Cradle Orchestra - Velvet Ballads (2009)

01 Talk it Out feat. Nieve & Jean Curley
02 All I Want In This World feat. CL Smooth
03 Mountain Top feat. Aloe Blacc
04 Live Forever feat. Black Thought (of The Roots)
05 Bubbles feat. Jean Curley
06 So Fresh feat. Talib Kweli
07 Nothin For Nothin feat. CL
08 Only One feat. Need Not Worry
09 Jag Jam Jazz
10 The World Outside In feat. Othello
11 Cheers feat. Asheru
12 Food For Thoughts feat. O.C.
13 Yin Stacks feat. Rakaa Iriscience (of Dilated Peoples)
14 Velvet Ballads



All I Want In This World ft CL Smooth

Mountain Top ft Aloe Blacc

So Fresh ft Talib Kweli

"CRADLE is a groundbreaking Japanese unit specializing and leading a beautiful revolution in mellow and jazzy Hip Hop track making.

Through their stunning first release “MAKE IT LAST (feat. Aloe Blacc (Emanon)” in 2005 CRADLE were immediately propelled into the spotlight through outstanding success in Japan. MAKE IT LAST was later released in the USA, Europe and Australia.

Their long-awaited debut album “ATTITUDE” streeted in June, 2006 and the albums immense popularity elevated CRADLE in the top tier of Japanese mellow Hip Hop artists, alongside the internationally acclaimed NUJABES and NOMAK at the forefront of the genre in Japan

As DJs CRADLE play with some of the biggest major and underground Hip Hop artists in Japan including NUJABES, DJ KRUSH, YASUHARU KONISHI (Pizzicato Five), SHUYA OKINO (Kyoto Jazz Massive, DJ KIYO, DJ JIN (Rhymester), DJ MILES (Breakestra), STARVING ARTIST CREW, DJ MITSU , THE BEATS (Gagle), DJ RYOW etc etc

Pursuing their dream sound (and also partly due to the risks and limitations using sampling) CRADLE (aka CRADLE ORCHESTRA) commenced working hard on creating their own unique “LIVE SOUND”, an exciting, new sound that they have always wanted to create.

By collaborating directly with some amazingly skilled and high profile musicians in Japan CRADLE now incorporate live violin, flute, piano, saxophone, bass, and many more instruments into their track making. This collaboration has resulted in the creation of amazingly beautiful and unique melodies with an incredibly original orchestra type sound……the CRADLE ORCHESTRA sound!"

If you like the music of Nujabes or any other Japanese hip hop producer than you are going to like this one. Some real mellow hip hop!

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