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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!

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Various: Wamono A to Z Vol. II - Japanese Funk 1970 - 1977 LP
C$39.99
Empire of Signs Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Music for Nine Postcards (clear) LP
Despite his status as a key figure in the history of Japanese ambient music, Hiroshi Yoshimura remains tragically under-known outside of his home country. Empire of Signs – a new imprint co-helmed by Maxwell August Croy, Spencer Doran and distributed by L
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Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Music for Nine Postcards (clear) LP
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Great Tracks Yellow Magic Orchestra: After Service LP
Japanese pressing! Recorded at the Budokan in December 1983, After Service is YMO’s second live album that celebrates and encapsulates the first phase of their career that began five years prior. The career-spanning double disc set includes a gues appeara
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Yellow Magic Orchestra: After Service LP
C$89.99
WRWTFWW Satoh, Somei: Mandala Trilogy +1 2LP
WRWTFWW Records announce the full official reissue of Somei Satoh's magnificent Avatamsaka Sutra inspired Mandala Trilogy with one additional never-released piece. Sourced from original masters and available on double vinyl in heavy 350gsm sleeve with lin
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Satoh, Somei: Mandala Trilogy +1 2LP
C$59.99
Black Editions Mikami, Kan: I'm the Only One Around LP
Black Editions present the first ever vinyl edition of Kan Mikami's I'm the Only One Around. For 50 years, Kan Mikami has stood as a master of the Japanese blues and outsider folk. His unmistakable, powerfully evocative voice and surrealistic poetry revea
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Mikami, Kan: I'm the Only One Around LP
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Teichiku Ike, Reiko: World of Ecstasy LP
The long-awaited reissue of the 1971 release work by “Japan’s first pornographic actress” Reiko Ike. If you open the spread on the cover of the monument of Japanese-style product “Okiki Jake”, you can see photos from Toei movie “Contemporary Pornography C
Ike, Reiko: World of Ecstasy LP
C$89.99
WRWTFWW Satoh, Somei: Emerald Tablet/Echoes LP
WRWTFWW Records announce the full official reissue of two major works from the great Somei Satoh gathered into one LP: the mystic and meditative Emerald Tablet (1978) and Echoes (1981). Sourced from original masters and available on vinyl with liner notes
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Satoh, Somei: Emerald Tablet/Echoes LP
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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
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Great Tracks Yellow Magic Orchestra: BGM LP
Japanese pressing! Originally released in March 1981, BGM marked a turn from the previous release with an overall darker and more serious tone that some considered to be a betrayal against their original fans. Years have been kind to BGM, however, and Hos
Yellow Magic Orchestra: BGM LP
C$69.99
Field Ken, Sugai: Tone River LP
Caught somewhere between environmental sound studies and surrealist sonic architecture, Sugai Ken helps mark the 30th release of Field Records with an ambitious new album. Commissioned by the Dutch Embassy in Tokyo, Tone River is the product of a year's i
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Ken, Sugai: Tone River LP
C$37.99
Beat Ball Kawahara, Masami & The Exotic Sounds: Ecstasy LP
The 1970 erotic lounge record by Japanese maestro of percussion, Masami Kawahara, reissued now! The present record is a standout work amid the myriad records of the x-rated / lounge genre of the 1960s and 1970s that catered to adult audiences in both the
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Kawahara, Masami & The Exotic Sounds: Ecstasy LP
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Empire of Signs Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Music from Nine Postcards LP
Despite his status as a key figure in the history of Japanese ambient music, Hiroshi Yoshimura remains tragically under-known outside of his home country. Empire of Signs – a new imprint co-helmed by Maxwell August Croy, Spencer Doran and distributed by L
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Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Music from Nine Postcards LP
C$34.99
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
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Honest Jon's Asakawa, Maki: s/t LP
A stunning survey of the 1970s heyday of great Japanese singer and countercultural icon Maki Asakawa (1942-2010). Deep-indigo, dead-of-night enka, folk, and blues, inhaling Billie Holiday and Nina Simone down to the bone. A traditional waltz abuts Nico-st
Asakawa, Maki: s/t LP
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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
WeWantSound Sakamoto, Ryuichi: Hidari Ude No Yume (2LP deluxe edition) LP
Double LP version. Gatefold sleeve. Includes the album's full instrumental version. Wewantsounds present the reissue of Ryuichi Sakamoto's third solo album Hidari Ude No Yume (Left Handed Dream), originally released in 1981 on the Alfa label. Save for a s
Sakamoto, Ryuichi: Hidari Ude No Yume (2LP deluxe edition) LP
C$54.99
Time Capsule Various: Island Sounds from Japan 2009 - 2016 LP
Offering a unique window into modern Japanese music, Time Capsule’s latest release presents a group of artists who refuse to be bound by genre – mixing jazz, dance, reggae, psych, afrobeat, and indigenous styles into distinctly tropical fusions

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Various: Island Sounds from Japan 2009 - 2016 LP
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WRWTFWW MKWAJU Ensemble: MKWAJU LP
 WRWTFWW Records announces the highly anticipated official reissue of holy grail album MKWAJU by acclaimed Japanese percussionist Midori Takada's MKWAJU Ensemble, sourced from the original masters and available in two versions: a vinyl LP cut at Emil Berl
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MKWAJU Ensemble: MKWAJU LP
C$41.99
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
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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WeWantSound Sakamoto, Ryuichi: Hidari Ude No Yume LP
Single LP version. Obi strip; four-page insert. Wewantsounds present the reissue of Ryuichi Sakamoto's third solo album Hidari Ude No Yume (Left Handed Dream), originally released in 1981 on the Alfa label. Save for a small-scale Dutch vinyl release in 19
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Sakamoto, Ryuichi: Hidari Ude No Yume LP
C$44.99
Great Tracks Hosono, Haruomi: Medicine Compilation from the Quiet Lodge LP
“Medicine Compilation from the Quiet Lodge” features ultimate ambient music that invites listeners to another world, including masterpieces such as “Honey Moon”, which has a duo vocal with Akiko Yano, and was originally recorded on the album “Tropical Dan
Hosono, Haruomi: Medicine Compilation from the Quiet Lodge LP
C$99.99
Sony Japan Hosono, Haroumi/ Shigeru Suzuki/ Tatsuro Yamashita: Pacific LP
Blue vinyl! The theme of this exceptional album is the beautiful South Pacific sea, with music written by Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki and Tatsuro Yamashita. At this time Haruomi Hosono was just in the middle of preparing for YMO, and the three songs he
Hosono, Haroumi/ Shigeru Suzuki/ Tatsuro Yamashita: Pacific LP
C$74.99
Mr. Bongo Various: Jazz Rock LP
They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, and going by ‘Jazz Rock’, nor a record by its title. Though entering into jazz territory and featuring some distorted guitar, ’Jazz Rock’ is more a beautiful marriage of funky breakbeat drumming and spiritual
Various: Jazz Rock LP
C$39.99