Music from Japan

** 2021 Stock. Original Videotape, Numbered ** Vanilla Records presents Deep Electronics Live by C.C.C.C. The VHS in NTSC format contains the recording of the Live at Bears, Osaka Aug. 10. 1991. Bass – Ryuichi Nagakubo. Cameraman – Michio Tejima. Des…

Merzbow's unpublished/excavated archive series by Slowdown Records began to be released in 2018, and so far 10 chapters have been published. This 60CD box contains all those 10 chapters. They have been published in chronological order starting from 1…

A fantastic percussive album performed by the Osuwa Daiko Preservation Society and veteran jazz pianist Masahiko Sato. A great blend of avant garde and traditional music recorded at Osuwa Daiko's dojo in Okaya City, Nagano, Japan. The Suwa Daiko is a…

** Deluxe vinyl LP version. Limited edition to 299 copies ** Cascades of electronic noise, a psychedelic touch and vocal belching mixed together constitute the ingredients of Mademoiselle Anne Sanglante Ou Notre Nymphomanie Auréolé, the double-barrel…

** Deluxe vinyl LP version. Limited edition to 199 copies ** MSBR (Molten Salt Breeder Reactor), aka Koji Tano, was one of the most respected noise artists to arise from Japan's exciting noise/experimental music scene of the 1990s. Much of his materi…

** Deluxe double vinyl LP version in gatefold sleeve. Limited edition to 299 copies ** Merzbow stands as the most important artist in noise music. The moniker of Japanese artist Masami Akita was born in Tokyo in 1979. Inspired by dadaism and surreali…

** Picture disc LP. Ltd x 400 copies in a heavy PVC archive sleeve. ** Two giants of the Japanese Noise scene present exclusive material on a special limited vinyl release. Controlled Death is the nom de plume of Maso Yamazaki (Masonna), who unleashe…

** 2021 Stock ** Hōryū-ji or else Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law is one of the powerful Seven Great Buddhist Temples in Japan. Horyu-ji has entasis, in architecture, the application of a convex curve to a surface for aesthetic purposes. It al…

** Barbed Wire Swimming Pool splatter vinyl. LP with super deluxe embossed cover with mini poster ** The skylines of Tokyo and New York City are impenetrable. On the streets it is cold - the ravens have blocked out the sun. The barbed chicken wire th…

Craftman Records presents Q by Hideto Kanai. Recorded at Aoi Studio, Tokyo on May 9 & 17, 1971. Artwork – Ben Nishizawa, Bass – Hideto Kanai, Engineer – Yoshihiko Kannari, Engineer [Assistant] – Kenji Kurota, Mastered By – Tohru Kotetsu, Producer – T…

** In process of stocking ** Craftman records presents Maya by Shunzo Ohno Quintet. Recorded July 22 and 23, 1991. Alto Saxophone – Steve Wilson, Bass – James Genus, Drums – Billy Drummond, Engineer – Michael McDonald, Flugelhorn – Shunzo Ohno, Maste…

** 2021 Stock. In process of stocking ** Craftman Records presents Concierto de Aranjuez by Hideto Kanai Quintet. Recorded November 2, 1978. Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Mikinori Fujiwara, Bass – Hideto Kanai, Drums – Michael …

In process of stocking. Craftman presents a live concert by New Direction recorded at Jazzbed, Tokyo on September 27, 1970. The album includes 2 tracks performed by Masayuki Takayanagi - Guitar, Kaoru Abe - Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Performer, a…

Jinya Disc presents Dislocation (断層) by Masayuki Takayanagi. Recorded at Aketa no Mise, December 26, 1983. Produced by Jinya Disc. Artwork – Yoko Hase, Artwork, Design – Studio Zap Inc., Drums – Hiroshi Yamazaki, Guitar – Masayuki Takayanagi, Liner N…

Jinya Disc presents Masayuki Takayanagi Archive 1. The equivalent of the long-out-of-print box, reprinted in simple CDs on standard slimline cases,  without any booklet. Recording studios: Jean-Jean, Shibuya, Pulcinella, Shibuya. Bass – Nobuyoshi Ino…

Jinya Disc presents The complete works of Jojo, 2 DVD set, valuable footage of Action Direct and duo. This release contains 2 DVD: The Complete Works Of Jojo: Action Direct Masayuki Takayanagi: guitars, motors, tape recorders, ring modulators, analog…

Originally released on CD-R by Tochnit Aleph in 2005, this CD reissue captures the full performance of Japanese noise legends C.C.C.C. at Broken Life Festival in 1995, with updated layout including photographs taken of the performance.

* long out of print, few copies back in stock * Akio Suzuki has been making earthy yet ethereal sounds for over four decades now, all quietly emanating from the Japanese countryside. Born in 1941, he's made outdoor sound the focus of his career, cons…

Recorded live at UFO Club in Kōenji, Tokyo, on January 30, 1999. Incapacitants in their finest capacity, blending harsh electronic psychedelia, mayhemic screech and visceral ecstasy. Previously released by OR in 1999 on CDR, now available for posteri…

2026 stock, reduced price ** Original Single Sided, Numbered **  Solmania is the project of Masahiko Ohno, one of the key figures of the Osaka noise underground in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Alongside Masonna, Incapacitants, C.C.C.C., and others…