S&S Special // Go Yama's Top Ramen

Our friend Go Yama is quite the ramen aficionado. When we asked him for his top of 2014, he hit us back with a top ramen spots instead. Peep his ramen list complete with ramen inspired tracks after the jump.

Side note: Funny thing, S&S is a saimin brand in Hawaii. 

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SHOUTS TO SPACEXSOUND FOR HAVING ME THESE ARE MY TOP AMERICAN RAMEN CHOICES YALL! 

The Eight Chapters of Ramen

Being from Hawaii, we’ve been fortunate to grow up with ono kine food, especially Japanese. When we get together in Hawaii, it’s usually always to eat. In fact, it’s how we’ve had a few of our Space & Sound meetings. When we saw this video, we had to share it. Nowness’ Jake Summers talks to American Chef Ivan Orkin, a noodle obsessed “gaijin” who takes us through his eight chapters of ramen. Watch here.

The Eight Chapters of Ramen

Being from Hawaii, we’ve been fortunate to grow up with ono kine food, especially Japanese. When we get together in Hawaii, it’s usually always to eat. In fact, it’s how we’ve had a few of our Space & Sound meetings. When we saw this video, we had to share it. Nowness’ Jake Summers talks to American Chef Ivan Orkin, a noodle obsessed “gaijin” who takes us through his eight chapters of ramen. Watch here.

In This Moment // Go Yama

This week we catch up with Garrett “Scooter” Oyama aka Go Yama for his music selects. Go Yama is a producer with a jazz background from San Diego, CA who now resides in Boston, MA. There is never a dull moment when he is on stage, seamlessly blending his guitar and his beats together. (Often with a straw hat on and possibly with a ramen bowl present.)  His jazz background is very evident in his 2013 release, Mobius Strips, which has been on repeat all week. We can hardly wait what he has in store next. Listen to his selects after the jump and catch him on Soundcloud and Bandcamp.

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Iamnobodi - Elevated (October 1, 2013 via Soulection)

This mysterious young producer came seemingly out of nowhere with this elegant hip-hop beat. Upbeat but with an element of turn-down, the kids got it figured out. Would love to see a collaboration between himself and some other artists that...