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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

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

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

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)

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

WAMONO A to Z Vol. I - Japanese Jazz Funk and Rare Groove 1968-1980

WAMONO A to Z Vol. I - Japanese Jazz Funk & Rare Groove 1968-1980, Selected by DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite & Chintam. Dig right now into the Wamono sound -... more...

• 01 Soran Bushi - Toshiko Yonekawa
• 02 A Touch of Japanese Tone - Takeo Yamashita
• 03 Jongara Reggae - Tadaaki Misago Tokyo Cuban Boys
• 04 Cloudy - Chikara Ueda The Power Station

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Hidari Ude No Yume / Left Handed Dream

Wewantsounds is proud to announce the reissue of Ryuichi Sakamoto's third solo album ''Hidari Ude No Yume'' (Left Handed Dream), originally released i... more...

• 01 Boku No Kakera
• 02 Saru To Yuki To Gomi No Kodomo
• 03 Kacha Kucha Nee
• 04 The Garden Of Poppies

Motohiko Hamase

Anecdote

RWTFWW Records brings the official reissue of Motohiko Hamase’s extremely rare live album Anecdote (recorded in 1987). The album is sourced from origi... more...

• 01 Anecdote
• 02 Aborigine
• 03 Lung
• 04 Intrermezzo

Motohiko Hamase

Notes Of Forestry

RWTFWW Records brings the official reissue of Motohiko Hamase’s remarkable ambient/environmental/minimalism project #Notes of Forestry, available for... more...

• 1 Notes Of Forestry
• 2 Pascal
• 3 Sprial For Multiple Instruments
• 4 Nude

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Thousand Knives Of

Re-release of Ryuichi Sakamoto's first solo album originally released in 1978 on the sought-after Better Days label. Sakamoto was a member of Yellow M... more...

• 1 Thousand Knives
• 2 Island Of Woods
• 3 Grasshoppers
• 4 Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslied

The Kasai Osharaku Preservation Society and others

Osharaku

Recommended by: Clone

Osharaku is a traditional Japanese form of musical entertainment, featuring mainly voice, shamisen and percussion, with a repertoire of folk and popul... more...

• 1 Takasago (Soudai Bushi)
• 2 Kisarazu (Soudai Bushi)
• 3 Shiramasu Konaya
• 5 Hosoda no Kawa

Mari Sekine

Beginning (Lena Willikens remix)

“Beginning” is, appropriately enough, the world-wide solo debut by Japanese percussionist Mari Sekine. She has been active since 2000 with numerous... more...

• 1 Beginning (original)
• 2 Beginning (Lena Willikens Remix)

Ryuichi Sakamoto & Kukangendai

Zureru

New Ryuichi Sakamoto collaboration, with Tokyo experimental rockers Kukangendai.

• 1 Kukangendai × Ryuichi Sakamoto - Zureru
• 2 Kukangendai - Suuji
• 3 Kukangendai - Suuji (remodel by Ryuichi Sakamoto)

The Sakai Ishinage Odori Preservation Society

Sakai Ishinage Odori

Recommended by: Gustav Goodstuff

Heavy 1980s regional festival taiko drum ensemble more...

• 1 Yose Daiko
• 2 Ishinage Odori
• 3 Bukkiri Daiko
• 4 Yose Daiko (Sugai Ken mix)

The Kizaki Odori Preservation Society and Clark Naito

Kizaki Ondo

Recommended by: Gustav Goodstuff

Insane prediction of distorted techno, all made by local folkloric musicians in the 80s.

• 1 Kizaki Ondo Preservation Society - Kizaki Ondo
• 2 Kizaki Ondo Preservation Society - Kizaki Ondo (1981 Instrumental)
• 3 Clark Naito - Kizaki Ondo
• 4 Clark Naito - Kizaki Ondo (2018 instrumental)