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Chisako & Junta

Konnan (Difficulty)

Osaka based Chisako and Junta is a vocal unit of MTG (Chisako), a member of Casio Toruko Onsen, and BIOMAN (Junta), a musician/DJ/designer and membe... more...

• 1 Konnan (Difficulty)

Henry Kawahara

Minami-kaze Wave

Recommended by: Wrong Sal

This work is produced by Henry Kawahara, following the well-received Cybernetic Defiance and Orgasm: The Essential Henry Kawahara, and the only ‘vocal... more...

• 1 Minami-kaze Wave

Yuji Dogane & Mamoru Fujieda

Ecological Plantron

Ecological Plantron was a CD released in 1994, the audio document of an installation held that year at a gallery in Tokyo. The Plantron is a bioelectr... more...

• 1 Evening
• 2 Night

Various Artists

Midnight is Comin

Versatility does not even come close to describing how this humble Japanese artist is considered to be one of the best DJs in the world by many of his... more...

• 01 orhythmo - Nagel
• 02 SPINNUTS - Zweimal schlafen atmosphare
• 03 YPY - MS
• 04 KEIHIN - Exhale

The Kyoto Connection

The Flower The Bird And The Mountain

Ostensibly made up of twelve distinct tracks, listening to The Flower, The Bird and the Mountain feels more akin to spending calm, meditative time in... more...

• 01 memories from japan
• 02 the flower the bird and the mountain (part 1)
• 03 forest of correction
• 04 mindscape I

Joe Hisaishi / Vivaldi

La Folia Mr Dough and The Egg Princess (OST)

This is the first LP release of the soundtracks to two short films, “La Folia” and “Pantai to Tamago Hime,” which are only shown at the Ghibli Museum... more...

• 1 Theme
• 2 1st Variation
• 3 2nd Variation
• 4 3rd Variation

Various Artists

Pacific Breeze II - Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986

Pacific Breeze is an expertly compiled collection of choice cuts that range from silky smooth grooves to innovative funky pop bangers and everything i... more...

• 01 Bread & Butter - Pink Shadow
• 02 Eiichi Ohtaki - Yubikiri
• 03 Kimiko Kasai - Vibration (Love Celebration)
• 04 The Mystery Kindaichi Band - Kindaichi Kosuke No Theme

Joe Hisaishi

Spirited Away (OST)

Limited edition Japanese 2LP pressing (the D side has a cool etching on it) of this truly wonderful Studio Ghibli anime masterpiece. Coming in a gatef... more...

• 01 One Summer Day
• 02 A Road To Somewhere
• 03 The Empty Restaurant
• 04 Nighttime Coming

Joe Hisaishi

Princess Mononoke (OST)

Limited edition Japanese pressing with OBI strip and liner notes of one of Ghibli's best anime movies. more...

• 01 The Legend Of Ashitaka
• 02 The Cursed God
• 03 The Lost People
• 04 Princess Mononoke

Joe Hisaishi

My Neighbor Totoro (OST)

Limited edition Japanese pressing with OBI strip and liner notes of this Ghibli anime classic. more...

• 01 Hey Let's Go (Opening Theme)
• 02 The Village In May
• 03 A Haunted House
• 04 Mei and The Dust Bunnies

Various Artists

WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol. I

Universounds, HMV Record Shop and 180g team up for an exceptional release: from blazing hard bop to free jazz, to introspective saxophone solos and ma... more...

• 01 Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys - Sakura Sakura
• 02 Minoru Muraoka With New Jazz Players - Muraiki
• 03 Count Buffalo & The Jazz Rock Band - Mago-Uta
• 04 Kiyoshi Sugimoto Quartet - D-51

Hoshina Anniversary

Hyakunin Isshu

Prolific and singular Japanese producer Hoshina Anniversary presents Hyakunin Isshu, a two tracker of extended jaunts deeper into the mystery than he’... more...

• 1 karakurenaini
• 2 kirigirisu

NTsKi ft. Dove

On Divination in Sleep (Takao remixes)

A single cut from the debut album ''Orca'' by NTsKi, a Kyoto-based electronic music producer/performer. It is a 7'' single that couples ''Takao Remix'... more...

• 1 On Divination in Sleep (Takao remix)
• 2 On Divination in Sleep (Takao instrumental mix)

Yasuaki Shimizu

Kiren

Acclaimed saxophonist, producer and composer Yasuaki Shimizu will release Kiren, his unreleased album from 1984, on the Palto Flats record label on Fe... more...

• 1 ashita
• 2 momo no hana
• 3 asate
• 4 kagerofu

Various Artists

On In Out Boxset

A Solid compilation of exclusive new music on the freshly formed 'Advanced Public Listening Records', Japan. Including two posters and 4 inserts with... more...

• 01 Karapapak - FM Emotion
• 02 Julie Marghilano - Human
• 03 Pierre Bastien - Revolt Lover
• 04 Takeshi Nishimoto & Roger Doring - Dream

Futoshi Moriyama

Yutai ridatsu (plus-minus)

Futoshi Moriyama is an Osaka-based electronic music producer who began his musical career in the early 2000s improvised music hothouse of Osaka’s Shin... more...

• 1 Introduction B
• 2 Nico Electro
• 3 Question
• 4 Kikkake

Agi Jo

Barely Living

Two songs that express anger, and a rejection of accepted norms, both the everyday, and the so-called alternatives. A small testament to the character... more...

• 1 Ikiteru Dake No Koto Nanda (Barely Living)
• 2 Oira Wa Kanashii Uiikendo Hippy (I am a sad weekend hippy)

Reiko Kudo And Tori Kudo

Tangerine

Originally released on CD by Hyotan in 2013 and presented for the first time on vinyl by A Colourful Storm. more...

• 1 Deep Sea Fish
• 2 The Deep Valley Of Shadow
• 3 We May Be
• 4 Kanakana

Kiyoshi Yamaya

Wamono Groove - Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk '76

Following the already classic Wamono A to Z trilogy, 180g presents an exceptional collection of jazz funk / rare groove tunes recorded in the mid-seve... more...

• 01 Nanbu Ushioi-Uta (feat Kifu Mitsuhashi)
• 02 Isohama Bon Uta (feat Toshiko Yonekawa)
• 03 Hohai-Bushi (feat Kifu Mitsuhashi)
• 04 Otemoyan (feat Toshiko Yonekawa)

Various Artists

Tokyo Glow - Japanese City Pop, Funk & Boogie selected by DJ Notoya

A breezy selection of 80s Japanese funk and boogie gems from the Nippon Columbia vaults, selected by DJ Notoya in Japan with liner notes by Notoya and... more...

• 01 Kumi Nakamura - Kimagure
• 02 Miyuki Maki - Indo No Michibata
• 03 Haruyoshi Yamashina - Osake To Joke
• 04 Sumiko Yamagata - Natsu No Hikari Ni

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Esperanto

Wewantsounds continues their Ryuichi Sakamoto reissue series with the release of the 1985 album ''Esperanto'', composed for a performance by New York... more...

• 01 A Wongga Dance Song
• 02 The Dreaming
• 03 A Rain Song
• 04 Dolphins

Various Artists

WAMONO A to Z Vol. III - Japanese Light Mellow Funk, Disco & Boogie 1978-1988

For this third chapter of the acclaimed Wamono series, Yoshizawa and Chintam unheart some of the best and rarest light mellow funk tunes and disco boo... more...

• 1 Kimono - Tetsuo Sakurai
• 2 Friday Night (Extended Dance Mix) - Jadoes
• 3 Ame - Yumi Sato
• 4 Ojosan Ote Yawaraka Ni - Kiyohiko Ozaki

Various Artists

WAMONO A to Z Vol. II - Japanese Jazz Funk and Rare Groove 1970-1977

In this second volume of the acclaimed Wamono series, Yoshizawa and Chintam dig into some of the best and rarest funky tunes produced in Japan during... more...

• 01 Theme of Doberman Cop - Mieko Hirota
• 02 Bad Junky Blues - Hiroshi Sato
• 03 The In-And-Outer-Stomp-And-Shouter - Sammy with Jiro Inagaki Soul Media
• 04 Watashi no Beatles - Fujio Tokita

Various Artists

Heisei No Oto - Japanese Left-field Pop From The CD Age (1989-1996)

Recommended by: Clone | MinimalRome

Note: 2024 version without Obi. Compiled by long-time friends of the label, Eiji Taniguchi and Norio Sato, Heisei No Oto delves into a world of mus... more...

• 01 jun sato - lorang
• 02 fumihiro murakami - miko
• 03 tadahiko yokogawa- stop me
• 04 love peace trance - yeelen

Various Artists

Virtual Dreams - Ambient Explorations In The House & Techno Age, 1993-1997

Recommended by: Animistic Beliefs | Sil

Virtual Dreams will delve into music produced during the 1990’s that redefined the boundaries of ‘Ambient’. This was music that explored the possibili... more...

• 01 MLO - Birds And Flutes
• 02 Pulusha – Isolation (Part Two)
• 03 MDA Analog - Rainful Memories
• 04 Space Time Continuum - Fluresence