimoto Feauturing Patricia Marx,  Deborah Jordan, Replife and more. --Track Listing--01. Daydream02. Communication 03. Vibe Change 04....
Posted by Refine Recordings on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:48:00 PST

MEDIA COVERAGE!"The Best in Nu-Jazz Podcast - Mixed By Don-Ray Vol.8 "

Our releases, "Scampering"/Kira Neris, "Find Myself"/Electric Conversation and "So Sorry"/Stray, are on the podcast station "The Best in Nu-Jazz Podcast - Mixed By Don-Ray (Vol.8) from Montreal, Canad...
Posted by Refine Recordings on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 05:05:00 PST

OUT TODAY! Intelligenti Pauca/Phohat (France)

RFNR-1006 / CD /Liner Notes: Masato Takanashi (DISK UNION) --Track Listing--01. 7/4 a.k.a N.E.S.T.A (Never Submit to The Authority)02. Sunny Days - PART.103. Sunny Days - PART.204. Meccashitsteme (P...
Posted by Refine Recordings on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:24:00 PST

UPCOMING EVENT!Simon S in Japan

After being a member of Break Reform, Simon S is now producing brilliant works such as Low Budget Soul, Kira Neris, Replife... As a DJ, he is coming to Japan and will perform in front of Japanese audi...
Posted by Refine Recordings on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:41:00 PST

UPCOMING RELEASE! Intelligenti Pauca/Phohat (France)

October 3, 2007 OUT! / RFNR-1006 / CD /Liner Notes: Masato Takanashi (DISK UNION) --Track Listing--01. 7/4 a.k.a N.E.S.T.A (Never Submit to The Authority)02. Sunny Days - PART.103. Sunny Days - PART...
Posted by Refine Recordings on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:04:00 PST

OUT TODAY! Kira Neris EP Volume1/Kira Neris (France)

RFNR-5001 / 12"EP / 500 Copies Only! --Track Listing--A1. Brak PeatA2. ScamperingB1. Un Été Sans FinB2. With All His Might--Quotes-- "Guided by night... an alluring world ruled by blue and melancholy...
Posted by Refine Recordings on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:20:00 PST