With nearly 20 single releases over the past two and a half years, Asian Smooth Jazz pioneer and multi-talented composer/pianist Rei Narita who is not only one of the genre’s most gifted artists but also constantly finds ways to surprise us either musically or thematically. On “Phantom Sense,” he does both, fusing one of his lively, charming and free-flowing trademark piano melodies with spacey and hypnotic, dynamics filled synth musings and funked out electronic percussion to illuminate a fascinating modern concept. Also known as “VR Sensation,” “Phantom Sense” is a phenomenon where various sensations other than sight and sound are pseudo-perceived during virtual reality experiences. Now it’s also the title of one of the coolest and trippiest tracks of the summer!
