Bruxa Maria & MoE, Skinwalker, Norway, Conrad Sound, CnRd332 CD (2022) Recorded back in 2019, in Newcastle upon Tyne, “Skinwalker”
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Technodelic: a strange techno-psychedelic trip through Japanese and Western culture in the early 1980s
Yellow Magic Orchestra, Technodelic, Japan, Alfa, ALR-28030 vinyl LP (1981) Fans of legendary electronic synthpop band Yellow Magic Orchestra will
Continue readingNON baNd (self-titled): new lease of life for skronky post-punk / new wave cult band’s debut album
NON baNd, self-titled, Germany, TAL, TAL04 clear vinyl LP (2017, reissued 2022) Originally released back in 1982, the only album
Continue readingRed Heaven: a powerful style of depressive black metal / post-BM beauty
Ebola, Red Heaven, Japan, Zero Dimensional Records, ZDR083 CD (2022) The front cover artwork of Ebola’s “Red Heaven” album featuring
Continue readingLandscape and Voice: where field recordings and voice glitch become a sonic art gallery
Toshiya Tsunoda, Landscape and Voice, Australia, Black Truffle Records, BT089 vinyl LP limited edition (2022) As a sound artist creating
Continue readingThanatos of Funk: reissue of a whimsically eclectic album of electro-disco funk, light metal and hip-hop
Minoru Fushimi, Thanatos of Funk, France, 180g, 180GRELP02 vinyl LP (1985, reissued 2022) For nearly 40 years after its first
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Cassette tape from Takahiro Kawaguchi is Recorded Xenoglossy (PILGRIM TALK PT40) … Kawaguchi is a Japanese player whose work has
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Remarkable set of studio improvisation from the small group Archeus on their self-titled record (HAANG-004) from Haang Niap Records. This
Continue readingSound Storing Machines – The First 78rpm Records from Japan, 1903 – 1912: early recorded Japanese music still sounding fresh after over 100 years
Various Artists, Sound Storing Machines – The First 78rpm Records from Japan, 1903 – 1912, United States, Sublime Frequencies, SF115
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Ken Matsutani deserves to be reckoned as a hero of Japanese underground rock. He formed Marble Sheep and the Run-Down
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