REASONS FOR THOUSAND LOVERS

His ninth album, created after pushing urban funk to its limits. Its pale colors and quiet atmosphere suggest a step forward in his next stage. He again worked with NY studio-system players and shared the beat with Pocky of Okinawa. The impact of their brilliant collaboration is undeniable, but musically it carries the nuance of a final settling of accounts. The unfinished threads are joined in 1, the first Japanese title track on a Kadomatsu album. On 9, featuring Jay Graydon, Steve Gadd and Richard Tee, he tries a renewed AOR approach, revealing the promise of a new stage.