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Palto Flats Shimizu, Yasuaki: Kiren LP
Acclaimed saxophonist, producer and composer Yasuaki Shimizu will release Kiren, his unreleased album from 1984, on the Palto Flats record label on February 25, 2022. Liner notes by music historian Chee Shimizu, and credits in both Japanese and English.
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Shimizu, Yasuaki: Kiren LP
C$35.99
A Colourful Storm Kudo, Reiko And Tori: Tangerine LP
A Colourful Storm presents Tangerine, a collection of songs by Reiko and Tori Kudo.

Recorded at Village Hototoguiss, Japan, during autumn, winter and spring 2011 and 2012, the makeup of Tangerine is the culmination of over thirty years of experimentati
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Kudo, Reiko And Tori: Tangerine LP
C$44.99
BBE Aziawa, Tohru Quintet: Tachibana LP
The desire to discover and delve into new and unexplored areas of music has turned attention on the Japanese jazz scene of the 1970s, often regarded as its gilded age. The recent ground-breaking sell-out BBE compilation J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz from Japan
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Aziawa, Tohru Quintet: Tachibana LP
C$69.99
180g Yamaya, Kiyoshi: Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 LP
Following the already classic Wamono A to Z trilogy, 180g presents an exceptional collection of jazz funk / rare groove tunes recorded in the mid-seventies at the Nippon Columbia studios by three giants of Japanese music: arranger Kiyoshi Yamaya, koto leg
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Yamaya, Kiyoshi: Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ’76 LP
C$49.99
Day Tripper RNA Organism: Unaffected Mixes Plus LP
"R.N.A. Organism landed themselves a place on the legendary Vanity Records roster after sending label head Agi Yuzuru a cassette by air mail in order to fool him into thinking they were from overseas. The ploy worked, and the group soon entered the studio
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RNA Organism: Unaffected Mixes Plus LP
C$49.99
Light in the Attic Various: Even A Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973 (Purple) LP
There was something in the air in the urban corners of late ‘60s Japan. Student protests and a rising youth culture gave way to the angura (short for “underground) movement that thrived on subverting traditions of the post-war years. Rejection of the Beat
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Various: Even A Tree Can Shed Tears: Japanese Folk & Rock 1969-1973 (Purple) LP
C$54.99
Ba Da Bing Aoba, Ichiko: Windswept Adan LP
Ichiko Aoba’s albums have only been available as expensive Japanese imports, until now. In November, Ba Da Bing will release Windswept Adan on 2xLP in North America, Europe and the United Kingdom, with deluxe packaging.

After creating her label, hermi
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Aoba, Ichiko: Windswept Adan LP
C$49.99
Mental Groove Shino, Ayane: Sakura LP
A love-filled tribute to the late Japanese techno and ambient pioneer Susumu Yokota. In 2021, talented classical guitarist Ayane Shino discovered his impressive works and recorded cover version of tracks from his acclaimed Sakura album. Those new contempo
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Shino, Ayane: Sakura LP
C$49.99
WeWantSound Sakamoto, Ryuichi: Esperanto LP
Wewantsounds continues their Ryuichi Sakamoto reissue series with the release of the 1985 album Esperanto, composed for a performance by New York avant-garde choreographer Molissa Fenley. Produced and performed by Sakamoto with contribution by Arto Lindsa
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Sakamoto, Ryuichi: Esperanto LP
C$46.99
Personal Affair Miyashita, Fumio: Waterfall Symphony LP
Fumio Miyashita’s unreleased last recording is finally here.

We are honor to receive the master audio of Waterfall Symphony from Fumio’s family last year and finally ready to release on both Vinyl & CD."
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Miyashita, Fumio: Waterfall Symphony LP
C$44.99
Light in the Attic Various: Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986 LP
When Light In The Attic released Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986 in 2019, it was the first collection of its kind to be released outside Japan. It proved to be just what music fans had been waiting for—a compilation of sought-aft
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Various: Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986 LP
C$49.99
Light in the Attic Various: Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986 LP
Pacific Breeze documents Japan’s blast into the stratosphere. By the 1960s, the nation had achieved a postwar miracle, soaring to become the world’s second largest economy. Thriving tech exports sent The Rising Sun over the moon. Its pocket cassette playe
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Various: Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986 LP
C$49.99
180g Various: WAMONO A to Z Vol. III - Japanese Light Mellow Funk, Disco & Boogie 1978-1988 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
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Various: WAMONO A to Z Vol. III - Japanese Light Mellow Funk, Disco & Boogie 1978-1988 LP
C$44.99
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
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Hosono, Hauromi: Hosono House LP
C$44.99
Vinyl on Demand Ice 9: The Fifth Column Years LP
VOD presents The Fifth Column Years by Ice 9. This double LP release contains 1981 and P.F.L.P. Ice 9 was a collective centered around Onnyk (Yoshiaki Kinno) a well-known on the field of Japan's underground and free improvisation, acted as "The Fifth Colu
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Ice 9: The Fifth Column Years LP
C$44.99
Vinyl on Demand Various: Vanity Demos LP
This 2xLP set collects a series of recordings recently discovered in Agi Yuzuru's archives and never released before on vinyl. It offers further insights about legendary Japanese cult DIY label Vanity Records and some of their groups. The 2xLP set include
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Various: Vanity Demos LP
C$44.99
Vinyl on Demand Various: Vanity Records Vol. 2 BOX
The Vanity Box Vol. 2 presents another beautiful boxet with releases by legendary Japanese DIY label Vanity, active in the late 70s and early 80s. It was conceived by Studio Warp, in collaboration with Agi Yuzuru and the whole roster of artists involved w
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Various: Vanity Records Vol. 2 BOX
C$139.99
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
C$44.99
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
C$44.99
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
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
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Various: Wamono A to Z Vol. II - Japanese Funk 1970 - 1977 LP
C$44.99
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
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
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
C$49.99