Tzboguchi Masayasu Project : "M.T. Man"

(Isis, 1995)

1. Leisure Land ['6"46]
2. 鉄道少年 (Railway Lover Boy) ['7"34]
3. National Condom Week ['5"05]
4. 胎児の記憶 (Remembrance during a Fetus) ['6"47]
5. やどかり (A Hermit Crab) ['3"37]
6. ガングリ音頭 (GanglionDo) ['5"19]
7. M.T.Man ['5"27]
8. Trihedron ['3"25]
9. 音楽家を裁く法律 (Law Against Musicians) ['10"18]

musicians :

Masayasu Tzboguchi : Piano , Synthesizers , Pianica
Naruyoshi Kikuchi : Soprano & Tenor Sax
Hiroaki Mizutani : Electric & Acoustic Bass
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki : Drums , Percussions
Natsuki Kido : Electric & Acoustic Guitar [on 3. 6. 7. 8. 9.]

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Coil : "Get the coil"

(Maboroshi No Sekai, 1998)

1- Black Junk (Natsuki Kido) (5:54)
2- Chainwheel Boogie (Takeharu Hayakawa) (5:20)
3- Wild Life (Natsuki Kido) (5:34)
4- Crush to Death (Natsuki Kido) (6:26)
5- Smokin' with Ginger Cigarette' (Yasuhiro Yoshigaki) (6:36)
6- Sand (Natsuki Kido) (6:19)
7- Hot ax (Natsuki Kido) (9:02)
8- Curbon Food (Takeharu Hayakawa) (7:02)

Coil :

Natsuki Kido : electric guitar, acoustic guitar, organ, synthesizer
Takeharu Hayakawa : electric bass, acoustic bass
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki : drums, percussion, trumpet

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A sweet treat... with Russia from love.

(No Man's Land)

1- #1 (19'26'')*
2- #2 (5'52'')

*live in 1997 at the Merge festival, Tokyo. This title contains three world famous russian songs and this suite is dedicated to the memory of russian "enfant terrible" & composer Sergey Kuryokhin (1954-1996).

musicians :

Leonid Soybelman : vocals, guitar, Casio rapman (1,2)
Otomo Yoshihide : turntables (1)
Umezu Kazutoki : sax & clarinet (1)
Yoshigaki Yasuhiro : drums & objects (1)
Sachiko M : sampler (2)

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Carmen Maki & Salamandre

(W-In records, 2003)

1- Trick star (5'36'')
2- Lilly was gone with windowpane (8'13'')
3- Sekai no Hate no Tabi (14'21'')
4- Over the rainbow (9'56'')
5- Sora to Riku no Majiwatta Tokoro (8'56'')
6- Kawaranai Mono (9'45'')

musicians :

Carmen Maki : vocal
Kido Natsuki : guitars
Katsui Yuji : electric violin
Yoshigaki Yasuhiro : drums & percussion
Matsunaga Takayoshi : electric & acoustic bass

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Emergency ! : "Loveman plays psychedelic swing"

(Studio Wee, 2002)

1- Re-boptism (8;14)
2- Creole Love Call (13:21) ( Duke Ellington)
3- Canon (7:03) ( Charles Mingus)
4- Emergency! Walkin' (10:55)
5- (a) Don't Say It (3:43) / (b) The Inflated Tear (Rahsaan Roland Kirk) (11:25)
6- Jelly Roll (3:59) (Charles Mingus)
7- The Look of Love (9:26) (Burt Bacharach)

musicians :

Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums, percussion
Yoshihide Otomo: guitar
Ryoichi Saito: guitar
Hiroaki Mizutani: bass

Recorded live at Buddy in Tokyo on March 20, 2002

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Osamu Matsumoto : "Wahoo"

(LoveDog, 2002)

1-Sora ni Keii, Chi niwa Doku, Kokoro ni Heiwa (5:10)
2-Kosaten no Muko (8:02)
3-Sakuso suru Jiga (3:02)
4-Wahoo (6:00)
5-Ido suru Mojiban (5:48)
6-1963 (7:06)
7-Tasogare no Vaudeville (6:08)
8-Ninjin, Gobo, Hakusai (2:41)

musicians :

Osamu Matsumoto (1-8): trombones, pianica, voice, euphonium
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (1-7): drums, percussion, voice
Kumiko Takara (1, 2, 4-7): percussions, marimba, vibraphone, voice
Hiroaki Mizutani (1, 2, 4-7): contrabass, electric bass, voice

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Toy : "Live at Pit Inn"

(Q-Train)

1- Beginnings (26:43)
2- Ohta's Turkey (17:50)
3- Ohta's Talk (0:41)
4- Feel like the "ALLMAN" (13:04)

TOY :

Yasuhiko Tachibana: bass, voice
Keisuke Ohta: violin, vocal, voice
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums, percussion, trumpet, voice

Guest :

Akira Sakata: alto sax, clarinet, voice

recorded live at Shinjuku Pit Inn on November 13, 2001

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Satoh Michihiro Tsugaru-shamisen Gakudan : "Natsu Yoi Matsuri"

(Kyoto records, 1995)

1- Sakura Fubuki (8:05)
2- Shinnai Osore-Bushi (8:46)
3- Natsu Yoi Matsuri (5:09)
4- Mukashi Mukashi (4:05)
5- Yuhi No Tsugaru-Shamisen (5:21)
6- Shamisen Polka (5:34)
7- John Kara-Genki (6:02)

musicians :

Michihiro Satoh: tsugaru-shamisen
Shozan Tanabe: shakuhachi
Jyoji Sawada: bass
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums and percussion
Shigeri Kizu: taiko
Kaori Kizu: taiko

guest :

Kazuhisa Uchihashi: electric guitar and effects

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Nbagi : "Ecdysis"

(Nbagi, 2000)

1- Nbagi

2- Heso
3- Ghost on the clave

4- For Carrie

5- J.P.

6- Epicureans

7- Lucifer's bebop

8- Don't complain

9- Freeze in fire

musicians :

Toshiki Nagata : bass
Eiichi Hayashi : sax
Akihisa Tsuboy : violin
Natsuki Kido : guitar
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki : drums
Tobby Suzaki : percussion

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Altered States : "4"

(Zenbei, 1995)

1- (21:05)
2- (5:57)
3- (24:30)

Altered States :

Uchihashi Kazuhisa: guitar and effects
Mitsuru Nasuno: bass and voice
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums and voice

Recorded live at the Knitting Factory, New York City, April 6, 1995

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Opabinia : "Opabinia"

(Tutinoko, 2003)

1- Shower (Passing) of Passion (5:46)
2- Pre-Cambria Dreamin' (3:49)
3- Crunchy Brains (2:31)
4- Fugujiru (Lukewarm) -- "The Lowests" Variations (5:11)
5- (a) Part 1 (6:59)
6- (b) Intrusion of Pre-Cambrians (3:21)
7- (c) Part 2 (9:05)
8- (Slight) Googli-Moogli (5:15)
9- Hyorokudama (8:39)
10- Kombtry (4:08)
11- Minerals (3:45)
12- Tasmania (9:04)

Opabinia :

Kazuto Shimizu: keyboards, clarinets, xylophone
Natsuki Kido: electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bandolin
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums, percussion

Guest :

Yuriko Mukojima: violin (2, 9)

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Good stuff !*#' (work in progress)

Hi,

I'd like to mention some excellent musical blogs with a few links towards other great records from Japan :

Yoshisaburo"Sabu" Toyozumi Unit : "The masterpiece" on inconstantsol : HERE

Kazutoki "Kappo" Umezu "Bamboo Village" on inconstantsol : HERE

Bidziliba (first record under the name Biziriba) on mutantsounds : HERE

Luna Park ensemble (with Wataru Ohkuma) on mutantsounds : HERE

Junji Hirose + Otomo Yoshihide ("Silanganan Ingay" lp) on mutantsounds : HERE

Live Under The Sky (Seiichi Yamamoto) : mutantsounds : HERE

Kazutoki Umezu "Pandora's Cocktail" on what'sinmyipod : HERE

Kazutoki Umezu "Eclecticism" on what'sinmyipod : HERE

Tipographica "God says I can't dance" on luckypsychichut : HERE

Doctor Umezu band "Eight Eyes and Eight Ears" on luckypsychichut : HERE

Kazutoki Umezu "First deserter" on luckypsychichut : HERE

Michihiro Sato "Rodan" on luckypsychichut : HERE

Dragon Blue (Tenko) "Hades park" on sector2814 : HERE

Altered States (with Otomo Yoshihide) "Lithuania & Estonia live" on sector2814 : HERE or on microphonesinthetrees : HERE

Tipographica "God Says I Can't Dance", "The Man Who Does Not Nod" (live) and "Floating opera" on lamusicaescultura : HERE

Kido Natsuki "Disco space baby !" on mutantsounds : HERE

Demi Semi Quaver "I" (with Katsui Yuji) on mutantsounds : HERE

Demi Semi Quaver "II" on sector2814 : HERE

Base Of Fiction "Kakusenjo No Ongaku" on mutantsounds : HERE

O.N.T.J. (with Hoppy Kamiyama) "Jose" on mutantsounds : HERE

Kazutoki Umezu + Tom Cora "Abandon" on wfmu : HERE

Rovo + Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden on mutantsounds : HERE

Toy : "Futari de ocha wo"

(Toy, 1998)

1- Nemurenu Yoru no Tame ni (Yasuhiro Yoshigaki) (4:34)
2- Kita no Umi (Keisuke Ohta) (4:53)
3- Introduction (Yasuhiko Tachibana)--Better Get Hit in Your Soul (Charles Mingus) (9:19)
4- Yume no yoni (Yasuhiko Tachibana) (5:28)
5- Kodomo no TOY (Yasuhiro Yoshigaki) (7:13)
6- Tea for Two (Vincent Youmans) (9:01)
7- Gondola no Uta (Shinpei Nakayama) (5:39)
8- Rabo de Nube (Silvio Rodriguez) (5:19)
9- Otona no TOY (Yasuhiko Tachibana) (6:25)

TOY :

Yasuhiko Tachibana: electric bass, voice, etc.
Keisuke Ohta: violin, electric violin, guitar, mandolin, voice, etc.
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums, percussion, trumpet, voice, etc.

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Katayama Hiroaki : "Instant groove"

(Natya, 1998)

1- Spirits rejoice

2- N'kakka

3- September

4- Theme of the anglers

5- Untitled

Musicians :

Hayashi Eiichi : sax (1)

Miyano Yuji : sax (1)

Umezu Kazutoki : sax & clarinet (2)

Hayakawa Takeharu : bass (2)

Yoshigaki Yasuhiro : drums (2)

Kato Takayuki : guitar (3)

Katsui Yuji : violin (4)

Kato Takayuki : guitar (4)

Fuwa Daisuke : bass (4)

Onuma Shiro : drums (4)

Ishiwatari Akihiro ; guitar (5)

Ino Nobuyoshi : bass (5)

Tsunoken : drums (5)

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CO2 : "Zero"

(Natya, 1998)

1- Introduction/Asian blues
2- CO2/98'
3- After you
4- Go ! Go ! Steve !
5- Drophead
6- Traumanequo
7- White noise

CO2 :

Katayama Hiroaki : sax tenor
Hayashi Eiichi : sax alto
Kato Takayuki : guitar
Hayakawa Takeharu : bass
Yoshigaki Yasuhiro : drums

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Altered States - "Café 9.15"

(Phenotype, 1996)

1- Amedeo (5:30)
2- mendochino (4:55)
3- linus (7:53)
4- yo-yo (4:05)
5- speetz (4:27)
6- Frender (4:57)
7- rodem (6:12)
8- Inter-laken (4:55)
9- Jigen (6:05)
10- Arti-stan (1:31)
11- Tenjiku (5:00)

Altered States :

Uchihashi Kazuhisa: guitar and effects (1-11)
Mitsuru Nasuno: bass (1-4, 7-11)
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: kit drums (1-4, 7-11)

Ned Rothenberg: alto sax and bass clarinet (1-11)

Recorded live at Manda-la 2, Tokyo, September 15, 1994

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Altered States - "Plays standards"

(EyeWill, 1999)

1- All the Things You Are (O. Hammerstein II - J. Kern) (3:00)
2- Oleo (S. Rollins) (1:46)
3- Blue Moon (R. Rodgers - L. Hart) (3:28)
4- Someone to Watch over Me (G. and I. Gershwin) (6:45)
5- A Night in Tunisia (F. Paparelli - D. Gillespie) (5:20)
6- Softly as in a Morning Sunrise (Hammerstein II - Romberg) (6:25)
7- Hello Dolly (Herman) (2:13)
8- The Shadow of Your Smile (J. Mandell) (1:51)
9- Peace (H. Silver) (2:40)
10- Over the Rainbow (Harburg - Arlen) (3:05)
11- Bohemia after Dark (Adderley) (3:52)
12- You Don't Know What Love Is (Raye - DePaul) (4:17)
13- In Your Own Sweet Way (Brubeck) (4:50)
14- Spring Is Here (R. Rodgers - L. Hart) (2:38)
15- Mood Indigo (D. Ellington) (2:56)
16- Misty (E. Garner) (5:05)

Altered States :

Uchihashi Kazuhisa : guitar
Mitsuru Nasuno: bass
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums, pocket trumpet (7)

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Altered States - "Mosaic"

(God Mountain, 1994)

1- Martzmer (4:20)
2- Emer (4:04)
3- Silly Old Bear (5:10)
4- Dan-go (3:26)
5- D*W*D (4:21)
6- Issai-kai-ku (4:41)
7- Billiken (5:37)
8- Motif A (3:00)
9- Sosukan (3:23)
10- Da Dou (5:18)
11- Suite "Circle" (28:12/1:04)

Altered States :

Kazuhisa Uchihashi: guitar, effects
Mitsuru Nasuno: bass
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums, percussion

Guests :

Kazutoki Umezu (10, 11): alto sax, clarinet
Shizuru Ohtaka: voice (11)
Yuji Katsui (5, 11): electric violin, ponchi
Hiromichi Sakamoto: cello (1)
Yuki Saga: voice (11)
Kumiko Takara (11): vibraphone, percussion
Ned Rothenberg: alto sax (4)
Ichiko Hashimoto (11): piano, voice
Junji Hirose: tenor sax (8, 11)
Koichi Makigami: voice (6, 11)
Yoshinori Motoki: tapes (9, 11)

Produced by Hoppy Kamiyama and Kazuhisa Uchihashi

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Shin-Okubo Gentlemen - "Live"

(Atelier Peyotl, AP-012)

1 - Chiteijin to Saiteijin (People from Underground) (Gudang "Rum"-o, Igor) (1:28)
2 - Ekimae Shuffle (Igor) (4:33)
3 - Jonetsu no Toriame: Flamenco Version (Igor) (7:19)
4 - Great no Namida (The "Great" Kintoki) (12:03)
5 - Koshi Kudake (Igor) (9:16)
6 - Great Romania (The "Great" Kintoki) (12:31)
7 - Ota no Turk (Abdul Wahaha) (18:38)
8 - ?
9 - ?

The "Great" Kintoki : soprano sax, alto sax, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet
Igor: piano, keyboard, vocal
Abudul Wahaha: electric violin, vocal
Obuchi-kun (Bone): percussion, samples, vocal
Ozawa-kun (Gudang "Rum"-o) : drums, percussion, pocket trumpet

Recorded live by Hidetake Miyazaki at Shinjuku Pit Inn in Tokyo on August 14, 1999

(the CD was accompanied with a bandana)

Released November 1999

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ESP = Extra Sensory Perception

(Subconscious Label, 1995)

1 - Slur-XI (1:12)
2 - Mother Destruction (5:41)
3 - Destination (4:00)
4 - Idiot Tube (12:33)
5 - Suicide Ocean (1:56)
6 - Pilgrimage (3:06)
7 - Spatial Prophecy (2:36)
8 - A Slug on the Rug (12:16)
9 - El Dorado (4:03)

E.S.P. :

Hoppy Kamiyama: piano, prepared piano, synthesizer, samples, percussion, noiz-violin, ems, gram-pot

Kazuhisa Uchihashi: snake guitar

Kumiko Takara: vibraphone, percussion, toy piano, xylophone

Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums, percussion

Junji Hirose: saxes, self-made noise machine

Hiromichi Sakamoto: cello, electric cello, saw

Setsuko Chiba: voice

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