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One of my fave live albums, a joyous snapshot of Tokyo 1979, when top artists often worked together. Yano's touring band often featured all three of YMO, Kazumi Watanabe, Minako Yoshida, even Tatsuro Yamashita. Kate Bush fans will appreciate Yano's style. driftrecords.com/products/aki...
Akiko Yano - 7 O’Clock in Tokyo
Wewantsounds is delighted to announce the release of Akiko Yano’s cult 1979 album, recorded live in September 1978 at a pivotal moment in Japanese music history, just as Yellow Magic Orchestra was abo...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
She’s a legend, "the Japanese Kate Bush" that predates Kate Bush, toured with YMO (was later married to Sakamoto). My fave of hers is the joyous 7 O'Clock in Tokyo live album (1978, recently reissued) with an all-star band.
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
She’s a legend, "the Japanese Kate Bush" that predates Kate Bush, toured with YMO (was later married to Sakamoto). My fave of hers is the joyous 7 O'Clock in Tokyo live album (1978, recently reissued) with an all-star band.
Akiko’s joyful solo performance was followed by a fierce quintet made up of tenor sax legend Kosuke Mine (love his First album), expressive pianist Fumio Itabashi, dynamic drummer Takeo Moriyama, genre-hopping bassist Takashi Sugawa, and the alto sax of Miyuki Moriya. Top night.
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Akiko’s joyful solo performance was followed by a fierce quintet made up of tenor sax legend Kosuke Mine (love his First album), expressive pianist Fumio Itabashi, dynamic drummer Takeo Moriyama, genre-hopping bassist Takashi Sugawa, and the alto sax of Miyuki Moriya. Top night.
Just saw this pre-order and remembered you asking about it, so in case it's news to you... driftrecords.com/collections/...
Young Fathers - 28 Years Later [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
From BRIT-nominated and Mercury-Prize winning Young Fathers comes their critically acclaimed score for 28 Years Later, the latest instalment of the cult franchise – now available for the first time on...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Just saw this pre-order and remembered you asking about it, so in case it's news to you... driftrecords.com/collections/...
I mean, just check out the groove on the title track. In this studio performance, she's got YMO (Sakamoto, Hosono, Takahashi) in the shadows and Watanabe shredding. Utter joy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6GH...
東京は夜の7時 - 矢野顕子 & YMO 1979 LIVE
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October 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I mean, just check out the groove on the title track. In this studio performance, she's got YMO (Sakamoto, Hosono, Takahashi) in the shadows and Watanabe shredding. Utter joy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6GH...
YES! A million things I could say about my fave band and all the gigs, but I'll resist. I'm curious, though... did you intentionally start your series to time the Kid A post with its 25th anniversary week?! — because if so, 👏
October 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
YES! A million things I could say about my fave band and all the gigs, but I'll resist. I'm curious, though... did you intentionally start your series to time the Kid A post with its 25th anniversary week?! — because if so, 👏
One of many great jazz albums to feature stunning artwork by Fujita — my wife's a big fan and we have this very album framed on the wall. Cheers! www.discogs.com/artist/21869...
S. Neil Fujita
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October 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
One of many great jazz albums to feature stunning artwork by Fujita — my wife's a big fan and we have this very album framed on the wall. Cheers! www.discogs.com/artist/21869...
Ah yes, a real time travel album. ~20yrs ago I made websites for bands; hard work for low pay, but we'd get backstage access. I met Damon at a Twisted Nerve thing and initially failed to engage him. So, I tried again and referenced his love for Jeff Buckley — and he lit up! Best friends for an hour.
September 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Ah yes, a real time travel album. ~20yrs ago I made websites for bands; hard work for low pay, but we'd get backstage access. I met Damon at a Twisted Nerve thing and initially failed to engage him. So, I tried again and referenced his love for Jeff Buckley — and he lit up! Best friends for an hour.
Thanks for sharing this. Immediately obsessed with Everything You Do Is A Balloon with Bomb The Bass' One To One Religion vocal.
September 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Thanks for sharing this. Immediately obsessed with Everything You Do Is A Balloon with Bomb The Bass' One To One Religion vocal.
I love jazz these days — found a way via electronic music, as you did. But more significantly, my wife got me into Japanese jazz, like Kohsuke Mine's First, Hiroshi Suzuki's Cat, and my absolute favourite Sunday morning album — Ryo Fukui's Scenery. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrr3...
Ryo Fukui - Scenery 1976 (FULL ALBUM)
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September 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I love jazz these days — found a way via electronic music, as you did. But more significantly, my wife got me into Japanese jazz, like Kohsuke Mine's First, Hiroshi Suzuki's Cat, and my absolute favourite Sunday morning album — Ryo Fukui's Scenery. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrr3...