Music from Japan

Tip! *Japan import with Obi Strip* Hiromasa Suzuki is a legendary composer and arranger, and a key player who has been active in the Japanese music world, including jazz as well as movies, television and commercials. In the late ‘60s and mid-’70s, he…

Tip! *Japan import with Obi Strip* In 1967, drummer Takeo Moriyama joined pianist Yosuke Yamashita’s group, later forming a legendary trio together with saxophonist Seiichi Nakamura in 1969. This group consisting of Moriyama, Yamashita, and Nakamura …

Masami Akita continues his work as the world's premiere extreme dynamicist on 'Circular Reference,' his latest full-length and first for No Holiday. It's a torrent of synthesized tones colliding against punishing layers of feedback and midrange noise…

"Behold the might of Rodan, the giant monster from the sky! In 1956, Toho unleashed their first colour kaiju picture: Rodan, directed by Ishiro Honda and produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, is a terrifying tale from the creators of the original Godzilla tha…

Tip! *100 copies limited edition* "The earliest collaboration between Rudolf Eb.er, a Swiss artist living in Japan who is also known for his activities under the name Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock, and Maso Yamazaki, known for his activities under the na…

Wordless vocals drifting on a royal tapestry balancing between noise and silence, unveiling its pale face in the star-woman’s eyes in night’s harem. Sachiko was once a member of Overhang Pary and Kousokuya.

Packaged in a mini LP sleeve with obi, 4-page & 12-page booklets of lyrics and Japanese liner notes and anti-static CD sleeve in a resealable clear plastic sleeve.. Tokyo playwright, director and artist J.A. Caesar sprang to prominence in the early '…

Packaged in a mini LP sleeve with 2 obis, 4-page & 12-page booklets of Japanese liner notes and cloth CD sleeve in a resealable clear plastic sleeve. Fourth J.A. Seazer album, originally issued on Victor in 1978. Shuji Terayama and J.A.Seazer’s phant…

Limited double red 180-gram vinyl reissue. Comes in a hand-numbered sleeve.  Phoenix Records releases the oft-bootlegged Heavier Than A Death In The Family by legendary Japanese rock/psychedelic noise band Les Rallizes Dénudés. This "album" is in fac…

*100 copies limited edition* Mazinger Z TV BGM Best Collection by Chumei Watanabe.

*100 copies limited edition* Umi No Toriton TV BGM Best Sound Collection by Hiromasa Suzuki,

*100 copies limited edition* Kamen rider tv bgm best groovy collection music by: Shunsuke Kikuchi. Selected by 2DAZE.

*100 copies limited edition* BGM Music Collection from classic JapaneseTV Boxing anime broadcased in 1970-1971, music composed by Masao Yagi.

Originally recorded and released in digital format only in 2021, There Were More Failures Than This is a set of ensemble pieces made with tape loops and analog instruments. Related to its companion album It Would Be Giving Up, this set pushes yet aga…

*100 copies limited edition* BGM Music Collection from classic Japanese Super Robot TV series.

*100 copies limited edition* Music Collection from 70's Japanese Robot TV anime Danguard Ace. Each copy contains a different poster for edition.

** 2LP version. 180 gram vinyl. Heavy sleeve and obi ** I had no idea that Ryo Fukui had left behind such a sound source. This is a completely unreleased live performance recorded on June 8, 1977. The recording was done at Sapporo's live house "Vidro…

Limited Edition Vinyl LP Newly Arranged & Composed By Joe Hisaishi! From The Iconic Japanese Anime Film Catalog Of Studio Ghibli! First Time On Vinyl! This is the first LP release of "My Neighbor Totoro", newly arranged and composed by Joe Hisaishi f…

*2024 stock* In the summer of 2007, Jones visited Foster in South Korea and did a series of shows there and in Japan, both as their duo English and in other combinations. In Tokyo, they made time in their schedule to spend a day recording with Nakamu…

*100 copies limited edition* "My initial idea for this album was to create a sequel to "Above The Desert" and explore guitar drones again. I used to record guitar drones daily, but having a clear concept influenced the outcome. Listening to the recor…