Terumasa Hino and DJ Honda "Aftershock"

Japan Times Wednesday 29th June, 2011

While many artists claim they are taking the next step in music, breaking rules and pushing boundaries, most of the time I find the effort merely results in the same melodies being pitched an octave higher. As the old adage goes, in order to break the rules you have to know them first, and with nearly a century of experience between them, Japanese jazz artist Terumasa Hino and hip-hop's DJ Honda know the rules well.

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