Tokyo's Coolest Sound

Record Store Day was held worldwide on Saturday April 20. Below is a list of recommended releases coming from Japan. The full list of Record Store Day Japan can be found here. Online sales in Japan have already started.

Also visit the global Record Store Day site where international listings and site links can be found.

Tetsuto Yoshida "The Summing Up" (12")
吉田哲人 「The Summing Up」

First released on CD only last November, Tetsuto Yoshida's album "The Summing Up" is now also available on vinyl.

A1. Planet of Light
A2. Moonlight - Tokyo
A3. hitomeguri
A4. Kiefer Sutherland mitsu na yatsu
A5. mukashi mo ima mo
A6. futari de ikite yukereba
B1. chiisana tenohira
B2. McCarthy
B3. 光非光
B4. Love Story wa shūmatsu ni
B5. Don't Ask Me Why
B6. album

Narisu Records NRSP-12128
Out now (4/20), ¥4000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Goichiiiii / The Pen Friend Club "My New Melodies" (7")
ごいちー／The Pen Friend Club 「新しいメロディ／My New Melodies」

This release is the result of an idea of San Francisco-based DJ Tokyo Beatniks! Each side has a different version of the same song that was written by The Pen Friend Club. The A-side's is sung in Japanese by Goichiiiii, an ex-member of idol group cana÷biss, while the B-side is The Pen Friend Club's English version of which the original appeared on album "The Pen Friend Club" but is here presented in a newly remixed version.

A. Goichiiiii / atarashii Melody
B. The Pen Friend Club / My New Melodies

Sazanami Label/Tokyo Beatniks SZDW1113
Out now (4/20), ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Voodoo Club "Cynical Baby" (7")
暴動クラブ 「シニカル・ベイビー」

2nd 7" single by Voodoo Club. The B-side is a cover of Kenji Sawada.
Update (2024/4/25): The single is now also out digitally (, Spotify, YouTube Music, OTOTOY).

A. Cynical Baby
B. Kininaru omae

Beat East/forlife Songs FSKR-2
Out now (4/20), ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

the Tiger "Hatarakimonono uta" (7")
the Tiger 「働き者の歌」
(Japanese title: the Tiger "hatarakimono no uta")

Single cut from 1st full-length album "Get Ready". The B-side is an exclusive live version of their cover of Yukadan's "osōji obachan".

A. Hard worker's song (hatarakimono no uta)
B. osōji obachan

Just Luck Records/DIW JLDU1
Out now (4/20), ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

DÉ DÉ MOUSE & Mandark "Noisy Love / Merry Go Round" (7")

Two songs released digitally late 2023, both are collaborations with singer Mandark. The B-side also features Korean singer Crystal Tea.

A. Noisy Love
B. Merry Go Round feat. Crystal Tea

not records / ULTRA-VYBE, INC. NOT0060
Out now (4/20), ¥1800 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Ikkubaru "Decade" (12")

Brand new 3rd album by the Indonesian city pop band.

A1. Horizon
A2. Sound of Rainfall
A3. Catch The Love
A4. Karena Cinta
A5. Summer Love Story
B1. I Will Be
B2. Out of Your Love
B3. So Real
B4. Lagoon
B5. The Man In The Mirror

Ça Va? Records HYCA-8070
Out now (4/20), ¥3800 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

arvin homa aya feat. THE IMAGE "SESSION" (12")

12" EP by arvin homa aya and The Image, who had so far released several songs digitally. "Baladalada" is a brand new song of which one version is also out now digitally (, Spotify, YouTube Music). "Tell Me" and "All Night" were also released on 7" recently, each separately with Japanese/English versions.

A1. Baladalada -extended-
A2. All Night (English version) -extended-
A3. Tell Me (English version)
A4. Heartbreak (English version)
B1. Baladalada (Japanese version) -extended-
B2. Baladalada (Remix)
B3. Baladalada (Instrumental)
B4. Heartbreak (Japanese version)

8ACHI 6OCKS!! 86XARE-00001
Out now (4/20), ¥:3500 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Takeshi Nakatsuka "young, alive, in love" (7")
中塚武 「恋とマシンガン」
(Japanese title: "koi to Machinegun")

Two songs from Takeshi Nakatsuka's 2013 album "Lyrics".

A. young, alive, in love (koi to Machinegun)
B. Cold Passion (tsumetai jōnetsu)

unchantable records UCT-052
Out now (4/20), ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records ^†, unchantable records
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Machi Akari "Chikyū Dekin Ni Shiteiiyo / Rakuen Nagashi no Kei" (7")
町あかり 「地球出禁にしていいよ／楽園流しの刑」

Two 7" cuts from Machi Akari's new album "Chikyu Dekin Ni Shite Iiyo ~ Disco Akari".

A. Chikyū Dekin Ni Shite Iiyo
B. Rakuen Nagashi no Kei

Hotwaxtrax SD-558
Out now (4/20), ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Machi Akari "Jōban Disco Minatomachi / Kuroobi Fever" (7")
町あかり 「常磐ディスコ港町／黒帯フィーバー」

A. Jōban Disco Minatomachi
B. Kuroobi Fever

Hotwaxtrax SD-559
Out now (4/20), ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

akiko "NO ORDINARY LOVE" (7")

akiko and Yukihiro Fukutomi have been collaborating for a few years, and these two songs were released digitally last November and December respectively. "No Ordinary Love" is a Sade cover.

A. NO ORDINARY LOVE
B. LET GO

ability muse records PMKA1008
Out now (4/20), ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

DECO "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (7")

Deco is a unit formed of Yōichirō Itō and synthesist Takashi Morio. The A-side is a cover of Nirvana sung in Chinese, re-arranged from a version Deco first made 10 years ago. It features Lin who was the singer of Tokyo indie-pop band Kate. The B-side is an original and features scratch DJ Non.

A. Smells Like Teen Spirit
B. Closed Dimension

unchantable records UCT-053
Out now (4/20), ¥1800 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records ^†, unchantable records
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Kaoru Inoue "Dedicated to the Island -soundwalk & music for SAUNTER magazine-" (12")

Album released as an exclusive CD sold with Saunter magazine 06 "Yakushima 2023" in September 2023.

A1. Mizukumi
A2. Kokemusu
A3. Nagareru
A4. Tobitatsu
B1. Hoshifuru
B2. Mushikiki
B3. The Basement Duet
B4. Tengaku
B5. Kodama

Deep Ground Records DGR-002
Out now (4/20), ¥4000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records (Japan only) ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Cruisic "Inspector Norse Remixes" (7")

A new edition of Cruisic's "Inspector Norse", a cover of Todd Terje. First released in 2019, the then B-side remix by Slowly is here reissued remastered on the A-side, and the new B-side is a remix by Eitetsu Takamiya (Little Big Bee).

A. Inspector Norse (Slowly Remix 2024 Remaster)
B. Inspector Norse (ET Remix)

Flower Records FLRS-165
Out now (4/20), ¥1800 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Bandcamp, Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records ^†, Flower Records
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

grooveman Spot "Tougher Love (Remix) feat. Aki Ella, Kashif / Hold My Hands feat. Aki Ella, KenT" (7")

Two songs featuring Aki Ella, daughter of Berlin-based producer Samon Kawamura. Both songs are from grooveman Spot's latest album "Lie-Sense", though the The A-side which features guitarist Kashif was a bonus track of the CD edition and wasn't included in the album's LP edition.

A. Tougher Love (Remix) feat. Aki Ella, Kashif
B. Hold My Hands feat. Aki Ella, KenT

Scotoma Music / ULTRA-VYBE, INC. STMVB-0701
Out now (4/20), ¥1715 (excl. 10% tax) (excl tax.)
Order: Jet Set, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.