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\"Superflower\"Bushwick, Brooklyn-based (by way of Japan) DJ and musician Superflower has\u00a0announced his self-titled debut EP\u00a0will be available on March 4, 2016. The five track vinyl explores sounds that have a somewhat oriental feel. To celebrate the release, Superflower’s mastermind Shintaro Cho is making the first single, 11<\/em> available for free download via\u00a0Impose Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Superflower\"
Photo Credit: John Cowan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Superflower grew up surrounded by flowers and stacks of dusty, rare groove vinyl at his parents’ flower shop in rural Japan. After a chance encounter with funk icon George Clinton in Japan, Superflower was inspired to move to NYC and see how the city’s energy would change they way he made music.<\/p>\n

Drawing from an eclectic pool of influences, Superflower creates a dense layered sound that isn’t easy to classify. Blending together melodic ensembles from Asia to Africa, funk and soul grooves are filtered through analog synths and acoustic instruments, while the rhythm is rounded out by\u00a0percussion, samplers and drum machines.<\/p>\n

Listen close and you’ll hear nods to Grover Washington JR, Nujabes, Boards of Canada, Prefuse 73, and Four Tet amongst many others. Since moving to Brooklyn, Superflower has become a regular on the New York DJ scene, spinning at the Wythe Hotel, Kinfolk, and the Ace Hotel.<\/p>\n

Track listing<\/b>:
\n01. 11
\n02. Tonto
\n03. Super Trek
\n04. Incubation
\n05. Dusk<\/p>\n

Live dates<\/b>:
\n03\/10 @ Kinfolk, Brooklyn, NY*
\n* w\/ kamui, Fungest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bushwick, Brooklyn-based (by way of Japan) DJ and musician Superflower has\u00a0announced his self-titled debut EP\u00a0will be available on March 4, 2016. 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