The two Japanese creators VJ REEL and K-Mixx formed a partnership in 2004 where they first conceived the album. Performing together extensively in Tokyo's vibrant electronic music scene and working closely with audio artis... more »ts from the Insector Labo they matured a collection of modern works which fluctuate between 3D concepts of virtual reality, films influenced by the surroundings or the Asian metropolis and expressive and playful graphic studies of data. The audiovisual works were discovered by VJ group Lightrhythm Visuals who expanded the project into a six way collaboration project commissioning further remixes and authoring the record. The disc reveals an array of creative video techniques from the dynamic beat driven pulsating in-sect to the industrial structural qualities of beautiful destruction . A key element of Ryuke is its collaborative concept: with each track being visually remixed by top visual producers from around the world. Featuring adaptations from the scene's top influence VJ Anyone, and Funkshun.01, alongside the graphic inventions of Kevlar, and finished off by two memorable interpretations by the labels founder Ben Sheppee. It's truly a cultural melting pot with artists from four continents taking their place on the disc and involving in the original Japanese works. The audio selection for the album falls strongly into the arms of Tokyo's underground with recognized Broken Haze and laptop producer Chaos collectively contributing a cohesive selection of timeless sounds. Both artists have released multiple albums and have matured both instinctive and individual styles of music which equally balance the quality of the visual works. Ryuke : The Tokyo Remix Sessions includes 64 mins of sharply rendered and dynamically animated entertainment suitable for both Live house and Lounge. With interactive DVD content, and packed with iPod Data and bonus remixes on the ROM part of the disc.« less