Japan
Original music from 1983 and released on vinyl for the first time, Club is a stunning and timeless collection of avant-garde electronica, proto-techno, mecha-ambient, and ear-pleasing experimentations from […]
Expected shipping mid/late October The next installment of MFM’s popular multi-artist compilation Virtual Dreams: ‘Virtual Dreams – Ambient Explorations In The House And Techno Age, Japan 1993-1999’. As […]
An official re-issue of the 1996 album, Beyond the Circle, from Dr. Osamu Kitajima presented by Forest Jams on vinyl for the first time. As the title suggests, […]
“Originally released on the lauded Green Energy label from experimental maverick Henry Kawahara, Forest Jams is thrilled to present the official re-issue of Nami Hotatsu’s sophomore album – […]
Originally released on CD in 1994; ‘Acid Mt. Fuji’ is a powerful testament to the establishment of rave culture in Japan, which rapidly developed within just two years, […]
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. […]
Originally released in 1976; Official reissue of Hiroshi Suzuki’s glorious jazz-fusion-funk Holy Grail, sourced from the original masters and available on limited edition 180 gram vinyl mastered at […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Masterful Japanese psych-folk soft rock. Breezy and laidback, yet instrumentally intricate. A must have for any classic rock or Hosono fans. Happy End’s second album, the timeless masterpiece […]
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 […]
Originally released in 1976; Unquestionably one of the most important Japanese jazz albums ever recorded, Scenery reveals Ryo Fukui as a miraculously brilliant self-taught pianist fusing modal, bop, […]
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 […]
Essential reissue of Hiroshi Yoshimura’s beloved and highly sought-after album intended to convey “the comfortable scenery of the natural cycle known as Green.” Some of the most beautiful […]
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 […]
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.