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Coastlines, the instrumental unit of DJ/producer Masanori Ikeda and keyboardist Takumi Kaneko (of cro-magnon), has just released a brand new 2nd album titled "Coastlines 2"! Included are many new originals plus covers of Alan Hawkshaw & Brian Bennett's "Mile High Swinger" and Gabor Szabo's "Alicia". This album follows "Coastlines" (2019).

While the special double-LP release seems to already have sold out in several places, it seems that it can still be bought at HMV (at time of writing) and directly at label Flower Records' online shop (shipping within Japan). Otherwise, grab the digital edition at Bandcamp or on your favorite platform.

There's a detailed article about the release at the English blog Ban Ban Ton Ton, where you can also read an interview with Coastlines from 2020.

Coastlines "Coastlines 2"

A1. Tenderly
A2. Mile High Swinger (Alan Hawkshaw)
A3. Alicia (Gabor Szabo)
B1. Combustione Lenta
B2. Night Cruise
B3. Waves and Rays
C1. Sky Island
C2. Area Code 868
C3. Sand Steps
D1. Song For My Mother
D2. Yasmin's Theme
D3. Asafuji

Flower Records FLRL-016
Out now (5/11), ¥4500 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Bandcamp, HMV, , Spotify, YouTube Music, OTOTOY