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Music From Memory Various: Heisei No Oto: Japanese Left-Field Pop from the CD Age 1989-1996 LP
Music From Memory is excited to announce a special compilation that they’ve been working on for some time now; MFM053 – VA – Heisei No Oto – Japanese Left-field Pop From The CD Age (1989-1996). Compiled by long-time friends of the label, Eiji Taniguchi an
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Various: Heisei No Oto: Japanese Left-Field Pop from the CD Age 1989-1996 LP
C$49.99
Nippon Columbia Maki, Carmen & Blues Creation: s/t LP
Folk singer-turned-rock singer Carmen Maki collaborated with Blues Creation on this album (’71). Immediately after the release of her masterpiece “The Devil and the Eleven Children”, Carmen Maki’s youthful voice, which was influenced by Janis Joplin, fuse
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Maki, Carmen & Blues Creation: s/t LP
C$84.99
180g Various: Wamono A to Z Vol. 1: Japanese Jazz Funk & Rare Groove 1968-1980 LP
Active as a professional DJ in Japan since the late eighties, DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite is also a renowned remixer, compiler and producer. An avid record collector and an expert of the Wamono style, Yoshizawa published the Wamono A to Z records guide book in
Various: Wamono A to Z Vol. 1: Japanese Jazz Funk & Rare Groove 1968-1980 LP
C$39.99
Victor Hosono, Haruomi: Hochono House LP
Hochono House is a re-imagining of Hosono’s 1973 solo debut album Hosono House. Recorded 45 years after The Band-like sessions that produced the rootsy Japanese Americana classic, Hochono House is an entirely solo affair, with Hosono himself handling all
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Hosono, Haruomi: Hochono House LP
C$64.99
Nippon Columbia Blues Creation: Demon & Eleven Children LP
Demon & Eleven Children, a masterpiece of blues creation from the dawn of the new rock era, is finally reissued! The cover and the cover of this album are truly one of the classics of Japanese hard rock music. The solid sound of fuzz and blues rock influe
Blues Creation: Demon & Eleven Children LP
C$84.99
Riot Season Mainliner: Dual Myths 2LP
Gatefold sleeve; one record on silver vinyl, one record on black vinyl. The follow-up to Mainliner's 2013 comeback album Revelation Space has been rumored for many years. There have been tales of several attempts being finished and scrapped in the last fi
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Mainliner: Dual Myths 2LP
C$54.99
Palto Flats Shimizu, Yasuaki: Kakashi LP
"Originally released in 1982, Kakashi is another high water mark in the 80s Japanese underground. This album, which has gathered cult status in recent years, is the project of musical visionary Yasuaki Shimizu, and considered to be a highlight of his solo
Shimizu, Yasuaki: Kakashi LP
C$31.99
Light in the Attic Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Green LP
Barely known outside of his home country during his lifetime, the late Japanese ambient music pioneer Hiroshi Yoshimura has seen his global stature rise steadily in the past few years. The 2017 reissue of his lauded debut, Music For Nine Post Cards, along
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Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Green LP
C$39.99
Black Editions White Heaven: Out LP
White Heaven's debut album Out is one of the greatest psychedelic rock albums ever recorded. First released in 1991 by Tokyo's P.S.F. Records and pressed in an edition of 500 copies the original LP has become a holy grail in underground circles, with only
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White Heaven: Out LP
C$34.99
17853 Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Pier & Loft LP
The seven songs on this album were created for a fashion exhibition held at a warehouse in the Tokyo bay area. He released it on cassette tape on Japanese label ‘Fukusei Gijutsu Kohboh” ran by Yoshio Ojima who produced the album.

Referring to the Lof
Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Pier & Loft LP
C$44.99
Great Tracks Yellow Magic Orchestra: Naughty Boys LP
After the release of Technodelic in 1981 YMO took a year-long break, with each member pursuing their own interests, including writing and producing for other artists. Their return from hiatus coincided the release of the single ""Kimi Ni Mune Kyun"" in 19
Yellow Magic Orchestra: Naughty Boys LP
C$69.99
Studio Mule Yas-Kaz: Virgo Indigo LP
Studio Mule open the roster towards sophisticated spiritual sounds on the crossroads of electrified jazz, oriental fourth-world spheres and deeply composed experimental sounds. This time, the label welcomes Japanese artist Ya-Sukazu Sato, aka Yas-Kaz, a u
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Yas-Kaz: Virgo Indigo LP
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Personal Affair Miyashita, Fumio: Shion: Sky Music LP
We are proud to announce the reissue of the most important root of Japanese Ambient Music, Fumio Miyashita’s archives. The third release on this series is “SHION Sky Music” originally released on cassette from his label Biwa Records in 1985.
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Miyashita, Fumio: Shion: Sky Music LP
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Light in the Attic Various: Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980-1988 LP
Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980–1988 hovers vibe–wise between two distinct poles within Light In The Attic’s acclaimed Japan Archival Series—Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music
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Various: Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980-1988 LP
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Take It Acid Is Les Rallizes Denudes: France Demos LP
Feedback drenched noise for the classic "France" Demos from Japanese psych noise legend, Les Rallizes Denudes.
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Les Rallizes Denudes: France Demos LP
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WeWantSound Logic System: Venus LP
Wewantsounds reissue Logic System's Venus, originally released in 1981. Reissued outside of Japan for the first time in 40 years. Hideki Matsutake started his career as the assistant of Japanese electronic music master Isao Tomita in the early '70s, he we
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Logic System: Venus LP
C$44.99
Nippon Columbia Soul Media: Funky Stuff LP
This album is incredible, truly well-named — funky stuff, indeed. Fat bass, good variety of guitar sounds, nice horns and organ, crisp drums … it is an instant favorite!
Tenor Sax, Alto Sax, Flute, Producer – Jiro Inagaki
Electric Piano – Hiromasa Suzuk
Soul Media: Funky Stuff LP
C$79.99
WRWTFWW Hamase, Motohiko: Anecdote 2LP
Three-sided. WRWTFWW Records announce the official reissue of Motohiko Hamase's extremely rare live album Anecdote, recorded in 1987. This marks the sixth release from the Esplanade Series which focuses on the works of Yoshio Ojima, Motohiko Hamase, and S
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Hamase, Motohiko: Anecdote 2LP
C$54.99
Light in the Attic Hosono, Hauromi: Hosono House LP
The unbelievably prolific Haruomi Hosono is one of the major architects of modern Japanese pop music. With his encyclopedic knowledge of music and boundless curiosity for new sounds, Hosono has put his unmistakable stamp on hundreds of recordings as a ses
Hosono, Hauromi: Hosono House LP
C$39.99
Black Editions Haino, Keiji: Watashi Dake LP
Black Editions present the first vinyl reissue of Keiji Haino's stunning debut album Watashi Dake?, originally released in 1981. This first ever edition released outside of Japan features the artist's originally intended metallic gold and silver jacket ar
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Haino, Keiji: Watashi Dake LP
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Safe Trip Satoshi & Makoto: CZ5000 Sounds & Sequences Vol II LP
Scientific Bulletin From The Safe Trip Institute, Amsterdam.

Our latest communication to colleagues concerns an audio artefact – library reference code ST019 – provided by our esteemed Japanese brothers Satoshi and Makoto. They unearthed it from their
Satoshi & Makoto: CZ5000 Sounds & Sequences Vol II LP
C$29.99
180g Various: Wamono A to Z Vol. II - Japanese Funk 1970 - 1977 LP
Following the highly acclaimed Volume I, dig further into the Wamono sound – the cream of the Japanese jazz, funk, soul, rare groove and disco music developed throughout the years since the end of the sixties in Japan!

Active as a professional DJ in Ja
Various: Wamono A to Z Vol. II - Japanese Funk 1970 - 1977 LP
C$39.99
Great Tracks Yellow Magic Orchestra: Technodelic LP
Japanese pressing! Some of Yellow Magic Orchestra’s most forward-thinking music can be heard on Technodelic, released in 1981 only a few months after their masterwork BGM. Hosono, Sakamoto and Takahashi utilized the custom-made LMD-649 PCM digital sampler
Yellow Magic Orchestra: Technodelic LP
C$69.99
Great Tracks Yellow Magic Orchestra: Solid State Survivor (Colour) LP
Solid State Survivor is the second album by Japanese electronic trio Yellow Magic Orchestra. A synthetic cornucopia featuring compelling sounds across their unique electronic palette. Compositions are key here in direct contrast to the sounds of their Ger
Yellow Magic Orchestra: Solid State Survivor (Colour) LP
C$69.99