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Voltage and Waves: The Story of Oasis
In 1978, a Moog, a cliffside studio, and one man’s vision sent a quietly revolutionary signal from Italy — Balearic before Ibiza found its BPM…
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Nippon Acid Folk: The Story of a Nascent Counterculture in Japan
Japan's 1970s counterculture was united by expansive, experimental, and deeply soulful sensibility. Challenging the status quo and changing the…
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Gratien Midonet: A Cosmic Poet From Martinique
From Martinique to New Caledonia, tracing the mystical, poetic, genre-defying journey of a visionary artist. Written by Cedric Lassonde (Beauty & The…
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Shravanam: A Journey of Devotion and Transcendence
Carnatic music, the classical tradition of South India, is deeply rooted in spirituality. Meditative sound, and a record designed for deep listening.
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TV, Anime & Manga New Age Soundtracks: Mysticism and High-Tech Fantasy in an Era of Affluence
Journey through the dreamlike sound worlds of new age Japan during the visionary anime boom.
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So-Do: Post-Punk Idealism and Disillusionment in Bubble-era Japan
So-Do’s Studio Works ’83-’85 collects the full output of this iconoclastic phenomenon, whose sparse, dubbed-out sound painted the disenchantment of 80s…
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Kay Suzuki: The Space Between the Beats Defines Our Time
Flipping rhythms from Guadeloupe, Cuba, Senegal and Puerto Rico, Time Capsule founder Kay Suzuki shares an acid-soaked collection of remixes that…
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Mario Rui Silva: Stories From Another Time
The roots of Angolan popular music explored in the meticulous guitar studies of polymath Mário Rui Silva.
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Niningashi: A Japanese Acid Folk Gem Lost to Time
Although he was training as a pharmacist, Kazuhisa Okubo was much more interested in prescribing musical medicine.
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Yuji Toriyama: 80s Fusion Guitarist and His Machines.
"Choice Works 1982-1985" celebrates guitarist, composer, and producer Yuji Toriyama—one of Japan’s pioneering fusionists, blending masterful guitar work…
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Izumi ‘Mimi’ Kobayashi: Irrepressible, Off-the-Wall, and Utterly Unique
Here is the tale of late ‘70s/early ‘80s Latin jazz-funk and leftfield electronic boogie of Japanese composer and pianist Izumi ‘Mimi’ Kobayashi.
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Tokyo Riddim 2: Digging Deeper into Outernational Sounds
The second instalment of the Tokyo Riddim series explores an electronic, new wave and often experimental sound unlike anything Japan or Jamaica had ever…
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