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1. Various Artists "Love Songs from Marunouchi -The Lounge-"
   This compilation is themed around "adult love songs to be played in a large city's lounge". Selected by Nakatsuka Takeshi, it contains mainly previously released tracks, mostly by Japanese jazz/lounge/club artists. A previously unreleased long version of Nakatsuka's cover of...
   Posted on September 21, 2010 at 22:35
2. dorlis "swingin' street 4"
   Here's a new album from singer dorlis, whose releases are all called "swingin' street". Always collaborating with interesting artists, this time there are songs featuring Sunaga Tatsuo, Ino Hidefumi, Toki Asako, quasimode, kotringo, paris match and more. A video for...
   Posted on January 23, 2010 at 01:06
3. Mizuno Mari "mariage"
   Konishi Yasuharu contributes a newly written song to this solo mini-album by Mizuno Mari (paris match (MySpace)), who was featured last year on "uta to Guitar. Piano. kotoba." from columbia*readymade. His song here is titled "kekkon shiyō yo." ("Let's get...
   Posted on April 11, 2009 at 12:00

1. Maezono Naoki Group "hi o tsukeru. Maezono Naoki Group dai1shū." (12")
   Konishi Yasuharu (Pizzicato Five) is a pianist! Maezono Naoki Group started performing late 2008 and has been releasing small-sized magazines irregularly. Finally here's a first album, but be aware that it's vinyl only (no CD anyway). If you're interested at...
   Posted on June 12, 2009 at 00:42
2. 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