2018. 'Aventure', Taeko Onuki's 5th album was released in 1981, as a follow-up to previous year's success of 'Romantique', and continues her pursuit of "Wa-sei (made in Japan) European Pops". The sound is ..

2019. Japanese import. With a distinctly fresh style that evolved from the Japanese folk and "New Music" sounds of the early 1970s, Chu Kosaka's pioneering 1975 album 'Horo' is said to be the forerunner of..

2016. 'Awakening' is Sato's 4th solo album. The sounds were constructed on the very first drum machine the Linn LM-1. Sato programmed the sounds himself and played all instruments except for guitar (guest musician..

2015. This compilation offers a sweet snapshot of a sophisticated sector of young Japanese pop music, circa 2014. Originally released as a series of web-only EP's on Dai Ogasawara's Ano(t)raks label, 'Light Wave'..

2015. This compilation offers a sweet snapshot of a sophisticated sector of young Japanese pop music, circa 2014. Originally released as a series of web-only EP's on Dai Ogasawara's Ano(t)raks label, 'Light Wave' fe..

2020. Led by guitarist/vocalist Keisuke Yamamoto, Piper was formed in Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture. A move to Tokyo was followed by the release of their first single on Yupiteru Records, thanks to original guita..

2021. Mid-'80s brass-heavy funk from Hawaii, featuring the band led by Robin Kimura. 'Sparkle' was originally recorded by Tatsuro Yamashita.