Japanese beatmaker "BudaMunk" has built a truly global career through sessions and collaborations with artists such as Jansport J, Willie B, and J. Lamotta, releasing music on respected U.S. labels including Delicious Vinyl and Fat Beats. Now, his 2018 beat album Movin’ Scent, originally released on Japan’s Dogear Records, finally receives its first-ever vinyl pressing via P-VINE.
Movin’ Scent showcases BudaMunk’s deep musicality and wide stylistic range. The album features contributions from TSuggs (Tony Suggs)—keyboardist for Roy Hargrove’s The RH Factor and the fifth pianist of the Count Basie Orchestra—as well as DJ Yuze, a Japanese hip-hop OG now active on the jazz scene. The record also includes a long-awaited collaboration with mabanua, mellow-madness style beats featuring cavalier (known for his work with 5lack and Iman Omari), and hard-hitting rap tracks with ISSUGI and Senninsho. Spanning 13 tracks, Movin’ Scent moves seamlessly between jazz-inflected instrumentals, soulful beat tapes, and underground hip-hop, making it an essential vinyl release for fans of modern beats, jazzy hip-hop, and international groove culture.
