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   Record Store Day 2023
   Record Store Day will be held worldwide on Saturday April 22! Below is a list of recommended releases coming from Japan. The full list of Record Store Day Japan can be found here. As always, there are no online pre-orders,...
   Posted on April 15, 2023 at 23:40. | Released on April 22, 2023
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   Scooters "The Scooters Comes Alive! (The Basement Tape)" (Cassette+CD+T-shirt)
   The Scooters are releasing a first live album, recorded at Shimokitazawa Basement Bar on November 1st, 2017. The show also featured guest vocalist (and labelmate) Nakano Aya. This limited release comes as a cassette tape with a CD of the...
   Posted on February 15, 2018 at 22:57. | Released on March 7, 2018
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   Monsieur Kamayatsu "So Long 20 seiki / hatachi no koro" (7")
   Kamayatsu Hiroshi (aka Monsieur Kamayatsu, ex-Spiders) passed away last March at the age of 78. Many Shibuya-kei artists deeply respected him. Here's a 7" from Readymade of two songs from the Konishi Yasuharu-produced album "Je m'appelle Monsieur" (2002). The...
   Posted on August 13, 2017 at 10:22. | Released on August 30, 2017
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   Ichikawa Saya "yo ga aketara"
   Model Ichikawa Saya has debuted as a singer with this jazz single produced by Konishi Yasuharu. The singer being a hardcore train fan, she is often featured on late night TV program Tamori Club for train-related topics. The train-themed...
   Posted on May 17, 2015 at 15:59. | Released on May 13, 2015
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   Pizzicato One "watakushi no nijuseiki"
   2015 is looking like a good year for Pizzicato Five fans! Konishi Yasuharu has a second Pizzicato One album coming this June, follow-up to "One And Ten Very Sad Songs" (2011). With a title that translates to "My 20th century",...
   Posted on May 17, 2015 at 12:34. | Released on June 24, 2015
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   Various Artists "Twilight Time"
   This compilation from Grand Gallery consists of covers of Japanese city pop hit songs from the 70's and 80's. Featured are artists including Nakatsuka Takeshi, hitomitoi, Sokabe Keiichi, Kimyō Reitarō, Hicksville and more. Many of the songs are brand new...
   Posted on November 4, 2014 at 22:44. | Released on October 29, 2014
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   Gig report: The Scooters, Juicy Fruits, Kotaro & The Bizarremen at Shibuya WWW
   Text and photos Patrick Benny for Tokyo's Coolest Sound On December 5 was a show featuring The Scooters, and it was held at my favorite venue, WWW in Shibuya. Since their official come-back last year, after some 30 years, The...
   Posted on December 14, 2013 at 23:51.
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   Various Artists "uta to Guitar. Piano. kotoba."
   This new compilation from columbia*readymade is to be a sort of collection of "demo tapes", meaning simple arrangements with just guitar or piano maybe. "Music that people over 30 will truly enjoy", claims producer Konishi Yasuharu. About half of the...
   Posted on February 15, 2008 at 17:30. | Released on April 23, 2008
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   Original soundtrack "Silk (Soie)", "Tony Takitani"
   Sakamoto Ryūichi has two new soundtracks coming up this December! First, he did the music for the film "Silk (Soie)" (2007), a collaboration between Canada, Japan and Italy directed by Canadian François Girard. This is his first movie since the...
   Posted on October 17, 2007 at 15:24. | Released on December 12, 2007
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    Nagisa Cosmetic "Nagisa Cosmetic"
    Nagisa Cosmetic, Ichikawa Nagisa's unit with capsule's Nakata Yasutaka, has a first (mini-?)album being released this month. Expect more of that capsule sound! Sound samples can be heard at contemode (go to the Release & Event page and click the...
    Posted on July 7, 2004 at 10:33. | Released on July 21, 2004