Nao Yoshioka / Flow [Limited Clear Green Vinyl]
Artist Name: Nao Yoshioka
Label: SWEET SOUL RECORDS
Product Code: MCP-0016LP
"Flow" is a collaboration with new generation artists leading the global music scene.
Limited edition clear green vinyl version available on analog!
- Breaking five years of silence, a fascinating story of revival begins in post-pandemic Tokyo -
An inclusive sound of unity and renewal born from the pandemic: Resonating with artists representing the music scene from around the world
Nao Yoshioka's latest album "Flow", which has overcome the challenges of the pandemic and found light again, is a collaboration work that brings together artists representing the scene from each country and connects the divided world with a musical bridge again. Her collaboration with artists representing the scene from the US, UK, Netherlands, Australia, and Japan, Devin Morrison, Takuya Kuroda, Reuben James, MXXWLL, Jarreau Vandal, JAEL, and others, highlights her musical identity. In addition, the engineers are also elite, including Qmillion, who mixes Robert Glasper's masterpieces, and Sam Brawner, who works with Anderson .Paak. After a difficult time, this album, which is themed on a journey of self-discovery and self-expression, is led by Nao Yoshioka's deep creativity, which is drawn out by the flow state (immersion), to a sound full of liberation, shaking the mind and body of the listener and inviting them to immerse themselves in each. This fusion of soul, R&B, jazz and funk is a symbol of hope and renewal that Nao Yoshioka is sending to the world, and will resonate like a musical baton that transcends time.
The journey to "Flow": A story of self-disruption and rediscovery
In 2019, Nao Yoshioka released her previous album, "Undeniable," and was based in New York. Soon after, the pandemic hit, and she was forced to return to Japan. For the next five years, she struggled. Her dreams were shattered by the pandemic. After that, she suffered from autonomic nervous system disorder and panic disorder, and had to completely rethink her way of life. The self-destruction that occurred here was a moment of separation from the "person I want to be." However, behind that, she encountered her clumsy true self, and was led to true self-discovery. She accepted "nobody's self," forgot about her career, and pursued what moved her heart without work or personal growth, and discovered a self that shines more than ever before. This process is connected to the theme of this album, "immersion." This fifth album can be said to be the re-debut of such a new self. A new world that was on the other side of the door opened by a forced reset. "Flow" features honest and mature music from Nao Yoshioka, who has built her career without being bound by the past or denying it.
TRACK LIST
[A SIDE]
- Free as a Bird feat. Jarreau Vandal
- My Love feat. Jarreau Vandal
- Nobody Chase Me feat. Devin Morrison
- Love Is What We Find feat. JAEL
- Knock on Your Door feat. Big State
- You Never Know
[B SIDE]
- Feeling So Bright feat. MXXWLL
- Unapologetically Me feat. Takuya Kuroda
- Anywhere Anytime feat. Nappy Nina
- Selfish feat. Reuben James
- Note to Self feat. Devin Morrison
- Let It Flow