Prototokyo - Prototokyo

Released: June 21, 2006Format: CD / Digital Download "Have you ever smelled love? Smells like wet metal on a bed of honey. Smells like sex in a zipped-up tent. Smells like chocolate. And what does love sound like? Sounds like Prototokyo. When I first heard these bards – over at some optimistic sake - hop in Okinawa G - I thought: 'I guess music don't ever end.' Their sound is unique, tender, flirtatious. It's the ultimate soul-mash-up and get this: It comes from the future. Yes, that's right. Prototokyo’s from a time period when then is now. A time after time. And thanks to a little thing called intervallic collapse, they’ve brought the party to their all-time favorite year: 2005. Take a good whiff, my distant friends, and say hello to the Love Regime." -- John Coltrane XI, “Reboot Orchestra,” 2222 But you don't have to take Coltrane's word for it. Just listen. This two-man outfit uses spaced-out hip hop beats, crazed grooves, and old school soul vocals to create their new, "ret