Japan'archives mailorderAndrew Chalk cs “One long Year” Faraway press
$12
Andrew Chalk cs “The Circle of Days 1” / “The Circle Of Days 2” &
“The Circle Of Days 3” Faraway Press
Lovely miniatures with guitare, keyboards, environmental sounds, these are simple but once again the result is just unexpected. Those vignettes just open windows on a very personnal world, some would say it’s just poetry.
12$ each (shipping one cassette or the set would cost the same) / only a few
The Gerogerigegege CD “The Senzuri Champion revised” Vis à Vis Audio Arts
“revised” edition of Senzuri Champion consisting of alternate takes, live versions and unreleased tracks from around 1985/1988, ltd edition, move fast !
$18
Haigan CD “Genocide of the good friends” Vis à Vis Audi Arts
Funny grindcore, free noise, free jazz band – just , imagine Hijokaidan drinking some bleach. On Juntaro Yamanouchi home label, I guess they kind of share the same humour. Only a very few !
$ 14
Cullcanecho CD “Cullcanecho” Vis à Vis Audio Arts
A very surprising new name on Juntaro’s label. This is a beautiful and delicate album with a fado influence. It’s not a joke, if you are also like us in enka waters and folk, you really should give a try. Only a very few !
$14
Toshi Ichiyanagi CD “Computer Space” Edition Omega Point
Obscure tape music of Japan 23
Two sound compositions discovered at Mr. Ichiyanagi’s home in 2018 to be released for the first time ! One is an unknown early work created on a computer and the other is material for an experimental short film by Toshio Matsumoto. Particularly, the former piece was revolutionary. The quirky sound he made on the computer at the time was unheard of especially because a computer could only create simple sounds then. Moreover, it also includes an unknown electronic ambient piece reminiscent of a bi
rd tweeting as well as a reissued version of an accompanying single of a mythical self-published book, which inspired Yoji Kuri’s animation work known as “Tragedy on G string”!
1_Toshi Ichiyanagi Computer Space / 1970_3’12”
2_Toshi Ichiyanagi material of Metastasis (a) / 1971_0’39”
3_Toshi Ichiyanagi material of Metastasis (b) / 1971_0’34”
4_Toshi Ichiyanagi title and year unknown (a) _7’25”
5_Toshi Ichiyanagi title and year unknown (b) _7’18”
6_Toshi Ichiyanagi For String #2 + Stanzas (1961, simultaneous performance)_15’55”
– Yoko Ono participated in performance
$20
Maher Shalal Hash Baz cs “Bleu de la Brousse” Hotel Rustique
ow bias cassette, Hand letterpressed covers, flourescent inks.
includes letterpressed song title sheet & download of music , ltd to 125
Tori Kudo : guitar, voice
Naoki Otani : trumpet
Koji Shibuya : bass, melodica
McCloud Zicmuse : percussion
Recorded live on cassette by Koji Shibuya
at Hameau de la Brousse, France on the 26 of June 2007
$12 only a few
