Record Store Day 2018

Record Store Day 2018 is coming up this weekend! Like every year many Japanese artists, labels and shops get involved, and many exciting releases will appear on the shelves on Saturday morning. Here's a selection that Tokyo's Coolest Sound readers should find interesting!

Check out the Record Store Day Japan official site for the full list of releases and participating shops. As the rule goes, online sales will only start a week later (April 29).

And there's also the worldwide Record Store Day site with yet a lot more to look forward to.

DJ Nobu "Toyo Vinyl" (7")

Want to hear sounds of records being made? Part of the industrial factory sampling project "Industrial JP", DJ Nobu sampled sounds of Japan's famous vinyl pressing factory Toyo Kasei! See a teaser clip here!

A１. TOYO VINYL
B１. SE #1
B２. SE #2
B３. SE #3

Industrial JP ID8
Out 4/21, ¥1500 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set

Nakata Yasutaka "White Cube / Give You More" (7")

Two tracks from his first solo album "Digital Native"! See the "White Cube" video clip below.

A. White Cube
B. Give You More

Jet Set JS7S192
Out 4/21, ¥1500 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set

Mondo Grosso "Kemuri / Turn It Up" (12")

Three tracks from latest album "Attune / Detune", feat. vocalists ACO, RHYME and Ōhashi Trio. "Turn It Up" video clip below.

A1. KEMURI
A2. KEMURI (Retune)
B1. TURN IT UP

cutting edge / Toyo Kasei TYO12S004
Out 4/21, ¥2200 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set

Sunaga t experience "konayuki / Squaw March" (7")

Two new recordings! These are covers of Remioromen's "konayuki" turned into a jazz-samba instrumental in STE style, and of Peter Martin Sextet's "Squaw March". "konayuki" video clip below.

A. konayuki
B. Squaw March

HMV record shop HR7S089
Out 4/21, ¥1700 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set

EGO-WRAPPIN' "A Little Dance SKA" (7")

Two versions of brand new song "A Little Dance"! Ego-Wrappin' are this year's Record Store Day 2018's official ambassadors. Audio samples here.

A1. A Little Dance SKA
B1. A Little Dance DUB

Minor Swing MNSG-0005
Out 4/21, ¥1200 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set

Takeda Kaori with Hakase-Sun / Mari Mari with Hakase-Sun "ANGEL / ikareta Baby" (7")
武田カオリ with Hakase-Sun / Mari Mari with Hakase-Sun 「ANGEL / いかれたBABY」

Two tracks by reggae keyboardist Hakase-Sun, in collaboration with vocalists Takeda Kaori (TICA) and MariMari. Both songs appeared on the soundtrack he produced for movie "hito no Sex o warau na" ("Don't Laugh at My Romance") (2008).

A. Takeda Kaori with Hakase-Sun ANGEL
B. MariMari with Hakase-Sun ikareta Baby

Ideal Music LLC. / Jet Set JS7S194
Out 4/21, ¥1400 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set

Sexy-Synthesizer "Sky High" (7")

First vinyl release by Sexy-Synthesizer, of two brand new songs! Includes download code. Teaser clip here.

A. SKY HIGH
B. GAMER'S DELIGHT PT.6

Eau Rouge Recordings SEXY-008
Out 4/21, ¥1200 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set

I Am Robot And Proud x Oorutaichi "Logika / Paññā" (10")

Split 10" by Toronto (Canada) electro artist I Am Robot And Proud and Japan's Oorutaichi, two new songs and reciprocal remixes!

I Am Robot And Proud Side
A1. Logika
A2. Logika (Oorutaichi Mix)
Oorutaichi Side
B1. Paññā
B2. Paññā (i am robot and proud remix)

7 e.p. ep10-001
Out 4/21, ¥1900 (excl. tax)
Order: Jet Set

Electro Keyboard Orchestra "Electro Keyboard Orchestra" (12")

8 Japanese keyboardists and 20 synthesizers! Includes cover of Carlos Garnett's "Mother Of The Future" and more. Recorded in 1975.

A1. The Fire Dance
A2. Mother Of The Future
A3. Mayflower
A4. The Iron Side
B1. The Heated Point
B2. The Soaring Sea Gull
B3. Farewell, Onoda
B4. The African Dawn

Nippon Columbia HMJY118
Out 4/21, ¥3900 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

bice "Spotty Syrup" (10")

6-song mini-album by bice, singer-songwriter who passed away in 2010. First released in 1998. Includes cover of the Bee Gees' "How deep is your love".

Side-A
1. Raincoat
2. How deep is your love
3. Milk film

Side-B
1. Planet
2. Make believe
3. Listen

Jet Set JS10S010
Out 4/21, ¥2100 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set

SaToA "Three Shot" (10")

10" release of the first mini-album by recent 3-girl band SaToA. Album trailer here.

A1. aokusa no nioi
A2. Light
A3. bitter coffee
B1. Rudolph
B2. yume no shima
B3. ima asa
B4. Wonky Bridge

kesäkuuta market / Jet Set KSKM2
Out 4/21, ¥2600 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set

The Pen Friend Club "hishō suru nichijō / Don't Take Your Time" (7")
The Pen Friend Club 「飛翔する日常 / Don't Take Your Time」

Single from latest album "Garden Of The Pen Friend Club". The A-side is an original, and the B-side a Roger Nichols cover. Audio samples here.

A. hishō suru nichijō
B. Don't Take Your Time

Penpal Records PRDU-0001
Out 4/21, ¥1400 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set

U-zhaan "Tabla Rock Mountain" (12")

Vinyl release of tabla musician U-zhaan's first solo album from 2014. Includes collaborations with Sakamoto Ryuichi, Cornelius, DE DE MOUSE and many more. Check out a video below.

A1. Getting Ready - U-zhaan
A2. Chicken Masala Bomb - U-zhaan x HIFANA
A3. Tabla'n'Rap - U-zhaan x KAKATO (Tamaki ROY x Chinza DOPENESS)
A4. Welcome Rain - U-zhaan x Ametsub
A5. ore no shōuchū - U-zhaan x Hanaregumi
B1. Flying Nimbus - U-zhaan x DE DE MOUSE
B2. Technopolis - U-zhaan x Sakamoto Ryūichi
B3. Homesick in Calcutta - U-zhaan x Cornelius
B4. Raga Mishra Kafi - U-zhaan x Babui x agraph

HMV record shop HRLP111
Out 4/21, ¥3800 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, HMV

Robochu "Scrappin" (2x12")

Rapper Robochu's new album "Scrappin" (2018) released as a double-LP.

A1. session 08
A2. letter from inogashira
A3. ongaku no ryōrihō
B1. hey young world
B2. walking
B3. saku saku
B4. skit skit
C1. funky na Music
C2. sunshower
C3. tegaki
D1. good ones
D2. Rough Sketch 2017
D3. kanpeki

Omiyage / Jet Set JSLP092
Out 4/21, ¥3300 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set

iri "Telephone feat. 5lack" (7")

Two songs from female singer-songwriter iri's latest, "life ep" (2017), including a collaboration with rapper 5lack.

A. Telephone feat. 5lack
B. fruits

Victor / Jet Set JS7S195
Out 4/21, ¥1400 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set

3776 Extended "boku dake no Happy End" (12")

Song by idol 3776 (Minanaro) released digitally in 2016 under monicker "3776 Extended", with a new remix by Riow Arai.

A. boku dake no Happy End
B. boku dake no Happy End RIOW ARAI REMIX

Narisu Records EXTN-3776
Out 4/21, ¥2000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set

Various Artists "Gainsbourg Tribute" (12")

First vinyl release of this 1995 Japanese tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg, with songs produced by Oyamada Keigo (Cornelius), Saeki Kenzō (Pearl Brothers), Agata Morio, Monsieur Kamayatsu, Kobayashi Yasuhiro (Coba) etc. with vocals by Kahimi Karie, EPO, Sublime, Hosokawa Fumie and more.

A1. Saeki Kenzō / La poupée qui fait non (vocal: Hosokawa Fumie)
A2. Oyamada Keigo / Histoire de Melody (vocal: Kahimi Karie)
A3. Tsuji Hitonari / La Chanson de Prévert (vocal: Minami Kaho)
A4. Kato Kazuhiko / Mambo Miam Miam (vocal: Michelle Flynn)
B1. Malcolm McLaren / Je t'aime... moi non plus (vocal: Blanca Li)
B2. Kobayashi Yasuhiro / L'eau à la bouche (vocal: SUBLIME)
B3. Agata Morio / Requiem pour un con (vocal: EPO)
B4. Monsieur Kamayatsu / Harley Davidson (vocal: NAHO)
B5. Nagataki Tatsuji / La noyée (vocal: Ishidō Natsuo)

Nippon Columbia / Jet Set JSLP090
Out 4/21, ¥3700 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set

Serge Gainsbourg & Michel Colombier "Original Music From The Movie 'Le Pacha'" (12")

First vinyl release of the "Le Pacha" soundtrack by Serge Gainsbourg & Michel Colombier, including a previously unreleased instrumental of "Requiem Pour Un Con"!

A1. Requiem Pour Un Con
A2. Psychastenie
A3. Joss A La Calvados
A4. Batucada Meurtriere
A5. Un Noel 67
A6. Cadavre En Serie
B1. Psychastenie (Version 2)
B2. Batucada Meurtriere (Version 2)
B3. Requiem Pour Un Con (Previously Unreleased Instrumental Mix)
B4. No No Yes Yes
B5. Freedom Baby

WeWantSounds WWSLP10
Out 4/21, ¥3700 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set

DJ Nobu "Toyo Vinyl" teaser clip