BEYOND the underground house music party

For October's BEYOND
we're bringing you the reliable and steady trio of DJs. Why not dance until morning to blissful house music?


■ HOSHIKA a.k.a "BABU"

関西を軸に多くのレギュラーイベントを抱え、今なお幅広い年齢層に支持されている、”Hoshika a.k.a BABU”。　
DJとして30年を優に越すキャリアがあり、Garage、Soul、Funk、DiscoといったRootsを持つ彼のスタイルは基本黒く、骨太であり、80’s&90’sのHouse Classicsから最新のDeep、Soulful、Afro、Jackin、Techまで、あらゆるハウスを偏ることなく広くプレイし、音楽に詳しくない人をも揺らすプレイが特徴的である。

"Hoshika a.k.a BABU," who is based in the Kansai region, holds numerous regular events and continues to garner support across a wide age range. With a DJ career surpassing 30 years, his style, rooted in genres like Garage, Soul, Funk, and Disco, is fundamentally deep and robust. Spanning from 80's and 90's House Classics to the latest in Deep, Soulful, Afro, Jackin, and Tech, he plays a broad spectrum of House without bias, captivating even those less familiar with music through his distinctive and knowledgeable mixes.


■SHINJI HIRAO

そのDJプレイが非常に強い印象として、一曲一曲が不思議に聴く者の記憶に残るスタイル、ダンスクラッシクス、からエクスクルーシブハウス迄、幅広く選曲する。ハウス隆盛期の89年単身ダンスミュージックの聖地NYに渡米。本場で実績を学びそれは培われた。6BOND CLUB、MK、FUJIYAMA MAMA、PEGYSUE、EAST VILAGEでのワンオフPARTYなどでプレイを重ね、94年に帰国。国内で当時のSTUPID SLICE、JUICE、RUBER、芝浦GOLD2nd floorなど時代性の濃いクラブでプレイ。
95年以降はclubasia、MILK、YELLOW、LOOP、等都内主要クラブでプレイ。
2002年DJ：KENJI MASUIとともに元soil&pimp sessionsのsax奏者、元晴氏をフューチャーしSLOW DOWN ORCHESTRA名義でCOA.RECORDSより作品を発表。その後もLOOPSOUNDS、Manuscript Records、MALVA SOUNDSなどから楽曲をリリース。DANNY KRIVIT氏、DJNORI氏、FUKUTOMI YUKIHIRO氏などのトップDJからプレイされる。
都内を中心に活動中。

His DJ play leaves a very strong impression, and his style of music is one that leaves a lasting impression on listeners, with a wide range of music selections from dance classics to exclusive house. In 1989, at the time of the house boom, he moved to New York, the sacred land of dance music, by himself. He played at 6BOND CLUB, MK, FUJIYAMA MAMA, PEGYSUE, and a one-off party at EAST VILLAGE, and returned to Japan in 1994. In Japan, he played at STUPID SLICE, JUICE, RUBER, GOLD 2nd floor in Shibaura, and other clubs with a strong sense of the times.
After 1995, he played at clubasia, MILK, YELLOW, LOOP, and other major clubs in Tokyo.
In 2002, he and DJ KENJI MASUI released a new album under the name of SLOW DOWN ORCHESTRA with Motoharu, a former saxophone player of soil & pimp sessions, from COA RECORDS. He has released music on LOOPSOUNDS, Manuscript Records, and MALVA SOUNDS, and has been played by top DJs such as DANNY KRIVIT, DJNORI, and FUKUTOMI YUKIHIRO. He is active mainly in Tokyo.

■Dj NOBU

1992年、故LARRY LEVANのHARMONY TOUR が行われた京都イマージアム "Club TRUE"にてDJスタート。1996～2006年は東京都内各所で活動し、DEEP HOUSEを中心に、DANCE CLASSICSなどをプレイし好評を得た。その後、京都 "COLLAGE" にて「OUTER SPACE」を主宰、後に場所を "West Harlem" に移し（奇数月第2土曜日)に開催していたが、現在は情勢に合わせ休止中だが多方面でゲスト参戦中。豊富な知識とジャンルレスな選曲で、オーディエンスを盛り上げる。ストイックな姿勢を崩さず、レコードを集め続けるVinly junkie

Dj Nobu started his DJ career in 1992 at “Club TRUE” in Kyoto, where the late LARRY LEVAN's HARMONY TOUR was held. 1996-2006, he played mainly DEEP HOUSE and DANCE CLASSICS at various venues in Tokyo, where he received a good reputation. After that, he started “OUTER SPACE” at “COLLAGE” in Kyoto, and later moved it to “West Harlem” (2nd Saturday of odd-numbered months), but it is currently on hiatus due to the current situation. His abundant knowledge and genre-less music selections enliven the audience. Vinly junkie continues to collect records with a stoic attitude.