Last night I discovered some bad news. One of my favorite musicians had died. Nujabes is gone.
Here's the official annoucement.
My eyes started to ache because I was trying to keep from crying right away. This is the first time in I can remember a musician's death hitting me so hard, so I'm posting this right now.
I've been listening to Nujabes for the past five or six years, since I saw the show Samurai Champloo. While I was watching the show, I noticed that I really, really liked the music, and I've been hooked ever since. Since most of his music is sans vocals, I can listen and do other things like work or study, and still enjoy myself. If there's words I tend to hum or sing along, so it's good when I when I need to concentrate. It's a little hip-hop, a little jazz, a lot of chill. Perfect for long, lazy drives (the "I need to think" sort of trips with no destination), a reflective night at home, or just daydreaming. When I need to cool off, I put Nujabes on, because I know it will calm me down.
I didn't even realize he'd put an album out last year, because I was dealing with my own personal baggage from losing my dad the year before that (I think I'm just now starting to come out of the funk). Now there won't be anymore more albums to look forward to. I told myself I wouldn't buy anymore import CDs because the cost keeps going up, but I'm going to have to make an exception and fill in the gaps in my collection.
So, I'm a little subdued this afternoon.
Also, since no one that reads this blog will probably know who I'm talking about, here's a little taste of the music that I dig so much:
That's about it for today. I hope you enjoyed the song, and if you hated it, what is wrong with you? (jk)
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