Shuji Inaba
After my last show on “highly emotional moments in progressive Japanese music” it seems I missed the discovery of this highly original...
Masari Hiraro and his Stars Wagon
This album, with perfect representation/booklet etc. shows some rather good imitations/style interpretations/variations with a few...
Takeshi Terauchi & Blue Jeans / Bunnys
I was especially attracted to this release because I heard how some original Japanese folk with a certain sensibility of melody as a...
Toshi Ichiyanagi
I was lucky to find a not expensive copy of this concept that was called an opera because there was no better term to describe its idea,...
Kuni Kawachi & Friends
It is a bit unclear if this album can be regarded as a Flower Travelling Band’s release or not. 3 of the 5 members of this band...
Happy End
Happy End’s debut on URC (1969) was an outstanding soft-rock album which didn’t stay unnoticed in Japan. Not only was it the first album...
Yonin Bayashi
First having existed as San-Nin (=trio group) since 1970 with an extra member and keyboard player they became Yonin-Bayashi (=quartet...
Powerhouse
Powerhouse surely has their powerful name that rings easily in your mind, a first reason to remember them easily. Secondly, they were an...
Gedo
Compared to most Japanese items from this period, this live recordings starts much more raw, hard, and punkish than almost anything I...
Speed Glue & Shinki
When Shinki Chen was reissued a few years back (first not officially) I remember it was appreciated very much by heavy rock/psych...
