Mondo Grosso
MONDO GROSSO (It: Big World), originally the name of the Kyoto-based acid j… Read Full Bio ↴MONDO GROSSO (It: Big World), originally the name of the Kyoto-based acid jazz band formed in Kyoto in 1991, eventually came to be the main alias of composer, DJ, musician, producer, and former MONDO GROSSO leader and bassist, Shinichi Osawa. Releasing innovative tunes with his solo projects, Osawa has set out countless producing and remix works for both Japanese and international artists. As a composer and producer, Osawa has worked with Japanese artists such as Amuro Namie, UA, Monday Michiru, bird, Nobuchika Eri, BoA, and Crystal Kay. As a remixer he has remixed songs for both Japanese and international artists like Digitalism, Benny Benassi, Anna Tsuchiya, Clazziquai Project, and m-flo, among many others. Osawa describes himself as a "Musical Multi-Personality", working in genres ranging from R&B, soul, and acid jazz, to pop, experimental, and electro house and has worked under other many different aliases. He is currently under cutting edge.
Name: Osawa Shinichi (大沢伸一)
Birthday: February 7, 1967 (age 51)
Birthplace: Shiga, Japan
Blood Type: O
Former Members
B-BANDJ
Yoshizawa Hajime (吉澤はじめ)
Nakamura Masato (中村雅人)
Otsuka Hidehito (大塚英人)
MONDO GROSSO Era (1991-2005)
Osawa began his major recording career as the leader and the bassist for popular Japanese music group MONDO GROSSO, from which he derives his alias. Formed in 1991 and originating out of Kyoto with bandmates B-BANDJ, Nakamura Masato, and Otsuka Hidehito, the band released their self-titled first album under the independent record label For Life Records on June 18, 1993. The album was very well received both domestically in Japan as well as internationally, leading to a new style in Japanese club music that would eventually become a standard. In 1995, after a second album released on October 10, Born Free, featuring acid jazz stalwart Monday Michiru and the completion of their touring, the band officially disbanded.
Osawa began solo work soon after the dissolution, becoming a collaborator with already established musical entities in Japan. Through this transitional period, MONDO GROSSO morphed into more of a collaborative project, featuring Osawa and various other vocalists and musicians whom he would release future material with. With many of his self-produced collaborations, he released the album R&B-infused acid jazz album CLOSER on August 21, 1997. Around that same time, he began his career as a hit-making producer.
After the release of his third full-length album, Osawa turned his focus on production, working with many high-profile artists in Japan. His first explorations into full production began with the release of UA's single, "Rhythm", on September 24, 1996. He soon followed his first success in the field with the production of Monday Michiru's well-received single "You Make Me", released in 1998. Upon his expanding success, he left For Life Records and signed to major record label Sony Music Associated Records in 1999. Upon this shift, Osawa was able to begin his own record label, REALEYES, that same year. Osawa produced another full-length album for a then-upcoming musician bird. Her first album, SOULS, was released on March 20, 1999, and became a massive hit domestically, selling well over 800,000 units.
After taking a temporary break from his own work, Osawa resumed activity under the name MONDO GROSSO. The following year Osawa would release life single "Life", featuring labelmate bird. The single became his highest charting yet, peaking at #18 on the Oricon charts. Following the release of one more single BUTTERFLY, he released his fourth full-length album, MG4, on August 26, 2000, becoming a milestone in his solo music career. The album was met with critical acclaim, with credit to the fusion of acid jazz and house, the display of the diversity in his style of production, and collaborations with musicians such as N'dea Davenport and Amel Larrieux on the album. The album was alsao released by Sony Music internationally in over 25 countries.
Osawa soon returned to the field of producing after the success of his solo album, producing and remixing for a number of established artists in Japan as well as internationally for artists such as Wyolica, BoA, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Jamiroquai. In 2002, Osawa provided a track, "BLZ", as the only contributor from Japan, for the official 2002 FIFA World Cup album Fever Pitch, which was released in over 30 countries worldwide. In 2003, his fifth album "Next Wave" was released. The album became one of his most successful, debuting at #10 on the Oricon charts and selling over 150,000 copies, significant for a club-oriented album. In 2004, he signed Nobuchika Eri to his now retitled FEARLESS RECORDS label, but was dropped by Sony Music Associated Records in 2006 upon Osawa's move to avex's rhythm zone imprint.
Osawa Shinichi Era (2006-2015)
His first major release with rhythm zone came in the form of his first studio album under his real name, The One, released on September 26, 2007. The album introduced a heavier, rock-influenced sound that was a far cry from his club-friendly productions under his MONDO GROSSO alias. Over a period of two years, the album would enjoy an international release through Avex in Asia as well as overseas labels Dim Mak Records for North America and Southern Fried Records in Europe and Oceania.
In between the international release of The One, in late 2008, Osawa participated in the project, ravex, with fellow Avex labelmates and DJs Taku Takahashi of m-flo and Tomoyuki Tanaka a.k.a. Fantastic Plastic Machine. The project was a commemorative release by Avex celebrating its 20th anniversary in the Japanese music industry. The project began with the single "I RAVE U" featuring DJ OZMA in late 2008 and ended with the studio album trax, released in early 2009. The studio album consisted of collaborations with well-known avex artists, including Tohoshinki, Namie Amuro, MONKEY MAJIK, Tsuchiya Anna and BoA, among others.
That October, he conceived a new side project, BRADBERRY ORCHESTRA, with producer and musician Kobayashi Takeshi, best known for producing artists such as Mr. Children, Salyu, Onitsuka Chihiro, and Akanishi Jin. In June, he released his second studio album under rhythm zone, SO2, which features collaborations with overseas artists such as The Black Ghosts, Paul Chambers, and Tommie Sunshine. Osawa rounded out the year establishing a "digital" label, LDK (Loud Digital Kitchen), with fellow DJ Tomo Hirata.
By the end of 2010, it was announced that two songs from his BRADBERRY ORCHESTRA side project, "Mutation" and "kizamu", would be used as the beginning and ending themes respectively for the upcoming Playstation 3 video game Ryu ga Gotoku OF THE END, the third spinoff in the Ryu ga Gotoku series (otherwise known as the "Yakuza" series in Western territories). BRADBERRY ORCHESTRA's debut mini-album, Vol.0, was released on March 16th. The final release under the project name was the single "Physical", featuring Suga Shikao, Crystal Kay, and Salyu, which served as the theme song for TV Tokyo's broadcast of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Return to MONDO GROSSO Era (2016-Present)
In the beginning of 2016, Osawa announced that he will be returning to the MONDO GROSSO monkier for upcoming projects. His first album under the name in 14 years, "Nandodemo Atarashiku Umareru", is his first album featuring all-Japanese vocalists, and is slated for release on June 6, 2017, under sister Avex label, cutting edge.
Studio Albums
[1993.06.18] MONDO GROSSO
[1995.10.20] Born Free
[1997.08.21] CLOSER
[2000.07.26] MG4
[2003.06.25] Next Wave
[2017.06.07] Nandodemo Atarashiku Umareru (何度でも新しく生まれる; Reborn Again and Always Starting New)
[2018.03.21] Attune / Detune
Mini-Albums/EPs
[1993.10.21] MARBLE
[1994.06.17] invisible man
Compilation Albums
[2000.08.23] MONDO GROSSO best
[2000.10.18] MONDO GROSSO best remixes
[2004.07.21] MONDO GROSSO best + remixes
Remix Albums
[1995.02.17] Pieces from the editing floor
[1996.04.03] DIGGIN' INTO THE REAL
[1998.03.21] THE MAN FROM THE SAKURA HILLS
[2001.07.25] MG4R
[2003.12.03] HENSHIN (Transformation)
Live Albums
[1995.07.05] The European Expedition
[2004.06.30] LIVE ON THE NEXT WAVE
Singles
[1995.06.07] Oh lord, let me do no wrong
[1995.08.19] FAMILY
[1997.05.21] Laughter in the rain
[1997.07.24] EVERYDAY LIFE / THINGS KEEP CHANGIN'
[2000.05.24] LIFE feat. bird
[2000.07.26] BUTTERFLY
[2000.08.30] NOW YOU KNOW BETTER
[2001.04.25] DON'T LET GO
[2002.05.02] BLZ
[2002.10.30] Everything Needs Love feat. BoA
[2003.05.02] SHININ' feat. Kj
[2003.07.16] Hikari feat. UA (光; Light)
[2017.04.28] Labyrinth (ラビリンス)
Digital Singles
[2018.02.08] Itsuwari no Sympathy (偽りのシンパシー; False Sympathy)
Vinyls
[2017.12.17] Haru wa Towa ni Mezameru (春はトワに目覚める; Spring Awakens Eternally)
[2018.04.21] KEMURI / TURN IT UP
DVDs
[1995.07.21] The European Expedition
[2001.07.25] MG4V
Name: Osawa Shinichi (大沢伸一)
Birthday: February 7, 1967 (age 51)
Birthplace: Shiga, Japan
Blood Type: O
Former Members
B-BANDJ
Yoshizawa Hajime (吉澤はじめ)
Nakamura Masato (中村雅人)
Otsuka Hidehito (大塚英人)
MONDO GROSSO Era (1991-2005)
Osawa began his major recording career as the leader and the bassist for popular Japanese music group MONDO GROSSO, from which he derives his alias. Formed in 1991 and originating out of Kyoto with bandmates B-BANDJ, Nakamura Masato, and Otsuka Hidehito, the band released their self-titled first album under the independent record label For Life Records on June 18, 1993. The album was very well received both domestically in Japan as well as internationally, leading to a new style in Japanese club music that would eventually become a standard. In 1995, after a second album released on October 10, Born Free, featuring acid jazz stalwart Monday Michiru and the completion of their touring, the band officially disbanded.
Osawa began solo work soon after the dissolution, becoming a collaborator with already established musical entities in Japan. Through this transitional period, MONDO GROSSO morphed into more of a collaborative project, featuring Osawa and various other vocalists and musicians whom he would release future material with. With many of his self-produced collaborations, he released the album R&B-infused acid jazz album CLOSER on August 21, 1997. Around that same time, he began his career as a hit-making producer.
After the release of his third full-length album, Osawa turned his focus on production, working with many high-profile artists in Japan. His first explorations into full production began with the release of UA's single, "Rhythm", on September 24, 1996. He soon followed his first success in the field with the production of Monday Michiru's well-received single "You Make Me", released in 1998. Upon his expanding success, he left For Life Records and signed to major record label Sony Music Associated Records in 1999. Upon this shift, Osawa was able to begin his own record label, REALEYES, that same year. Osawa produced another full-length album for a then-upcoming musician bird. Her first album, SOULS, was released on March 20, 1999, and became a massive hit domestically, selling well over 800,000 units.
After taking a temporary break from his own work, Osawa resumed activity under the name MONDO GROSSO. The following year Osawa would release life single "Life", featuring labelmate bird. The single became his highest charting yet, peaking at #18 on the Oricon charts. Following the release of one more single BUTTERFLY, he released his fourth full-length album, MG4, on August 26, 2000, becoming a milestone in his solo music career. The album was met with critical acclaim, with credit to the fusion of acid jazz and house, the display of the diversity in his style of production, and collaborations with musicians such as N'dea Davenport and Amel Larrieux on the album. The album was alsao released by Sony Music internationally in over 25 countries.
Osawa soon returned to the field of producing after the success of his solo album, producing and remixing for a number of established artists in Japan as well as internationally for artists such as Wyolica, BoA, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Jamiroquai. In 2002, Osawa provided a track, "BLZ", as the only contributor from Japan, for the official 2002 FIFA World Cup album Fever Pitch, which was released in over 30 countries worldwide. In 2003, his fifth album "Next Wave" was released. The album became one of his most successful, debuting at #10 on the Oricon charts and selling over 150,000 copies, significant for a club-oriented album. In 2004, he signed Nobuchika Eri to his now retitled FEARLESS RECORDS label, but was dropped by Sony Music Associated Records in 2006 upon Osawa's move to avex's rhythm zone imprint.
Osawa Shinichi Era (2006-2015)
His first major release with rhythm zone came in the form of his first studio album under his real name, The One, released on September 26, 2007. The album introduced a heavier, rock-influenced sound that was a far cry from his club-friendly productions under his MONDO GROSSO alias. Over a period of two years, the album would enjoy an international release through Avex in Asia as well as overseas labels Dim Mak Records for North America and Southern Fried Records in Europe and Oceania.
In between the international release of The One, in late 2008, Osawa participated in the project, ravex, with fellow Avex labelmates and DJs Taku Takahashi of m-flo and Tomoyuki Tanaka a.k.a. Fantastic Plastic Machine. The project was a commemorative release by Avex celebrating its 20th anniversary in the Japanese music industry. The project began with the single "I RAVE U" featuring DJ OZMA in late 2008 and ended with the studio album trax, released in early 2009. The studio album consisted of collaborations with well-known avex artists, including Tohoshinki, Namie Amuro, MONKEY MAJIK, Tsuchiya Anna and BoA, among others.
That October, he conceived a new side project, BRADBERRY ORCHESTRA, with producer and musician Kobayashi Takeshi, best known for producing artists such as Mr. Children, Salyu, Onitsuka Chihiro, and Akanishi Jin. In June, he released his second studio album under rhythm zone, SO2, which features collaborations with overseas artists such as The Black Ghosts, Paul Chambers, and Tommie Sunshine. Osawa rounded out the year establishing a "digital" label, LDK (Loud Digital Kitchen), with fellow DJ Tomo Hirata.
By the end of 2010, it was announced that two songs from his BRADBERRY ORCHESTRA side project, "Mutation" and "kizamu", would be used as the beginning and ending themes respectively for the upcoming Playstation 3 video game Ryu ga Gotoku OF THE END, the third spinoff in the Ryu ga Gotoku series (otherwise known as the "Yakuza" series in Western territories). BRADBERRY ORCHESTRA's debut mini-album, Vol.0, was released on March 16th. The final release under the project name was the single "Physical", featuring Suga Shikao, Crystal Kay, and Salyu, which served as the theme song for TV Tokyo's broadcast of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Return to MONDO GROSSO Era (2016-Present)
In the beginning of 2016, Osawa announced that he will be returning to the MONDO GROSSO monkier for upcoming projects. His first album under the name in 14 years, "Nandodemo Atarashiku Umareru", is his first album featuring all-Japanese vocalists, and is slated for release on June 6, 2017, under sister Avex label, cutting edge.
Studio Albums
[1993.06.18] MONDO GROSSO
[1995.10.20] Born Free
[1997.08.21] CLOSER
[2000.07.26] MG4
[2003.06.25] Next Wave
[2017.06.07] Nandodemo Atarashiku Umareru (何度でも新しく生まれる; Reborn Again and Always Starting New)
[2018.03.21] Attune / Detune
Mini-Albums/EPs
[1993.10.21] MARBLE
[1994.06.17] invisible man
Compilation Albums
[2000.08.23] MONDO GROSSO best
[2000.10.18] MONDO GROSSO best remixes
[2004.07.21] MONDO GROSSO best + remixes
Remix Albums
[1995.02.17] Pieces from the editing floor
[1996.04.03] DIGGIN' INTO THE REAL
[1998.03.21] THE MAN FROM THE SAKURA HILLS
[2001.07.25] MG4R
[2003.12.03] HENSHIN (Transformation)
Live Albums
[1995.07.05] The European Expedition
[2004.06.30] LIVE ON THE NEXT WAVE
Singles
[1995.06.07] Oh lord, let me do no wrong
[1995.08.19] FAMILY
[1997.05.21] Laughter in the rain
[1997.07.24] EVERYDAY LIFE / THINGS KEEP CHANGIN'
[2000.05.24] LIFE feat. bird
[2000.07.26] BUTTERFLY
[2000.08.30] NOW YOU KNOW BETTER
[2001.04.25] DON'T LET GO
[2002.05.02] BLZ
[2002.10.30] Everything Needs Love feat. BoA
[2003.05.02] SHININ' feat. Kj
[2003.07.16] Hikari feat. UA (光; Light)
[2017.04.28] Labyrinth (ラビリンス)
Digital Singles
[2018.02.08] Itsuwari no Sympathy (偽りのシンパシー; False Sympathy)
Vinyls
[2017.12.17] Haru wa Towa ni Mezameru (春はトワに目覚める; Spring Awakens Eternally)
[2018.04.21] KEMURI / TURN IT UP
DVDs
[1995.07.21] The European Expedition
[2001.07.25] MG4V
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ラビリンス
Mondo Grosso Lyrics
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見つめないで 哀しい方を
目を瞑って 口づけしよう
甘く溶けるメロディー
引きこまれて
迷宮のパラダイス
出口もなく 終わりもなく
包まれていたいの
邪魔しないで
真夜中のパラダイス
息もせずに
潜っていく
二人だけのダンス
探さないで
美しいラビリンス
口づけして もう戻れない
二人だけのダンス
迷い込んで
白夜のように
痺れたまま どちらからも
帰ろうとはせずに
止まらないで
揺れていたいの
何も言わず
口づけして
忘れさせてすべて
止まらないで
揺れていたいの
何も言わず
口づけして
空から墜ちる
見つめないで 哀しい方を
目を瞑って 口づけしよう
甘く溶けるメロディー
引きこまれて
迷宮のパラダイス
出口もなく 終わりもなく
包まれていたいの
見つめないで 哀しい方を
目を瞑って 口づけしよう
甘く溶けるメロディー
目を瞑って 口づけしよう
甘く溶けるメロディー
引きこまれて
迷宮のパラダイス
出口もなく 終わりもなく
包まれていたいの
邪魔しないで
真夜中のパラダイス
息もせずに
潜っていく
二人だけのダンス
探さないで
美しいラビリンス
口づけして もう戻れない
二人だけのダンス
迷い込んで
白夜のように
痺れたまま どちらからも
帰ろうとはせずに
止まらないで
揺れていたいの
何も言わず
口づけして
忘れさせてすべて
止まらないで
揺れていたいの
何も言わず
口づけして
空から墜ちる
見つめないで 哀しい方を
目を瞑って 口づけしよう
甘く溶けるメロディー
引きこまれて
迷宮のパラダイス
出口もなく 終わりもなく
包まれていたいの
見つめないで 哀しい方を
目を瞑って 口づけしよう
甘く溶けるメロディー
The lyrics to MONDO GROSSO's song Rabirinsu are about two people who are lost in a labyrinthine paradise. The opening lines urge the other person not to look away from the sadness and instead close their eyes and kiss. The melody is described as sweet and melting, and it draws them further into the maze. There seems to be no way out, but they want to stay enveloped in this paradise without any interruption. It’s a true moment of escapism where they can just dance together, lost in the labyrinth without the need to go back. They are numb to everything else and neither wants to leave.
The chorus repeats twice with the same theme: they don’t want to stop and want to keep swaying in this paradise, without any worries or burdens. The line makes another appearance later in the song but tweaks it a bit. They want to keep swaying in paradise and forget about everything, rather than nothing matters. They want to kiss and forget about everything. The song concludes with the same lines as the start, with an emphasis on the sweet melody.
Line by Line Meaning
見つめないで
Don't stare at me
哀しい方を
Look at the sad side
目を瞑って
Close your eyes
口づけしよう
Let's kiss
甘く溶けるメロディー
Sweet melting melody
引きこまれて
I'm drawn into it
迷宮のパラダイス
Labyrinth paradise
出口もなく
No exit
終わりもなく
No end
包まれていたいの
I want to be wrapped up
邪魔しないで
Don't disturb me
真夜中のパラダイス
Midnight paradise
息もせずに
Without breathing
潜っていく
I dive in
二人だけのダンス
Dance for just the two of us
探さないで
Don't look for me
美しいラビリンス
Beautiful labyrinth
もう戻れない
Can't go back anymore
迷い込んで
I wandered in
白夜のように
Like a white night
痺れたまま
Still numb
どちらからも
From either side
帰ろうとはせずに
Without trying to go back
止まらないで
Don't stop
揺れていたいの
I want to sway
何も言わず
Without saying anything
忘れさせてすべて
Make me forget everything
口づけして
Let's kiss
空から墜ちる
Falling from the sky
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Atsushi Yanaka, Shinichi Osawa
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind