Masa, the head honcho of Japanese dub emperors Audio Active, doesn't beat about the bush. In fact, he's probably smoked the damn thing.
"Our new album is a masterpiece. We are proud of it. It's the best thing we've done," the singer declares upon arrival for the interview -- 30 minutes late.
"He's always late," remarks Mohicaned keyboardist 2DD. "Traffic," mutters Masa, as he settles down beside me on a sofa at Beat Records HQ in Ebisu.