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Quikion - Ramadan

01-GAZUL 8676

A trio consisting of Totoki Yukiko-female vocals, concertina (an old folk-style accordion) harmonium & percussion, Sasaki Emi-accordion, glockenspiel, psaltery, toys, percussion & vocals and Oguma Eiji-guitar & bouzouki. I didn't realize taht they were...

$16.00

Kehell - Galileo

01-MUSEA3034

Hot instrumental Japanese fusion trio on guitars/synths, bass and drums. While everybody plays well, the emphasis is on the soaring guitar work. Maybe a bit comparable to mid 90's style Kenso with much less emphasis on keyboards, and with a bit of Bran...

$18.00

Quikion - Kaprico

01-MUSEA3072

A co-production with Poseidon from Japan, this is a trio consisting of Totoki Yukiko-female vocals, concertina (an old folk-style accordion) harmonium & percussion, Sasaki Emi-accordion, glockenspiel, psaltery, toys, percussion & vocals and Oguma Eiji...

$18.00

Strings Argument - The Encounter

01-MUSEA4473

Very good new Japanese progressive/fusion band releasing their first CD. This was recorded live on 1/14/2002; it's hard to tell from the info here if this was their first gig or not. If it was, I am doubly impressed. Dual guitars (Hirofumi Okamoto and ...

$16.00

Shingetsu - Live July 25th-26th, 1979, ABC Kaikan Hall, Tokyo

01-MUSEA4571

Before the advent of the Japanese school of progressive rock music during the Eighties, represented by Gerard, Outer Limits and Pageant, among others, a certain number of local bands of great interest were already active. Amongst them, the name of Shin...

$18.00

Show-Yen - II

01-MUSEA4586

Show-Yen is a Japanese band led by guitarist-composer Yasuhiro Nishio, that has existed as an instrumental trio since 1998. Its other members are bassist Hiroaki Fujii and drummer Naoki Itoi. After a two year break, Show-Yen strikes back in olympic for...

$18.00

KBB - Live 2004

01-MUSEA4598

NEARfest 2006 will get off to a rousing start with the fiery symphonic fusion Japanese quartet KBB. Led by the alternately subtle and searing electric violin work of Akihisa Tsuboy, contrasted with the outstanding Keith Emerson- and Dave Stewart-influe...

$18.00

Round House - 3-D

01-MUSEA4639

"Round House started its career in 1975, as an instrumental quintet including two guitarists, a keyboards player and a rhythmic section. From this period, one can find two studio albums and one track on the "The Seventies West Japanese Rock Scene" comp...

$18.00

Ring - The Empire of Necromancers

01-MUSEA4650

"Ring is probably one of the oldest Japanese Progressive rock bands, that existed prior to the golden age of the local scene, that took place during the Eighties. Jointly published by the Musea and Poseidon labels, "The Empire Of Necromancers" was init...

$18.00

Interpose - Indifferent

01-MUSEA4706

"Indifferent is only the second studio release from Japanese symph-rockers Interpose+, but quite a bit of history lies behind this group: formed in the mid-1980s by guitarist Kenji Tanaka and drummer Katsu Sato, Interpose performed in a variety of...

$18.00

Mono - Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined

04-TRR068

Sometimes I quote from other reviewers because I am in a hurry or because I have to do too many of these and am at a loss for something intelligent to say and sometimes just because I am lazy. Sometimes, however, the reviewer says exactly what I wanted...

$15.00

Mono - Gone

37-TRR 121

Nice collection of all of this great Japanese instrumental post-rock quartet (dual guitar, bass and drums) sampler, single and non-album tracks.

"Collecting all of Mono's rare and out-of-print non-album tracks, Gone perfectly...

$11.00

Mono - The Sky Remains the Same as Ever DVD

04-TRR135

2008 release by this pretty fantastic and surprisingly popular Japanese instrumental post-rock band. One of the best in this style

"The Sky Remains The Same As Ever is a nearly two-hour document of the recording sessions for You Are There, and...

$18.00

Mono - One Step More and You Die

04-TRR73

"More structured and with a greater feel for dynamics than many Japanese noise rock releases, Mono's One Step More and You Die shows that noise rock shouldn't be afraid to explore quieter sonic spaces -- in fact, the opening track, "Where Am I," is dow...

$15.00

Mono - You Are There

04-TRR98

Another pretty great one from this Japanese quartet of dual guitars, bass and drums. There is some additional instrumentation (a string quartet!), but this is mostly the long, droning-yet-consistantly interesting work that we've come to expect from...

$15.00

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. - Power House of Holy

05-AMT019

This is released in an edition of 1,000 copies. "Limited edition 2006 US Tour CD featuring recordings from 2004. 'Dark Stars in the Dazzling Sky' (aka Dark Star Blues) was recorded at Spaceland on June 6, 2004 -- a great show. And the other track is...

$18.00

Ghost - Overture CD + DVD

39-DVD-DC-330

Great price on a excellent document by this long-standing Japanese new-psychedelic/progressive band. The CD is almost an hour long and the DVD is 90' and is in stereo and 5.1 surround...

$21.00

Melting Glass Box - Melting Glass Box

05-EREBUS004

"Containing an 8-page booklet with band info and photos. Melting Glass Box ('Tokedashita Garasu Bako'). This was a studio-only project of Nishiokai Takashi from Itsutsu No Akai Fusen (guitar, percussion and vocals), with Tetsuo Saito (vocals, percussion),

$21.00

Powerhouse - Powerhouse

05-EREBUS045

"Perhaps the most legendary of all Japanese rock musicians, Shinki Chen is Japan's most celebrated guitarist. Before going on to form Food Brain, Speed, Glue & Shinki et al, Shinki worked with vocalist Eiji Takamura, who took the stage name 'Chibo'...

$18.00

Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues - The Soul of a Mountain Wolf

05-FRACTAL182

"New 2nd album by the japanese AMT trio, an outfit led by Magic Aum GiGi alias Jerome Genin, Fractal owner for the fake secret. The Soul of a Mountain Wolf is a concept album, short and definitely ROCK dominated by wild fuzz psychedelic guitar."

$17.00

Japanese Rock and related

Quikion - Ramadan

01-GAZUL 8676

Kehell - Galileo

01-MUSEA3034

Quikion - Kaprico

01-MUSEA3072

Strings Argument - The Encounter

01-MUSEA4473

Shingetsu - Live July 25th-26th, 1979, ABC Kaikan Hall, Tokyo

01-MUSEA4571

Show-Yen - II

01-MUSEA4586

KBB - Live 2004

01-MUSEA4598

Round House - 3-D

01-MUSEA4639

Ring - The Empire of Necromancers

01-MUSEA4650

Interpose - Indifferent

01-MUSEA4706

Mono - Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined

04-TRR068

Mono - Gone

37-TRR 121

Mono - The Sky Remains the Same as Ever DVD

04-TRR135

Mono - One Step More and You Die

04-TRR73

Mono - You Are There

04-TRR98

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. - Power House of Holy

05-AMT019

Ghost - Overture CD + DVD

39-DVD-DC-330

Melting Glass Box - Melting Glass Box

05-EREBUS004

Powerhouse - Powerhouse

05-EREBUS045

Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues - The Soul of a Mountain Wolf

05-FRACTAL182