Music from Japan

* Compilation of the 1982 cassette releases Solonoise 1 and Solonoise 2. Limited to 300 copies. Released in digipak. * Merzbow re-edition of 2 historical tapes of the first Japanoise era! Special guest on "Solonoise 1": Kiyoshi Mizutani.This albums o…

* Matt laminate and embossed sleeve, insert card, CD and24-page book with text by David Toop, drawings by Akio Suzuki and photography by Lawrence English  * In August 2013, David Toop and Akio Suzuki visited Australia. During a residency on Tamborine…

Will Long's work as Celer traverses a nebulous and morphing galaxy of sound that centers around textured ambience and extended durational pieces. A long-time resident in Tokyo, his work explores the way in which sound can operate in an evolving atmos…

* 150 copies * Celer's ‘Being Below’ is a collaborative release between Past Inside the Present (US) and Two Acorns (JP).  This is a mini-album of short songs created with digital and analogue instruments. Written with a structure that reflects shift…

Legendary Japanese rock outfit Les Rallizes Dénudés were formed in 1967 and incredibly, for a group that had only one official release (Oz Days Live, a double vinyl compilation release in 1973), played their last gig almost 30 years later in October …

** Deluxe vinyl LP version. Limited edition to 299 copies ** Mademoiselle Anne Sanglante Ou Notre Nymphomanie Auréolé, the double-barreled name for Masonna, of course, is one of most prolific, adventurous, and respected noise artists, making dozens o…

Pianist Satoko Fujii and trumpeter Natsuka Tamura performing in the studio in Krakow, Poland, for a duo of sublime power and great dynamic, modern jazz with a wealth of influence and performed with technical prowess.

* 2021 stock* Masami Akita exercises his bestial side in a hairily psychedelic follow-up to his Wildwood (2016) CD, also for Dirter Promotions.  Wildwood II is dedicated to the Wildwood Trust, who support British wildlife through protecting endangere…

Originally released as a cassette in 1994 by Drahtfunk Products, Gnosis shows Mayuko Hino, Ryuichi Nagakubo, Fumio Kosakai, Hiroshi Hasegawa, weaving a tapestry of strange exotic vistas and harsh chafing textures, exploring sonic depths and caverns n…

** 2021 Stock. Limited edition CD housed in a digipak and obi strip ** 'Kannazuki' - the traditional name for the tenth month of the year in the Japanese lunar calendar - is a truly unique moment, a glimpse into a one-off improvisation of a quartet o…

Two themes from Masahiko Satoh's music for the 1973 anime Belladonna of Sadness, chosen from thirteen cues that never made the original soundtrack album: free jazz and fuzz psychedelia on a 45.

Jinya Disc presents a live concert by New Direction. The album includes 2 tracks performed by Masayuki Takayanagi - Guitar, and Kaoru Abe - Alto Saxophone. The first album track: Thursday / Gradually Projection, was recorded on June 18, 1970 at Tokyo…

** Matte laminate and embossed sleeve, monochrome print and includes a full colour collage fold out poster from Masami Akita ** Scandal collects together three newly unearthed and revised pieces from Merzbow recorded between 1992 and 1995. Each of th…

** Deluxe 40-minute Cassette, limited edition of 150, each with full-color six-panel j-card in clear Norelco case, plus full-color outer o-card featuring collage art by Masami Akita **  "Triwave Pagoda" is a blistering sonic depiction of space travel…

** 2021 Stock. Limited edition of 186 hand-numbered copies. Full on-body printing cassette housed into a very special handmade glossy cardboard slipcover sealed with two stickers. ** Xn Recordings presents Okinawa Kaidan: Saya No Yume Ha Yoru Hiraku …

** 2021 Stock. Orange Translucent Limited edition of 486 hand-numbered copies. Released in a plasticized foldout sleeve ** Xn Recordings presents Sound of the Sea by Hijokaidan. Artwork – Katsushika Hokusai. Design – Masahiko Ohno. Drums – Masami Aki…

** 2021 Stock. Original PAL Videotape, Numbered ** Vanilla Records presents Like a Vagina T.V. by Masonna. 1994 Live Recording.

** 2021 Stock. Original PAL Videotape, Numbered ** Vanilla Records presents Extreme Gospel Nights 2 by Incapacitants. Recorded Live at Sengawa Gospel June, 1993. Cameraman, Design [Sleeve] – Michio Teshima. Instruments [All], Voice – Fumio Kosakai, T…

** 2021 Stock. Original PAL Videotape, Numbered ** Vanilla Records presents Between Life and Death by Dissecting Table, performed Live at 3rd November 1991 at Koenji 20000V. Artwork – Jun Hiroshima. Bass – Kenji Kamei. Composed By – Ichiro Tsuji. Per…

** 2021 Stock. Original Videotape, Numbered ** Vanilla Records presents Live at Middle East Cafe Boston 21 Sep 1990 by Merzbow. Perfomed by Masami Akita and Reiko Azuma. Remixed at Fuji Planning Studio. Sound mastered at ZSF Produkt Studio. Acknowled…