Asami Kado made her debut on September 5, 1979. She rarely appeared in the media, but her sophisticated music image was highly appreciated in the music scene at that time.
In 1987, she released two...
Asami Kado made her debut on September 5, 1979. She rarely appeared in the media, but her sophisticated music image was highly appreciated in the music scene at that time.
In 1987, she released two...
Eiichi Otaki is a well-known member of Happi Endo who is an indispensable figure when talking about the history of Japanese music. Released in 1981, it is regarded as one of the best works of Japan...
All Day is the fifth studio album by American musician Gregg Gillis, known by his stage name Girl Talk. The album was originally released as a free digital download by Illegal Art on November 15, 2...
The drums of fire scorch the age. With his young and talented Sound Limited, Takeshi Inomata heralds the arrival of the golden age of jazz rock in high spirits. Drummer Takeshi Inomata, who led t...
After many years working as a buyer for several record stores, DJ Chintam opened his own Blow Up shop in 2018 in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. A member of the Dayjam Crew and a specialist of soul, funk...
Izumi Kobayashi, who has recently experienced a resurgence in popularity due to the renewed interest in city pop, is once again in the spotlight both in Japan and abroad. She has reissued her secon...
Izumi Kobayashi first gained recognition as the leader of the Flying Mimi Band before embarking on her solo career. As a solo artist, Kobayashi, began to standout in her keyboard performances with ...
Surfing on the wave of 1980’s Nippon’s bubble of electronics and economics, fashion and the femme fatale, explosion of its pop culture and computerized technopop, and the world’s sudden fascinatio...
Hiroshi Sato's masterpiece "Awakening" has been reissued for the fourth time in a new "Pastel Blue Vinyl" edition.
The album was mastered by the world-renowned engineer Bernie Grundman, using high...
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...
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...
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,...
