City Pop on Vinyl 2023
City Pop on Vinyl is being held for the 4th time, on August 5, 2023. There are many exciting releases this time again, and below are some recommendations to Tokyo's Coolest Sound's readers. There's also a lot more to find...
Posted on August 5, 2023 at 23:05. | Released on August 5, 2023
Yasushi Ide "Cosmic Suite 2 -New Beginning-" (CD/12")
Yasushi Ide (Grand Gallery) released recently a new album titled "Cosmic Suite 2", the follow-up to "Cosmic Suite" (2020). Featuring guests such as UA, Kan Takagi & Reck, DJ Krush, Afrika Bambaataa, Josh Milan, Emily Capell & Rebel Dread, and...
Posted on July 23, 2022 at 19:54. | Released on June 22, 2022
Yasushi Ide feat. UA "LAVA" (7")
A new song by Yasushi Ide (Grand Gallery) has just been released on 7" and digitally. The song "LAVA" is sung by UA. Check out the animated music video below. The B-side is an instrumental dub mix by Steven...
Posted on June 7, 2022 at 21:42. | Released on June 1, 2022
Posted on October 28, 2021 at 08:44. | Event held on Thursday October 28, 2021 at 19:00 (JST)
Yasushi Ide feat. Afrika Bambaata "I'm Thinking, I'm Spacing" (7"/CD)
Ide Yasushi (Grand Gallery) has just released a 7" and CD in collaboration with Afrika Bambaata. This actually revisits the jazz part of album "Cosmic Suite", re-edited in different versions, the 7" and CD contain different edits. It's available at...
Posted on March 27, 2021 at 14:22. | Released on March 26, 2021
Posted on November 28, 2020 at 21:30. | Event held on Saturday December 19, 2020 at 19:00 (JST)
Yasushi Ide "Cosmic Suite" (12"/CD)
Ide Yasushi, of label Grand Gallery, has just released a new album which consists of one song of 36 minutes! Titled "Cosmic Suite", it's a collaboration with several musicians including Jeff Mills, Tanaka Tomoyuki (FPM), Yashiki Gōta and Watusi (Coldfeet),...
Posted on November 12, 2020 at 22:04. | Released on November 11, 2020
Various Artists "Tokyo Luxury Lounge 5"
This is the latest of label Grand Gallery's "Tokyo Luxury Lounge" series, featuring some of the best and latest of Japan's club artists. This time included are Nakatsuka Takeshi, Kinbara Chieko, Octet Sunaga t (Sunaga Tatsuo), Studio Apartment, Coldfeet, i-dep,...
Posted on July 10, 2012 at 22:16. | Released on July 11, 2012
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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
Record Day 2022 Day 2
It's still time to check out Record Day held a month ago on December 3, which had many great releases and therefore took me some time to write it up. It was the 2nd of two days, following November 3....
Posted on January 3, 2023 at 20:16. | Released on December 3, 2022
Kinbara Chieko "Best Mix"
Club-style violinist Kinbara Chieko has a greatest hits album out now. This is actually a non-stop mix by DJ Spinna, with each track selected by "25 of the world's greatest DJs". The selection covers her entire solo career that started...
Posted on February 12, 2012 at 01:21. | Released on February 8, 2012
Kinbara Chieko "Sweetest Day ~ Romance For Strings"
Violinist Kinbara Chieko is back after two years with a new album! This is her 5th original album, following "Strings of Life" (2006). Collaborators on this album include Byron Stingily, Salsa Swingoza, Sugiurumn, DJ Spen, and of course Grand Gallery...
Posted on February 26, 2008 at 15:12. | Released on April 23, 2008
Various Artists "Diva"
Ide Yasushi's label Grand Gallery brings us a new compilation focusing on Japanese female vocalists of the dance/club scene. Various Artists "Diva" 1. Monday Michiru / You Make Me 2. bird / Beats 3. AK / say that you love...
Posted on February 7, 2008 at 12:10. | Released on February 6, 2008
Various Artists "Grand Gallery Presents Holiday 2"
Grand Gallery, the label of Ide Yasushi, offers a second compilation of club-ish tracks by Japanese artists under the theme "Holiday". Official release page Various Artists "Grand Gallery Presents Holiday 2" 1. Akakage / Lovely Day 2. Takizawa Kentaro /...
Posted on March 27, 2007 at 17:39. | Released on April 25, 2007
Various Artists "Tokyo Luxury Lounge 2"
Label Grand Gallery has a second installment of Japanese lounge compilation series "Tokyo Luxury Lounge", out now. The compilation includes recent tracks by Kinbara Chieko, Sunaga t̀ Experience, Jazztronik, Akakage and several others. At the same time, label owner and...
Posted on November 8, 2006 at 15:02. | Released on November 8, 2006
Kinbara Chieko "Strings of Life"
Violonist Kinbara Chieko, who has many ties within Japan's club and Shibuya-kei scenes, will have a 4th solo album released this May on Ide Yasushi's Grand Gallery label. She says that the whole album will be house! The album will...
Posted on April 12, 2006 at 16:16. | Released on May 24, 2006
Kinbara Chieko "Strings of Life" / "Time To Love" / "If You Only" (12")
Kinbara Chieko is back with a 4th album this May, but first come these 12" singles. "Strings of Life" is a Derrick May cover, "Time To Love" is produced by Blaze (who collaborated with Kinbara Chieko before on the song...
Posted on February 22, 2006 at 16:30. | Released on April 3, 2006
Various Artists "Tokyo Luxury Lounge"
Grand Gallery, the recently started label of Ide Yasushi (selector of the CD shop Lonesome Echo, and also producer having worked with artistssuch as Kinbara Chieko and Clémentine), is releasing a compilation of recent Japanese club music, "Tokyo Luxury Lounge"....
Posted on October 26, 2005 at 13:17. | Released on November 9, 2005
