After my last show on “highly emotional moments in progressive Japanese music” it seems I missed the discovery of this highly original...

This album, with perfect representation/booklet etc. shows some rather good imitations/style interpretations/variations with a few...

I was especially attracted to this release because I heard how some original Japanese folk with a certain sensibility of melody as a...

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,...

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’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...

First having existed as San-Nin (=trio group) since 1970 with an extra member and keyboard player they became Yonin-Bayashi (=quartet...

Powerhouse surely has their powerful name that rings easily in your mind, a first reason to remember them easily. Secondly, they were an...

Compared to most Japanese items from this period, this live recordings starts much more raw, hard, and punkish than almost anything I...

When Shinki Chen was reissued a few years back (first not officially) I remember it was appreciated very much by heavy rock/psych...