Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Tribe Sampler Vol. 1 (Reloaded & Remixed)

Tribe Sampler Vol. 1 (Reloaded & Remixed)



Available Free on Bandcamp


This is a reconstruction of Tribe Sampler. Vol. 1 cassette that was compiled by Nujabes. It was a cassette that was given away in limited quantities at the opening of the "Tribe" brick and mortar store around May to early June 2003. This cassette is very hard to come by, and the recording of it floating around online is in an abysmal quality and is full of recording errors and skips. I was listening to this version earlier in November and thought of how it creates such a wonderful late autumn or winter mood, it's very atmospheric. Being able to listen to such a great cassette compiled by Nujabes in high quality would make all its colors shine through even brighter, so that's what I ventured to do. I managed to track down the original albums for each song in the compilation (most CDs but some were on vinyl only). After recording each to the best of my abilities, I recompiled the tracks in the same way as the original cassette, even leaving the same exact gaps or pauses in between each track. I hope that you will enjoy listening to this compilation now in high quality as much as I have, and I hope that it sets pace for a cozy and relaxing winter this year.



Original Tracklist

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A1 - Carrol McLaughlin - The Fool on the Hill

A2 - Ahmad Jamal Trio - The Donkey Serenade

A3 - Herbie Mann, Tamiko Jones - Come Back to Me

A4 - Craig Hundley Trio - Arrival

A5 - Joanne Brackeen - Winter is Here

A6 - Hubert Laws - False Faces

A7 - Sandy Owen Ensemble - Snowfall

A8 - David T. Walker - The Windows of the World


B1 - John Klemmer - Life (Prologue)

B2 - Bill Perkins Quintet - Quietly There

B3 - Lorraine Feather - Moondance

B4 - Frank Strozier Sextet - Neicy

B5 - Pat Metheny Group - Minuano

B6 - Ramsey Lewis - We've Only Just Begun

B7 - Michael Franks - The Lady Wants to Know



Special thanks to u/pixelsandframes on Reddit for helping with obtaining a picture of the original cassette's artwork.

Thank you to Padybu for inspiring me to make this reconstruction, which was inspired by his incredible reconstruction of the Sweet Sticky Thing mixtape by Nujabes.

Check it out here: https://padybu.bandcamp.com/album/sweet-sticky-thing-reloaded-remixed

2 comments:

  1. All your hard work and love you put into this is very much appreciated,a big big thx for sharing all this with fellow Nujabes fans out there!!
    Happy Holidays
    Eli

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  2. Thank you for all the hard word!

    Rest in beats, Nujabes <3

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