Kaba Presents: Music of the Day

Good music and good evening

A relaxing Sunday morning in Japan with coffee, music, and reflection. The website is shaping up well, with minor tweaks planned. Big ideas are in motion for the next series. Kaba has been busy collaborating with Florida skate shops on new designs, and there’s a potential project in the works with someone identified as RJ. Exciting things ahead—stay tuned!

I've been living in Japan for over two years and recently moved to a larger apartment in Kawasaki with an art studio. Kicking nicotine, picking up caffeine, and a big skate deck order reignited my passion for painting. A recent U.S. visit brought nostalgia, and now I'm reconnecting through my blog to share life, art, and creativity in Japan.

A typhoon blows across Tokyo and Ichiko Aoba plays in my apartment

Thursday, May 11th. 疲れている時にこの音楽はとても気持ちいいaf(笑)私のように、あと4日で大学を卒業するものです。おめでとうbbこのプロジェクトに集中できるようになったので、ショップを再開することにしたんだ。一誠と一緒に洋服を作り始めるので、何か期待していてください。 -- english: This music feels so good when you're tired af lol If you're like me, you're graduating college in four days. おめでとうｂｂ To celebrate I've decided to open the shop again because I can finally begin to focus back on this damn project. Issei and...

Thursday, March 30th. This post is my attempt at fluidity through writing. I want to achieve nothing from this writing except the determination to have written something to do something. I'm currently drunk, sitting on my couch, in some area of Tokyo, with headphones in, as my girlfriend watches anime...

I’ve never been one to wake up from a dream but a few moments ago I found myself in just that scenario. I don’t want to get into the grit of it all but I’ll say this… I experienced my own death and it brought me back to life. These...

Tue, December 6th. I've got some homework to do for University back in the States. This has been an early morning in Tokyo. Went to bed early too. It's raining outside, the sun is rising slowly, and my window here in the apartment shack is fogged over. Beautiful. Issei and...

Monday, November 14th So I’m on the train, in Tokyo, heading towards some place. I need to get my part time work permit and that requires me visiting a government building. I’m listening to Nick Drake and today feels very good. Like a warmth to the air type good. If...

Fri, October 21st.  I was taking a shower and decided I wanted to change up the music I listen to while lathering my luscious hair. Normally it's either some Aphex Twin ambient mix or Sting. Earlier while working outside I was tweaking out to this mix and thought I'd give...

Wed, October 19th. This song has always been great and it feels good listening to it after a long day. These online Japanese classes are kicking my ass lol. The audio quality is so bad and I’m too afraid to speak up and tell the teacher… it’s already been two...

Thur, October 13th. Oh hello, it's been a minute. Luckily this jungle shit will set you right. After I'm done listening to this I plan on hearing Peshay's album Miles From Home which is his only album on Island Records (One of my favorites, shoutout Nick Drake). I'm not really...

Fri, September 30th. It's 7:00 AM and I'm Facetiming with my partner. They're currently laying in their hotel bed, watching me write this, hitting their juul. I bought a bunch of juul pods for them lol. $200 worth! This isn't a song that I particularly wanted to hear, it's just...

Wed, September 28th. Forgive the music choice today. It's equally beautiful yet haunting. It's currently 5:48 PM and I'm in Lyons. My lover is flying to California where she will then board another plane to Tokyo. I am staying behind until Japan accepts my visa. I'm not depressed. I'm not...

Tue, September 27th. My coworker was playing Nina Simone at work the other day and I was really into it. Took a shower this morning and this Lulu Rouge song started up. Nina Simone Dub Step? Fuck yeah. I missed a blog post yesterday… damn. I took time off to go...

Sun, September 25th. This song has feelings of Nintendo Gamecube and easy sundays. Did anyone else have a friend that you'd go hangout with to play video games with? Maybe you currently do. I loved those moments of my childhood, perfection. I am not ready for this week. The plan...

Sat, September 24th. Just drove back from Denver and this song started playing as I walked into my house. It's such a strong piece of music, really enjoy the way it waves inside my head. I've been waking up at 5:00 AM this whole week and I'm enjoying it but...

Fri, September 23rd. I’ve never heard of this guy before but he’s the most popular artist on Cercle. Interesting sound, very German lol. I love these Cercle videos because they have good audio quality, they show off the set, and they’ve got unique locations. If you haven’t taken some time...

Thur, September 22nd. It's currently 5:15 AM, baby. Woke up fifteen minutes ago to pee and decided to stay awake. I sat down in the studio, unsure what music to listen to, turned on Youtube Music's Supermix and bam, Jeff started playing. Never a bad song, just very hard to...

Wed, September 21st. Listen to calm Aphex Twin playlists in the bath — Kaba.cat (@hellokaba) September 21, 2022 If you're feeling any emotion quite strongly, take some time to hear this song. If you want to ride that emotion, stay in its pocket and really feel it, listen to this...