Reissue of Akiko Yano's 1981 synth-pop masterpiece, 'Tadaima'. Co-produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto and features the YMO musicians: Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi and Sakamoto.
While a celebrated and well-known voice in her native Japan throughout the 1980s, the work of Hitomi 'Penny' Tohyama is pretty much unknown elsewhere in...
Meiko Kaji's third album sees her deepening the atmospheric world of cinematic pop she became known for, with her music garnering the same iconic status...
Ryuichi Sakamoto's classic, issued in Japan in 1983 as a solo piano version of the "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence" soundtrack. The album, which was never...
The Black Artist Group (BAG) was founded in St Louis, USA, in 1968 to promote local artists from the burgeoning Black Arts movement, including musicians,...
Jazz doesn't come much more wildy expressive, idiosyncratic, off the cuff, challenging and dense that this album from 1977. The Human Arts Ensemble came...
Featuring Buster Williams (bass), Ndugu (drums), Bill Henderson (keys) and Oscar Breashear (trumpet) the album was recorded at a crucial time when Land...
When it comes to legendary albums, very few can match the cult status achieved on the international jazz and funk scene, by Alice Clark's eponymous album,...