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野口文 (Aya Noguchi) — 死んでも一生
Experimental Folk / Free Jazz 2026

野口文 (Aya Noguchi)

死んでも一生

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Independent Japanese musician Aya Noguchi is the hardest-to-classify of his new generation — barely on social media, living in a mountain cabin in Nasu Highlands, and openly admitting he's listened to almost nothing but Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" since first hearing it. With no preceding singles, he simply dropped the new "死んでも一生" in early May. "目(2)" seasons strings, sax, and keys lightly before erupting into free-jazz dance; "bus" microwaves up something stranger; the closing title track falls like a hymn — the kind of music that convinces you the tree he lives under has been keeping him company all along.


Fleetwood Mac — Rumours
Rock / Soft Rock 1977

Fleetwood Mac

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac's immortal 1977 classic, born from the band's tangled romances and powered by an unbroken run of hits from "Dreams" through "The Chain." Restocked this month in its 2025 pressing.

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The Bobby Hamilton Quintet — Dream Queen
Spiritual Jazz 1972

The Bobby Hamilton Quintet

Dream Queen

A holy-grail Spiritual Jazz rarity from 1972, cut in tiny numbers (reportedly 500 copies) for a NYC underground label by keyboardist/percussionist Bobby Hamilton. P-VINE's deluxe reissue arrives on transparent gold vinyl, remastered all-analog by Bernie Grundman from the original tapes — from the vibes-and-keys funk of A1 to the title-track ballad finale, every second is killer.

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V.A. (Yasukuni Terashima / 寺島靖国) — Jazz Bar 2025
Jazz / Audiophile Compilation 2025

V.A. (Yasukuni Terashima / 寺島靖国)

Jazz Bar 2025

The latest entry in Japan's best-selling annual jazz compilation series, hand-picked by Yasukuni Terashima over a full year of listening. Skipping the obvious standards in favor of originals that hold up over time — a blind-buy for jazzheads and audiophiles alike.

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V.A. (Yasukuni Terashima / 寺島靖国) — Jazz Bar: Best of the Early Years
Jazz / Audiophile Compilation 2026

V.A. (Yasukuni Terashima / 寺島靖国)

Jazz Bar: Best of the Early Years

A 25th-anniversary vinyl selection drawing the rarest early gems from Yasukuni Terashima's legendary Jazz Bar series, spanning 2001–2006 — long out-of-print tracks gathered in one place. A perfect retrospective for longtime listeners and an ideal entry point for newcomers to Terashima's melancholic audiophile-jazz universe.

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Cheer Chen (陳綺貞) — Guitar Player (吉他手)
Mandopop / Indie-Folk 2002

Cheer Chen (陳綺貞)

Guitar Player (吉他手)

Cheer Chen's 2002 third studio album returns as a limited blue-vinyl edition — 180g Japanese pressing, gatefold sleeve, Japanese obi typography — re-housing Mandarin-folk staples like "太聰明," "躺在你的衣櫃," and "1234567."

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V.A. (Yasukuni Terashima / 寺島靖国) — For Jazz Ballad Fans Only Vol.6
Jazz / Audiophile Compilation 2026

V.A. (Yasukuni Terashima / 寺島靖国)

For Jazz Ballad Fans Only Vol.6

The sixth volume of Yasukuni Terashima's beloved Terashima Record series lands on Japanese vinyl in July 2026. Carrying forward the label's relentless attention to sonics and cutting quality, this round again gathers contemporary jazz statements from rising names to seasoned veterans — late-night listening at its purest.

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V.A. — 禅 静寂の瞑想空間 (Zen: A Silent Meditation Space)
Field Recording / Buddhist / Minimalism 1972

V.A.

禅 静寂の瞑想空間 (Zen: A Silent Meditation Space)

Recorded on-site between 1970–1971 by Philips' engineers across the Sōtō school's Eiheiji and four Rinzai temples in Kyoto and Hyogo. Two LPs and a booklet for each school document the rhythms of practice — wind and birdsong in the mountains, dawn bells, collective chanting, the strike of ritual instruments, and the slow walk into town for alms-gathering — letting the listener find their own place inside two distinct kinds of silence.

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Namoy Budaya — Aku Bisa feat. Weaken Amore / Hati feat. Rizkia Laras
Reggae / Lovers Rock 2026

Namoy Budaya

Aku Bisa feat. Weaken Amore / Hati feat. Rizkia Laras

A breezy summer reggae 7" from Jakarta-based selector and producer Namoy Budaya: side A reworks Indonesian band Flanella's "Aku Bisa" ("I Can Do It") into a message about pushing forward even when hurt; side B's original "Hati" is a mellow, dreamy Lovers Rock cut. Co-produced with Vortex label head HAYASSEN, with Indonesian lyric sheet printed on the back sleeve.

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