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Still suffering from jet lag, I haven’t the energy or desire to even try and be as clever and witty as I think I am.

So I’m finally back from Japan, and let me tell you, that place rocks!! I’ve never been any place like it, and I can’t wait to go back sometime in the near future! It was my first vacation in about seven years, and I couldn’t be happier with how it all turned out. Aside from hanging out with friends who have been living there the past year, and a few friendly encounters with other foreigners, I pretty much kept to myself. Between that and riding the metro and railways almost everywhere, I had a lot of time to kick back and listen to music. Some selections were made based on the fact that the artists actually hailed from Japan, while others, I genuinely felt that they set the mood for my travels, especially those rides on the bullet train.

Prefuse 73 – One Word Extinguisher; Favorite Tracks: Perverted Undertone, Busy Signal, Invigorate, Plastic

DJ Krush – Code 4109; Favorite Tracks: Flipshot, Coffee Talk, Final Home

Esthero – Breath From Another/Wikked Lil’ Girls; Favorite Tracks: too many to list

Samurai Champloo – Music Soundtrack Vol. 1; Favorite Tracks: Battlecry, Ole, Vagrancy, Tsurugi No Mai

Redman & Method Man – Blackout; Favorite Tracks: too many to count

Fat Jon – Repaint Tomorrow; Favorite Tracks: Kissed In Shadow, Repaint Tomorrow

RJD2 – The Third Hand; Favorite Tracks: Reality, Work It Out, Beyond, Sweet Piece, Just When

Little Dragon – Untitled; Favorite Tracks: Turn Left, No Love, Constant Surprises, Stormy Weather, Wink