Jazzy Upper Cut - Jazzy Upper Cut

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Review by Hwan EunYoung

Jazzy Upper Cut - Jazzy Upper Cut Album Review Yo, let’s get one thing straight: this ain’t your average 90s banger. Jazzy Upper Cut, the self-titled debut from Japan’s weirdest mashup of hip-hop grit and rock rebellion, hits like a drunk karate chop to the face. Released in '92 under Sperm Boys (yeah, you read that right), it's got all the chaotic energy of an underground Tokyo club mixed with enough experimental audacity to make you question why mainstream music even bothers existing. The genre? Screw genres—this is alternative rock meets boom-bap chaos. Picture turntables scratching over wailing guitars while some dude on alto sax just loses his damn mind. That’s track 4, "Death To The War", for ya. It’s aggressive as hell but still smooth enough to vibe to. DJ Krush lays down these razor-sharp beats, and 寒川光一郎’s saxophone solo comes outta nowhere like a punchline you didn’t see coming. This song sticks because it doesn’t care about rules—it just rips through convention like a katana through paper. Then there’s "Fuckin’ Sperm Boys". Yeah, they named a track THAT, and yeah, it slaps harder than most punk anthems ever could. With 川田良 shredding guitar riffs so raw they sound like they were recorded live in someone’s basement, and Tara’s haunting chorus vocals floating above the madness, this tune feels like flipping off authority figures while dancing barefoot on broken glass. You can’t unhear it once it gets stuck in your head—it’s catchy, trashy, and totally unhinged. Props to 桑原延享 for writing lyrics that feel both poetic and pissed-off at the same time. What makes this album wilder is the credits list. Hideo Kojima did the photography? Like the Metal Gear guy? And Punky Nasty handling art direction? These cats weren’t playing around when crafting their aesthetic. Even the engineering crew brought serious heat, polishing every weird squeak and glitch without killing its edge. But here’s the kicker: this isn’t background music. It demands attention. Listening to Jazzy Upper Cut feels like being invited to a secret party where everyone knows something you don’t... until suddenly, you do. By the time you hit "Warp The Song 3," you realize this whole project is less about perfection and more about creating moments that slap you awake. So, what’s my final take? This album shouldn’t work—but it does. Maybe too well. It’s messy, unpredictable, and kinda genius. Honestly, if aliens landed tomorrow asking for proof humans had soul, I’d hand them this record before anything else. Fucked up, beautiful, unforgettable. Just like life itself.

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Artist: Jazzy Upper Cut
Album: Jazzy Upper Cut
Rating: 5.0

Table of Contents

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  • FLAC size: 739.7 mb

Tracks

TrackDurationPreview
イヌ
Death To The War
Quiet Night
Street Sensation
快楽・地獄・人生無常
Warp The Song #3
Get Up A
Song #3
Intro
Finish
「女」
Fuckin' Sperm Boys
Keepin' Cool

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Catalog Numbers

BC-2201

Labels

Sperm Boys

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Formats

  • CD
  • Album

Companies

RoleCompany
Recorded AtChocolate City
Mixed AtPhoenix City Studio
Manufactured ByJazzy Upper Cut
Distributed ByNutmeg

Credits

RoleCredit
Alto Saxophone寒川光一郎
Bass Clarinet寒川光一郎
Art DirectionPunky Nasty
DesignPunky Nasty
Bass早川岳晴
ChorusTara
Crew川手一郎, 森早起子, The Fools号, 星野俊夫, 松本依子
Drums角田犬
Engineer大和田房江, 山崎紀久美
Guitar石渡明廣, 川田良
PercussionTahi
Performer桑原延享
Photography ByHideo Kojima
ProducerJazzy Upper Cut
Arranged ByJazzy Upper Cut
Synthesizer斉藤トオル
TurntablesDJ Krush
Voiceバラ
Words By桑原延享 (tracks: 2 to 8, 10 to 12)
Music By桑原延享 (tracks: 2 to 8, 10 to 12)
Written-ByJazzy Upper Cut (tracks: 9, 11)

Notes

  • Recorded at midnight Chocolate City.
  • Mixed at Phoenix City Studio.

Interesting fact about Album

Here’s something cool: the 1992 Japanese album *Jazzy Upper Cut* by the band Jazzy Upper Cut is a wild mix of Hip Hop, Rock, and Alternative Rock. But here’s the kicker—legendary video game creator Hideo Kojima (yeah, *that* Hideo Kojima) was involved! He handled the photography for the album. Oh, and get this: DJ Krush, the godfather of Japanese hip-hop turntablism, also contributed to the record. It’s like a secret crossover between music and gaming history. How rad is that?