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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Various Artists "City Music Tokyo multiple"
The excellent "City Music Tokyo" compilation series continues, always selected by Cunimondo Takiguchi, the leader of city pop band Ryusenkei. This 7th installment is released on Nippon Columbia, from which Cunimondo selected city pop gems, though actually of no precise...
Posted on July 24, 2023 at 23:48. | Released on July 19, 2023
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
Various Artists "Ban Hiroshi presents Columbia Rockin' Kayo Collection Vol.2"
Kyoto rock'n'roller Ban Hiroshi (of Bambino) has released a 2nd compilation of Japanese rocking kayō songs, again selected from Columbia's vast catalog. The album consists of songs from the mid-50s to the early-80s, traversing almost chronogically periods of different influences...
Posted on December 24, 2021 at 00:10. | Released on December 22, 2021
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.21
👷 Important! La Face B is undergoing some technical difficulties with some browsers. If the usual website at http://lafaceb.live displays an error, please click here to stream! The problem is being worked on and should be resolved within a...
Posted on November 12, 2021 at 07:50.
Three Berry Icecream "Another World" (Download)
Three Berry Icecream (Twitter), the solo unit of Mayumi Ikemizu (a former member of the band Bridge), has just released digitally a brand new song titled "Another World"! This is a first cut from the upcoming album "Three Berry...
Posted on October 17, 2021 at 00:18. | Released on October 15, 2021
Crazy Ken Band "I Like It"
Crazy Ken Band is releasing a cover album for the first time ever, including many songs that are part of band's and most precisely leader Yokoyama Ken's musical roots. The selection spans from the 70s to the early 90s. Check...
Posted on September 6, 2021 at 21:17. | Released on September 8, 2021
RSD Drops 2021 Day 1
Record Store Day is happening this year, as two "RSD Drops" on June 12 and July 17! It seems in good shape looking at the impressive list of releases, with many good ones. Online sales will start at 13:00 (JST)...
Posted on June 10, 2021 at 00:16. | Released on June 12, 2021
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
