Got a snootful of items from Michel Henritzi, the French improviser who still holds a torch for Japanese improvisation in
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Lady Maid: early 1980s blast of experimental electronic pop creativity combining mischief, playfulness and surprising darkness
Normal Brain, Lady Maid, We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want, WRWTFWW029 LP / CD (to be reissued March 2019)
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The Moon’s Celestial Highness
Delighted to get a solo record by Mayuko Hino. This Japanese goddess was a founding member of C.C.C.C., one of
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Design By Structure
Latest collection of records from the Kyou label sent to us from Kazuya Ishigami in Osaka. We first noted this
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Memory Cards (3 of 4)
Two more from the Kyou Records label. No. 5 in the series. Takashi Miyamoto has been active since 1985, performing
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Memory Cards (2 of 4)
Two more from the Kyou Records label. ELMA is the alias of Ueda Hideo. His solo album, No. 3 in
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Memory Cards (1 of 4)
We have noted the Japanese genius Kazuya Ishigami with his Cleaner 583 record (please see that post for this fellow’s
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River Child
We’ve always had a place in our hearts for the music and voice of Haco, an extremely individualistic Japanese performer
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Inori: beneath the blizzard bluster, piano pop melodies emerge with dignity intact
Kanashimi, Inori, China, Pest Productions, PEST168 CD digipak (limited edition) (2017) Japanese BM/ doom act Kanashimi celebrates a decade of
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Obscure Tape Music of Japan vol. 20: Shikisokuzekuu-Kuusokuzeshiki
Toshi Ichiyanagi, Obscure Tape Music of Japan vol. 20: Shikisokuzekuu-Kuusokuzeshiki, Edition Omega Point / Archive Series, OPA-020 CD (2015) Admittedly I’m
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