PREMIERE : Hiroyuki Kato - Soda

Hiroyuki Kato - Life 今 BUY LINK: https://flexi-cuts.bandcamp.com/album/life Label: Flexi Cuts (https://soundcloud.com/flexicuts_wax) https://www.instagram.com/flexi_cuts > Hiroyuki Kato (https://soundcloud.com/user-451086899 https://www.instagram.com/hiroyuki_kato/) Nagoya-based multi-instrumentalist and rising DJ Hiroyuki Kato returns to the ever-consistent Flexi Cuts with Life 今 (FLEX 031), a record that perfectly distills the artist’s layered approach to sound and the label’s instinct for unearthing voices that carry both groove and depth. Having built a relationship with the label over the past two years—already signing an EP and a single—Kato now delivers a project that feels like a culmination of that dialogue: five tracks on wax, complemented by an additional cut exclusive to the digital edition. True to its title, Life 今 exudes immediacy and presence. Kato draws on his background as a polyrhythmic player, folding live instrumentation into supple house frameworks, always with a subtle melodic sensibility. The vinyl selections range from the quietly propulsive to the rhythmically expansive, each tune infused with that warm, unhurried Flexi aura. Basslines strut with understated confidence, chords shimmer with daylight energy, and the arrangements move with a natural, unforced flow.