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KUUGA

Tohji, Loota & Brodinski

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The factory's decayed, but Tohji, Loota & Brodinski
are still smelting dreams. This is Chamber Music for the post-industrial decay.
'KUUGA' sees the trio of Tohji, Loota & Brodinski enter 2021 with a collection of hymn-like rap meets club mutations. Following a 2020 which saw Tohji dive into ambient soundscapes with tracks such as 'Oreo' and 'propella', and collaborations with the likes of Mura Masa, Bloodz Boi and Malibu, 'KUUGA' is an evolution of his current aesthetic and sound exploration. This time, Tohji ventures from the depths of the sea to Japan's vast mountain ranges where the serenity of nature and industrial insanity exist side by side.
The release of 'KUUGA' will be accompanied by two guerilla parties in warehouses at the margins of Tokyo and Osaka, where the project will be performed in its entirety. Amidst forgotten machines in the middle of rural landscape, Tohji & Loota will debut the entire audiovisual concept.
After 'Intro', 'KUUGA' announces itself with 'Yodaka' - flitting between acapella incantations and 808s that land like a plane. 'TOB' is all stuttering distortion swagger, as Tohji's and Loota's falsetto hymns lay forth the album's manifesto. 'Naked' sees acid synth lines snake in and out of back-and-forth vocal shadowboxing, before 'Oni' brings us back to the Chamber, as vocal chants layer over and over before collapsing on a Baile-funk induced breakdown. 'Iron Dick' lumbers into view - propelling itself with monk-like determination. 'Err Day' whirrs into view - channeling a doomsday Aaliyah, before 'Outro' closes the album.
Having amassed critical momentum in Japan, Tohji has set his crosshairs firmly on the World in 2021. 'KUUGA' is just the first page in a tapestry of sonic experimentation, as Tohji unfolds his vision this year.

Past Rank In

KUUGA

iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP ALBUMS • Taiwan • TOP 1 • 6 Nov 2021 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Japan • TOP 2 • 31 Mar 2021 iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP ALBUMS • Netherlands • TOP 2 • 6 Feb 2023 iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP ALBUMS • Switzerland • TOP 3 • 1 Jul 2021 iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP ALBUMS • Japan • TOP 4 • 31 Mar 2021 iTunes Store • All Categories TOP ALBUMS • Taiwan • TOP 10 • 6 Nov 2021 Apple Music • All Categories Top Albums • Japan • TOP 10 • 1 Apr 2021 iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP ALBUMS • Russian Federation • TOP 16 • 3 Apr 2021 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Egypt • TOP 21 • 24 Sep 2023 iTunes Store • All Categories TOP ALBUMS • Switzerland • TOP 21 • 1 Jul 2021 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Finland • TOP 30 • 4 Aug 2022 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Hong Kong • TOP 32 • 21 Jul 2021 iTunes Store • All Categories TOP ALBUMS • Netherlands • TOP 41 • 6 Feb 2023 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Macao • TOP 42 • 7 Jun 2021 iTunes Store • All Categories TOP ALBUMS • Japan • TOP 53 • 31 Mar 2021 LINE MUSIC • アルバム Top 100 リアルタイム • Japan • TOP 56 • 31 Mar 2021 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Argentina • TOP 60 • 9 Jan 2022 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Taiwan • TOP 69 • 1 Apr 2021 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Bulgaria • TOP 77 • 17 Feb 2023 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Panama • TOP 77 • 24 Apr 2022 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Oman • TOP 82 • 19 Dec 2021 Apple Music • All Categories Top Albums • Egypt • TOP 88 • 24 Sep 2023 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Singapore • TOP 102 • 3 Jan 2023 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Norway • TOP 105 • 14 Apr 2021 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Sweden • TOP 126 • 2 Jul 2021 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Thailand • TOP 137 • 4 Apr 2022 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Korea, Republic of • TOP 139 • 19 Jul 2021 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • China • TOP 141 • 3 Apr 2021 iTunes Store • All Categories TOP ALBUMS • Russian Federation • TOP 163 • 3 Apr 2021 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Philippines • TOP 190 • 4 Apr 2023 iTunes Store • All Categories TOP ALBUMS • Canada • TOP 191 • 1 Apr 2021

Aegu

Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Songs • Macao • TOP 114 • 18 Jul 2021 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Songs • Japan • TOP 198 • 31 Mar 2021

Yodaka

Deezer • Country top charts • Russian Federation • TOP 2 • 17 Jan 2023 iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP SONGS • Taiwan • TOP 2 • 28 Jul 2021 iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP SONGS • Kazakhstan • TOP 5 • 11 May 2023 iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP SONGS • Netherlands • TOP 18 • 2 Dec 2022 iTunes Store • All Categories TOP SONGS • Kazakhstan • TOP 32 • 11 May 2023 iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP SONGS • Japan • TOP 70 • 1 Apr 2021 iTunes Store • All Categories TOP SONGS • Taiwan • TOP 78 • 28 Jul 2021 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Songs • Lao People's Democratic Republic • TOP 117 • 22 Dec 2022 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Songs • Japan • TOP 135 • 1 Apr 2021

Tob

iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP SONGS • Taiwan • TOP 2 • 23 Jun 2023 iTunes Store • All Categories TOP SONGS • Taiwan • TOP 81 • 23 Jun 2023 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Songs • Japan • TOP 193 • 1 Apr 2021

Naked

Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Songs • Japan • TOP 188 • 1 Apr 2021

Oni

iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP SONGS • Japan • TOP 175 • 2 Apr 2021

Iron D**k

iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP SONGS • Sweden • TOP 18 • 30 Sep 2023 iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP SONGS • Japan • TOP 132 • 31 Mar 2021

Errday

iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP SONGS • Taiwan • TOP 4 • 21 Apr 2023 iTunes Store • All Categories TOP SONGS • Taiwan • TOP 78 • 21 Apr 2023

Past Playlist In

Yodaka

Spotify • POP LIFE: 2022年「ロックが再定義された年」を象徴する50曲 • 3 Dec 2022 Spotify • Perfect Music Friday | PC Music • 1 Oct 2022 Apple Music • WASABI • 2 Apr 2021 Apple Music • BLACK FILE • 31 Mar 2021 Apple Music • Tokyo Highway • 2 Apr 2021 Spotify • Monday Spin • 5 Apr 2021 Spotify • Pluto Selection(Biweekly) • 5 Apr 2021

Naked

Spotify • New Music Everyday - tuneTracks (curated by TuneCore Japan) • 3 Apr 2021

Oni

Spotify • FNMNL • 1 Apr 2021 Spotify • Next Up • 6 Apr 2021 Spotify • Best New Music: DIGLE SOUND • 5 Apr 2021 Spotify • EYESCREAM • 3 Apr 2021 Spotify • 最Hit東洋榜 • 2 Apr 2021 Spotify • Spotify Japan 急上昇チャート • 2 Apr 2021 Spotify • New Music Wednesday • 31 Mar 2021

Iron D**k

Spotify • The Pulse of J-Rap • 30 Dec 2023 Apple Music • Hip-Hop: Japan • 31 Mar 2021 Spotify • +81 Connect: J-Hip Hopの「今」と「その先」 • 31 Mar 2021 Apple Music • New Music Daily • 2 Apr 2021 Spotify • AVYSS • 6 Apr 2021