Coastlines

Coastlines

Masanori Ikeda & Takumi Kaneko

Artist Coastlines

Label Be With Records

Catalog BEWITH080LP

Format 2LP 180g Gatefold

Released April 17, 2020

Tracks 10

BPM Range 80–102

Style Future Jazz / Balearic

Side A

• A1 Sunset Reflection Coastlines
  95 BPM Balearic / Ambient 4:40
• A2 East Dry River Cover Coastlines
  102 BPM Nu-Disco / Balearic 5:02
• A3 Coastline Coastlines
  85 BPM Future Jazz / Beach Jazz 5:00

Side B

• B1 Drifting Ice Coastlines
  92 BPM Slo-Mo House / Chill 5:53
• B2 My Fire Coastlines
  88 BPM Boom-Bap / Organic 3:58
• B3 Woods And My Guitar Coastlines
  105 BPM Balearic / Pop 5:06

Side C

• C1 Half Moon Shadow Coastlines
  94 BPM Lounge House / Jazz 4:39
• C2 Last Summer In Rio Cover Coastlines
  86 BPM Brazilian / Fusion 9:56

Side D

• D1 Maracas Bay Coastlines
  82 BPM Reggae / Steel Pan 6:17
• D2 Down Town Coastlines
  110 BPM Disco / Boogie 5:30

BPM Progression Strategy

Sunset Chill-Out (82–95 BPM)

Maracas Bay (82)

→

Coastline (85)

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My Fire (88)

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Drifting Ice (92)

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Half Moon Shadow (94)

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Sunset Reflection (95)

Building to Peak (102–110 BPM)

Last Summer In Rio (86)

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Woods And My Guitar (105)

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East Dry River (102)

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Down Town (110)

Pro Tip: This album is designed for horizontal listening—start with Side A for sunset vibes, move through the jazz-fusion of Sides B & C, and finish with Side D's uplifting disco. The tempo remains consistently relaxed (80–110 BPM) making it perfect for warm-up sets or after-hours wind-down.

Key Mixing & Harmonic Notes

Confirmed Compatible Keys:
• East Dry River: A Major → Down Town: A Major (perfect match)
• Sunset Reflection: C# Minor (12A Camelot)
• Half Moon Shadow: compatible with other jazz-fusion tracks in the set

Recommended Pairings:
• East Dry River (A Major, 102 BPM) → Woods And My Guitar (105 BPM, similar Balearic vibe)
• Maracas Bay (82 BPM) → Coastline (85 BPM) for deep opening sets

Vinyl Pressing & DJ Notes

Original Release: Flower Records (Japan) - CD only, 2019

Vinyl Release: Be With Records (UK) - BEWITH080LP, April 2020

Limited Edition: 500 copies worldwide

Mastered by: Simon Francis

Cut by: Pete Norman

Pressed by: Record Industry (Netherlands)

Barcode: 4251648417682

Artists: Masanori Ikeda (DJ/Producer) & Takumi Kaneko (Cro-Magnon keyboardist) — Japanese production unit creating widescreen balearic jazz-fusion.

Key Covers: Ralph MacDonald's "East Dry River" (stripped of bells/whistles, re-geared with balearic chug) and Azymuth's "Last Summer In Rio" (10-minute centerpiece with slapped bass, steel pans, and 80s soul beats).

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