traces of the ceiling is the new album by Takako Minekawa, an artistic collaboration between Minekawa who composed, performed and recorded the works contained within – and artist […]
Japan
DUMB TYPE is a multimedia performance art group based in Kyoto that was formed in 1984 and continues to be active at the forefront of the art scene. […]
DUMB TYPE is a multimedia performance art group based in Kyoto that was formed in 1984 and continues to be active at the forefront of the art scene. […]
2021 brings a new album by Osaka electronic musician / producer 7FO. This work is a departure from the recent global ambient / new age approach, and the […]
Pale Cocoon’s Mayu (繭) was originally released in 1984 as a cassette box set by Pafe Record in Japan, but sunk into obscurity after its release, only to […]
For years, Takuro Okada has carried a quiet question: how can a Japanese musician honor the music of African Americans without simply borrowing it? That search shapes his […]
Ships late November In conjunction with the 2025 re-pressing of the Nora Guthrie “Emily’s Illness/Home Before Dark” 7-inch single, we have here, in the same format, a lovely […]
Ships mid December Eau is the lovely new album from aus, the solo project of Tokyo-born composer and producer Yasuhiko Fukuzono, who has gained attention, in Japan and […]
With her unique fusion of ambient techno, trip-hop, and French pop, along with a coquettish whispering voice, POiSON GiRL FRiEND is now gaining worldwide attention. She successfully completed […]
With her unique fusion of ambient techno, trip-hop, and French pop, along with a coquettish whispering voice, POiSON GiRL FRiEND is now gaining worldwide attention. She successfully completed […]
A collection of late ’80s/early ’90s recordings of introspective Japanese dream pop self-produced and recorded by outsider artist Maple Fyshh in his home studio in Miyazaki, Kyushu (Japan’s […]
Kumachan Seal: solo project of Japanese vocalist/keyboardist/songwriter Sairi Ojima, who has been playing in numerous indie bands, including Neco Nemuru, since her teens. She began her solo career […]
This is the long-awaited, first-ever vinyl release from the Osaka-based band goat. The five tracks are compiled from their debut album “New Games” (2013) and their second album […]
A buoyant masterpiece from the early 90s, “The Water Garden” was created by Okinawa-born Kojun Kokuba under the inspiring image of a “happy Asia” thriving in the sea-based […]
This is warm, friendly, very relaxed music, very “understandable” and yet intriguing, sure to appeal to fans of electronic ambient, dub and chill-out music, as well as artists […]
“Beginning” is, appropriately enough, the world-wide solo debut by Japanese percussionist Mari Sekine. She has been active since 2000 with numerous groups and artists, as well as providing […]
A beautiful album re-emerges from realms of mystery! The long- awaited vinyl reissue of a Japanese neoclassical/experimental/new age/electronic music classic, originally released in 1978. ”Crystallization” is a work […]
This is a lovely and surprising treat indeed. Composer and multi-instrumentalist Tim Hodgkinson (Henry Cow and much more) partners with vocalist Atsuko Kamura (Mizutama Shobodan aka Polka Dot […]
Tri-Color Green/White Vinyl Originally created to accompany a 2014 exhibition by Osaka art collective Himitsu, Music For Himitsu has now been remastered and pressed to vinyl for the […]
Organic experimental electronic pop from the breathy-voiced Japanese singer NTsKi, who collaborated with 7FO on that beautiful Brenda Ray / Naffi Sandwich cover in 2019. Slow tempos, peculiar […]
This 2-LP set from EM Records chronicles the legacy of underground Japanese techno legends Cycheouts – pronounced ‘psyche outs’ in English. Originally formed in 1994, the group quickly […]
Clear Brown Vinyl Following the release of his album trilogy (Kwaidan, Komachi and Kofū), Meitei has established himself as a defining voice in contemporary Japanese music. By sharing […]
Originally released on CD in 1990; One-off project from Japanese composer Yumiko Morioka recorded with of a group of diverse street musicians and semi-professional players exploring sounds from […]
180-gram vinyl, pressed in the US featuring exclusive OBI and a new translation of Haruomi Hosono’s 1975 liner notes.
N.D.E is a heady trip into heavy atmospherics and psychedelic rhythms leaning heavily on tabla and arabic instruments along with Bill Laswell’s singular ambient dub. Recommended! Originally released […]
Kaoru Inoue’s new EP Rhythms of Dedication is a follow-up to his globally praised 2024 LP Dedicated to the Island. It features a remix by Argentine Slow House […]
“A masterpiece co-crafted by electronic maestros Mixmaster Morris and Jonah Sharp at Haruomi Hosono’s Studio back in 1997, Quiet Logic encapsulates a time when electronic music was undergoing […]
Essential Kankyō Ongaku! Much like ECM’s motto “The Next Best Sound to Silence,” ‘Soundscape 1: Surround’ is one of the best albums to have playing in your home, […]
