We’re super excited for this week’s guest! Alex From Tokyo has been a long-time inspiration for us. The Paris born, Tokyo raised, NYC based dj / producer’s reputation precedes him. His releases on Innervisions, Reincarnation and Moodmusic are absolutely mind-blowing. He’s done remixes and edits with the who’s who of house music’s elite, as well as consulting for fashion icons such as Louis Vuitton and Y-3. If you listen hard, you can actually here the Love being mixed into every record! Please enjoy.
 
Tracklist
 
Hour 2: Alex From Tokyo (Tokyo Black Star)
 
1. Dany Dorado / Crepusculo (Adult Contemporary)
2. Parkway Rhythm/ Working Girl (Parkway Records)
3. James Mason / Nightgruv
4. Gil Scott Heron / Whitey on the Moon (The Munk machine Remix)
5. CD vs CD / I Really Do Believe (Swag Remix)
6. Superfunk feat. Ron Caroll / Lucky Star (Solomun Remix)
7. Ane Brun featuirng Jose Gonzales / Worship (John Waynes Edit)
8. Daniel Bortz / No One (Pastamusik)
9. Tokyo Black Star / Together (Apt. International)
10. Still Going / Work That Shit Party (Still Going Records)
 
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Production duo Tokyo Black Star AKA Alex Prat and Isao Kumano have made quite a name for themselves over the past few years, releasing a string of singles for leading labels such as Innervision and Deeply Rooted, remixing for luminaries such as Carl Craig and playing live to audiences across the globe. Now the Tokyo/NYC based pair have joined forces with one of Japans most respected electronic labels, APT international for a brand new single.
 
Tokyo House Underground: Together EP kicks off with the original mix of Together, a raw house workout that fuses bold piano chords, arpeggiated synths lines and stark drum programming with edgy FX and soulful vocal hooks to wonderful effect, evoking an old school feel with its bold fusion. Next up we have the brilliant New Jack City, a jacking cut built around a Moroder inspired bassline and tight percussive elements that has an electronic funk to it that is hard to ignore, hypnotic to the extreme this is one of those records that could just run and run, sublime! Finally APT International favourite Hideo Kobayashi remixes Together, turning in a superb rolling techno version that locks into a deep and dark groove before metamorphosing into an uplifting melodic drop designed to get the hairs standing on end. With the Together EP Tokyo Black Star have delivered another sterling release that is set to keep dancefloors alight in the months to come. Enjoy!
 
Tokyo Black Star Together EP available now at:
 

“It has been a year since that terrible disaster struck Japan last March 11th,2011! All of our deepest thoughts go to the Tohoku region and all the Japanese people. Japan is facing still its biggest crisis, politically, economically and of the course the serious nuclear crisis. To commemorate together, I am re-posting this mix I did a year ago to Pray for Japan. Let’s keep helping and supporting Japan! We must not forget. Now is the time to think about the after reconstruction and the future of Japan”.
 
Alex Prat aka Alex from Tokyo (12.03.2012)
 
Dj Alex from Tokyo-Pray for Japan mix (March 18th, 2011) by alexfromtokyo

Jack Of All Trades Alex From Tokyo talks inspiration information between France, Japan & NYC, his project Tokyo Black Star and endeavors with High End Audio Brand Phonon during a CDR Workshop in Berlin (12/11).
 

French-Japanese-New Yorker Alex from Tokyo will make a special appearance to share some of his interesting stories this thursday at CDR Workshop Berlin. Then, on Friday, he will spin some records at Berlin’s infamous Berghain, to finally end up on Saturday at Robert-Johnson’s Innervisions Night. Save the dates!
 
CDR Workshop (15 December 2011). Event info here.
 
Panorama Bar Finest Friday w/ Alex from Tokyo (16 December 2011). Event info here.
 
Innervisions Night at Robert-Johnson w/ Âme & Alex from Tokyo (17 December 2011). Event info here.