Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Japanese Girls 2003 West

(MIDI Creative, CXCA-1139) (Japan) (CD)


  1. Sun - Chocolate (4:13)
    Words and music by Mako
    Sun
    Mako: vocals, guitar
    Aki: bass
    Sunmi: drums

  2. Gekka Bijin - Tsuki no Ashi Oto (6:13)
    Words and music by Kanao Yamamoto
    Gekka Bijin
    Kanao Yamamoto: vocals, guitar
    Tamaki Ishida: bass

  3. Maki Nomura - Kyo de Owakare (2:45)
    Words and music by Maki Nomura
    Maki Nomura: vocals, guitar

  4. Fuchigami to Funato - Mimiguni Kokka (3:11)
    Words and music by Junko Fuchigami
    Recorded live at Other Side, May 24, 2003
    Pre-mastered by Tetsuya Koyama
    Fuchigami to Funato
    Junko Fuchigami: vocals
    Hiroshi Funato: wood bass

  5. Kazumi Nikaido - Futago Recital (4:23)
    Music by Kazumi Nikaido
    Kazumi Nikaido: vocals

  6. Lou - Taiyo no Oto (4:18)
    Words and music by Lou; arranged by Hiroshi Ueno
    Lou: vocals
    Chubby!: bass
    Bic: Udu, pandeiro
    Hiroshi Ueno: programming, mixing

  7. Yunagi - Migi no Door (4:48)
    Words and music by Seiko Ito

  8. M.A.G.O. - Umi no Ruby (1:51)
    Words and music by Eri Tomioka; arranged by M.A.G.O.
    M.A.G.O.
    Eri Tomioka (Tomio): vocals, guitar
    Akie Takenaka (HA): vocals, percussion

  9. Wangel - Wataridori (7:42)
    Words and music by Izumi; arranged by Wangel
    Wangel
    Izumi: vocals, keyboard, accordion
    Yoshiharu Koda: guitar, percussion

  10. Naoko Manabe - I'll Be Alright/Sayonara (4:19)
    Words and music by Naoko Manabe: arranged by Naoko Manabe, Kenichi Asami, and Tetsuya Yamamoto
    Naoko Manabe: vocals, guitar
    Kenichi Asami: guitar
    Tetsuya Yamamoto: keyboard
    Koichi Murakami: bass
    Genpachi Sekiguchi: drums

  11. anoä - Kokoromogae (3:42)
    Words and music by anoä
    anoä: vocals, piano
    HItoshi Kusunoki: drums
    Takayoshi Matsunaga: wood bass
    Makoto Katayama: acoustic guitar, mandolin
    Rie Yoshihara: accordion

Mastered by Shuji Kitamura
Illustration by Junko Kita
Art direction by Rie Inaoka

Released in July 2003