Metis - One Love 15 August 2007
Metis is female Japanese reggae singer and musician. However, she first appeared as an R&B artist in 2003 and would release two indie albums in three years: ANSWER and MUSIC, which in 2009 were re-released as a two-disc combination. In 2006 Metis signed with the label Nippon Crown. This is when her music made a decisive shift in the direction of reggae. I don’t know how much of that change to attribute to Nippon Crown—who primarily works with J-Pop artists—or by Metis herself, who thoroughly embraced the new reggae direction regardless. Metis released three albums while at Nippon Crown:1. One Love2. One Heart3. One SoulThe latter two are available via existing torrents here. So I am just filling out the trio by providing the first album.Of the three I would say that One Love is the most reggae-influenced. Metis’ origins with R&B did not simply vanish. They gradually reappeared in her music as time went on, very similar to lecca in that respect. In fact, even on One Love you can hear some of the R&B influence.Metis’ uncommonly deep vocals and her talents as a musician, particularly on the saxophone, put her in an unmistakable and most importantly entertaining position in Japanese music. In 2009 she signed with Island Records Japan but continues to create the same overall flavor of music: a modern Japanese reggae that blends with R&B, perhaps more at a lyrically level than anything else.I hope you enjoy the album, and as always I welcome any requests! I sure as Hell don’t own everything, heh, but I have a substantial collection of Japanese music from 1997–2008. So if there’s any album from that time frame you want but can’t find leave me a comment and I’ll try to get it for you.Enjoy!