Tokyo's Coolest Sound

NeoBallad is the unit of singer Wakasa Sachi and drummer/producer Kamiryō Wataru (ex-P-Model, Grass Valley). Together the duo perform Japanese traditional songs (minyō) with programmed electro backtracks. On this 2nd album, each song featured comes from a specific prefecture in Japan.

They can next be seen live in Tokyo on December 25 at Shibuya Club Asia part of event "Elepop to Asia: Happy! X'mas!".

NeoBallad "02 ~ōgon no sato~"
NeoBallad 「02 ～黄金の里～」

1. nanbu tawaratsumi uta (Aomori pref.)
2. Akita ondo (Akita pref.)
3. nanbu ushioi uta (Iwate pref.)
4. soran bushi (Hokkaido pref.)
5. tsugaru tanto bushi (Aomori pref.)
6. somaban uta (Fukushima pref.)
7. sansa shigure (Miyagi pref.)
8. hanagasa ondo (Yamagata pref.)
9. Aizu bandai-san (Fukushima pref.)
10. tankō bushi (Fukuoka pref.)

Shinko Music SMRA-1007
Out now (11/8), ¥1905 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records (Japan only) ^†, YesAsia, (Japan ^‡)
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.
‡ How to buy from iTunes Japan?

"Aizu bandai-san (Fukushima pref.)"

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