# Modal Soul

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2005 studio album by Nujabes

Modal Soul Studio album by Nujabes Released November 11, 2005 Genre Jazz rap, hip hop, trip hop Length 63:25 Label Hydeout Productions Producer Nujabes Nujabes chronology Metaphorical Music (2003) Modal Soul (2005) Hydeout Productions 2nd Collection (2007)

***Modal Soul*** is the second studio album by Japanese producer [Nujabes](/source/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](/source/Metaphorical_Music)*, *Modal Soul* fuses jazzy, smooth rhythms and hip hop.[1] The album contains 14 tracks and features artists Cise Starr and Akin (of [CYNE](/source/CYNE_(hip_hop_group))), [Terry Callier](/source/Terry_Callier), [Shing02](/source/Shing02), [Substantial](/source/Substantial), Pase Rock, [Apani B](/source/Apani_B._Fly) 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. Title Length 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. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Nujabes: A Quiet, but Big, Impact | The Next Great Generation"](http://www.thenextgreatgeneration.com/2011/06/nujabes-a-quiet-but-big-impact/). *www.thenextgreatgeneration.com*. Retrieved 2017-01-11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Nujabes - Modal Soul*](https://www.discogs.com/master/299354-Nujabes-Modal-Soul), 2005, retrieved 2026-02-24

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Nujabes"](https://billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/123686). *[Billboard Japan](/source/Billboard_Japan)* (in Japanese). Retrieved January 31, 2026.

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