Enjoy the soulful melodies of Isao Suzuki, Art Blakey's esteemed bassist, as he, along with his fellow musicians Kunihiko Kanno and George Otsuka, brings his distinctive musical vision to life on t...
Wewantsounds announces the reissue of Fumio Itabashi's highly sought-after album Watarase, hailed as one of the great Japanese jazz albums and featuring Itabashi on solo piano playing an inspired m...
A stylish selection of jazz-funk from Japanese label Electric Bird, selected by DJ Notoya and featuring Yasuaki Shimizu, Shunzo Ohno, Bobby Lyle, Toshiyuki Honda, Mikio Masuda, David Matthews, and ...
Kimiko Kasai, celebrated for her illustrious jazz career collaborating with luminaries like Mal Waldron, Gil Evans, and Herbie Hancock, transitioned to Toshiba EMI in 1987. There, she unveiled an L...
Experience the timelessness of the City Pop album released in 1979, featuring Junko Ohashi's captivating vocals and the refined performance of the second generation Minoya Central Station, now excl...
The first vinyl reissue of a jazz-rock album by Jiro Inagaki, an outlier in the Japanese jazz world, featuring vocals by Sammy and Yasushi Sawada for the first time. Backed by Masahiko Sato, Kimio ...
Get your hands on a 2-disc set featuring the top albums of 1983, packed with debut tracks like "Love is Magic," a duet with Yoshinori Monta, and "A LOVE AFFAIR," originally released as a commercial...
Composer and arranger of Hiroshi Suzuki's "Romance" and Jiro Inagaki's "Breeze," Hiromasa Suzuki is a musician who had worked extensively in the Japanese entertainment industry, not only in jazz, b...
"The Word II," which gained instant worldwide recognition after being sampled by Mac DeMarco in "Chamber of Reflection" and by Travis Scott and Quavo's unit HUNCHO JACK in "How U Feel." Shigeo Seik...
A heretical masterpiece with an overwhelming presence in the history of Japanese jazz. Jiro Inagaki was one of the central figures in the development of jazz rock in Japan. Inagaki, who had doubts...
Motoaki Masuo, known for his active role as a guitarist in the 1970s and 1980s, debuted his album on Polydor in 1973. This album, a hidden gem of Japanese soft rock, showcases his talent as a songw...
During a stay in West Africa in the late 2000’s, Japanese musician Junichiro "John" Imaeda was taken aback by the similarities he felt between the Afrobeat that resonated in the streets of Accra, a...
Singer-songwriter Yumi Tanimura’s first album “Believe In” will be reissued on LP. The LP "Believe In (2024 Cutting)" is a new cut in 2024 from the original master and will be released in the domes...
In 1972, at the age of 19, Tatsuro Yamashita embarked on his musical journey by self-producing a limited edition of 100 copies of his album 'ADD SOME MUSIC TO YOUR DAY,' alongside his friends. Now,...
WRWTFWW Records is flying high as it announces the reissue of the 1997 ambient masterpiece Quiet Logic by electronic music visionaries Mixmaster Morris (The Irresistible Force), Jonah Sharp (Spacet...
The first ever international release of Ryuichi Sakamoto's landmark 1984 album Ongaku Zukan, originally issued in Japan on his own School label in 1984. Remastered by Saidera Mastering in Tokyo. Th...
Limited LP box (2000 copies worldwide). Includes the album on double LP, the Caligari movie on DVD, and 16-page booklet. Narrative film music and sound design for Robert Wiene's classic 1920 psycho...
"I'm not anti-hippie. I'm anti-unrealistic utopianism. Hell, I'm basically an anarchist." The realm of the hippies extends from "Nature Boy," Eden Ahbez's international hit song from 1948, to Charl...
Wewantsounds continues its extensive Meiko Kaji reissue program in partnership with Teichiku Records and Meiko Kaji herself, with the release of Gincho Wataridori, her debut album from 1972. This i...
Wewantsounds continues its Akiko Yano reissue series with the release of the singer's third studio album To Ki Me Ki, recorded in New York and released in 1978 in Japan. It follows her cult Iroha N...
53 years after his debut!The remastered popular works of Masayoshi Takanaka, one of Japan's leading super-guitarists, are now available on limited edition colored vinyl!Alex Wharton of Abbey Road S...
53 years after his debut!
The remastered popular works of Masayoshi Takanaka, one of Japan's leading super-guitarists, are now available on limited edition colored vinyl!
Alex Wharton of Abbey Roa...
Japan’s leading super guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka’s memorable solo debut album is now being reprinted on LP!
A masterpiece of Japanese music with tropical grooves unfolding throughout. First relea...
