Nujabes - Metaphorical Music (2LP Vinyl) (2024 Repress)

Metaphorical Music is Nujabes' first solo album released in 2003. It offers a combination of hip hop and instrumental jazz, and features artists like Shing02, Substantial, Five Deez and Cise Starr (of CYNE). Despite the fact that the album has contributing vocals from several artists, it is roughly classified as a breakbeat album. Uyama Hiroto contributed to several notable tracks on the album, including Letter from Yokosuka and Next View, and would appear on subsequent albums Modal Soul and Spiritual State. Metaphorical Music received universal acclaim from fans of Nujabes and critics.

Tracklisting:

LP1:

1. Blessing It (Remix) (Featuring Pase Rock and Substantial)
   
2. Horn in the Middle
3. Lady Brown (Featuring Cise Star)
4. Kumomi
5. Highs 2 Lows Feat Cise Star
6. Beat Laments the World
7. Letter from Yokosuka
8. Think Different (Featuring Substantial)

LP2:

1. A Day By Atmosphere Supreme
2. Next View
3. Latitude (Remix) (Featuring Five Deez)
4. F.I.L.O. (Featuring Shing02)
5. Summer Gypsy
6. The Final View
7. Peaceland