Kido Natsuki + Haino Keiji + Katsui Yuji = Black Stage

(Maboroshi No sekai, 1996)

1- untitled (21'48'')
2- untitled (23'51'')
3- untitled (9'58'')

(All titles improvised)

Black Stage :

Kido Natsuki : acoustic guitar
Haino Keiji : vocal, guitars, flute, harp
Katsui Yuji : violin

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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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Lawrence D. Butch Morris : "conduction 28 & 50"

(New World, 1995)

1- Conduction #28, Part II-X (20:56)
2- Conduction #28, E (2:59)

musicians :

Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris: conductor
Yukihiro Isso: nokan
Shonosuke Okura: oh-tsuzumi
Makiko Sakurai: shomyo, music box
Michihiro Sato: tsugaru shamisen
Kizan Daiyoshi: shakuhachi
Yuji Katsui: violin
Haruna Miyake: piano
Asuka Kaneko: voice
Shuichi Chino: computer
Koichi Makigami: voice
Yoshihide Otomo: turntables, CD player
Kazutoki Umezu: bass clarinet
Sachiko Nagata: percussion
Motoharu Yoshizawa: electric vertical bass
Kazuo Ohno: Butoh dance
Koichi Tamano: Butoh dance

recorded at P3 Art and Environment, Tokyo on March 28, 1993

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1- Conduction #50, Part I (37:15)
2- Conduction #50, Part II (33:42)
3- Conduction #50, E I (1:57)
4- Conduction #50, E II (3:12)

musicians :

Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris: conductor
Asuka Kaneko: electric violin
Kim Dae Hwan: percussion
Haruna Miyake: piano
Shonosuke Okura: ohtsuzumi
Hikaru Sawai: koto
Yumiko Tanaka: gidayu-shamisen
Yoshihide Otomo: turntables
Michihiro Satoh: tsugaru-shamisen
Tomomi Adachi: voice
Keizo Mizoiri: bass
Motoharu Yoshizawa: electric vertical bass
Ayuo Takahashi: zheng

recorded at P3 Art and Environment, Tokyo on March 5, 1995

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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

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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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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Novo Tono : "Panorama paradise"

(Alida, Creativeman, 1996)

1- Introduction (1:13)
2- Toku no Kassai (2:31)
3- Koko kara no Shuppatsu (4:14)
4- Owaranai Uzumaki (4:11)
5- Sasaekirenai Kurasa (4:07)
6- Dynamite Summer (3: 35)
7- Yume no Hanshu (3:56)
8- Robot Rondo (2:48)
9- Hakujitsumu (2:15)
10- Angel (1:46)
11- Yohaku no Uta (2:28)
12- Umi e Iko (4:07)
13- Moichido Nemuro (4:39)

Novo Tono :

Seiichi Yamamoto: guitar, acoustic guitar, vocal
Otomo Yoshihide: turntables, guitar, backing vocal
Phew: vocal
Naoko Etoh: piano, keyboards, backing vocal
Yusuke Nishimura: bass, acoustic guitar (9), backing vocal
Masahiro Uemura: drums, percussion, backing vocal

Guests :

Hiroaki Fujimura: banjo (2)
Yuji Katsui: violin (4, 6, 7)
Hiroyuki Nagashima: edit. (2, 11)

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Gessyoku - "Psychedelic kabuki"

(Art Sphere, 1994)

1 - Onna Ni Umarete Yokattawa (Glad To Be Born A Woman)
2 - Soushin Ashubin No Uta (The Song Of Soushin Ashubin)
3 - Dance For Ascetic Exercises
4 - Arujyuna & Rafura No Michiyuki (The Road For Arujyuna & Rafura)
5 - Maaradita Wo Tataeru Uta (A Song To Bless Maaradita)
6 - Song Of Night Goddess
7 - Otoko To Onna Ha Itsumademo Hitotu (Man And Woman Are Together Forever)
8 - Kono Fushigina Omoiha Nani (What Is This Incomprehensible Feeling)
9 - Onna Ni Umarete Yokattawa (Glad To Be Born A Woman)
10 - Happy Metempsychosis
11 - Song Of Docrine
12 - The Curtain Call
13 - Soushin Ashubin No Uta (Instrumental) (The Song Of Soushin Ashubin)

SUPER GOD MOUNTAIN ORCHESTRA :

Hoppy Kamiyama -- conductor, gram-pot, samples & vocal

Tadasu Yoshida -- drums, electric percussions & vocal

Jyoji Sawada -- electric bass, acoustic bass & vocal

Natsuki Kido -- guitar & vocal

Steve Eto -- percussion, metal & vocal

Kumiko Takara -- marimba, vibraphone, percussion & vocal

Junji Hirose -- sax, noise-machine & vocal

Yuji Katsui -- violin & vocal

+ Actors & vocalists : Kazuhiro Yamaji - Ken Osawa -Kazue Itoh -Masanori Ujigawa -Masayuki Oba -Shin Sugie -Tohru Nagasawa - Atsushi Yoshida -Hiromichi Kawakami

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Guillotine Kyodai - "Meetings with Remarkable Men"

(Guillotine Discs / Tag Rag Records, 2000)

1 - Meeting with Saxophones (Junji Hirose Solo 1) (2:06)
2 - Meeting with Yoichi Okabe (5:00)
3 - Meeting with Royal Squeezit (5:06)
4 - Meeting with Kirihito (3:38)
5 - Meeting with Yoshihide Otomo (1:55)
6 - Meeting with Dowzer (4:55)
7 - Meeting with Seiichi Yamamoto (4:13)
8 - Meeting with Syonosuke Ohkura (5:16)
9 - Meeting with Yoshinori Motoki (5:33)
10 - Meeting with Ruins (4:06)
11 - Meeting with Shuichi Chino (3:34)
12 - Meeting with Pill and Yuji Katsui (4:55)
13 - Meeting with Dub Squad (3:47)
14 - Meeting with SMI (Junji Hirose Solo 2) (2:23)
15 - Meeting with Remarkable Men (3:30)

Guillotine Kyodai : Tiger (Hideaki Sasaki) and Jaguar (Yuji Katsui)

+ Junji Hirose (1-15): sax, self-made instruments

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Guillotine Kyodai - "Viva guitar"

(Double Trap/Creativeman, 1997)

1- Introduction (0:30)

2- Left Channel: Guillotine Kyodai / Right Channel: Uchihashi Kazuhisa (3:37)

3- Uchihashi Kazuhisa / Tsuneo Imahori (3:37)

4- Tsuneo Imahori / Reck (3:42)

5- Reck / Otomo Yoshihide (3:44)

6- Otomo Yoshihide / Ichiro Agata (3:46)

7- Ichiro Agata / Ken Takehisa (3:49)

8- Ken Takehisa / Masahiko Ohno (3:49)

9- Masahiko Ohno / Seiichi Yamamoto (3:47)

10- Seiichi Yamamoto / Natsuki Kido (3:48)

11- Natsuki Kido / Osamu Isoda (3:48)

12- Osamu Isoda / Guillotine Kyodai (3:51)

13- Confirm: Kazuhisa Uchihashi / Osamu Isoda (3:52)

14- Inspect: Guillotine Kyodai / Tsuneo Imahori (3:34)

15- Inspect: Guillotine Kyodai / Reck (3:33)

16- Inspect: Guillotine Kyodai / Otomo Yoshihide (3:33)

17- Inspect: Guillotine Kyodai / Ichiro Agata (3:33)

18- Inspect: Guillotine Kyodai / Ken Takehisa (3:33)

19- Inspect: Guillotine Kyodai / Masahiko Ohno (3:33)

20- Inspect: Guillotine Kyodai / Seiichi Yamamoto (3:33)

21- Inspect: Guillotine Kyodai / Natsuki Kido (3:39)

22- viva guitar (5:39)

Guillotine Kyodai : Guillotine Tiger (Hideaki Sasaki) and Guillotine Jaguar (Yuji Katsui)

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Guillotine Kyodai - "Suspense Carry Pro"

(Double Trap, Creativeman, 1997)

1 - My Little Sister (4:41) + Yutaka Ohara
2 - Last War (2:28)
3 - Hardcore (5:41) + Misturu Nasuno
4 - Mac Fan (0:30) + Tatsuya Yoshida
5 - Spectre-Q (0:14)
6 - X-Day (5:40) + Otomo Yoshihide
7 - Mosburger (0:29) + Tatsuya Yoshida
8 - Family (0:47)
9 - Feeling (2:19) + Junji Hirose
10 - Scanners (1:07) + Junji Hirose
11 - Girl Friend (0:58)
12 - Love Attack (1:52) + Tatsuya Yoshida
13 - Piano Lesson (0:26) + Seiichi Yamamoto
14 - Deadend (0:13)
15 - Wizard (5:42) + Yasuhiro Yoshigaki
16 - Rap-Line (11:33) + Atsushi Tsuyama
17 - Deep Red (8:31) Uchihashi Kazuhisa
18 - Paradox (1:00)
19 - Suspense Carry (0:30) + Natsuki Kido
20 - Suspense Carry Masuko Tatsuki Style (4:01)
21 - Suspense Carry Isoda Osamu Style (3:02)
22 - Suspense Carry Kikuchi Naruyoshi Style (3:40)
23 - Stop! (0:12)
24 - Refresh (0:45) + Tatsuya Yoshida
25 - Dear Brother (7:51)

Guillotine Kyodai : Tiger (Hideaki Sasaki) and Jaguar (Yuji Katsui)

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Kingjoe - "Tornado shaman"

(Doubletrap, Creativeman, 1996)

1 - X-View (0:08)
2 - Goffer Dip (4:09)
3 - Ace (0:53)
4 - M.Z.M.P.X (2:40)
5 - SP (5:56)
6 - DM vs DM (1:29)
7 - Troop Pack (2:19)
8 - PG (239) (2:09)
9 - Mother (1:05)
10 - Red Loam (3:21)
11 - Bonanza (2:12)
12 - Hosana (1:09)
13 - Multi-Path (0:39)
14 - PK-Lala (3:34)
15 - Apogee (0:24)
16 - Heaven (6:23)
17 - Parallax (0:04)
18 - 98. (each 0:03 of silence !!!)
99 - Custom-6 (2:05)

Kingjoe :

Hideaki Sasaki: electronics (4, 5, 8, 11, 14, 16, 99), tapes (2, 3, 5, 14), metals (10), machines (2, 11), voice (3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14)
Tatsuki Masuko: electric guitar (2-4, 11), samples (14), synthesizer (16), voice (7)
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums (2-4, 6, 8, 10, 11), percussion (14), voice (7)
Jin Harada: electric bass (2-4, 6, 8, 11, 14), voice (7)
Yoshinori Motoki: motokitronics (3, 5-7, 11)
Kazuhisa Uchihashi: electric guitar and effects (5, 9, 12, 16)
Junji Hirose: sax (3, 10, 11)

Guests :

Yuji Katsui: electric violin (5, 11)
Eiko Arimitsu: drums (14)
Dennis Gunn: voice (99)h
Haruna Ito: voice (1, 15, 17)
Reck: electric guitar (14), voice (13)

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Royal Squeezit - "O.P aria"

(Doubletrap, Creativeman, 1996)

1 - "Aria": Prelude (0:44)

2 - "Aria" (4:04)

3 - Op. No. 1 in C minor: Ware ni Katayuru Atarashiki Mono (5:01)

4 - Mizu ni yoru Tanjo (0:59)

5 - Op. No. 8 in G flat major: Mama Asobi (1:05)

6 - Begonia Garden (4:30)

7 - Maso (2:13)

8 - Op. No. 9 in G minor: Keredo Watashi wa Yume Miru (5:28)

9 - Op. No. 10 in F minor: Equinox/Blue--Chuya Hanbun no Aoi Aria (2:02)

10 - Toki no Dance: Trilogy for "Elaine no Sora" (1:52)

11 - Op. No. 14 in D sharp major: Watashi dake no Kireina Uchu (2:54)

12 - Op. No. 15 in C minor: Aozora (8:08)

13 - Op. No. 16 in C sharp: Hisho (6:52)

14 - Daijobu Kimi no Yasashisa wa Sekaiju ga Shitteiru--(Haru): "Trilogy for Elaine no Mori" (1:05)

15 - Op. No. 18 in A flat minor: Mori no Mitsu no Iriguchi (1:54)

16 - Op. No. 19 in D flat minor: Mori (1:34)

17 - Op. No. 20 in C major: Mori no Mistu no Deguchi (1:04)

18 - The Woods of Silent. Raves: Mokkyo no Mori (2:55)

19 - ARIA (0:55)
20 - FLY ME! (1:51)

Royal Squeezit :

Emi Eleonola: vocal, piano, accordion, pianica

Yuji Katsui: violin, vocal

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