Modal Soul

Modal Soul
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 11, 2005
GenreJazz rap, hip hop, trip hop
Length63:25
LabelHydeout Productions
ProducerNujabes
Nujabes chronology
Metaphorical Music
(2003)
Modal Soul
(2005)
Hydeout Productions 2nd Collection
(2007)

Modal Soul is the second studio album by Japanese producer Nujabes, released on November 11, 2005, by Nujabes' own record label, Hydeout Productions. It would be the final album released by Nujabes during his lifetime before his death in 2010.

Like its predecessor, Metaphorical Music, Modal Soul fuses jazzy, smooth rhythms and hip hop.[1] The album features artists Cise Starr and Akin (of CYNE), Terry Callier, Shing02, Substantial, Pase Rock, Apani B and Uyama Hiroto.

Initially only released on CD, the album was reissued on vinyl by Hydeout Productions in 2020 and 2024.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Feather" (featuring Cise Starr & Akin)2:55
2."Ordinary Joe" (featuring Terry Callier)5:07
3."Reflection Eternal"4:17
4."Luv (Sic.) Part 3" (featuring Shing02)5:36
5."Music Is Mine"4:20
6."Eclipse" (featuring Substantial)3:34
7."The Sign" (featuring Pase Rock)4:49
8."Thank You" (featuring Apani B)4:09
9."World's End Rhapsody"5:41
10."Modal Soul" (featuring Uyama Hiroto)4:41
11."Flowers"3:59
12."Sea of Cloud"3:01
13."Light on the Land"3:55
14."Horizon"7:20
Total length:63:25

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Metaphorical Music
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[3] 43

References

  1. ^ "Nujabes: A Quiet, but Big, Impact | The Next Great Generation". www.thenextgreatgeneration.com. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  2. ^ Nujabes - Modal Soul, 2005, retrieved 2026-02-24
  3. ^ "Nujabes". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 31, 2026.