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Just two weeks after the release of new single "She Is All", Harvard will be back with a brand new album!

Harvard "Lightyears"

1. Waiting For The Light Years
2. Your Universe
3. She Is All
4. Words Millefeuille
5. Teen Beat It
6. There's Nothing Like This
7. Neonlight
8. Wayfarer
9. Hearts Are Full Of Light
10. Broadwalk (Avenue Song)

Escalator ESCD-065 / XQAV-1065
Out 12/13, ¥3000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Play-Asia, Amazon, HMV

Singer Ayuse Kozue has two new remixes for song "boyfriend" that was produced by Towa Tei. These will be first available for download only, and can be sampled here.

Ayuse Kozue "boyfriend (Remixes)" (Download)
鮎瀬梢 「boyfriend (Remixes)」

1. boyfriend (K.Z.E's Master Remix)
2. boyfriend (DJ TARO "hbs" Remix)

Out 11/8
(iTunes links to be added when available.)

These other remixes are also available for download, as part of EPs "boyfriend" and "Pretty Good" respectively.

boyfriend (RASMUS FABER Remix vocal edit)
boyfriend (ATFC Remix)

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the fascinations, solo unit of vibes player Watanabe Masami, has a 3rd album out very soon. The album will feature chanteuse Togawa Masako and Hino Tomoka (metro trip), and a remix by Hase Hajimu! Aside from original songs will be included covers of Minnie Riperton, Nat King Cole, Gipsy Kings, Lee Morgan, Eric Satie, Sade, and more.

the fascinations "color code"
ファシネイションズ 「カラーコード」

1. Sail Away
2. L-O-V-E feat. Hino Tomoka
3. Lovin' You
4. Allegria
5. Blue Tone
6. Sidewinder
7. Satie's Waltz
8. Rush
9. Tin Tin Deo
10. Kiss Of Life
11. Moonlight Serenade feat. Togawa Masako
12. Fascinated Groove 2006
13. L-O-V-E (Hase Hajimu Remix)

highcontrast HCCD-9516
Out 11/15, ¥2500 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Amazon, HMV,

DJs of Organ b.'s "Blue Cafe", regular event, led by Suzuki Masanori (April Set / Premium Cuts), have put down their best tracks for a compilation of the same name. The event recently celebrated its 7th anniversary. Sunaga Tatsuo, former owner of Organ b., gave his thumbs up to the compilation.

Various Artists "Blue Cafe"

(Title / Artist)
1. Le Theme de Blue Cafe pt.2
2. Blue Code 2969 -shizuka no umi de futari de ocha o- (re-edit) / April Set
3. Haven't We Met / Ritmo Fantastico feat. Ōta Yuki
4. Helicopter / studio75
5. B.C.AIR / Suzuki Masanori
6. Blue Bus Stop feat. Cassette Con-Los
7. Carmo (Brick & Piknik mix) / Novo Tempo
8. I Know You Got Soul / Small Circle of Friends feat. Ōhata Yūichi
9. It's Bossa Bee / Sano Atsushi
10. day & night & day / Small Circle of Friends
11. Voice Wonder (2006 mix) / Suzuki Masanori & Fujisawa Shiho
12. Le Theme de Blue Cafe pt.1
13. What the World Needs is Love / Novo Tempo feat. Saigenji & Satsuki
14. 1 2 3 4 B L U E C A F E ! (remix) (Bonus track)

Blue Cafe BLCF-0006
Out 10/25, ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Amazon

Tanaka Tomoyuki aka Fantastic Plastic Machine is backing Uniqlo's U.S. invasion with a selection of recent tracks by Japanese club and like-minded artists. This will probably be released in the U.S. too, of course, but here's what we get at the source.

Various Artists "Synchro / From Tokyo To New York"

(Title / Artist)
1. Magic Colors (Exclusive mode) / Nakatsuka Takeshi
2. Make Somebody Smile (Smile and super.edit) / i-dep feat. Paul
3. Different Nu Nu (Pt.2) / Towa Tei
4. Strip Gring / Hifana
5. Chunk Funk Express / DJ Uppercut feat. Tucker
6. sweats / eater
7. dance dance dance dance / Fantastic Plastic Mashine feat. Su (Rip Slyme)
8. Apache / Afra & Incredible Beatbox Band
9. Kick to Snare no Ballad / Mu-Stars
10. lalala / Altz
11. Screw The Plan (dEAD deAD HALF gOOD REMIX) / Halfby
12. Sky High / Free Tempo
13. Spartacus / Ino Hidefumi
14. Music Is Mine / Nujabes
15. New Birth / cubismo grafico

Uniqlo UQ-001
Out 11/10, ¥1896 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Amazon

Nomoto Karia's latest song "jiyūdo." featuring Asia Engineer, that's been available for download since August, is getting a CD release! Included will be Karly's self-remix, plus a DVD with the video clip and a collection of some of the "Readymade Screen Test" shorts that have been airing daily on the columbia*readymade site.

Nomoto Karia feat. Asia Engineer "jiyūdo." (CD+DVD)
野本かりあ feat. エイジアエンジニア 「自由度。」

CD
1. jiyūdo.
2. Readymade Mike Test
3. jiyūdo. (Karly mix)
4. jiyūdo. (Karaoke)

DVD
1. jiyūdo. (PV)
2. Readymade Screen Test Digest

columbia*readymade COZA-50964~5
Out 12/20, ¥1890
Order: Amazon, HMV, Tower, Amazon U.S.

Harvard has a new limited CD single coming up, beginning the band's self-described "new chapter". The single is produced by Kanda Tomoki, and a new album is in the works. Track 2 is a cover of Omar Lye-Fook.
At the same time is released a 7" containing two of the tracks.

Harvard "She Is All"

1. She Is All
2. There's Nothing Like This
3. Our Name Is Love Zombies (non-album track)

Escalator ESC-074/XQAV-1574
Out 11/29, ¥1365
Pre-order: Escalator
Order: Amazon, HMV, Tower

Harvard "She Is All" (7")

A. She Is All
B. Our Name Is Love Zombies (non-album track)

Escalator ESC-074s
Out 11/29, ¥1250
Pre-order: Escalator

Halfby "Halfbeat"
Track list added

Halfby "Polar Bear Mask EP" (9"+T-shirt)
Track list added

Various Artists "Sunaga Tatsuo no yoru Jazz: Jazz Allnighters No.6"
Correct track list and artwork added

arvin homa aya "Amazing"
Track list added

Cornelius "Beep It" (12")
Release details added

arvin homa aya "Amazing"
Artwork added

Nomoto Karia will have a series of daily very short films viewable for free on the columbia*readymade site. The first film will appear on October 10 at 0:00 and will change everyday!
Archives will not be kept, so do visit the site everyday, and don't blink.

Readymade Screen Test trailer

Popular DJ Kamiya Naoaki, aka Boot Beat, is releasing a first mix CD using no less than 43 songs for a total of 65 minutes. The release has received a "5 stars" comment from Konishi Yasuharu.
Boot Beat being close to the Readymade scene, and having remixed Pizzicato Five, Lupin the 3rd, Maki Rinka and MJ-Classical, it's best to keep an eye on him.

Official release page at label site

Boot Beat "Manifesto!"

AirsPort APTCD-002
Out 11/29, ¥1600 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set (once out), OST Records
Also available at: DMR, Disk Union, Village Vanguard, Banana Record, ...
Limited edition, no more pressing, what will be in store on 11/29 is all what there is.

Chara's 2nd single since moving to Universal has title track is produced by Tanaka Tomoyuki (Fantastic Plastic Machine). The B-side is a cover of Paul Mauriat's 1967 hit "L'amour est bleu" sung in a Japanese version arranged by herself.

Audio and video samples at label Universal official site

Chara "Crazy for you"

1. Dream In My Dream
2. koi wa mizuiro

Universal UMCK-5157
Out 11/15, ¥1000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Play-Asia, Amazon, YesAsia,

Kahimi Karie will perform free live shows at Apple Store Shibuya and Ginza, on October 25 (release day of album "Nunki") and 26 respectively.
One song from the Shibuya show is set to be aired on NHK's Pop Jam on November 3 (from 24:30).

Kahimi Karie in-store live
on 10/25 (Wednesday)
at Apple Store Shibuya

Starts at 20:00

MyLOHAS Music Night Vol.2: Kahimi Karie
on 10/26 (Thursday)
at Apple Store Ginza

Starts at 19:00

Wada Akiko "kyō made soshite ashita kara"
Track list and artwork added, plus link to samples

Various Artists "Kahimi Karie Presents Crue-L Crystallization"
Artwork added

Second Royal is going to release two 10" EPs, by Halfby and Handsomeboy Technique, with new versions and remixes of album tracks!

Halfby "Mary Mary" (10")

A1. Mary Mary (Album Version)
A2. Mary Mary (Short Edit)
B1. Girls At Bass School (cbsmgrfc Royal Mix) (Remixed by Cubismo Grafico)

Second Royal EMF-018
Out 10/20, ¥1400 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set (once out)

Handsomeboy Technique "Quiet Place" (10")

A1. Quiet Place (10" Version)
B1. Quiet Place (Quite! Mix) (Remixed by So Akashi)
B2. Your Blessings (Pale Tuning Mix) (Remixed by Hashimoto Tatsuki (Strauss))

Second Royal EMF-017
Out 10/20, ¥1400 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set (once out)