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Tori Kudo -2LP Studio Village Hototoguiss 2007-2022 – Bruits Direct Disques

Matsuyama in Ehime is the birthplace of haiku, and to this day, haiku submission boxes are placed around town. Young people gather in a haiku society-like manner. In other words, they observe and contemplate well, but their approach is generally instant, casual, and somewhat careless. There is a local disposition here, which they call “yomoda” in the dialect—a blend of humor and sadness. It’s as if they pretend to agree to demands in a laid-back way, all while delaying the big decision. It’s a matter related to the moment and ethics.

Near the famous Dogo Onsen is Studio Village Hototogisu, named after the magazine Hototogisu started by Masaoka Shiki, the father of haiku. The studio was once a large psychiatric hospital, which Mr. Tsuru, the owner, completely remodeled, turning the third floor into his music studio. Tsuru-san is both a psychiatrist and an avid enthusiast of classic rock. He’s a broad-minded adult who also accepts my type of music. About once or twice a month, I randomly select an instrument or device from his vast collection, gathers whoever happens to be around, usually his family, and in about two hours, we record and mix a piece. This album is a compilation of those recordings. The album cover is designed after Matsuyama’s specialty confection, “Ichiroku Tart.”

From around the time of the pandemic, I started layering his dobro guitar or mandolin over my tracks on purpose. The mainstream and the fringe—once opposing camps—merged after this pandemic, a convergence in rock history that’s etched on side D of this album, reflecting the current global situation.
Could a society of free-verse haiku poets sharing both love and resentment for Matsuyama be possible? It’s a question that touches on the future course of nationalism. (Tori Kudo)

A very few copies available $32

Izumi Hirakawa LP “3” – Enban

Last album from the the musician from Hokkaido (and she’s”s regularly play with Ikuro Takahashi), comes in a nicely handmade jacket.

Some lovely Lo fi pop songs with piano, violin and guitar, some strange arrangements with a 80’s feeling à la Luna Park Ensemble We only have a very few !

$48

Sô-Si Suzuki + Jun Morita CD La musique de la cruauté – Les Disques d’Ailleurs

A very strange and nicely produced album, fully dedicated to Antonin Artaud, using his voice, mixing noise, ambient music, deconstructed classical musics…An entire opera, witl a lot of details with some unexpected changes..That’s a thing !

$22

Sachiko Nagata + Jun Morita CDR Moiré – Wine and Dine

Sachiko Nagata came from a musical family, and she was brought up with western music. After she graduated from Percussion Department, Tokyo University of the Arts and started her career as a professional percussionist of classic music.
Then, being driven by her inner desire, Nagata tried variety styles and types of music from ethnic music, creative music by iron or bamboo, improvisational music and others.

Morita is a Tokyo-based electric music performer and nightclub DJ specialising in world, popular and experimental music. He has released several solo albums using modular synth and works with the Japanese label φonon. Described as staging a fall, his work reflects a wide variety of musical interests. He has worked as a mastering engineer for a project to reissue shellac recordings of African music, and has worked with bands from the underground scene such as GRAVESTYLE & TACO .

CDR pro duplicated and printed

$15

Jun Morita & Maimo Rity CDR I refuse to adult today – Wine and Dine

Kind of a battle between heavy and nicely produced electronics with a young musician singing, yelling, howling, playing guitar. Hijokaidan like for the Underground Tokyoït Z generation ?

$15

Jun Morita & Maimo Rity CDR We received complaints about the noise – Wine and Dine

CDR pro duplicated and printed

3rd collaboration and as noisy as the previous meetings !

$15

Maki Miura + Rei Yokohama CS Reimaki UFO Creations

Maki Miura is famous for his playing with Shizuka, Les Rallizes Denudes, Fushitsuha…Rei Yokohama is a long active bass player with Lapiz Trio, Triggers Flowers…

Tsubamegami つばめがみ（Maki Miura 三浦真樹 + Satoru Kawasaki 川崎知 + Tadashi Kumada 熊田央）CS 240127

This set of 2 cassettes wa only done for the recent Chinese tour and very ltd.

It comes in a silkscreened cloth bag, a ltd Shizuka postcard (they are not all the same), one sticker

$52

Harutaka Mochizuki DVD “Takayama’s camera” Sunbient Cafe records

. Camera Operator : Manabu Takayama
.. Liner Notes : Munemori Sato

Limited Edition of 170

$15

Haiginsha cs Fierce / Lighten – VLZ Produkt

The late Hironari Iwata, best known for his experimental work with “Toukaseibunshi”, explored even more uncharted territory under the alias “HAIGINSHA”. This long-lost cassette from 1986 has been resurrected with a meticulous remaster, sourced from one of the few remaining original tapes, courtesy of noise pioneer Toshiji Mikawa.

The album weaves a striking tapestry of guitar, melodica, recorder, voice and industrial percussion, each element bending and colliding in unpredictable ways. What ties it all together is an unrelenting current of howling feedback that swells across every track—a sonic metaphor for Iwata’s struggles with despair and existential disillusionment. Yet, within the chaos lies an unmistakable flicker of hope, an unwavering belief in the power of sound and expression.

Iwata’s unconventional approach turns familiar instruments into tools for exploration, chasing glimpses of harmony within the squall of feedback. It’s a process uniquely his own—rooted in his profound understanding of the miracle of encountering “music” within the real world. This album feels less like a collection of tracks and more like a travelogue from his ongoing journey to uncover new possibilities for sound, pushing the boundaries of what music can be.

$14