Thursday, September 3, 2026 • Vinyl Finds from Around the World
バケツのおひさんつかまえた / 春雨サラダ
A new 7-inch from Japan's neco眠る: the A-side covers the beloved theme from the anime Jarinko Chie with guest vocals by Chinza Dopeness and KOPY, while the B-side is a breezy original penned by member Ojima Sairi. It's the band's first release under their new lineup after joining Lemon House in 2026, ahead of their 25th anniversary next year.
Origen
Spanish pianist/producer Anthonius extends the 1980s African-electro lineage into a new modal-jazz set. Built around piano and keys with saxophone, flute, clarinet and percussion, the music reaches toward Egypt, Ethiopia, Brazil, Latin and Flamenco jazz, where regional sounds and tropical rhythms meet. Written, arranged, produced and mixed entirely by Anthonius and issued on Spain's Tokonoma Records — one for fans of Mulatu Astatke and Francis Bebey.
Oyun Havaları
A cornerstone of 1970s Turkish psychedelic funk whose influence runs straight to today's global Anatolian-psych scene — Altın Gün have covered him and Khruangbin champion the track 'Yekte'. Twelve instrumental reworkings of Anatolian folk melodies driven by microtonal electric guitar, bağlama, heavy bass and percussion. The scarce 1976 original is finally reissued from restored master tapes, cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery and released on Turkey's Yonca Müzik.
Tapestry: Koto & The Occident — Hillside
Japanese instruments meet jazz-funk and rare groove: koto master Toshiko Yonekawa — designated a Living National Treasure in 1996 — joins composer Kiyoshi Yamaya and the Contemporary Sound Orchestra on a mid-1970s Nippon Columbia series. Themed around Sea, Hillside and Country, this is the 'Hillside' volume, reworking traditional koto music through a contemporary jazz-funk lens — restrained and deep yet wild.
30th Anniversary ~The Essential 10 Songs~
A 30th-anniversary colored-vinyl collection from Okinawan singer Rina Chinen, gathering ten essential tracks across her career including 'DO-DO FOR ME', 'precious・delicious' and 'Wing'. Limited colored pressing, out December 23.
Motor City Scene
A gathering of young modern-jazz players tied to the Motor City, distilling Detroit's jazz energy into one record. Donald Byrd's bright, forceful trumpet weaves against Pepper Adams' burly baritone sax, with Kenny Burrell and others in support — from lyrical ballads to full-throttle hard bop. Recorded in 1960 and reissued here under Koki Hanawa's supervision from the mono master on 180g vinyl.
Daddy Plays the Horn
Tenor titan Dexter Gordon rose meteorically in the 1940s but recorded sparingly in the '50s; this is one of that decade's key statements. Cut in 1955, from the swaggering, humorous title track to a deep and beautiful 'Autumn in New York', it shows his blend of power and melody — not fireworks but unhurried, generous ease. Reissued under Koki Hanawa from the mono master on 180g vinyl.
Life In Mono (The Remixes)
UK trip-hop duo Mono hand-picked their favorite remix singles from 1996–1998, gathered for the first time on two gold LPs in 2024. A star-studded tracklist with reworks from Propellerheads, Les Rythmes Digitales, Mr Scruff and Fatboy Slim, in a numbered MOV pressing limited to 1,500.
Everynight
Vinyl release of 'Everynight' by Japanese three-piece Age Factory — raw, taut guitar textures woven into a restless yet emotional sound all their own.
Pure Blue
Vinyl release of Age Factory's 2021 album 'Pure Blue', continuing the band's signature pull between noise and melody.
Songs
Vinyl release of Age Factory's 'Songs' — more restrained arrangements and a quieter emotional register that reveals another side of the band.
Jaz
Jackson Box — the new duo of Japanese DJ/producer Aru-2 and trumpeter Asei Muraguchi — debuts on vinyl. Playing together since a Dogear Records session in summer 2024, they built this hip-hop-meets-jazz set on Aru-2's soft, groove-laden beats, letting the trumpet roam freely; 'Raw Dusk' even features drum programming by Budamunk. Out October 9.
Left Alone
A classic Mal Waldron dedicated to Billie Holiday, whom he accompanied in her final years, recorded in 1959. The title track 'Left Alone' — Jackie McLean's alto sax pouring out unguarded sorrow and solitude — became one of Waldron's signature pieces, and the album closes with a brief interview about his memories of Holiday alongside vibraphonist Teddy Charles. Reissued under Koki Hanawa from the mono master on 180g vinyl.
Cenário (10th Anniversary Edition)
German producer FloFilz's 2016 breakthrough, which Tom Misch called so beautiful he wished he'd made it. The second entry in his city series with photographer Robert Winter, dedicated to Lisbon, it melts warm jazz samples into lo-fi beats for a deeply relaxed, poetic southern-European stroll. This 10th-anniversary edition adds a new gatefold sleeve and a 16-page photo book shot by Winter. Out September 25.
A summit 40 years in the making: the sole meeting of Afrobeat drum legend Tony Allen and South African trumpet giant Hugh Masekela. The two vowed to collaborate back in the 1970s but only recorded when their tours overlapped in 2010; after Masekela's 2018 death, Allen — with the family's blessing — unearthed the master tapes and enlisted young British jazz stars Joe Armon-Jones and Mutale Chashi to complete this final testament in 2019. Reissued in a limited orange/pink/white splatter pressing for World Circuit's 40th anniversary. Out October 30.