Record Day 2024
This year again, Record Day was held earlier this month on November 3, coinciding with the public holiday Culture Day. Here are some picks from the many releases of this year. The full list can be found here. Cruisic "Euphoria"...
Posted on November 19, 2024 at 23:36. | Released on November 3, 2024
Izumi Kobayashi "Lum no Love Song (Reboot) Mimix EP.3" (Download)
A 3rd digital EP of "Lum no Love Song" remixes has been released, based on composer Izumi "Mimi" Kobayashi's rebooted version released in November. This new EP has remixes by Gus Bonito (of Kero Kero Bonito), funk unit Simonger...
Posted on January 31, 2022 at 00:02. | Released on January 26, 2022
Izumi Kobayashi "Lum no Love Song (Reboot) Mimix EP.2" (Download)
Izumi "Mimi" Kobayashi, composer of "Lum no Love Song" (the famous theme song of "Urusei Yatsura"), has released a 2nd digital remix EP of the song which she rebooted in November. The new EP features remixes by tofubeats, SKYTOPIA...
Posted on January 17, 2022 at 23:17. | Released on January 12, 2022
Izumi Kobayashi "Lum no Love Song (Reboot) Mimix EP.1" (Download)
Following her rebooted self-cover of "Lum no Love Song" last month, the song's composer Izumi "Mimi" Kobayashi now brings a digital EP of its remixes by other artists. The "Mimix EP.1" features Kenmochi Hidefumi (Wednesday Campanella, xiangyu), 3ASiC (a...
Posted on December 25, 2021 at 00:23. | Released on December 8, 2021
Izumi Kobayashi "Lum no Love Song (Reboot) / Bambutsuruten" (Download)
Izumi "Mimi" Kobayashi (Instagram), who composed "Lum no Love Song" (the popular theme song of "Urusei Yatsura"), is back with a brand new "rebooted" version of it with a jungle beat. The B-side is also a self-cover of an...
Posted on November 18, 2021 at 23:50. | Released on November 17, 2021
Natsu Summer "Hayama Nights" (12")
Natsu Summer's latest album, "Hayama Nights" (2020), is getting a vinyl release! Produced by Cunimondo Takiguchi (Ryūsenkei), the album features collaborations with Kobayashi "Mimi" Izumi and Saigenji. Covers of Ryusenkei's "3gōsen" (aka "Route No.3 Shibuya") and Miyazawa Rie's "kokoro kara...
Posted on March 15, 2021 at 23:06. | Released on March 17, 2021
Posted on November 12, 2020 at 22:48. | Event held on Friday November 20, 2020 at 19:00 (JST)
Interview: Izumi "Mimi" Kobayashi
Original interview text by Takashi Ikegami Translated from Japanese by Patrick Benny (Tokyo's Coolest Sound) Izumi "Mimi" Kobayashi (below "Mimi") is an interesting artist from actually many perspectives. First, there is the one where she expresses original works as the...
Posted on November 2, 2020 at 00:25.
Posted on October 12, 2020 at 23:18. | Event held on Wednesday October 14, 2020 at 19:00 (JST)
Natsu Summer "Hayama Nights"
Reggae-touch city pop singer Natsu Summer has a brand new album about to be released! Like her previous mini-album "Natsu Summer & Dub Sensation", it is produced by Cunimondo Takiguchi (Ryūsenkei). The album features collaborations with Kobayashi Izumi (Mimi of...
Posted on August 4, 2020 at 00:55. | Released on August 5, 2020
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Natsu Summer "ano koro, Poolside de / kokoro kara suki" (7")
Natsu Summer has a new 7" about to be released, of two songs from latest album "Hayama Nights"! A-side "ano koro, Poolside de" is a collaboration with Saigenji, and the B-side is a cover of Miyazawa Rie. Natsu Summer...
Posted on October 20, 2020 at 23:09. | Released on October 21, 2020
Various Artists "Nippon Samba"
In line with "Bossa Brasilia 2016" just out last week, here's another groovy samba/bossa nova compilation selected by Itō Yōichirō (aka Akakage), though this one consists of all Japanese artists. Many of the songs included are from the 60's, with...
Posted on July 26, 2016 at 23:39. | Released on July 27, 2016
Various Artists "Yaba-kayō 2 Non-stop DJ Mix -TV Theme hen- Mixed by DJ Fukutake"
Following the success of compilation "Yaba-kayō" (sometimes better spelled "Yava-kayō"), here comes a follow-up that's full of songs once heard on TV, mainly in the 70's and 80's. Another common point is that they're all groovy as can be, and...
Posted on February 22, 2015 at 22:43. | Released on February 25, 2015
Various Artists "yaba-kayō Super Nonstop Mix ~Mixed by DJ Fukutake"
DJ Fukutake (aka Fukuta Takeshi) is one of the selectors who brought us the hit "Techno kayō" compilation series under the name "8-bits" in the late 90's. This new mix CD brings various Japanese rare groove from the 60's to...
Posted on February 9, 2014 at 23:19. | Released on February 19, 2014
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