- NO SALES TO JAPAN

Vinyl: Gold Vinyl - Limited Edition, 350gsm, Sleeve With Logo by Shintaro Kago Printed Inside, Sticker

Tracklisting
A1. Golden Dog
A2. Wandering Days
A3. Cesca's Emergency
A4. Injured Love
A5. Being Chased
A6. Angel's Tombstone (Instrumental)
B1. A Challenge to Lie
B2. Love Does Not Return
B3. The Great Solitude
B4. Eyes in the Dark
B5. Beyond the Twilight
B6. Angel's Tombstone



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Presented by Mitsuko & Svetlana Records, distributed by WRWTFWW Records.

Archival reissue of highly sought-after 1979 soundtrack from funky maestro Yuji Ohno, the genius jazz player/composer behind the music of Lupin III (?????) and Capitaine Future (?????·??????) and much much more. Big grooves, irresistible basslines, horns for days, funk for-ever. This superb piece of music from the legendary Toho Records catalogue is a MUST HAVE for fans of Japanese gems.

It’s the original soundtrack of Shigeyuki Amane’s excellent TV movie Golden Dog (Ôgon No Inu). With a secret agent dog carrying secret documents. Last appearance by the one and only Reiko Ike!

Highly recommended to everyone who loves good dogs and good music.



Points of interests

- For fans of funk, jazz, Japanese music, rare groove, boogie, 70s soundtracks, rare gems, WRWTFWW Records, Lupin III, library music, and beautiful dogs.

- Rare gem reissued on vinyl for the first time since 1979.

- Fifth release from Mitsuko & Svetlana Records (Bells of Koyto, Masahiko Sato - Kayobi No Onna, Piero Milesi - The Nuclear Observatory of Mr. Nanof, Sora - Re.sort), distributed by friends WRWTFWW Records (Midori Takada’s Through The Looking Glass, Lunar Cruise and MWKAJU en-semble’s projects, Kenji Kawai’s Ghost in the Shell Original Soundtrack, Yasuaki Shimizu’s Kakas-hi, John Carpenter’s Dark Star Soundtrack, Piero Umiliani’s Tra Scienza e Fantascienza and Il Mon-do Dei Romani, Bernard Parmegiani soundtracks, Colored Music’s self-titled album, EP-4’s Lingua Franca-1, Normal Brain’s Lady Maid…), label founded and curated by Olivier Ducret of Mental Groove and Musique Pour La Danse (Miss Kittin, Orbe, Donato Dozzy, Imperial Tiger Orchestra...) and Stephan Armleder of Villa Magica Records (Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Christian Marclay, Ste-phan Eicher & Rainier Lericolais, John Armleder, Sylvie Fleury…)

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- NO SALES TO JAPAN

Vinyl: Limited Edition, 350gsm, Sleeve With Logo by Shintaro Kago Printed Inside, Sticker

Tracklisting
A1. Golden Dog
A2. Wandering Days
A3. Cesca's Emergency
A4. Injured Love
A5. Being Chased
A6. Angel's Tombstone (Instrumental)
B1. A Challenge to Lie
B2. Love Does Not Return
B3. The Great Solitude
B4. Eyes in the Dark
B5. Beyond the Twilight
B6. Angel's Tombstone



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Presented by Mitsuko & Svetlana Records, distributed by WRWTFWW Records.

Archival reissue of highly sought-after 1979 soundtrack from funky maestro Yuji Ohno, the genius jazz player/composer behind the music of Lupin III (?????) and Capitaine Future (?????·??????) and much much more. Big grooves, irresistible basslines, horns for days, funk for-ever. This superb piece of music from the legendary Toho Records catalogue is a MUST HAVE for fans of Japanese gems.

It’s the original soundtrack of Shigeyuki Amane’s excellent TV movie Golden Dog (Ôgon No Inu). With a secret agent dog carrying secret documents. Last appearance by the one and only Reiko Ike!

Highly recommended to everyone who loves good dogs and good music.



Points of interests

- For fans of funk, jazz, Japanese music, rare groove, boogie, 70s soundtracks, rare gems, WRWTFWW Records, Lupin III, library music, and beautiful dogs.

- Rare gem reissued on vinyl for the first time since 1979.

- Fifth release from Mitsuko & Svetlana Records (Bells of Koyto, Masahiko Sato - Kayobi No Onna, Piero Milesi - The Nuclear Observatory of Mr. Nanof, Sora - Re.sort), distributed by friends WRWTFWW Records (Midori Takada’s Through The Looking Glass, Lunar Cruise and MWKAJU en-semble’s projects, Kenji Kawai’s Ghost in the Shell Original Soundtrack, Yasuaki Shimizu’s Kakas-hi, John Carpenter’s Dark Star Soundtrack, Piero Umiliani’s Tra Scienza e Fantascienza and Il Mon-do Dei Romani, Bernard Parmegiani soundtracks, Colored Music’s self-titled album, EP-4’s Lingua Franca-1, Normal Brain’s Lady Maid…), label founded and curated by Olivier Ducret of Mental Groove and Musique Pour La Danse (Miss Kittin, Orbe, Donato Dozzy, Imperial Tiger Orchestra...) and Stephan Armleder of Villa Magica Records (Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Christian Marclay, Ste-phan Eicher & Rainier Lericolais, John Armleder, Sylvie Fleury…)

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- Vinyl: Limited Edition of 500, 350gsm, Sleeve With Logo by Shintaro Kago Printed Inside, Sticker

Tracklisting
A1. Yoko, Ai to Kako (Mimikazari) (3:43)
A2. Noriko, Ai to Omei (Utsukushiki Emono) (3:11)
A3. Chie, Ai to Shinjitsu (Ame no Hi no Wana) (3:45)
A4. Miyako, Ai to Tsuiseki (Koi no Wana) (2:53)
A5. Nobuko, Ai to Tobo (Shi to Sora to) (5:15)
B1. Miyako, Ai to Gisei (Aoi Kemonotachi) (4:11)
B2. Misako, Ai to Kibo (Tobosha) (2:53)
B3. Sakiko, Ai to Uragiri (Hitokui) (3:43)
B4. Sanae, Ai to Kyofu (Konoha no Fune) (4:45)


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Presented by Mitsuko & Svetlana Records, distributed by WRWTFWW Records.

A golden era gem from the master himself.

Archival reissue of long lost treasure from genius pianist and composer Masahiko Satoh whose resume includes hundreds of legendary albums and collaborations with Midori Takada (Lunar Cruise and Ton•Klami) among many others.

Very rare soundtrack of a 9-episode suspense drama that aired on TV in 1969 and 1970. Filled with exquisite jazz, soul-jazz, folk-jazz, and mystery-jazz, plus groovy affairs, classical moods, and 70s flair.

Highly recommended to Japanese jazz collectors, soundtrack collectors, Masahiko Sato collectors, lovers of rare gems and wearers of vintage trench coats.

All compositions and arrangements by Masahiko Sato
Masahiko Sato: piano, keyboard
Yoshiko Goto: vocal
Kiyoshi Sugimoto: guitar
Kunimitsu Inaba: bass
Yasuo Arakawa: bass
Akira Ishikawa: drums

Originally released in November 1970 as an LP on Toho Records (BL-1001)


Points of interests

- For fans of jazz, Japanese music, rare groove, 70s soundtracks, rare gems, WRWTFWW Records, Midori Takada, library music, and old televisions.

- Rare gem reissued on vinyl for the first time since 1970.

- Fourth release from Mitsuko & Svetlana Records (Bells of Koyto, Yuji Ohno - Golden Dog OST, Piero Milesi - The Nuclear Observatory of Mr. Nanof, Sora - Re.sort), distributed by friends WRWTFWW Records (Midori Takada’s Through The Looking Glass, Lunar Cruise and MWKAJU ensemble’s projects, Kenji Kawai’s Ghost in the Shell Original Soundtrack, Yasuaki Shimizu’s Kakashi, John Carpenter’s Dark Star Soundtrack, Piero Umiliani’s Tra Scienza e Fantascienza and Il Mondo Dei Romani, Bernard Parmegiani soundtracks, Colored Music’s self-titled album, EP-4’s Lingua Franca-1, Normal Brain’s Lady Maid…), label founded and curated by Olivier Ducret of Mental Groove and Musique Pour La Danse (Miss Kittin, Orbe, Donato Dozzy, Imperial Tiger Orchestra...) and Stephan Armleder of Villa Magica Records (Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Christian Marclay, Stephan Eicher & Rainier Lericolais, John Armleder, Sylvie Fleury…)
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- Rare Italian library/soundtrack gem reissued on vinyl for the first time since 1986.
Vinyl: 350gsm Sleeve With Logo by Shintaro Kago Printed Inside, Sticker

Presented by Mitsuko & Svetlana Records, distributed by WRWTFWW Records.

Composed by Piero Milesi
Label logo by manga legend Shintaro Kago

Music for films, videos, and fireworks.

Tracklisting
A1. Mr. Nanof's Tango
A2. Tom Thumb
A3. Between The Scale And The Apple
A4. Scene Of The Madmen
A5. Waiting For The Fête
A6. My Dad Had Two Mommies And Two Daddies
A7. Graffiti
A8. Towards The Tree In Front Of The House
B1. The Procession
B2. The Figurations - The Braid, The Rhombus, The Star
B3. The Presence Of The City
B4. The Waterfall

Archival reissue of the ethereal wonder from Italian architect / music installation & soundtrack master Piero Milesi. This lush adventure of mediative synth and melodic scores for lyricon and small chamber ensemble contains tracks from films "The Nuclear Observatory Of Mr. Nanof" (L'Osservatorio Nucleare Del Sig. Nanof, 1985), "The Oversize House" (La Casa Fuori Misura, 1985), theatre play "King's Night" (La Notte Dei Re, 1986), and video "The Presence Of The City" (La Presenza Della Citta, 1984) produced by The University For Architecture of Milan.

- For fans of library music, soundtracks, leftfield, synth, WRWTFWW Records, Vladimir Cosma, Piero Umiliani, sci-fi, experimental movies, and astronautic mineral engineers of the mental system.
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- First release from Mitsuko & Svetlana Records, distributed by friends WRWTFWW Records
- Rare Japanese electronica gem released for the first time ever on vinyl.
- For fans of electronica, minimal, leftfield, glitch, future jazz, Japanese music, Warp Records, WRWTFWW Records, beach, sky, chill.

Tracklisting
A1. Pause
A2. A Caminho Do Mar
A3. Revans
A4. La Cathédrale Engloutie
A5. Traces
A6. Line
B1. Fold Air
B2. Etude:Diagonal
B3. Rayuela (ii)
B4. Satelite Towers


Presented by Mitsuko & Svetlana Records, distributed by WRWTFWW Records.

Composed by Sora
Mastered by Taylor Deupree
Label logo by Shintaro Kago

Soothing cut-ups and analogue collages for dreamers in the summer breeze.

Originally released in 2003 (on CD only), conceived by Sora aka Takeshi Kurosawa. Re.sort is a miracle of Japanese electronica. Widely unknown but very necessary. Fragments and textures playfully flirt with each other, bossa nova and jazz records float in the air, an old phonograph sits by the sea. Leftfield that feels like a home away, where joyful nothings are everything. Sweet minimalism and micro melodies.

Sora means sky. Let's drift.
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CD Version
- First release from Mitsuko & Svetlana Records, distributed by friends WRWTFWW Records
- Rare Japanese electronica gem released for the first time ever on vinyl.
- For fans of electronica, minimal, leftfield, glitch, future jazz, Japanese music, Warp Records, WRWTFWW Records, beach, sky, chill.

Tracklisting
01. Pause
02. A Caminho Do Mar
03. Revans
04. La Cathédrale Engloutie
05. Traces
06. Line
07. Fold Air
08. Etude:Diagonal
09. Rayuela (ii)
10. Satelite Towers


Presented by Mitsuko & Svetlana Records, distributed by WRWTFWW Records.

Composed by Sora
Mastered by Taylor Deupree
Label logo by Shintaro Kago

Soothing cut-ups and analogue collages for dreamers in the summer breeze.

Originally released in 2003 (on CD only), conceived by Sora aka Takeshi Kurosawa. Re.sort is a miracle of Japanese electronica. Widely unknown but very necessary. Fragments and textures playfully flirt with each other, bossa nova and jazz records float in the air, an old phonograph sits by the sea. Leftfield that feels like a home away, where joyful nothings are everything. Sweet minimalism and micro melodies.

Sora means sky. Let's drift.
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12”

TRACKLIST 12” Vinyl
A1 - Dave DK - Herzen Auf (8:08)
B1 - Dave DK - Ross 308 (7:21)
B2 - Dave DK - Don´t Eat The Homies (6:22)


PR EN: We'll spare everyone the Promo Palaver and let the wonderful music speak for itself.

Original Tracks written and produced by Dave DK / Published by Kosikos Publishing
"Don't Eat The Homies" contains a sample of the recording, "Run Between The Raindrops (While My Teardrops Fall)" performed by Sharon Revoal, courtesy of The Numero Group. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Written by Ellis Clarence Taylor Sr and published by Cleanteen Music Pub (BMI), administered by Secretly Publishing.


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Genre: Ambient, Chillout, Cool Jazz, Minimalism, Downtempo

LP: Limited Edition of 500, Heavy 350gsm Sleeve, Sticker

Tracklisting LP
A1. 21st Street
A2. Mike’s Kitchen
A3. Too Much Time
A4. Each Day Is Every day
A5. Be Outside Talking
A6. Closing In 5 Minutes, Customers
B1. 10’Clock Ride
B2. Not Home
B3. Spring Street
B4. Late Love Walk
B5. Metal From Out A Window
B6. Her Coming In

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WRWTFWW Records is continuing its fruitful and blissful collaboration with New York ambient / jazz / downtempo musician Danny Scott Lane with the first ever vinyl release for his 2021 cassette album Caput. The 12-track beauty is available as a limited edition LP (500 copies worldwide) housed in a marvelously designed heavy 350gsm sleeve. The album is also available digitally.

Originally released on cassette only, Caput is desert music inspired by the city, a serene and cozy soundtrack of contemplative synth, mini pleasure-grooves, and botanical ambient jazz, sure to gently pacify the emotionally conflicted and make small moments the best moments. Scott Lane’s smooth downtempo is like a cushiony bubble of simple life, protecting the mind from noise and stress. It’s the comforting hand on the shoulder, the blanket that keeps warm, the easy Sunday morning breakfast - caring chillout music to escape from the brouhaha.

Caput follows the adorable, so comfy, and beloved soundscapes Home Decor and Shower, both available on WRWTFWW Records, and thus marks the third Danny Scott Lane release on the label…and surely not the last! Complete the collection now and feel the joy of being alive.


Points of interests

For fans of ambient jazz, cool jazz, downtempo, lofi, bedroom tapes, cassettes becoming vinyl records, the simple good life, easy mornings and cozy nights, finding solace in this world of madness.

Super limited imited edition vinyl for Danny Scott Lane’s 2021 cult cassette release Caput.
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2020 repress

Tracklist:
A1 Ho Chi Min (feat. Bèo Dat Mây Trôi & HCMC Students)
A2 Hanoi (feat. Cô Ðôi Thu'o'ng Ngàn & Viet Rice Band)
B1 Phu Quok (feat. Minh Duong)
B2 Hue (feat. Music Acadamy Students)

Release Info:
A year after Red Axes’s musical adventures took them through the sounds and scenes of Africa, they return with a second EP in the Trips series that finds them exploring the rich rhythms of Vietnam.

This project is a multi media venture combining music, film and travel in pursuit of extra ordinary collaborations. It finds the esteemed pair made up of Niv Arzi and Dori Sadovnik explore local cultures and traditions, link up with local musicians and record them playing indigenous instruments as well as presenting workshops for youth music schools. It comes after the Garzen Records bosses have established their unique mix of synths, guitars and genres as diverse as house, acid and leftfield experimentalism on vital labels from Phantasy to Dark Entries.

Opener ‘Ho Chi Minh’ is a brisling track with funky bass loops and the hustle and bustle of a market square infusing the organic house grooves. Local percussion, jazz keys and vocal coos all add to the richness of this most uplifting beat. ‘Hanoi’ is even more exotic thanks to the enchanting lead vocal, jungle bird calls and low slung bass, while ‘Phu Quoc’ gets more rave, with phased bass riding up and down there sale, an intoxicating lead line that sounds something like a didgeridoo and a manic synth that darts about the mix with disorienting effects. Closer ‘Hue’ is a blissful and almost Balearic beat with a shimmering lead melody line and layer upon layer of wind instruments, claps and hits that speak directly to your soul.

The accompanying film captures the essence of the trip, shows some of the recording sessions and local life in Vietnam, from beach parties to incense rituals via communal dances in public spaces, all of which inspired and infuse this record. As such it is a fantastically colourful and immersive EP that takes you to the other side of the world with real authenticity.


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LP - Full-colour sleeve, Japanese lyric sheet insert, postcard

Tracklist

A1. Doily
A2. Horizon
A3. Crystals of Rabbit
A4. Toratolion
B1. Dead Plant
B2. Gaikotsu
B3. New Season
B4. Amuinbow

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A Colourful Storm presents the first vinyl edition of Yahho no Potori, a treasured recording by one of the most cherished contemporary Japanese folk outfits, Eddie Marcon.

Comprised of the core duo of Eddie Corman and Jules Marcon, Eddie Marcon was formed in Himeji in 2001, following Corman's involvement in noise-rock duo Coa and Shinsuke Michishita's fabled psychedelic outfit, LSD March. Marking a stylistic shift into delicate, acoustic territories, the duo would release dozens of albums and singles, mostly self-released through their Pong-Kong imprint, that have seen little distribution outside of Japan.

Recorded over a particularly humid summer and autumn, Yahho no Potori sees Eddie Marcon drifting from the delicate psychedelia of their debut EP into traditional song-based structures. A touching document of joy, tenderness and wistfulness, Marcon's deft yet effortless strum sets a stylish backdrop for Corman's voice to ascend. Desirous yet self-assured, Corman breathes life into an intimate space adorned by the elegant instrumentation of Yashuhisa Mizatani, Yoriro Tatekawa, Ran Mizutani and Saya Ueno, whose ingenuous collaborative instinct has been gifted to listeners through collectives such as Tenniscoats, Maher Shalal Hash Baz and Spirit Fest. Here, she also lends her engineering prowess, having produced the album.

Devotees of ambitious yet beautifully understated songwriting, as well as followers of Reiko and Tori Kudo, Nagisa Ni Te and Ai Aso, will find much to adore in the songs of Eddie Marcon. An intense and devastating recording, A Colourful Storm is proud to give new life to a shimmering, underappreciated gem.




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Track list:
A1. Jet Free
A2. Cryfaze
A3. Tiraquon's Final Quest
B1. 1 4 U
B2. Acid Funk Sequel (Vinyl Exclusive)
B3. Beyond2

Highlight:
Space Dimension Controller returns to Aus Music with six tracks of superb cosmic adventure

EP arrives digitally or as a six-track 12" including exclusive vinyl-only cut 'Acid Funk Sequel' on July 26th
Space Dimension Controller is an intergalactic musical explorer. His sci-fi sounds paint technicolour pictures
in widescreen. Whether crafting definitive albums like Love Beyond The Intersect on R&S, club-ready EPs
for Aus and Running Back or dropping collections of unreleased tracks on his own Tiraquon Recordings, his
work sounds futuristic yet nostalgic for the past. It is fueled by funk and crafted on synths, hardware, tape
machines and various other imperfect tools that lend it a loveable character.

His Final Quest EP is a "French-inspired" release, which is an influence that predates the Space Dimension
Controller alias and goes back to Hamill's teenage years. It is also the last EP from his current studio before
it is dismantled and moved to Amsterdam sometime this summer.

From start to finish, this new EP showcases Hamill's ability to craft emotionally evocative melodies and
genuinely absorbing soundtracks. Opener 'Jet Free' is awash with filtered synths that are sugary sweet and
underpinned by funky guitar riffs and laissez-faire grooves. The wonderful 'Cryfaze' has rueful pads spiralling
around sleek drums that bounce along next to supple neon arps, while 'Tiraquon's Final Quest' is a bubbling
and elastic rhythm run through with soft acid squelches and pixelated pads full of cosmic charm. '1 4 U' rides
on heavier drums but is no less joyous thanks to the crystalline melodies and dreamy vocals that swell the
heart. Vinyl exclusive 'Acid Funk Sequel' is another playful moon safari with buoyant bass patterns and
snappy drum funk under ever-evolving melodic refrains and 'Beyond2' closes down with forlorn, introspective
melodies that ripple over heavy-hearted chords.
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Territory: Sales Only to: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France


Sweden’s José González is just such a voice. He first charmed his way into the UK’s earshot via the murmurous and
elegant, classically finger-picked folk pop of his 2005 album, Veneer, which has since sold over a staggering 430, 000
copies in UK alone. Two years later came In Our Nature, a further exploration of José’s influences (Argentinian
Folklore, the ’60s US folk tradition and the British pastoral folk-pop style of the same era), on which he resisted the
temptation to beef up his alluringly introvert aesthetic. The albums made the UK Top 10 and Top 20 respectively.
It may be seven years since he released a solo record, but José has been anything but idle in that time. He’s delivered
two albums with the band Junip, his more fulsome, electronic-edged, pop project and has toured with both the
Berlin/Göteborg String Theory orchestra (in 2011), co-performing 11 reworking’s of his songs, Sidi Touré and played
with Malian desert blues troupe Tinariwen (both in 2012). In 2013, Hollywood came calling when Ben
Stiller commissioned José to work with Theodore Shapiro on the soundtrack to his remake of ‘The Secret Life of
Walter Mitty’ and most recently, he’s contributed his version of ‘This is How We Walk On the Moon’ to the Red Hot
charity compilation honouring Arthur Russell. Community and collaboration are obviously satisfying in their own ways,
but now José is again stepping centre stage solo, with Vestiges & Claws.
Conceived as the natural third part in an acoustic trilogy, Vestiges & Claws is a(nother) hushed and delicate solo set
that forefronts the artist and guitarist’s compellingly intimate vocal style and intricate playing technique, but it’s often
strikingly rhythmic in nature and cohere’s perfectly, with hand claps and taps on the body of his instrument underlining
the songs’ mantric rise-and-fall pattern, while elsewhere, over-dubbed guitar parts and multi-tracked vocal harmonies
entwine to sweetly immersive effect.
The title refers to both cultural practices and biological features that survive despite having lost their original function,
and to currently useful tools, ie the “claws” of modern life.
Vestiges & Claws was recorded almost entirely by José and self-produced, mostly in his Gothenburg home, using
computer plug-ins to achieve a warm, analogue sound. He prefers working alone, mainly for artistic reasons. “There
were a couple of things that enabled me to complete this record: one was curiosity, to be able to play percussion and
do a lot of harmonies and also to produce and mix the album; the other was aesthetics. I love to listen to Arthur Russell
and Shuggie Otis, to music that has been done mostly by one person in their solitary state.”
As José sees it, the record is his personal, “zoomed-out eye on humanity on a small, pale blue dot in a cold, sparse
and unfriendly space. The amazing fact that we are all here, an attempt at encouraging us to understand ourselves and
to make the best of the one life we know we have – after birth and before death."

TRACKLISTING:
With The Ink Of A Ghost
Let It Carry You
Stories We Build, Stories We Tell
The Forest
Leaf Off / The Cave
Every Age
What Will
Vissel
Afterglow
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- Beautiful 1 LP Edition CLASSIC with 350g cardboard sleeve, Sticker Noen in a 2023 Repress Edition in BioVinyl (co2 neutral in zteh Vinyl Production process)

- THE holy grail album MKWAJU by acclaimed Japanese percussionist Midori Takada's MKWAJU ensemble

WRWTFWW Records is proud to announce the highly anticipated official reissue of holy grail album MKWAJU by acclaimed Japanese percussionist Midori Takada's MKWAJU ensemble, sourced from the original masters and available in two versions: a vinyl LP cut at Emil Berliner Studios (formerly the in-house recording department of Deutsche Grammophon) and a digipack CD.

Originally recorded in February and March 1981 and released by fabled Japanese avant-garde label Better Days (home of Ryuichi Sakamato's debut album, Yasuaki Shimizu's Kakashi, Colored Music self-titled LP and many more) MKWAJU is the fruit of the collaboration between Takada's crew and world-famous composer/musical director Joe Hisaishi, the man behind most of of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli anime soundtracks and over 100 other films scores, including Takeshi Kitano's Sonatine, Hana-Bi, and Kikujiro. The ensemble's transcendental wonder is, in fact, the first-ever Midori Takada album and the first-ever Joe Hisaishi-produced album. Historic.

Led by Midori Takada on marimba, gong, vibraphone, and tom tom, MKWAJU is an inventive and riveting take on Eastern and Western minimalist traditions, African rhythms, and early electronica. Drawing from its jazz-rooted polyrhythmic improvisations in the most inventive ways, the album covers a wide spectrum of sounds, from colorful dance floor-ready percussion pieces that stand somewhere between proto-techno and experimental synth-pop, to cinematic ambient landscapes and ethereal drone delicacies. The feverishly sought-after full-length is a stepping-stone in Midori Takada's career and an all-around pioneering album.

Alongside Takada and Hisaishi (who not only produced the album but also played synthesizers), personnel on MKWAJU includes famed Japanese musicians Yoji Sadanari and Hideki Matsutake of KI-Motion fame, Junko Arase (heard on Satoshi Ashikawa's legendary Still Way - Wave Notation 2), and Pecker (whose stacked resume boasts collaborations with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Jun Fukamachi).

Tracklisting Vinyl LP
A1. Mkwaju
A2. Shak Shak
A3. Lemore
B1. Tira-Rin
B2. Pulse In The Mind
B3. Flash-Back


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- Beautiful 1 LP 33rpm Cut Re-Edition
- 33 rpm LP mastercut by Emil Berliner

*** TERRITORY RESTRICTION - NO SALES TO JAPAN ***

Tracklisting:
1. Mr. Henri Rousseau's Dream
2. Crossing
3. Trompe-l'œil
4. Catastrophe E

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WRWTFWW & Palto Flats Records are ecstatic to announce the highly-anticipated reissue of Japanese percussionist Midori Takada's sought after and timeless ambient / minimal album "Through The Looking Glass", originally released in 1983 by RCA Japan.

Considered a Holy Grail of Japanese music by many, "Through The Looking Glass" is Midori Takada's first solo endeavor, a captivating four-song suite capturing her deep quests into traditional African and Asian percussive language and exploring contemplative ambient sounds with an admirably precise use of marimba. The result is alternatively ethereal and vibrant, always precise and mesmerizing, and makes for an atmospheric masterpiece and an unparalleled sonic and spiritual experience.

The fully licensed reissue is available as a single 33rpm LP and a limited 45rpm DLP, both cut directly from the original studio reels (AAA), at Emil Berliner (formerly the in-house recording department of renowned classical record label Deutsche Grammophon) for the 45rpm DLP, and at the equally famous Frankfurter SST Studio for the LP. It is also available in CD format for the first time. All versions come with extensive liner notes.

Bio

Midori Takada is a composer, multi percussionist, and theater artist renowned in Japanese vanguard circles. She will tour Europe this year.

Midori released two solo albums: "Through The Looking Glass" and "Tree Of Life" and wrote music for Tadashi Suzuki's theater plays. Her hypnotic, minimalist music is based in the concept of coherence between sound and the human body. She performs solo on marimba and other percussion instruments.

She debuted on the scene of Berlin Philharmonic, performing with the RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin just after graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts in 1974. She continued her career with solo concerts in Japan and abroad.

In the 1980s Midori began to explore the traditional music of Asia and Africa. Her fascination resulted in joint projects with Kakraba Lobi from Ghana, Lamine Konte from Senegal, Farafina Band from Burkina Faso, and Korean musicians: zither player Chi Seong-Ja, flute player Won-Il, and saxophone player Kang Tae-Hwan. She also led Mkwaju Ensemble's innovative percussion project and still performs with free-jazz band Ton-Klami with Kang Tae-Hwan and jazz pianist Masahiko Satoh.

In the past 20 years, Midori Takada spent more time in theaters than in concert halls - composing and performing live music for theater. She regularly works with Tadashi Suzuki and his Suzuki Company of Toga on their adaptations of "Electra" and "King Lear".

Takada's compositions have a remarkable way of affecting the imagination. Her minimalist, contemplative music is filled with the concept of infinity and reminds us of a moon voyage, falling stars, a journey into the ocean, or a walk in the garden. The trans melodies, initially simple, begin to loop and splinter, their rhythm breaking and thickening, slowly drawing the listener into another reality.

Every live performance Midori Takada gives is unique and prepared especially for that occasion.


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Tracklist:

A1. Schlabberwasser
A2. Im Verborgenen

B1. I Wandt to Believe
B2. 300 CE

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Twisted percussion-forward kosmiche club brilliance from Düsseldorf’s Niklas Wandt. Stepping cosmic house, new beat hypnotism, tribal piano breakdown madness & wavey vocoded synth make up the four track EP for the Animals Dancing imprint’s first release of the year.

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LP, Black vinyl with Printed Inner

Territory: Sales Only to: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France


On his sophomore album, the Swedish singer and guitarist takes the basic elements of an acoustic troubadour's
craft and explores their possibilities, not only as ingredients of songs, but as sounds to be enjoyed in their own
right. A stray breath, the buzzing of guitar strings, a hand scraping across the frets: these are all shades in
González's palette. The biggest embellishment you're likely to hear is a metronomic foot-tap, subtle hand
percussion, or a backing vocal by Little Dragon's Yukimi Nagamo. Where the Knife's "haunted house" sound is
informed by minimal techno, González's lo-fi acoustic guitar music could be dubbed "minimal folk."

TRACKLISTING:
How Low
Down The Line
Killing For Love
In Our Nature
Teardrop
Abram
Time To Send Someone
Away
The Nest
Fold
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