'Medicine Compilation from the Quiet Lodge' features ultimate ambient music that invites listeners to another world. The album was originally released in 1993 and is now issued on vinyl in Japan for the first time.
Originally released in 1987 as a film soundtrack, this expressly ambient work by the Japanese composer is based on the Gagaku style of ancient Japanese court music, but with a shimmer of tones created by one person using a computer.
The album is known for its tropical, city pop, and funk-infused sounds, often described as a fusion of these genres and reminiscent of a "video game feel". It's been hailed as a classic and a source of inspiration for vaporwave music.
This is the debut solo album by music producer Yasushi Ide, originally released in 1995. A timeless classic still beloved today, it features a reggae-infused cover of Bill Withers’ Ain’t No Sunshine, showcasing reggae legends U-Roy and Ken Boothe.
The first vinyl reissue of a jazz-rock album by Jiro Inagaki, an outlier in the Japanese jazz world, featuring vocals by Sammy and Yasushi Sawada for the first time.
Arriving on the Japanese music scene during the late '60s, Jacks instantly distinguished themselves from their fluff-peddling, copycat peers with stripped-down, original compositions, nihilistic lyrics and raw performances.
This work, which fills the missing piece of Japanese techno, which is being rapidly unearthed, is now being reissued for the first time with Kayama's approval!
A cult classic among Japanese music collectors, Ocean Side was originally released in 1984 by mythical label VAP and features lush compositions and arrangements by J-Pop icon Tetsuji Hayashi.
Seiko Matsuda, who debuted as an idol in 1980 and remains a top artist, celebrates her 45th anniversary in 2025. The album "Seiko My Love," set for release on May 14 as a vinyl edition, features a collection of songs written by Yoshiko Miura.
Almost entirely in Korean, Mid-Air Thief's cult-acclaimed album Crumbling exhibits a distinct universality, merging disparate sounds and styles into a cohesive, electronic-infused folk amalgam that tactfully blurs the lines between organic and synthetic.
Gongjoong Doduk’s dreamy pop electronica base set the tone for the group's more famous sophomore album. It’s endearing in a way that makes you wanna play it for both your grandma and your college homie.
Recorded in 1980 with his quartet featuring Fumio Itabashi, this album is renowned for being the first to include the emotionally rich Japanese masterpiece "Watarase."
Originally released in 1977. The "imaginary" soundtrack to the cult detective book series by writer Seishi Yokomizo is on many DJ want-lists. Arranged by soundtrack master Kentaro Haneda and featuring a mysterious group of the best '70s Japanese Funk musi
Hit Album is an early J Pop rarity that shows the true size, scope and diversity of 60's pop, containing a mix of covers and original songs (by Hiro Yokoi and Hirooki Ogawa).
Never Young Beach, also known as Never Young Beach, celebrates their 10th anniversary in 2024, and two of their early indie albums are being reissued in remastered vinyl!
