‘Tapestry: Koto’ is a 3-album series produced by Nippon Columbia in the mid-1970s dedicated to one of the main instruments of Japanese traditional music: Koto.
Originally released in 2015, Sounds from the Far East' features highly sought after material by legendary Japanese house producer Soichi Terada and fellow producers Shinichiro Yokota, Manabu Nagayama.
Tortoise, the pioneering post-rock band with a devoted global following, returns with their first album in nine years. Capturing their evolving sound in 2025, this release is exclusive to Japan on striking smeared electron green vinyl.
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.
First released in 1976, Shakuhachi master, Kifu Mitsuhashi and jazz musician, Kiyoshi Yamaya blend their individual musical disciplines to compose an album that beautifully captures the spirit of both traditional Japanese folk music and jazz.