{"product_id":"nujabes-metaphorical-music-limited-cassette-tape","title":"Nujabes — Metaphorical Music (Limited Cassette Tape, Japan Import)","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular pt-[9px] pb-0.5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome records don't age — they just get \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cem class=\"italic\"\u003ebigger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Nujabes' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eMetaphorical Music\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of them, and now it's back on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"font-semibold\"\u003elimited cassette tape, imported straight from Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This is the sound that quietly launched a whole movement, pressed onto the format collectors and crate-diggers chase hardest. Grab it before it's gone! 📼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular pt-[9px] pb-0.5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHere's the thing: over 20 years after its release, this album still slaps. The late Jun Seba — better known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eNujabes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — was a beatmaker's beatmaker, weaving jazz, hip-hop, and soul into something warm, spacious, and unmistakably his. When he passed in February 2010, the world lost a visionary. But his sound never left. It lives on in every lo-fi playlist, every late-night study session, every producer chasing that same dusty, soulful groove.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"font-semibold pdf-heading-class-replace pb-0.5 text-xl leading-[40px] [\u0026amp;:not(:first-child)]:pt-[21px] [\u0026amp;_.underline]:underline-offset-[6px] [\u0026amp;_a]:underline-offset-[6px]\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy This Cassette Belongs in Your Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"pt-[9px] pb-0.5 m-0 list-outside list-disc p-0 pt-[5px]\"\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"1\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eGenuinely limited \u0026amp; Japan-imported\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e → A rare physical pressing straight from the source. When these run out, they're gone — no restock guarantees on a release like this.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"2\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eThe album that started it all\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e → Nujabes' first full-length, the blueprint for the entire lo-fi hip-hop and jazz-hop wave that dominates today.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"3\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eAnalog warmth, the way it was meant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e → Cassette delivers that soft, tape-saturated character that fits Nujabes' hazy, jazz-soaked beats \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cem class=\"italic\"\u003eperfectly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"4\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eA collector's centerpiece\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e → Whether it's shelf art, a gift for the beat-head in your life, or a piece to actually spin, this is music history you can hold.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"5\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eCrosses every crowd\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e → Hip-hop heads, jazz lovers, lo-fi devotees, vinyl and tape collectors — this one lands with all of them.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"font-semibold pdf-heading-class-replace pb-0.5 text-xl leading-[40px] [\u0026amp;:not(:first-child)]:pt-[21px] [\u0026amp;_.underline]:underline-offset-[6px] [\u0026amp;_a]:underline-offset-[6px]\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat's on the Tape\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular pt-[9px] pb-0.5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"pt-[9px] pb-0.5 m-0 list-outside list-decimal p-0\"\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"1\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlessing It - remix\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"2\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHorn In The Middle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"3\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLady Brown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"4\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKumomi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"5\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHighs 2 Lows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"6\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeat Laments The World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"7\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLetter From Yokosuka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"8\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThink Different\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular pt-[9px] pb-0.5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col class=\"pt-[9px] pb-0.5 m-0 list-outside list-decimal p-0\"\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"1\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Day By Atmosphere supreme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"2\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNext View\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"3\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLatitude - remix\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"4\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eF.I.L.O\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"5\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSummer Gypsy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"6\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Final View\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli value=\"7\" class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular mx-8 my-[5px] [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ol]:!pb-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;ul]:!pb-0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeaceland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"font-semibold pdf-heading-class-replace pb-0.5 text-xl leading-[40px] [\u0026amp;:not(:first-child)]:pt-[21px] [\u0026amp;_.underline]:underline-offset-[6px] [\u0026amp;_a]:underline-offset-[6px]\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Piece of Music History\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular pt-[9px] pb-0.5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the jazzy horns of \"Horn In The Middle\" to the timeless bounce of \"Lady Brown,\" every track is a masterclass in mood and melody. This isn't just an album — it's a journey through the mind of an artist whose influence only grows louder with time. Owning it on cassette means owning a tangible piece of that legacy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-md leading-[24px] font-regular pt-[9px] pb-0.5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eDon't sleep on this one — add the Nujabes Metaphorical Music limited cassette to your cart today and own a true piece of beat-making history before it disappears for good!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STOKYO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46710193029295,"sku":"HOCT-01","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0100\/1511\/3280\/files\/IMG-8387.jpg?v=1780453265","url":"https:\/\/www.stokyoworld.com\/products\/nujabes-metaphorical-music-limited-cassette-tape","provider":"STOKYO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}