Lo-fi Folk / Free Jazz / Psychedelic 2004
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Sunday, July 19, 2026 • Vinyl Finds from Around the World
A Link To The Past Tribute
A tribute to Koji Kondo's beloved score for the 1991 SNES classic The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Jammin' Sam Miller samples none of the original audio, instead tracking down the era's hardware, rebuilding the MIDI data note by note in a modern studio, and adding his own keyboard voices before remixing and remastering. Limited green vinyl with cover art by French illustrator Pierre Thyss, plus a sticker set and Japanese OBI strip.
We Are Everyone
The third album and early landmark from Japanese duo Tenniscoats, released in 2004. Whistling, melodica, guitar, ambient sound and sudden silences assemble a landscape suspended between dream and waking; Saya's foghorn-pure voice weaves through Takashi Ueno's hazy guitar — seemingly light and fragmentary, yet holding both emptiness and everything. Originally a CD on their own Majikick label, now pressed to vinyl for the first time by Australia's A Colourful Storm, with liner notes by Stephen Pastel of The Pastels.
Benzaiten
Japanese multi-instrumentalist Osamu Kitajima, steeped in overseas folk and psychedelia, cut this legendary 1974 record that fans of Pink Floyd, Mike Oldfield and Jade Warrior will love. Fusing internalized electronics with koto, shakuhachi and other traditional Japanese instruments, it defined a distinctly Japanese path through progressive rock. Now officially licensed and reissued worldwide, restoring a hard-to-find gem of 1970s Japanese prog.
Neon White Soundtrack Part 1 "The Wicked Heart"
The first volume of Machine Girl's soundtrack for the game Neon White. Written at the personal invitation of fan and game developer Ben Esposito, its high-velocity tracks draw on millennial breakcore, drum & bass and digital hardcore, with cover art by Rebecca Ryan — a prized collectible among gamers and fans alike.
Neon White Soundtrack Part 2 "The Burn That Cures"
The second volume of Machine Girl's Neon White soundtrack, extending the breakneck rhythmic language of Part 1 with a mix of existing game cuts and purpose-built new tracks. Millennial breakcore, drum & bass and digital hardcore detonate once more, with cover art by Rebecca Ryan.
Stranger Things: The Complete Score
An epic 17LP box collecting the complete score to all five seasons of Stranger Things, by Emmy-winning, Grammy-nominated composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein. Pressed as 'Vecna's Gate' red-and-orange vinyl with a gatefold jacket and full-color inner sleeves, released for the series' tenth anniversary.
Plays Songs
The fourth installment of the reunion project between Japanese jazz pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto and legendary TBM engineer Yoshihiko Kannari. Built on the idea of 'the singing piano', it renders melodies anyone can hum — a Matt Dennis piece, 'Everything Happens to Me' as sung by Chet Baker and Sinatra, closing with MISIA's J-pop hit 'Everything'. Recorded March 2026 at Onkio Haus, issued on LP, CD and SACD.
From Tori Kudo's Japanese experimental project, this 2004 work was born where Japan's underground met America's Olympia DIY scene. Mostly cut at the legendary Dub Narcotic Studio with guests including Arrington de Dionyso and Chris Cohen (Deerhoof), its loosely interlocking guitar, drums, flute, sax and bass clarinet drift between lo-fi folk, free jazz and psychedelia. The French title means 'false start' — fitting for an aesthetic that is always improvised, never rehearsed, and forever on the verge of collapse.