Tuesday, September 8, 2026 • Vinyl Finds from Around the World
All Kinds of People ~love Burt Bacharach~
Jim O'Rourke's affectionate Burt Bacharach tribute project, gathering a wildly diverse cast — Haruomi Hosono, Thurston Moore, Etsuko Yakushimaru, Kahimi Karie, Chu Kosaka and more — to recast Bacharach standards through a soft, slyly off-kilter lens. Now on limited vinyl.
Into the Ring: FINAL FANTASY XIV Themes from the Arcadion
A double-LP collecting Masayoshi Soken's high-octane Arcadion battle themes from Final Fantasy XIV — Light Heavyweight, Cruiser and Heavyweight tiers all present. The FFXIV sound director's raid music finally lands on vinyl, a must for fans of the series.
London Concert
Swedish improvising trio SPACE — pianist Lisa Ullén, bassist Elsa Bergman and drummer Anna Lund. London Concert documents their first appearance at London's fabled Café OTO, the music forever reshaping the 'space' between sounds, from near-whispered stillness to body-shaking eruption. Out on Sweden's Fönstret.
Rebirth of "TBM": The Japanese Deep Jazz Compiled by Tatsuo Sunaga
A Three Blind Mice compilation hand-selected by DJ Tatsuo Sunaga, gathering superb TBM sides from Teruo Nakamura, Masaru Imada, Ayako Hosokawa, Isao Suzuki and more, with liner notes by jazz scholar Takao Ogawa. A perfect groove/jazz-funk gateway into the legendary Japanese label. Back in stock on 2LP.
あじさい / 96粒の涙
Marking the 30th anniversary of Sunny Day Service's Tokyo, the beloved track 'Ajisai' gets its first-ever 7-inch. The sleeve draws on Seiichi Hayashi's classic Red Colored Elegy, rearranged by Keiichi Sokabe — lush yet quietly melancholy; the B-side offers a country version of '96 Tears.' A strictly limited Record Day pressing.
Esprits De Sel
French free jazz outfit Armonicord, led by saxophonist Jouk Minor — who began on flamenco guitar before falling under the spell of Albert Ayler and Sunny Murray, later playing alongside François Tusques and Alan Silva. Here he folds the Moroccan Gnawa sintir and a baroque-tinged harpsichord into the mix: free jazz that roams freely yet stays deeply meditative.
Mahogany Brown
Whenever Black music meets the dancefloor, this Moodymann record comes up. He chops and reassembles soul, funk and gospel samples into thick, low-slung basslines and a hazy, intoxicated atmosphere, all riding raw Detroit rhythm — a wholesale redefinition of deep house. The landmark 1998 album, reissued on limited smoky-clear double vinyl.
a.s.o.
The mysterious duo a.s.o.'s self-titled debut, back in print. They fold Trip-Hop's chilled beats into Cocteau Twins–style ethereal dream pop — you can hear Julee Cruise's shimmer, Portishead's undertow, even a David Lynch–ian haze. Alia's unmistakable voice drifts effortlessly between sorrow and rapture over deep, layered arrangements: a weightless listening trip.
Now!!
The foundational release bearing the legendary catalog number TBM-2 — Masaru Imada's first outing for Three Blind Mice, full of playing that balances muscle and grace with rich detail. The brooding ballad 'Nostalgia' goes straight for the heart, while the airy, poetic 'Gehi Dorian' brims with invention. Reissued as a 180g audiophile pressing supervised by Koki Hanawa.
Midnight Sun
One of pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto's signature sides for the legendary Three Blind Mice label (TBM-5009). Warm, tender touch and utterly convincing swing — a classic voice from the golden age of Japanese piano-trio jazz. Back in stock as a 180g audiophile reissue supervised by Koki Hanawa.
Blue City
In 1978, back from a stint studying in the States, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto cut this — his ninth title for Three Blind Mice — with a renewed spirit. 'Autumn Leaves' is delicate and heartfelt, 'Wave' swings with cutting force, and the original 'Blue Manhattan' fuses power with elegance: a pinnacle of Japanese piano-trio jazz. A 180g reissue supervised by Koki Hanawa.
Orang-Utan
Following the breakout success of Blow Up, bassist Isao Suzuki delivered Orang-Utan in 1975, his fourth for Three Blind Mice. With reed wizard Kenji Mori, guitar great Kazumi Watanabe and blues vocalist Mari Nakamoto, he lays out taut, richly textured, unhurried grooves. Back in stock as a 180g audiophile reissue supervised by Koki Hanawa.
Exit Music: Songs With Radio Heads (20th Anniversary Edition)
The legendary Radiohead-covers compilation — the sought-after 2006 original that fans and vinyl collectors chased for years — returns 20 years on as a deluxe double LP. It assembles a cast then-unknown but now heavyweight — Mark Ronson, RJD2, The Bad Plus, Sia, The Cinematic Orchestra — who unearth the soul and dancefloor pulse buried in Radiohead's DNA.
A minimal-house cornerstone returns. German producer Isolée's classic We Are Monster swept year-end lists in 2005 (No. 11 on Pitchfork, No. 53 on Resident Advisor's albums of the 2000s). Its darting electronic samples, warm instrumental textures and endlessly replayable groove still sound ahead of their time twenty years on. Reissued on limited purple-and-white marbled double vinyl.