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Universounds, HMV Record Shop and 180g team up for an exceptional release in their highly acclaimed WaJazz series, to be out on Jiro Inagaki’s 90th birthday, October 3rd, 2023, celebrating the life and music of one of the most iconic Japanese jazz musicians of the last 60+ years This is the ultimate collection of music from... -
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Cosmocities presents a brand new music project dedicated to Japanese electronic music His influence on our vision and endeavours was paramount to the development of our catalague The first volume gets the ball rolling with a fine assortment of mostly ambient, electronica and deep house-focussed joints, which outlines with its...
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Cosmocities presents a brand new music project dedicated to Japanese electronic music His influence on our vision and endeavours was paramount to the development of our catalague On this second volume, focus is laid on the boogier side of Japanese sonics, nimbly moving the cursor from jazz to Afro-house, via deep technoid wares...
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“Mignonne” is Taeko Onuki’s 3rd album released in 1978, which was the follow-up to her masterpiece “Sun Shower”(1977) Her long time collaborators from Tin Pan Alley continued to collaborate with her for this album Arranged by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Juzo Seo, and featured musicians such as Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru...
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Tapestry: Koto is a three-album series produced by Nippon Columbia in the mid-1970s dedicated to one of the main instruments of Japanese traditional music: Koto The beauty of the trilogy curated by composer Kiyoshi Yamaya, whose chapters are respectively dedicated to Sea, Hillside and Country, lies in the fact that they are a...
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Following reissues for Rush Hour & Studio Mule, Sound Of Vast present “A Love From Tokyo 1991-2003,” a collection of work from Japanese artist, Hiroshi Matsui The album features ten tracks produced between 1991 and 2003, and includes material reissued for the first time and previously unreleased treasures from...
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Lalalar is back with a new album on Les Disques Bongo Joe! After setting European stages on fire with the release of their first LP in 2022, the mighty Turkish band returns with En Kötü Iyi Olur, an album that reflects their image: edgy, independent, political, and tremendously effective With their roots in Anatolian poetry and...
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Experience the captivating and hypnotic sounds of Joyama no Narazumono – a rare gem of Japan’s 70’s folk scene! A genre-bending album by duo Shigeki Kobayashi and Yasuo Yamada, who drew inspiration from songs by local boatmen and British folk like Fairport Convention and The Albion Band to craft a minimalist, intimate...
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Hiroshima-based artist Meitei announces the reissue of Kwaidan on the 5th anniversary of his groundbreaking debut album A collaboration between 2 labels – KITCHEN LABEL (Kofū I & II) and Evening Chants (Kwaidan), the reissue sees the highly anticipated special 5th Anniversary Edition of Kwaidan with two previously...
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Night Rhythms is proud to announce the first vinyl release of Toshimi Mikami's elusive 90s ambient masterpiece " Quimai" ("Chi Dance") Released on his CD in 1996 and again on CD in 2008 This double LP version of his is the first time his album is readily available outside of Japan Mikami said, "This album was mainly produced as...
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Tenderly propelling and full of haunting melodies: Studio Mule reissues Sakura Tsuruta's so far digital-only, self-released debut album C/O from November 2022 An evocative first long player by Tokyo based artist, who was trained in classical piano during childhood, played with brass instruments, studied music production, and is...
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Victory present a reissue of Pacific, originally released in 1978 Reuniting the best session musicians Japan had to offer to make an album that would evoke the atmospheres of the South Pacific islands, the kind of places Japanese people spend their vacations Pacific is a treat to the ears; its theme of the southern Pacific ocean...
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Studio Mule announce the debut release of a new artist on the label Soshi Takeda has released some cassettes on 100% Silk This release is his first vinyl release Six tracks modern ambient Balearic stuff If you like the sound of obscure new age stuff, you can't miss...
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Originally released in 1983 through Apollon Music industrial corp's alty sublabel, Mule Musiq sub-label Studio Mule presents the first official digital reissue of Shinsuke Honda's rare Silence album Recorded as part of alty's resort mind music series, Honda-san's contemplative guitar instrumentals tint the air with nostalgia,...
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Hatıralar was Anadol's second album, originally composed between Berlin and Istanbul around 2012 and released years later only in digital form on the Istanbul based label Inverted Spectrum The title Hatıralar ("Memories") turns out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy Anadol recalled and revisited the music in 2023, gently editing...
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The only album “Milk” by the sister unit MILK that incorporates the PRE-HOUSE sound Also active as a backing singer for Hideki Saijo and Tomoko Aran Released as an independent album in 1987, this album is a remarkably re-evaluated Japanese boogie in recent years, a phantom rare edition The long-awaited re-press has been...
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A masterpiece of samba released in 1977, featuring Norio Maeda, a major pianist and arranger in the jazz world, and Tin Pan Alley by Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki, and Tatsuo Hayashi This album features several of the greatest Bossa Nova numbers such as “Wave”, “One Note Samba”, “The Girl from Ipanema”, “Summer...
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Introducing Count Buffalo! An ambitious work that explores the sound of the next generation with innovative arrangements and outstanding performances A new era opens here Akira Ishikawa, a drummer who led groups such as Midnight Sons, Genchers, and Count Buffaloes and has released countless works to the world This work, the...
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A deep and mysterious groove that makes you hesitate to surrender yourself Kiyoshi Sugimoto, a guitarist who has sharply shot through the center of the times Here is the highest point Kiyoshi Sugimoto, a guitarist whom Terumasa Hino aspired to and Akira Ishikawa fell in love with Their cutting-edge and diverse sounds have always...
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Reissue her third best album released in July 1984 at 2LP / 33rpm! Including the collaboration number “Koi wa Magic” with Yoshinori Monta, it was recorded only in this album An album containing rare songs such as the famous urban groove songs “A LOVE AFFAIR” and “I LOVE YOU...
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Second album including hi-fi set covers, “Sky Restaurant” and “You & I” A masterpiece of city pop arranged by Akira Inoue, Hiroyuki Namba and Hiroshi...
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Six years since his last album, Love If Possible, Shintaro Sakamoto has completed his fourth solo album, Like A Fable The album's ten songs describe everyday life in a world undergoing dramatic changes in the midst of a pandemic Sakamoto continually updates his sound, and with Like A Fable, he has made his best pop album...
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Outside of the world, the second album by Japanese trio Usurabi, is a rare pleasure – a guitar pop album that’s deep with spirit, bristling with energy, melodically rich and precious: full of life It’s even more thrilling than its predecessor, 2021’s Remains of the Light, also released by An’archives, its eight songs...
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Kusōzu : Death Nine Stages is the second album by the Tokyo trio Archeus, which consists of Keiko Higuchi (voice, percussion, trombone, shamisen), Shizuo Uchida (bass strings), and TOMO (hurdy gurdy, voice) It follows their debut, self-titled and self-released CD and cassette from 2021 and is further proof – if any were needed...
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From the moment they emerged in the early days of the '80s Tokyo underground, High Rise set themselves apart as radical outliers, shattering the limits of rock and psychedelic music with a ferocity unmatched even in that heady era The group's core duo of Asahito Nanjo on bass/vocals and Munehiro Narita on guitar had an explosive...
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Freaked out lo-fi psychedelic noise recordings from 1972 and 1980 by the mythical Japanese psych rockers Les Rallizes Dénudés, including the 23-minute "Guitar Jam" filling the complete A-side, a sort of Stooges riff with Ramones-like drumming ending up in a total feedback noise orgy Recorded on Sept 9, 1980 Side B starts with...
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5 dance-able tracks in Side-A were written, composed, arranged and produced by Toshiki Kadomatsu who met with Anri’s previous title “Heaven Beach” Tracks in Side-B, Takeshi Kobayashi, one of Anri’s band member for that moment, produced them with moody & mellow tune This title was the 1st one of 3 titles by Toshiki...
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Finally available in vinyl format! This record includes “CAT’S EYE” and “Kanashimi ga Tomaranai (Sadness Can’t Stop)”, both of which were produced by Toshiki Kadomatsu PBLA · Anri -...
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Due to becoming a big hit from her previous record, “Timely!!”, Anri was brought to record her next album in LA with producer, Toshiki Kadomatsu The studio musicians that took part in making of this album include Leon Chancler・Ed Green (Dr)、Nathan East (B)、Paul Jackson Jr・Calros Rios (Gt)、Don Grusin (Key)、Ernie...
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Barely known outside of his home country during his lifetime, the late Japanese ambient music pioneer Hiroshi Yoshimura has seen his global stature rise steadily in the past few years The 2017 reissue of his lauded debut, Music For Nine Post Cards, along with a slow building cult internet following has helped ignite a...
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A timeless masterpiece in the history of Japanese ambient/minimal music is going to be reissued as a LP+12inch including previously unreleased material!! Sound Process Design, a company founded by Satoshi Ashikawa, a pioneer of environmental music in Japan, distributed this work in 1984 The full picture of this work, which has...
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Yamashita’s 3rd solo record, Go Ahead!, defined the path he would subsequently follow as it a blossomed writer acclaimed for this versatility The songs “Let’s Dance Baby”, “Bomber” & “潮騒 (The Whispering Sea)” would’ve be featured in his 1982 greatest hits album “Greatest Hits! of Tatsuro...
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Bursting with energy on the eve of his big break, Yamashita’s 4th record was a major milestone The highly acclaimed MOONGLOW is Yamashita’s record that stayed the longest in the Oricon charts Most of the songs included in this album were written by Minako Yoshida and composed by Tatsuro...
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Kazumi Yasui, a female lyricist who created a new image of Japanese women Now finally we have the long-awaited reprint of her incredible record, “Sora ni Ichiban Chikai Kanashimi”! Katsuhisa Hattori’s smart music making and the global world that fit together have a unique beauty, and it is an interesting work that shows the...
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The long-awaited record reprint of the historical masterpiece released by Kazumi Yasui, a female lyricist who created a new image of women in Japan! Yasui himself wrote the lyrics for all the songs, while Kunihiko Murai, Hiroshi Kamayatsu, Kenji Sawada, Terumasa Hino, Mamoru Manu (Golden Cups) provided the music Contains 12 songs...
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A reissue of the 1971 rock masterpiece “TOO MUCH” is finally here! “TOO MUCH” is the only album released by the four-member new rock band “JUNI & TOO MUCH” The original edition with Rock Age OBI is “TOO MUCH”, which is known for its mega-rare edition, which is rarely seen even in the used market This...
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Ship to shore PhonoCo is proud to present the self-titled album by acclaimed Japanese artist Yuji Toriyama, the first time the album has been available outside of Japan! Yuji Toriyama – known in many circles for his work on TV, film and video game soundtracks – released his self-titled album Yuji Toriyama in 1983 where it...
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In 1974, Hiroshi Tanaka and Yoichi Fuwa, the self-proclaimed heirs of the Beatles, crammed into a 75 square foot room and recorded over 50 songs, all without names 19 of those songs would be self released on a record titled “Untitled White Album”, of which only 100 copies were pressed Their music is like a fairy tale...
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Ebalunga!!!, Everland and Dundgol invite you to discover the rich and diverse world of Mongolian music “Mongolian Music from 70s – vol I” opens the gates to the golden era of Mongolian music This period, spanning from the 1970s to the early 1980s, is considered as the brightest and most influential period in history...
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WRWTFWW Records announce the first official worldwide reissue of Satsuki Shibano's Wave Notation 3: Erik Satie 1984, the final album from the sound-defining Wave Notation environmental music series curated by Satoshi Ashikawa Originally released in 1984 on the Sound Process label, Wave Notation 3 followed Ashikawa's own Still Way...
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Reissue, originally released on Vertigo in 1971 Japanese country rock act Gypsy Blood must be heard to be believed Their sole LP showed the group simply bursting with talent, Kiyoshi Hayami's mandolin exceptional and the masterful soft-rock production courtesy of Miki Curtis; drummer Eiichi Tsukasa had earlier been in the Helpful...
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It's fair to say that what Ravi Shankar did for the sitar, Hamza El Din did for the oud (the short-necked Arabian lute): bringing a little-known instrument to the attention of the West and popularizing it Indeed, he ended up playing oud with everybody from the Grateful Dead to the Kronos Quartet to his one-time roommate Sandy Bull...
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Reissue, originally released in 1997 Merzbow is the moniker of Japanese artist Masami Akita inspired by dadaism and surrealism During the mid-1990s, the Japanese artist went through his most prolific and inspired period of the analog era, releasing masterpieces such as Noisembryo, Venereology, Hybrid Noisebloom, or Green Wheels In...
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Reissue, originally released in 1998 Masonna, the rough noise project of the Japanese artist Yamazaki "Maso" Takushi, has long been revered for his uncompromising and extreme approach to sonic exploration Vestal Spacy Ritual, initially released on CD by the Japanese label Alchemy Records in 1999, is a testament to Masonna's...
First time vinyl reissue, originally released in 1989 Repo, the enthralling album by the Japanese experimental project Incapacitants, is a sonic masterpiece that pushes the boundaries of noise music to exhilarating heights Originally released on vinyl in just 300 copies by Japan's legendary Alchemy Records, this record showcases...
32 short tracks make up "Chinoiseries" delivering a tight selection in teh style of J Dilla, Rza, Madlib, MF Doom and the Sublime Frequencies label rolled into one beautifully incoherent package While the exotika, folk and plastic pop of the source material here could so easily have ended up sounding like the plunderphonic coffee...Out of stock
PT 2 of Onra's classic Chinoiseries series, which had him going off digging all over China and Vietnam on a quest for loops 'Same Same but Different', the familiar phrase heard throughout south east Asia, a perfect description to characterize Onra’s latest project, a follow up to his 2007 LP - Chinoiseries So almost five...Out of stock
"Almost 10 years have passed since Onra arrived with the charmingly eccentric Chinoiseries LP 32 Hip-Hop beats formed the sample-based project - dusty Chinese vinyl hissing and crackling throughout – resulting in an intriguing and spontaneous mix of the producers interest in exploring a newly-discovered style of Music with his...
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