JAPAN & SPAIN = JAPAIN
DJ 19 has teamed up with JORGE GARCIA from CLUBBERVISION under the guise of JAPAIN – fusing the names of the two countries together in this musical excursion. However, JAPAIN is not just a wry play on words. Leading magazine, The Economist, has said that Japan is in pain because the world's second-biggest economy is still in a funk - and politics is the source of the problem. Using this name provides an element of sarcasm because DJ 19 thinks despite the bleak outlook, Japan will never die and rise again. Japan is after all, the Land of the Rising Sun. HIDEOUT from HOT STATION has added a chillhouse vibe to the original.
JAPANとSPAINのタッグによる新ユニット、JAPAIN（ジャペイン）。その正体はDJ 19とCLUBBERVISIONでお馴染みのJORGE GARCIA。JAPAIN名義では過去に『Essence – Resort Sessions』に「Asterisk」なるチルアウト・トラックを発表しているが、シングルとしては第一弾となる。トライバルでテッキーな質感を持つ2種類のミックスに加え、HOT STATIONのHIDEOUTが初リミックスを披露。チルハウス的質感のピアノが印象的な仕上がりになっている。