Expected shipping early/mid September Originally released on CD in 1994; ‘Acid Mt. Fuji’ is a powerful testament to the establishment of rave culture in Japan, which rapidly developed […]
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Inspired by a 2018 dream by Munetoshi, the album follows the story of a boy on an exploration, which is mirrored by the rhythmic progression throughout the record. […]
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Reissue of early Japanese house outing by Junichi Soma, Shuji Wada and Katsuya Sano. Comes with insert with liner notes. Originally released in 1989; Widely considered to be […]
mess/age is the music of Kyoto-based friends Khan Brown and Ohhki. Formed in 2021, their unique sound was developed by chance with a circuit bent karaoke machine. Now […]
Psychedelic Japanese pop drawing from a diverse set of influences including jazz, soul, and dub. Sun Ra, Lee “Scratch” Perry, and Yasuaki Shimizu are listed as inspirations. Unbelievably […]
The follow-up compilation to Time Capsule’s Nippon Acid Folk, Nippon Psychedelic Soul takes myriad pathways into the tripped-out undergrowth of 1970s Japan. Finding their feet at home and […]
Room40 has dug deep through Celer’s extensive catalog to repress this hard to find gem. Ghostly and enigmatic sound design pieces that serves as a gentle anchor to […]
Carefully selected Jamaican inspired Japanese productions that display the wonderful results of blending a city pop sound with a lovers rock feel. Organic, breezy, and downright dreamy. The […]
Futuristic sounds from electronic experimentalists Georgia and Japanese vocalist Dove… The beats here are unconventional and difficult to pinpoint stylistically, but still groove heavily with a healthy amount […]
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 […]
To explore and absorb Planet Q, the new record by artists Kyoko Takenaka + Tomoki Sanders, is to become untethered from structural expectations, to reside in a realm […]
Kakashi is an adventurous, exploratory mosaic soundscape in which saxophone, marimba, and percussion intermingle in perfectly orchestrated dances in loops and cycles. Balanced between fast and slow, with […]
Original 1986 pressing! Beautiful soundtrack music composed by Yellow Magic Orchestra’s Ryuichi Sakamoto using the legendary Fairlight Series III early computer sampler / instrument. Excellent 4 track EP […]
Two elevator bangers to get through the gloomy holiday season by Japanese artist, Sonoko, probably made somewhere in the 90’s. Merry ye ye
Originally released in 1982; Yoshimura soundtracks the beauty of still life with heartwarming, lullaby-like melodies layered on top of atmospheric ambient drones. Enjoy the silence.