60s-70s Japanese Instrumental Cinema Funk Breaks & Beats

45 minutes of various funky old japanese soundtracks, samples, breaks, and beats. (all killer, no filler)
Originally released for Knocksteady (Podcast #41):
Tripmastermonk - Knocksteady Zencast Vol. 2: Ninja Funk & Gangster Ballads: Ode to the Brotherland
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[@mcliptrick]

I work on a seaweed farm halfway between Ireland and Scotland, this is what i listen to on my headphones before heading out to sea for the latest "Weed Heist", then our crew pretend we're smuggling it back to mainland Ireland before swapping the proceeds down the market for some much needed contraband back on the island.

[@killer070911]

Cheers from mexico

[@punkgreg1388]

lmao

[@Terramotor]

That sounds like the start of a very wet Guy Ritchie movie.

[@85walterrulez]

Rathlin?

[@Sideybhai]

At 51, I pretend I am in a spy movie when I listen to tracks with such vibe

[@dimikaitanidis8612]

Holy shit... i just grew sideburns and bell-bottoms just by listening to the music

[@sturushanti57]

don't Change!

[@jonmacdonald5345]

Dimi Kaitanidis You should see my Afro and Diashiki

[@ShaKimono]

Holy me to and I have a suitcase full of cocaine that goes with my flares and shades

[@cptsmashy]

@John The King Robinson With goldfish in the heels

[@Iloveyou-vw4rl]

Far out man. Hey, I can dig it

[@yoner]

(Facetious) Track Listing 0:00 - Impending Doom Funk Intro 1:45 - Dirty, Fuzzy Guitar Funk 5:08 - Flute Funk 6:49 - Flute Funk Part 2 7:43 - Detective Funk 12:22 - Chase Funk 13:34 - Evening Psychedelic Funk 16:56 - Last Call/One Too Many Funk 19:46 - Monday Morning Funk 21:01 - Closing In Funk 22:22 - Justice Never Sleeps Funk 25:28 - What Once Was Funk 28:18 - Sunday Drive (Flute Funk Part 3) 30:35 - Also Sprach Zarathustra Funk 31:49 - Back Alley Funk 33:02 - Suspicious Funk 34:27 - Betrayal Funk 37:20 - Starting Over Funk 38:56 - Ramen Western Funk 41:50 - A Good Day Funk

[@ryanfebrianto8973]

Sangkyu brother

[@jacobalvarado9298]

Literal God send, Thank you!!!

[@Palatard]

Dirty, Fuzzy Guitar Funk is amazing. Can't get enough of the trumpet. Anyone track the original?

[@ch2aoz]

well thank you very much but how do you know that all? cant find sh***... first track impending doom funk is super awesome. is this taken from a movie or what?

[@p-ga2952]

@@ch2aoz /woosh

[@Cooljazz873]

It's so badass walking in the Streets listening to this

[@clairebutcher7601]

Gonna try that now

[@alexanderfull1]

​@@clairebutcher7601 how was it?

[@clairebutcher7601]

Very cool 😎 X

[@GG-vw3bp]

Feel like real life Spike from Cowboy bebop only I vape instead of smoke and get no bitches

[@rohansask9638]

It was my soundtrack for watching my daughter's lacrosse games.

[@JP_IN_TX]

This is a hidden gem. Clicked on the artwork, left with an audio masterpiece.

[@user-ri3vg6kf4p]

25.28 is my favourite

[@CT-6210]

I had no idea Japan cultivated their own 60's-70's vibes so well! This is some fuckin' smooth dope! Respect to Japan from America!

[@silverblue73]

there are some great videos on here playing record collections from different countries take on various genres

[@BrokenSword1978]

@@silverblue73 got any links? that sounds awesome

[@AfferbeckBeats]

Japan went in hard on the idea of 'jazz rock' in the late 60s early 70s and they had absurdly prolific artists like Akira Ishikawa and other jazz drummers evolving that sound all through the 70s. Instrumental covers of all the latest American soul/funk etc tunes were a constant thing. Japanese record companies also bought up American companies, and they suddenly had access to making records with all the top US session musicians of the 70s. There are a lot of late 70s albums by Japanese artists where all the musicians are American session legends. Bass player Chuck Rainey has said he's been to Japan every year since 1972 or something!

[@20teethinaglassjar82]

@@BrokenSword1978 use keywords samurai funk and you might find what youre looking for

[@scottdodge6979]

Japanese music in the 70s and 80s is mint. It is such a cool spin on Western Funk and Jazz. They dove really heavy into Bebop as well and turned out some of the greatest outfits in the genre, if not the greatest and the very least the most under appreciated (at least in the west)

[@106001185]

"What once was funk" (from 25:28) is 池玲子 Reiko Ike 's cover version of 天使になれない Tenshi ni Narenai. The original is from 和田アキ子 Akiko Wada (single released June 1971, the cover is from the same year). EDIT: Noticed later way down that this was already mentioned. I'll still leave it here, as those comments don't include the Japanese writing (and someone might want to look those up).

[@CHIDOtaku]

and thanks for leave this. Your comment helped me

[@Andylu562]

God bless you

[@Yougaljuboja]

thanks a lot !!!

[@unclebrigante8012]

Спасибо

[@MrGomesxd]

The Akiko Wada original version is trully amazing, thanks for leaving your comment here, I feel like I found new amazing artist to explore!

[@itsaguinness]

“If you embark on an uncharted path, infinite secrets will appear at the end.” - Bushido

[@Etymon-jt3zw]

Thanks, that explains how I found this feels like I'm on the right path.

[@greenforce888]

I have enough trouble remembering to close the garage door. I don't think I'm ready for an infinite supply of secrets.

[@kameshimayama2195]

Bushidō is an abstract idea, and while many people have written many texts regarding Bushidō, crediting a quote to Bushidō itself simply won't do.

[@filippersson5256]

Don't fake the funk tho.! 💨💨

[@remcomettrop6366]

This is why KZbin is awesome. Random things like this Just fall in my lap. Thanks for uploading.

[@nenissaK]

I just saw a video with a comment "the KZbin algorithm is the closest I've found to God"

[@forevershampoo]

Remco Mettrop better than any other platform for music

[@Nobodyisalone]

Ghost dog brought me here. And what a here! Hear!?!

[@londalecarter3482]

So true!

[@seanjsellscars]

Ditto!

[@ThomCate]

OP said "All Killer, no Filler," and DELIVERS!

[@TheOriginalWheatLoaf]

OP is a good guy.

[@psychocuda]

11:20 might be one of the coolest uses of drums I've heard in a long time.

[@danseracboz]

Something from dusty fingers prolly

[@joshellwood6322]

I'd buy this as an album for real. Very serious on that.

[@michaelharvey1197]

Me as wel

[@thetkida]

So buy the songs and make a playlist

[@rogerlambert9316]

Monkey Boy's getting the Asian funk that he craves. Thanks a bunch!🙂😊😃😄❤😎😺🐒🐱🐈🐶🐷🐰🐔🐸🦜🏵🌹🥀🌺🌻🌼🌷⚘🍀💿📀

[@jameskid81]

I bet Quentin Tarantino has this album on his ipod

[@N0MADproduction]

HAHA!

[@DelightOxygen]

He is too busy to defend his best friends Weinstein, Woody Allen, Kevin Spacey, Dan Schneider, Richard Branson, Robert De Niro, Bryan Singer and Roman Polanski from PedoWood.

[@LiVESONiX]

@@DelightOxygen Huh? ... Quentin?!

[@raymonddonnelly532]

He probably had to get it transferred to a cassette for his Walkman. Idk if the dude even got a cell phone 🤣

[@daddykoolk]

Rza as well

[@AfferbeckBeats]

7:45 is the first track on Eccentric Sounds of Spider-Man by Michiaki Watanabe 21:00 is B5 on the 1971 Kamen Rider soundtrack by Shunsuke Kikuchi

[@TRUETOILETTENPAPIER]

danehb89 it seems like you’re anywhere the funk is

[@augustragone1159]

The original Soundtrack LP was called "The Eccentric Sounds of Spider-Man" vinyl release from 1978 from Nippon Columbia Records.

[@mjh5225]

@@augustragone1159 nerds

[@avgoustinos_ms]

YOU ARE THE BEST, I COUULD NOT FIND "Eccentric Sounds of Spider-Man" EVEN THROUGH SAZAM!! THANK YOU

[@parhhesia]

This guy funks.

[@elisamontrose-roback676]

This is literally the best playlist I've ever come across on KZbin. Literally. THE. BEST.

[@pr0xytv942]

what in the world have i been missing out on this whole time. Well, at least Im here now

[@bchin4005]

Better late than never

[@murilo9992]

Just having cocktails by myself in the kitchen. So chill

[@Hunne2303]

I´ll have a strawberry daiquiri. Thanks. :p

[@ThePeter281]

RZA was here.

[@pikpik42]

lol love this

[@themainlane]

"Investigative reports!"

[@aSpectreAppears]

He was there, stealing from the Japanese.

[@agnomen007]

No doubt

[@deereeshee969]

word

[@mattrim8657]

I lived.., during the duration of this song.., I lived.

[@muhhandletaken]

I keep returning to this one, always hits the spot

[@cerealheroes]

If there's a better 45 minutes of content on this platform I've yet to find it. I do very tedious work and my focus isn't as strong as it could be. I come back to this every time it's time to get some serious work done and it always does the job. Thank you!

[@carolelylewhite]

me too. I listen to it over & over when I need to focus on anything. never ever gonna get tired of it - it's the best eh.

[@mohit96mb]

SAME

[@IggyTthunders]

Type John Carpenter Synth or 'It came from the 80's into the search bar. You're welcome.

[@Luchiville]

​@@IggyTthunders Seriously, Thank you.

[@harooomatt804]

oh no, I am Japanese but didn't know these funky stuffs. Thanks for the share.

[@trappenweisseguy27]

It would be great if you could find out some of the missing blanks in regards to track list.

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

Welcome to the funky past of Japan.

[@bobmarley4272]

@@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music *of America. Funk music started in America.

[@fenrirrising131]

@@bobmarley4272 ....not relevant

[@DTZTPT]

My favorite soundtrack while i'm tattooing

[@brianrawleigh7242]

Even tho I'm wearing a cotton tee shirt, this makes me itch like polyester. Pure Funk Power.

[@JerryListener]

I keep replaying this every week. I feel like the most baller pimp in the world when it's rolling.

[@jerylregina7392]

😅yessss

[@adinocc2042]

I always liked the funky-ass background tracks form old Japanese movies. Thanks for putting this thing together! Awesome!

[@jalizooo]

Been listening to this mix for years! Thank you so much for the upload!

[@lorenzoghiselli8985]

incredible selection ... I can't stop listening to it !!

[@optimusprowse6448]

Great... now I'm sitting at my office desk, listening to this awesome piece of music and I want to watch old 70's movies with my grandma again. Just like in the past when I visited her and stayed there for a weekend. We would make some nice food and watch those movies way past my bedtime up until 2 o'clock in the morning (I was 8 or 9 :D ). My grandfather was already dead, she only had us left and she always was like a second mother to me. Glad I told her that before I lost her in 2006... Those 70's movie's have a special place in my heart. Can't remember them, but I know there was a lot with Charles Bronson in them... Many others too... Simple times back then... Thank you, haven't had those memories in a long time. Made me smile whilst at my boring job!

[@styloroc2000]

I first discovered this a little over a year ago and I swear, sometimes it's the one thing that gets me through work.

[@RigbyIsTheMan]

I feel like I'm in an episode of Lupin The 3rd

[@kh7955]

😊

[@chuckporter9526]

Wait. ... (another listen) ... YOOOOOO

[@gutt3R1]

this was so good I didn't want it to end

[@scottmiller2591]

8:24 is the theme from "Our Man Flint" composed by Jerry Goldsmith, 1966. "Our Man Flint" is a satire of Bond films, with James Coburn playing a Bond-esque character with the dial turned up to 11.

[@joshlloyd9698]

I was about comment how utterly dire that sounds, but then wikipedia credits that film with making him a star. Amazing tune too.

[@michaelharvey1197]

Turned up to 0011

[@hobbified]

@@joshlloyd9698 Coburn also showed up in another 60s spy-parody flick, just as ridiculous and just as enjoyable: The President's Analyst.

[@TheUrfster]

Seriously one of the best mixes ever

[@ProfRavenSteel]

This just showed up in my recommendations and I am loving it.

[@All_Hallows_End]

I was hooked in the first 45 seconds. 2 of my favorite genres mixing in perfect harmony

[@wunclerlaufenbumcorneliusu7047]

Legend has it that if you sleep to this, you'll wake up as Jim Kelly.

[@_Alfa_Channel]

hahahahhahahhahahaaaaa - nice brotha

[@joeconde4278]

is that a promise?

[@nimazsheik5152]

you forgot to also mention that you will be waking up with 3 naked chicks by your side...

[@aaronmoore6275]

Oooh-EEEE!

[@frankieboyle8847]

my god , its worked

[@rogerflanagan]

Man i've been coming back to this funky for over a year, love this!!

[@TheBS1000]

You still here?

[@rogerflanagan]

@@TheBS1000 sometimes yes

[@eccentricity00]

i've come back to this alot the past month. its so reliable

[@23Disciple]

After 5 years i found this. Awesome!

[@kevincerbero]

Once again, I'm grateful for this side of KZbin

[@nowayjess3472]

love it,pure gold...

[@Brick_Reporter]

A lot of things are so much perfect here… Concept idea, track selection, artwork, atmosphere and spirit. Thank you so much for make this experience happen! Rare rare hidden gem, in my opinion! Peace to all!

[@hen942]

I’ve heard some of these tunes on my Kikaida dvd set 😀🤙🏽 70’s what a great year !

[@TheKromusDevice]

I had been seeing this pop up in my recommended videos during trip hop mixes, but I kept skipping over it. But god damn, this some nice stuff. Hell of an opening track.

[@postbroadcast]

this is a great thing. thanks for sharing

[@panchovilla7580]

This needs a vinyl immediately

[@ricardosallin1670]

Yes, it would perfectly do with that Saturday Morning Cleanup moments, with music really blasting from the living room during bedroom vacuuming :)

[@elisamontrose-roback676]

​@ricardosallin1670 just need you to now its Saturday morning and I'm literally doing this right now 😂

[@clintquah]

This is the best music to relax or work on projects and just leave it in the background. Fabulous music that broght back my teenage years in HK.

[@henrydavidpurple8323]

This is amazing. Thank you.

[@redhiney6666]

Went from a troubled state to a soulful strut. My love goes out to the person that uploaded this. It was right on time baby. Thank you. God bless

[@Johanna-td2ch]

Finding this in 2022 is a blessing. So good.

[@maycontainnuts3127]

"all killer no filler" well you got that right

[@denisblack9897]

Tripmaster, thank you for a fun trip!

[@CapTexamerica]

I have listened to close to 100 funk-related compilations. This is hands-down the best one.

[@michaelwright3165]

Best thing I've found all quarantine!

[@LeeEvansIsAwesome]

This mix could have gone on for YEARS and I would have been happy.

[@iamtamashii4184]

If Samurai Shamploo gets the live action treatment (made in Japan of course), it needs music like this.

[@JonasTjader]

GREAT!

[@crandallcrandy]

FANTASTIC!

[@chachos2894]

GREATO DAZE!

[@cobyskrilla119]

SUPER!

[@Trylke]

INCREDIBLE!

[@dariobava]

Totally Frickin Awesome!!

[@damianesteban695]

Just stumbled upon this, it is seriously so professional and awesome. Thank you.

[@ericstevens8131]

7:42 note to self

[@LUKE-lo7sh]

cant wait to hear this in 90% of lo-fi hip hop beats

[@BigBoss-sm9xj]

True

[@ckchappell]

Is that the best place to stream this kind of music? SomaFM Secret Agent comes close... but not quite.

[@bluetooth5562]

That's the philosophy of lo-fi.

[@bluetooth5562]

Culture Candle If you really understood the theory of music, in composition, then the idea of plagiarism is non existent, as every song ever written has piggy-backed off of something else since the first recorded song in history.

[@bluetooth5562]

"If plagiarism isn't a thing why are there so many accounts of copyright infringement suits being filed for lyrical, melody, and chorus similarities?" *Because of plagiarism laws created by the birth of the music industry, because too many people were claiming to own specific melodies/choruses/lyrics. Plagiarism exists in a space where you expect compensation for your achievement, even if your contribution is not 100% your own* "Also if there weren't laws in place for musical compositions to be protected by copyright, it'd fucking suck to be a musician." *That is a subjective opinion. Not every musician on this planet wants to be compensated for making something. In fact, before industry and laws, most made their craft with little intention of receiving thousands of dollars, but just to have other people hear their work. Industry has changed that, for better or worse* "I'm not saying you can't be inspired or that fair use doesn't exist, I'm just saying music isn't an exception when it comes to being protected by copyright under law." *This I can agree with, partially. It depends on your stance as a musician. If I want to make the Top Billboard 100 by tomorrow morning, yeah i'm going to need those laws from being screwed by another artist, but if I compose for the sake of composing (because there are people out there like this), not concerned about where my music ends up, would copyright really matter to me?* "I called it plagiarism as a snide remark because anyone can warp a sample and put a drum machine on top of it." *I get the snide remark, because there are artists out there that do exactly what you say, but what you have to understand is that is the nature of music, specifically lo-fi hip hop. What you may call "lazy production", someone else may call "experimental", and that's how new genres take root. And believe it or not, not everyone knows how to warp a sample and throw a drum machine on a track. Few barely know how to turn a drum machine on, can't assume.*

[@eltube401]

Its clearly one of the Best mix of rare funk grooves, smokin riff, killer drums, peace and keep the fire inside you!

[@tripmastermonkee]

🙏Thank you!🙏

[@Lohan3001]

if anyone was wondering, the thumbnail was taken from the film Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Listening to this whilst hiking made my hike funky as hell

[@pockypurse]

All this music just makes me feel like I'm part of a Japanese gang, and for some reason I wear smoked aviators at all times (even in the public baths).

[@storbokki371]

ah, I wore prescription glasses in H.S. in the late 70s. Yep, smoked aviators.

[@sbshaunb95]

Yakuza enters the room: W in thee F are these round eyes on about.

[@brendansmallwood]

Los Santos 1968 - Joe Caine

[@dragonflyd01]

???

[@Random-bj3gf]

@@dragonflyd01 Are you familliar with GTA 5 RP?

[@bigjimbo8172]

@@dragonflyd01 uncultured

[@UnYin99]

@@bigjimbo8172 what if you cultured him by explaining?

[@kennykennington3696]

@@UnYin99 twitch.tv/cyr. He streams a character known as Joe Caine (though not recently) on GTA RP's nopixel. He uses these tracks as background music for the character

[@heraldbrinks7040]

I found it a couple of weeks ago,i play it several days a week! And enjoy it every time! Arigato

[@tremaineshelton1686]

been finding great study music all day! thank you for this!

[@solomungus]

Quite simply the finest mix on youtube

[@amitrathi7271]

solomungus do you know more of such playlists ?

[@DoppelgangerShockwave]

Thank you so much for posting this, Tripmaster! The music is amazing! :)

[@BruhRlyy]

(reposting so I don't have to scroll down) (Facetious) Track Listing 0:00 - Impending Doom Funk Intro 1:45 - Dirty, Fuzzy Guitar Funk 5:08 - Flute Funk 6:49 - Flute Funk Part 2 7:43 - Detective Funk 12:22 - Chase Funk 13:34 - Evening Psychedelic Funk 16:56 - Last Call/One Too Many Funk 19:46 - Monday Morning Funk 21:01 - Closing In Funk 22:22 - Justice Never Sleeps Funk 25:28 - What Once Was Funk 28:18 - Sunday Drive (Flute Funk Part 3) 30:35 - Also Sprach Zarathustra Funk 31:49 - Back Alley Funk 33:02 - Suspicious Funk 34:27 - Betrayal Funk 37:20 - Starting Over Funk 38:56 - Ramen Western Funk 41:50 - A Good Day Funk

[@drake9634]

Betrayal funk is my favorite lol

[@cisco785]

What once was and a good day shmack

[@oldmediaguy3194]

Can't tell you how much I needed some funk today. Thank you!

[@LexxLucious]

Yes please

[@vincentbettenfeld572]

36:00 is the "I will wait for you" melody in a 70s arrangement! How pleasantly surprising to find it here

[@gyrrakavian]

I thought I recognized it!

[@CHIDOtaku]

do you know from which movie it is ?

[@kuezart9264]

I first came here because of the "Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo" thumbnail, but I keep returning for the music 😄

[@kaboulscabal4816]

Bravo! Just finished ... that was fun and fantastic! Take a bow.

[@TheSwampStomper]

thank you for this

[@ChromeDaimao]

The fact that the quality caps out at "jank" makes it all the more authentic.

[@maxclifford937]

I have no had to listen to this about a million times. Sadly I can't find anything else like it so I guess I will have to listen to it just one more time.

[@GerardBeaubrun]

That Detective Funk at 7:43 is unreal.

[@corrado]

it's from the Japanese Spiderman soundtrack (of the 70's)

[@GerardBeaubrun]

@@corradomy good friend you have no idea what you did. Thank you so much!

[@MrNamvc]

All killer no filler ! love it ;)

[@TraitofSiNN727]

This kicks seriously ass. Minds me when I was a kid again watching my underground 70s exploitation + samurai films in which I still collect.

[@ChuckyIGeRI]

Finally I found it. Used to Listen to this master piece and then forgot about it. Glad i found it Back

[@ibeam23]

Absolute gems here! I'm a freelance content writer, and THIS is exactly the type of "background music" that motivates me the most when grinding out articles. Thanks for uploading.

[@kahoki]

Really enjoying this atmospheric sound while working on the computer - definitely feels like you are up to something with the mood it conveys.

[@MsMiguel70]

Kenneth McKlinski ! You get down here right now ! I heard that mood. What the F are you up to?! : )

[@mrdrprof99]

Right up until 17:01 hits, and it sounds like you did the bad drugs.

[@4485briana]

"All killer, no filler". What I would not give to have coined that line. Damn.

[@knownunknown1959]

Chills, love this music. Thank you!

[@rippermcguirl]

Straight up, this is the best thing on all of KZbin.

[@TheKnockdowndragout]

Hey Tripmaster!! I just stumbled across this and you are killing it! Great Mix!! I'm 15 minutes in. Killer.

[@tripmastermonkee]

Thank you David!! Really appreciate the feedback! I hope the following 30 minutes didn't disappoint!

[@volcommerce]

sounds like some boom bap, love it

[@BGMRelaxingMusicStudio]

Listening to this in 2022 while studying for my midterm exam. The best compilation so far.

[@HiltonKing]

This is fantastic. Great work!

[@JuddKramer]

The second track is from "Boso Panniku: Daigekitotsu" (Violent Panic: The Big Crash).

[@davidvidrman1863]

What about the first one? I love it!!

[@rlm6213]

Yep.....here's the trailer.

[@rlm6213]

LOL, I totally forgot the link to the trailer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3fRlYl9gaaWbZo

[@kevfullo]

@@rlm6213 better late than never :-)

[@Frozirra]

I’m genuinely glad to know that.

[@gizabe35]

Now this is straight raw!! Can't believe this is the first time I'm hearing this, still glad I did tho 🔥🔥🔥

[@RighteousBrother]

I needed this in my life, about ten years ago - when I used to host hip and happening partys!

[@esmokah]

30 seconds in and I already know I will like this, got it playing on a vintage system too.

[@JonnyRootsDem]

Not one track disappoints, absolute straight pepper.

[@backtothepast3290]

Take me back in time, please! 2020 is a terrible year...want to chill in 70s!

[@stibbo]

We can only make the now better

[@deanweaver4469]

Thanks for your talent.

[@JerryListener]

From start to finish... solid jam!