Soul-Jazz | Tatsuya Oe (Captain Funk/Dark Mode/OE)

MER – Shakedown (from “Anti-Crime Breaks”, Visualizer)

Nov 26, 2025

Experience an electrifying fusion of cinematic funk and soul jazz, where infectious melodies and vibrant brass and woodwind stabs meet funky wah-drenched guitar, a gritty, growling bassline, and razor-sharp jazz-funk drums.

MER - Soul Funk Ska Moods_ Groovy Ska and Rocksteady Mixes (Album Sampler)

[Album Medley] MER – Soul Funk Ska Moods: Groovy Ska and Rocksteady Mixes

Sep 15, 2024

Model Electronic Records, led by Tatsuya Oe, will release a new album under the moniker of MER. “Soul Funk Ska Moods” includes groovy & upbeat ska/rocksteady mixes of Tatsuya’s past…

MER – The Insider (Visualizer)

Jan 9, 2022

This is a mysterious “Spy meets Spaghetti Western/Mexican” type Soul Jazz track that features a heroic trumpet solo and dirty-echoed guitar riffs on the odd-time (7/8) tight drum grooves.

MER – The Fugitive (Visualizer)

Jan 9, 2022

This is an uplifting and thrilling Big Band Soul Jazz/Break Beats track that features impactful stabs and melodic leads by brass and strings, funky wah guitar, growling bassline, and tight jazz funk drums.

MER – Anti-Crime Breaks: Thrilling and Badass Jazz Funk Tracks (Album Preview)

Aug 26, 2021

“Anti-Crime Breaks” is a collection of thrilling and badass jazz-funk and breakbeat tracks reminiscent of soundtracks from the late 70’s crime action and detective movies.