Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Tori Kudo

Haikai Rojin Sonota

(7e.p., epcd 079) (Japan) (CD)


  1. Haikai Rojin Sonota (23:25)
  2. The Glow Pt. 2 (3:32)
  3. Thinkin' 'bout You (2:58)
  4. Power from Nowhere (13:07)
  5. Yuremodoshi ni (7:04)

Words by Tori Kudo (1, 4), Phil Elvrum (2), and Frank Ocean (3)
Music by Tori Kudo (1, 4, 5), Phil Elvrum (2), and Frank Ocean (3)

Tori Kudo: vocal, guitar
Phil Elvrum: drums (2), kajon (3)
Takahiko Kaino: clothespins (3)
Nicholas Krgovich: guitar (2), keyboard (2), vocal (3), piano (3)
Mitsumune Tsuru: bass (1), drums (4)
Hitomi Abe: clarinet (5)
Junna Aida: oboe (5)
Mizuki Aida: snare drum (5)
Natsuko Hara: alto saxophone (5)
Junko Harada: euphonium (5)
Mako Hasegawa: bassoon (5)
Toru Hayashi: tuba (5)
Haruka Ii: tenor saxophone (5)
Momoko Maejima: bass drum (5)
Kanji Nakao: clarinet (5)
Tomokazu Nozuyama: clarinet (5)
Takero Sekijima: tuba (5)
Tatsuki Tamura: accordion (5)
Kyoko Yamamoto: trumpet (5)

Tracks 1-4 recorded and mixed by Mitsumune Tsuru at Village Hototoguiss Studio
Track 5 recorded live for the film Nishino Yukihiko no Koi to Boken directed by Nami Iguchi in 2014
Mastered by Masaki Tada and Koji Saito
Photos by Maki Abe
Design by Motofumi Nakashima
Includes a 12-page booklet with Japanese lyrics (tracks 1, 4)

Released in November 2014