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
Konishi Yasuharu "Love, Lost And Found"
Konishi Yasuharu (Pizzicato One, ex-Pizzicato Five) is releasing this month a first studio album sung by himself, also his first solo album under his own name. The album contains many songs taken from Pizzicato Five's repertory, and also ones that...
Posted on October 19, 2024 at 10:21. | Released on October 30, 2024
Tetsuro Yafune "Yafune Tetsuro, Bellissima o utau", "Wakusei / Yubikiri" (7"/Download)
Jazz pianist and singer-songwriter Tetsurō Yafune's next album has been announced as being a cover album of Pizzicato Five's 2nd album "Bellissima!" (1988) in its entirety, and produced by Konishi Yasuharu (ex-Pizzicato Five)! Like his previous album —"Song, Piano, Bass,...
Posted on October 23, 2023 at 22:54. | Released on November 22, 2023
Tetsuro Yafune Trio & Seira Kariya "Singin' On The Wind"
Tetsurō Yafune Trio has just released a full-length album in collaboration with singer Seira Kariya (Instagram, Twitter) (who is also a member of HallKariMaako)! Along with many originals are included covers of "My Boy Lollipop" (originally sung by Barbie Gaye),...
Posted on December 12, 2022 at 23:10. | Released on December 7, 2022
Record Day 2022 Day 1
Record Day is being held this year again, on November 3 (coinciding with public holiday Culture Day) and also on December 3. Below are some picks that are not to be missed from the November 3 crates, but there's also...
Posted on November 6, 2022 at 12:11. | Released on November 3, 2022
Yuri Kirihara with Tetsuro Yafune Trio "kimi wa tenneniro / kimi wa niji Girl" (7")
A new 7" single of Yuri Kirihara (nickname: Manbō) with Tetsurō Yafune Trio has just been released! The A-side is a cover of Eiichi Ohtaki's "kimi wa tenneniro", and the B-side is of a song that was previously distributed...
Posted on July 21, 2022 at 09:46. | Released on July 20, 2022
Tetsuro Yafune "Song, Piano, Bass, Drums." (12")
"Song, Piano, Bass, Drums.", the new album of pianist and singer-songwriter Tetsurō Yafune which was produced by Konishi Yasuharu (Pizzicato One, ex-Pizzicato Five), is being released on vinyl! All of the songs from the CD are included, with the order...
Posted on June 21, 2022 at 22:11. | Released on June 22, 2022
Maki Nomiya "New Beautiful"
Maki Nomiya (ex-Pizzicato Five) has been celebrating the 40th anniversary since her debut (with album "Pink no kokoro" released in 1981), and here comes a brand new album to mark the milestone. "New Beautiful" comes as a combination of three...
Posted on March 26, 2022 at 11:51. | Released on April 20, 2022
Machida Girls' Choir "Orion-za ryuseigun"
Girl chorus group Machida Girls' Choir, formed in 2015, has just released a brand new album! Aside from the many songs by their main producer Ishida Shōkichi (ex-Scudelia Electro, Spiral Life), there are also songs written by Sally Kubota ("yūsei...
Posted on January 26, 2022 at 23:35. | Released on January 26, 2022
Tetsuro Yafune "Song, Piano, Bass, Drums."
Pianist and singer-songwriter Tetsurō Yafune has released a new full-length album, which is entirely produced by Konishi Yasuharu (Pizzicato One, ex-Pizzicato Five)! Titled "Song, Piano, Bass, Drums." (or in Japanese "uta, Piano, Bass, Drums"), the album contains a variety of...
Posted on December 15, 2021 at 22:41. | Released on December 15, 2021
Posted on December 3, 2021 at 22:32. | Event held on Saturday December 18, 2021 at 18:30 (JST)
Tetsuro Yafune "A Sweet & Dangerous Scent / A Transparent Moment" (7")
Pianist and singer-songwriter Tetsurō Yafune is about to release a new full-length album on December 15, which is entirely produced by Konishi Yasuharu (Pizzicato One)! With the title "uta, Piano, Bass, Drums." (uta means song/singing), the album will feature...
Posted on November 23, 2021 at 23:59. | Released on November 24, 2021
Machida Girls' Choir "Planetarium no aru machi de" (Download)
Girl chorus group Machida Girls' Choir has just released a brand new song digitally, titled "Planetarium no aru machi de" (roughly translates to "In a town where there's a planetarium"). The song's music and lyrics were written by Tetsurō...
Posted on August 3, 2021 at 22:56. | Released on August 1, 2021
Yuri Kirihara with Tetsuro Yafune Trio "Sophisticated Baby"
Singer Yuri Kirihara (nickname: Manbō) has a brand new album about to be released, which is produced by singer-songwriter and pianist Tetsurō Yafune and performed by his trio (with Katsuto Suzuki on bass and Ryūsuke Kakizawa on drums). The result...
Posted on March 1, 2021 at 01:02. | Released on March 3, 2021
Posted on January 31, 2021 at 00:10. | Event held on Saturday February 6, 2021 at 17:30 (JST)
Tetsuro Yafune "Optimist Winter / If You Want To Meet" (Download)
Pianist and singer-songwriter Tetsurō Yafune has just released two new songs digitally! It had been 5 years since his previous solo release, album "The Romantist" (2015, Amazon, HMV). Featured musicians are Suzuki Katsuto on bass, Kakizawa Ryūsuke on drums,...
Posted on October 15, 2020 at 22:12. | Released on October 15, 2020
Posted on October 11, 2020 at 23:21. | Event held on Monday October 12, 2020 at 19:30 (JST)
RSD Drops Day 2: Pizzicato One, Toki Asako, Avec Avec
Record Store Day's second of three "RSD Drops Days" is being held on September 26. In addition to the items being sold in physical shops from the morning, online sales are allowed from 13:00 on release day. Below are just...
Posted on September 25, 2020 at 20:57. | Released on September 26, 2020
Makita Mashiro with DO NOTHING Productions "Orange Soul / sukitte ieru kana?" (7")
This is a 2nd single by Do Nothing Productions, the project of DJ/producer Hase Hajimu and pianist Yafune Tetsurō with director Suzuki Yōsuke (Disk Union), this time teaming up with jazz-kayō singer Makita Mashiro. The A-side is a new...
Posted on June 26, 2020 at 19:16. | Released on June 24, 2020
Pizzicato One "The Night Before: Pizzicato One In Person"
Pizzicato One (Instagram), the solo project of Konishi Yasuharu (of Pizzicato Five), has a first live album being released! Made from recordings of shows held at Billboard Live Tokyo and Osaka in October 2019, it features Konishi personally singing his...
Posted on June 13, 2020 at 23:30. | Released on June 24, 2020
Do Nothing Productions "senya ichiya / Sea Gull Song" (7")
Do Nothing Productions is a new project of DJ/producer Hase Hajimu and pianist Yafune Tetsurō with director Suzuki Yōsuke (Disk Union). This debut release features 21-year-old female singer Shimizu Nanami. The concept of this release is music you'd want...
Posted on December 31, 2019 at 16:24. | Released on December 18, 2019
Mia Nascimento "Lucky Girl" (Download)
Mia Nascimento (Milli Milli Bar, ex-Especia) (Twitter) has a new song out now digitally! It was written and produced by Yafune Tatsurō. Upcoming shows include event "otonanbo Fest." on Saturday May 25 at Asagayake Gekijō in Asagaya (details), and...
Posted on May 22, 2019 at 23:41. | Released on May 21, 2019
Wakita Monari "I am ONLY" (12")
Wakita Monari's excellent 1st album "I am ONLY" (2017) is finally being released on vinyl! Included are songs written by Hase Hajimu, Microstar, Fukutomi Yukihiro, Yafune Tetsurō, Nishidera Gōta (Nona Reeves), Count Joke, Hase Yasuhiro (Yume to Cosme), ikkubaru (from...
Posted on April 23, 2019 at 21:28. | Released on April 24, 2019
Mia Nascimento "Dance in the Moonlight" (Download)
Mia Nascimento (Milli Milli Bar, ex-Especia) (Twitter) has a new solo song out now on iTunes, Spotify, etc. It was written and produced by Yafune Tetsurō (Milli Milli Bar). The song has often been played in their shows and...
Posted on September 12, 2018 at 22:37. | Released on September 3, 2018
Milli Milli Bar "My Sweet Seventeen" (Download)
Milli Milli Bar (Twitter) is the new band featuring pianist/singer-songwriter Yafune Tetsurō and singer Mia Nascimento (ex-Especia), with bassist Hishikawa Kōtarō and Sugata Naoto. Already having played some shows in Tokyo (some of which can be watched on YouTube)...
Posted on January 19, 2018 at 22:52. | Released on January 19, 2018
Wakita Monari "I am ONLY"
After three great singles, here comes Wakita Monari (ex-Especia)'s 1st solo album! All songs are said to be worth single cuts. Included are songs written by Hase Hajimu, Microstar, Fukutomi Yukihiro, Yafune Tetsurō, Nishidera Gōta (Nona Reeves), Count Joke, Hase...
Posted on July 22, 2017 at 23:38. | Released on July 26, 2017
Wakita Monari "I'm with you" (CD+7")
Wakita Monari (ex-Especia) has a 3rd single being released this week, ahead of a 1st solo album to come later on July 26! The new single's title song is a house tune written and produced by Fukutomi Yukihiro! Mellow jazz...
Posted on June 17, 2017 at 10:57. | Released on June 21, 2017
the fascinations "tsuki no ura de aimashō - Let's go to the darkside of the moon -" (7")
Vibraphone-led jazz band the fascinations are back with a new 7" single! Included are covers of Original Love's "tsuki no ura de aimashō - Let's go to the darkside of the moon -" (originally released in 1991) and Alice Clark's...
Posted on January 2, 2017 at 22:13. | Released on January 18, 2017
Hoshino Michiru "Love Me Again feat. ikkubaru" (CD+7")
Hoshino Michiru has a new single coming, the A-side is a Japanese cover of Indonesian 4-piece band ikkubaru's "Love Me Again" and features the band itself (recent live version by ikkubaru). By the way, ikkubaru is also known for writing...
Posted on July 2, 2016 at 14:08. | Released on July 6, 2016
Various Artists "utau Piano danshi"
Here's a first compilation on Delicatessen Recordings, the label of Nakatsuka Takeshi. The title translates to "singing piano guys", and indeed features male singer-songwriters, a few of the songs mainly just piano and vocals while over half is more band-...
Posted on December 7, 2010 at 23:10. | Released on December 8, 2010
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VIOLAVIE "Destiny" (Download)
VIOLAVIE (YouTube, 𝕏, Instagram), the idol group produced by Emiri Kanou, has released a first EP titled "Destiny". Included are new songs "Destiny", which has music co-written by ISAFAT and Emiri, and "Tailwind", composed by Hyoe Yasuhara. All lyrics...
Posted on October 18, 2024 at 00:44. | Released on October 9, 2024
Miki Hirayama & Maki Nomiya "Artist" (Download)
As the start of a project of unreleased songs written by late songwriter Kyōhei Tsutsumi, here's a new song titled "Artist" sung in duet by Miki Hirayama and Maki Nomiya. The lyrics were written by Tsutsumi's long-time collaborator Jun...
Posted on October 21, 2023 at 12:50. | Released on October 3, 2023
Cruisic "Come With Me feat. Baku Furukawa" (Download)
Cruisic is a duo formed of trackmaker Yukinari Iwata (also a member of SPECTA) and drummer/percussionist Ryusuke Kakizawa (also of Tetsuro Yafune Trio, Tornado Tatsumaki). For the upcoming Record Store Day 2023, on April 22, they are releasing a...
Posted on April 6, 2023 at 14:08. | Released on April 5, 2023
Konishi Yasuharu "Drama 'nigatsu no shousha -zettai goukaku no kyoushitsu-' Original Soundtrack"
Konishi Yasuharu (Pizzicato One) made the original soundtrack for the NTV drama series "nigatsu no shōsha -zettai gōkaku no kyōshitsu-", an adaptation of the manga series by Takase Shiho. Other recent Konishi Yasuharu news include the production of jazz pianist/singer-songwriter...
Posted on December 21, 2021 at 20:27. | Released on December 15, 2021
Posted on May 6, 2021 at 21:29. | Event held on Friday May 28, 2021 at 19:00 (JST)
Tokyo's Coolest Sound radio show on La Face B: "Tokyo's Coolest Sound" vol.15
This is Tokyo's Coolest Sound's own radio show, which is featured on La Face B (Facebook page), an Internet radio based in Montréal (Québec, Canada). It brings you some favorite songs and artists that you've read about in these...
Posted on March 25, 2021 at 00:36.
