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Shiro Sano meets "skye" by Japanese rock legends Shigeru Suzuki, Ray Ohara, Tatsuo Hayashi, and Masataka Matsutoya. "album", as if it were a phantom album released in the 1970s, is now available in a limited double-LP analog edition! Shiro Sano, who continues to be active in various fields as an actor and musician, released his first album in about four years in 2023, called "Album". Following the release of his previous album "Kindan No Kajitsu" (Forbidden Fruit) in 2019, this album was produced with the members of Skye, whom Sano himself has been influenced by and respects, with Shiro Sano in charge of lyrics and composition. The album is a rock sound that can only be expressed by Shiro Sano and Skye, with the outstanding performance of Skye overlapping with the gems of music that have been deeply influenced by Sano himself.

Expo 70, held in Osaka, was a pivotal event for the Japanese people and their relationship with the rest of the world, demonstrating both the nation’s ongoing economic recovery from World War Two and the creative spirit of Japanese society and its artists. A series of performances, billed as “Night Events” were held at the Expo; the most radical of these was "Beam Penetration and Mad Computer, plus the Minimal Sound of Motorcycles”, but its anti-establishment feel and general madness took the Expo organizers by surprise and it was cancelled after only one night, despite being scheduled for a longer run. An air of myth developed around the event, but a recording of the event has been discovered and this release is the result. This release comprises a CD, a 10-inch record with fold-out sleeve and large obi, plus fascinating notes in Japanese and English by Kenichi Yasuda, an expert on Japanese rock music, and Koji Kawasaki, a renowned researcher of Japanese electronic music, as well as rare photos. *Special Edition includes a Cd-r of a interview program with the producers of "Beam Penetration" in 1970. At the end of the program, the Flower Travellin' Band appeared with motorcycles and performed in the studio. Also includes insert with English translation of the interview.

The first LP release of Art-school's classic albums, which continue to lead Japan's alternative music scene, is being reissued for the first time in their career to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their release! The two albums will be released simultaneously as "Record Day 2023" limited editions! The band's sound textures are post-grunge and shoegazing, with a slow and steady progression of roaring guitars and beautiful melodies. The second album by Art-school, which confirms their position as a one-of-a-kind band through the fragile and dangerous worldview of vocalist Riki Kinoshita, is now being released on LP for the first time in their career, as a double-vinyl!!

The first LP release of Art-school's classic albums, which continue to lead Japan's alternative music scene, is being reissued for the first time in their career to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their release! The two albums will be released simultaneously as "Record Day 2023" limited editions! The major label debut album by Art-school, which shocked the scene with its sweet melodies and sharp, dynamic, roaring guitar sound that creates a sense of intoxication and a sense of speed, has been released on LP for the first time in their career as a double-vinyl!!

The first new Climax Golden Twins record in many years. Founded in 1993 by Robert Millis and Jeffery Taylor, Climax Golden Twins is perhaps best known for the soundtrack to Session Nine (directed by Brad Anderson in 2001, original soundtrack on Milan International). CGT have released ambient recordings (Lovely on Anomalous Records), compilations of rare 78rpm shellac records (the Victrola Favorites book on Dust-to-Digital), field recording, collage, and musique concrète experiments (Dream Cut Short in the Mysterious Clouds on the Japanese Meme label), and instrumental rock, noise, and improv (5 Cents A Piece on Abduction Records and Imperial Household Orchestra on Scratch). Their new double-LP continues many of these threads and features contributions by friends from Seattle's vibrant music scene and beyond including Alan and Richard Bishop (Sun City Girls ), Ko Ishikawa (master Japanese sho player), Greg Kelley (extended trumpet technique specialist), Porest (Sublime Frequencies' Mark Gergis), members of Kinski, Diminished Men, the A Frames, Dreamsalon, and more. The last official Climax Golden Twins release of new sounds was 2008's Journal of Popular Noise. In the years since, CGT composed the score to the film Chained (directed by Jennifer Chambers Lynch in 2012), united with Seattle's A Frames to record a few LPs as Afcgt (including one on Sub Pop), released further Victrola Favorites cassettes and CDs, and continued to perform live. In addition, Jeffery Taylor plays with the improv outfits Hound Dog Taylor's Hand and Spider Trio, while Robert Millis has released solo recordings, pursued installation and sound art projects, plays with Idol Ko Si and has worked extensively with the Sublime Frequencies record label (producing Indian Talking Machine and Paris to Calcutta: Men and Music on the Desert Road, in addition to films and compilations of music from Korea, Thailand, Japan, Myanmar, and more).

The long-awaited analog version of the Canadian/Japanese hybrid band “monkey Majik”'s third album! Contains the theme song "Around the World" for "Saiyuki" (broadcast nationwide on Fuji TV Mondays at 9 p.m.), as well as the refreshing pop number "Fly" and more. A must-buy item for Monkey Majik!

A masterful third album, further evolved with a popular sensibility and deeper ensemble, is now available on LP!

The long-awaited vinyl release of the third full-length album by No Buses, a five-piece guitar band that debuted in '18 and extends the band's boundaries as a guitar rock band that has made great strides.

The third album by No Buses, a five-piece guitar band at the forefront of the Japanese indie scene, whose music mixes UK essence with a challenging sound that has attracted attention both at home and abroad, is now available in analogue format. The album features a total of nine tracks, including "Home", which was distributed after the release of their confident self-titled second album "No Buses", and "Daydream Believer feat. Bim", which features their friend rapper BIM. After boldly crossing over various genres, the band has sublimated the essence of the UK garage rock scene into their own worldview and further updated it, making this album a masterpiece that is sure to get the Japanese rock scene buzzing.

The 2nd album 'Ame agari no Machi', which was released in 1973 by Tomio Terada, a rare melody maker who made his major debut as the first Japanese artist on the MGM label in 1972, has been highly acclaimed as a masterpiece of cafe rock. The first LP reprint! A masterpiece of Japanese folky and mellow groove that combines the sounds of Tomio Terada and Hiro Yanagida, a former April Fool's Day.

Ten blistering performances from Tokyo's legendary High Rise. Recorded live in 1992, Disturbance Trip is a previously unreleased, distortion-saturated gem recorded in the same era as their third studio album, Dispersion. Guitarist Munehiro Narita's unmatched ability to channel the pure energy/spirit of rock and roll and hard psychedelia is on full display; his riffs are heavy and propulsive, his solos dizzying and transcendent. Nanjo's fuzz bass lays down hypermobile lines that swing and thunder as he intones lyrics that echo in the distance. Disturbance Trip is the first release on the resurrected La Musica Records, Asahito Nanjo's mystifying, apocryphal cassette label started in the 1990s and documenting the most obscure reaches of the Japanese psychedelic underground. Deluxe double LP housed in custom Unipak-style gatefold jacket and printed inner sleeves with spot metallic inks and gloss UV coating. Featuring: Nanjo Asahito {bass, vocals); Narita Munehiro (guitar); Dr. Euro (drums). Recorded Live in 1992, Tokyo, Japan.

Centered around Mitsuru Nasuno, Tatsuya Nakamura (former member of Blankey JET City) and Koji Nakamura (former member of Supercar) got together in December of 2016 to form Mugamichill. Since 2017, they have released a total of 8 CDs on their own and have been active performing to live audiences at events and on tour.

This will be their first analog release and will include 3 musical numbers from their long-awaited full album Mugamichill which was released in September of 2022 in a 4-cd package. Included in the 12-inch vinyl is the piece No.9, which is an arranged version of Shadow for a live audience. This vinyl was originally created as a return gift for their cloud funding, but with its popularity, it has been decided to be released to the public in limited numbers.

Recording and mixing was done by Naoyuki Uchida, Japan’s premier DUB engineer who has worked on various musical numbers from pop to avant-garde. As an extension of improvised music, this 12-inch vinyl unites colors, transparency, and ambience of sound, and is something that can only be savored through Mugamichill.

Includes extensive notes and background information about the concerts, the band, the instruments and illustrations by Robert Webb. Music remastered from the original recordings. This live album, recorded in a concert in Japan in 2006, shows the band unearthed from nothing and has great versions of the studio tracks. The band is very cohesive and the sound has a good weight. The music played is beautiful symphonic prog, combining orchestral and chamber music elements through a large array of musicians used to record the originals songs.

Gellers is pleased to announce the release of its first best-of album on LP, featuring songs selected by various musicians and music writers from Gellers' past releases!

Formed by childhood friends (Yukihisa Tashiro, Kenichi Kawazoe, Shugo Tokumaru, Hinata Okubo, Shingo Shinmachi), Gellers is an alternative rock band that has performed at Fuji Rock and Boro Festa Western Auditorium. The band's music is influenced by US indie rock/alternative rock and Japanese alternative rock. The influence of US indie rock/alternative rock and Japanese alternative rock can be felt in this album, and it is a piece that conveys the charm of Gellers' songs, which are sometimes junky, strange, somewhat sad, and friendly.

Hebi Katana, formed in February 2020 and known as "Tokyo Samurai Doom", has completed its second album, produced by Mr. Okazaki of Eternal Elysium/studio ZEN! The first album released in August 2021 attracted attention in the international scene and was released on labels in Italy, Argentina, USA, Poland, and other countries. Only half a year later, they have completed their remarkable second album. Limited edition colored vinyl with Japanese obi is now available for pre-order!!

“I am the Shizuoka Mick Jagger” snarls the lead singer of Shizuoka Rock’n’Roll Kumiai on opening track 'Schon No Rock' of their only LP Eikyu Hozonban. The year was 1973, and this band of energetic high school students from Shizuoka prefecture - a sunny region nestled along the coast south of Tokyo - were summoning a storm. As with other groups of their generation such as Flower Travellin’ Band and Happy End, the influence of western records from the 60s in their sound is undeniable, but like the aforementioned bands, it would be wrong to measure their sound by how much they achieve likeness with other acts. What we have on this first ever double LP reissue are eleven tracks of uncompromising DIY spirit and outspoken Japanese youthful revolt.

When the singer’s not Mick Jagger, he's a slurring Bob Dylan impersonator act on bluesy 'Rainbow Queen,' balancing confidently on trippy slide guitars. 'Okane Ga Ichiban' starts off like a Small Faces garage rock number that progressively takes a turn for the weird as harsh vocal harmonies haunt the background, and the singer falls under the spell of his yelping desires for money. 'Onna to Aka' with its acid guitars and pulsing primitive drum-machine-like percussion falls somewhere between Suicide and Chrome, and its sudden eruptions of percussion are addictively poised. P-vine is thrilled to reissue Eikyuu Hozonban on limited edition vinyl with an iconic Japanese obi-strip, and bring back the booming creative underground of 70s Japan.

Long-awaited new album from UK guitar-pop band Screen Prints! UK/Manchester guitar-pop band Screen Prints, who released material on labels such as Earworm (uk), Track & Field (uk) and Motorway (japan) in the late 90s and early 00s, have released a compilation album of previously unreleased and previously unreleased material on fastcut This is the band's first release since the 2014 compilation album 'Hum And Hiss' on fastcut records, which featured previously unreleased and previously unreleased tracks, and is a long-awaited full-length album of all new songs, recorded with songwriter Declan Meehan at the helm. !!! The album features the classic song 'Look Forward', which was first released in December 2021 and has a fragility that echoes current indie rock and is typical of Screen Prints, and the weeping guitar pop number 'Words Can't Really', which has an impressive guitar riff reminiscent of The Sea Urchins' 'Pristine Christine'. The album is a full 11-track album with an updated indie appeal without feeling blank, including the number 'Words Can't Really Say' and the nostalgic slow number 'Coastal Lights', which is inspired by the scenery of the British seaside.

Rashinban is a Japanese psychedelic rock band which was active in the 90s to early 00s. The founder Seiichi Yamamoto is well known as a guitarist of Japanese experimental/noise/space rock/tribal drumming band Boredoms. In 2024, P-vine is working on reissuing their albums on vinyl for the first time!

CARNATION's 19th original album, "Carousel Circle," released in 2023, the 40th anniversary of the group's formation, is now available in long-awaited heavy-weight analog format! Carnation is a supreme rock band that has been leading the Japanese pop rock scene for a long time since its formation in 1983. Ten songs written by Masahiro Naoe (G, Vo), plus a song by Yuzuru Ota (Ba) for the first time in the band's history, "Fukamidori", make for a total of 11 songs. Saeko Suzuki, Tomohiro Harigae, Yuko Kitayama, Jun Matsue, Takahiro Ito, Yu Taniguchi, Jacob Tanaka, and various other guests participated in the recording!

A defining album of the 90s, Last Splash by The Breeders turns 30 this year. To celebrate, the band have returned to the original tapes to give it its first-ever remaster, and by doing so have also unearthed two lost tracks that will delight fans. Recorded by the "classic" Breeders line-up of Kim Deal, Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs and Jim Macpherson and featuring singles "Cannonball" and "Divine Hammer", Last Splash was "an alt-rock classic" (Pitchfork"s Top 100 Records of 1990s) on release; a fast seller too, quickly attaining Platinum status in the US. Despite having had the boxset treatment on its 20th birthday, the album was still left to be remastered so 10 years on, the original y" tapes were taken out of the archives and have been lovingly worked on by Kim Deal, Benjamin Mumphrey and Miles Showell (Abbey Road). Never sounding so good, the album for its 30th anniversary, it"s getting the ultimate vinyl pressing. Entitled Last Splash (the 30th Anniversary Original Analog Edition), this new version has been cut at half speed at Abbey Road by Miles Showell, now spanning two LPs and running at 45rpm. A Japanese cd edition will also be available. This edition contains an exclusive, one-sided etched 12" which features two previously unreleased tracks - "Go Man Go" and "Divine Mascis" ("Go Man Go" is a track that Kim co-wrote with Black Francis while "Divine Mascis" is a different version of "Divine Hammer" with Dinosaur Jr."s J Mascis on lead vocals). Both tracks originate from the original sessions and were left forgotten until the sessions were exhumed to create this new master. The attention to detail continues to the album"s art, which equally celebrates Vaughan Oliver"s iconic sleeve. With Vaughan sadly no longer with us, his long-time design partner Chris Bigg has gloriously reimagined the album"s sleeve for this new version.

A defining album of the 90s, Last Splash by The Breeders turns 30 this year. To celebrate, the band have returned to the original tapes to give it its first-ever remaster, and by doing so have also unearthed two lost tracks that will delight fans. Recorded by the "classic" Breeders line-up of Kim Deal, Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs and Jim Macpherson and featuring singles "Cannonball" and "Divine Hammer", Last Splash was "an alt-rock classic" (Pitchfork"s Top 100 Records of 1990s) on release; a fast seller too, quickly attaining Platinum status in the US. Despite having had the boxset treatment on its 20th birthday, the album was still left to be remastered so 10 years on, the original y" tapes were taken out of the archives and have been lovingly worked on by Kim Deal, Benjamin Mumphrey and Miles Showell (Abbey Road). Never sounding so good, the album for its 30th anniversary, it"s getting the ultimate vinyl pressing. Entitled Last Splash (the 30th Anniversary Original Analog Edition), this new version has been cut at half speed at Abbey Road by Miles Showell, now spanning two LPs and running at 45rpm. A Japanese cd edition will also be available. This edition contains an exclusive, one-sided etched 12" which features two previously unreleased tracks - "Go Man Go" and "Divine Mascis" ("Go Man Go" is a track that Kim co-wrote with Black Francis while "Divine Mascis" is a different version of "Divine Hammer" with Dinosaur Jr."s J Mascis on lead vocals). Both tracks originate from the original sessions and were left forgotten until the sessions were exhumed to create this new master. The attention to detail continues to the album"s art, which equally celebrates Vaughan Oliver"s iconic sleeve. With Vaughan sadly no longer with us, his long-time design partner Chris Bigg has gloriously reimagined the album"s sleeve for this new version.

New and 11th Studio album from Mono!!! Pilgrimage of the Soul is the 11th studio album in the 22-year career of Japanese experimental rock legends, Mono. Recorded and mixed – cautiously, anxiously, yet optimistically – during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in the summer of 2020, Pilgrimage of the Soul is aptly named as it not only represents the peaks and valleys where Mono are now as they enter their third decade, but also charts their long, steady journey to this time and place. Continuing the subtle but profound creative progression in the Mono canon that began with Nowhere Now Here (2019), Pilgrimage of the Soul is the most dynamic Mono album to date (and that’s saying a lot). But where Mono’s foundation was built on the well-established interplay of whisper quiet and devastatingly loud, Pilgrimage of the Soul crafts its magic with mesmerizing new electronic instrumentation and textures, and – perhaps most notably – faster tempos that are clearly influenced by disco and techno. It all galvanizes as the most unexpected Mono album to date – replete with surprises and as awash in splendour as anything this band has ever done. Mono began in Japan at the end of the 20th Century as a young band equally inspired by the pioneers of moody experimental rock (My Bloody Valentine, Mogwai) and iconic Classical composers (Beethoven, Morricone) who came before them. They have evolved into one of the most inspiring and influential experimental rock bands in their own right. It is only fitting that their evolution has come at the glacial, methodical pace that their patient music demands. Mono is a band who puts serious value in nuance, and offers significant rewards for the wait.

2023 repress, red with white splatter LP plus white red splatter 7" single.Innitially the first release in Fu Manchu's 30th Anniversary vinyl reissue series, In Search Of...Deluxe Edition, celebrates the band's 3rd album and major label debut, which was originally released on 27 February, 1996. Recorded at Grandmaster Studios in Hollywood, California by the band and Brian Jenkins (KYUSS, SCREAMING TREES), "In Search Of_" is considered a classic of the '90s and a pillar for the "stoner rock" movement. Highlights include the lead single "Asphalt Risin'", "Redline" and fan favorite "Cyclone Launch." This limited edition run is pressed on clear vinyl with blue and yellow splatter and the gatefold package design includes never before seen photos of the band. Also included is a bonus red/black splatter 7" of "Chevy Van" (a Sammy Johns cover that was previously only available on the Japanese pressing of the original album) b/w a 1995 Demo version of "Redline." Both the LP and 7" feature newly remastered audio for maximum fidelity.

"It's a pleasure to bring together, on this album, musicians with whom I feel a very special connection, namely Felicia Atkinson, Bü?ra Kay?kç?, Carmen Villain, Kuniyuki Takanashi, Pavel Milyakov, Joseph KMRU, Ana Quiroga and Abul Mogard. All of them have been very generous in their willingness to participate in an artistic experiment that's been on my mind for a long time: to build bridges between architecture and music. Each of these artists chose a space and translated it into a piece of music, and the result is a sonic kaleidoscope through which specific territories can be gazed upon from unexplored points of view. The compositions that make up this compilation are synaesthetic windows through which we can observe with our ears. To look through them, all we have to do is listen and we'll be able to contemplate, in a unique way, spaces located in such different places as Vilches (Chile), Istanbul (Turkey), Oslo (Norway), Sapporo (Japan), Nairobi (Kenya), London (England), Rome (Italy), Berlin (Germany), or even in imaginary universes."

Not for the faint of heart! Predating both Sonic Youth and Swans’ debut albums by a year, Zourokuno Kibyou, initially released in 1982, quickly vaulted Kansai noise rockers Hijokaidan to indie music fame. Compiling their early, borderline grotesque, extreme live performances, Zourokuno Kibyou is as much a historical document as it is one of the heaviest noise albums to ever come out of Japan. With cover art by legendary horror manga artist Hideshi Hino and a booklet containing photos from the wild performances that Hijokaidan was famous for, this is sure to satisfy even the most hardcore of hardcore fans. The LP comes with “A Tribute To Icchie”, a 7” originally released (only 14 copies were initially pressed!) in honor of original member Ichigura Akira’s passing, and repressed for the first time ever. Packaged with an OBI-strip on limited first edition vinyl, this deluxe edition of Zourokuno Kibyou is one you absolutely must not miss!

The long-awaited second album “mukuge” by Mamiko Suzuki, who is also active in chelmico, is now available on analog vinyl! For this album, she is joined by a number of artists close to her, including ryo takahashi, Toshiki Hayashi (%c), Mei Semons, a 23-year-old singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Brooklyn, and TiMT, a composer based in Tokyo, Japan. The artwork was created by Ryu Okubo, an illustrator whom she truly admires, and like the single, his unique sensibility and touch further enhances the world of Mamiko Suzuki's music, resulting in an album that takes her talent to an even higher level.

Svart are proud to present the 10 year anniversary edition of Michael Monroe’s 2011 album Sensory Overdrive. Our edition comes with a gatefold sleeve, poster, and 4 bonus tracks (two of which were released on the deluxe CD edition, and the other two on the Japanese CD edition in 2011). This double LP will be available in 3 colors: regular black vinyl, limited yellow vinyl and Svart exclusive splatter vinyl.

The treasured Japanese soft rock album produced by Haruomi Hosono is finally reissued in analog LP format! The only album "Aiiro no Kisetsu" (The Season of The Color of Love) (original release date: July 1975) by the group "Kaze Chorus Dan" (Wind Chorus Group) from the Yamaha Popular Song Contest is reissued on analog vinyl. Haruomi Hosono participated fully as producer, lyricist, composer, arranger, and player. The beautiful chorus work of mixed voices, the tight performance by the Tin Pan Alley family, and the Western taste and groove that is like A&M are the best kept soft-rock treasures.

In 2017, the album 'Second Nature' celebrated Lionheart's triumphant return to the melodic rock music scene with a collection of powerful and memorable songs. Due to contractual circumstances, the album disappeared from the market outside of Japan in 2020. Now the album has been remastered to sound punchier than ever, here comes the Ltd. LP Gatefold Edition in golden colour.

Abradako was formed in 1983 by Hirotomo Hasegawa. In the punk / hardcore scene of the time, it has attracted attention as a completely different personality compared with other bands and gained cult popularity. In 1985, released the 1st album "Aburadako". Since then, he has released seven albums by the time he stopped their activity in 2009. All album titles are "Aburadako". P-vine presents parts of their discography as LP for the first time. All titles come with OBI-strip. "adk" is their early stadio recordings which including the tracks before their music style are getting more avantgarde, more proressive. some tracks is come from compilation albums from Tokuma Japan.

Solid green coloured heavyweight 180 gram audiophile vinyl double LP reissue with the new 2019 artwork layout. Re-mastered by John Rivers at Woodbine Street Studio especially for vinyl release.Does The Cosmic Shepherd Dream Of Electric Tapirs? is not only a question deserving of an answer, but also the title of Acid Mother Temples first ever release on Space Age Recordings. As a Japanese soul collective, Acid Mothers Temple and The Melting Paraiso UFO are something of an enigma to the western world, and most likely to eastern ears too. Their music can be described as acid-rock, experimental, psychedelic or a whole host of genres dependent on the listeners' mood. Having been out of stock for some time, the long anticipated repress of this wild offering from AMT, comes as double solid green vinyl with the seductive, uncensored artwork of the original sleeve. Limited to 500 copies ww.

There’s a palpable sense of energy and enthusiasm from the audience captured on the tapes at this concert as
King Crimson (sharing a European tour with then label band mates Roxy Music)
take to the stage in Fréjus, France, in late Summer, 1982.
With two albums’ worth of material to draw upon (Discipline, Oct 1981& Beat, June 1982) & extensive touring that had already seen the band play concerts
in the UK, Europe, USA & Japan, the live shows - as often with King Crimson –
had a dynamism & punch that simply couldn’t be replicated
in a recording studio. Add a pair of classic KC instrumentals, (Red & Larks’ Tongues in Aspic Part Two),
to that mix & all the ingredients were there for a very special performance.
Recorded initially for a video release, the audio from the concert has, inexplicably, never been issued as a standalone release
Nor has a live album from the 1980s line-up previously appeared on vinyl.
Sheltering Skies presents the complete King Crimson performance across
2LPs pressed on 200gram vinyl or a single CD, both completed with the addition of the recording of ‘The Sheltering Sky’
from the previous night’s concert at Cap d’Agde
The 1980s King Crimson was, in terms of concert performances/ album releases,
still less than a year old when this album was recorded.
The collective decades’ of experience of the individual musicians is funnelled through the enthusiasm & freshness of the
line-up & the newness of the material to produce a special concert recording.
While King Crimson material from this period is always in demand, with the forthcoming US tour by Beat (King Crimson’s
Adrian Belew & Tony Levin, joined by guitarist Steve Vai & Tool drummer Danny Carey), performing the materia
l from that period, there is increased interest in hearing this material as it was originally performed.
Robert Fripp: Guitar Tony Levin: Stick, Bass Guitar and Support Vocal
Adrian Belew: Guitar, Lead Vocal Bill Bruford: Drums and Percussion