Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Tribute to Nippon

(Ummo Records, UOCA-1007) (Japan) (CD)

  1. Parade (3:56)
    Yasushi Yoshida and Hidekazu Miyahara

  2. Hakutsuru (3:27)
    Golden Syrup Lovers

  3. Hagoromo (3:52)
    Spanner: Haruko (vocal, guitar), Shodo (bass), Ryosuke (drums, programming) and Mame (trumpet, synthesizer)

  4. (Take Me to the) Bridge to Nothingness (3:56)
    Empty Orchestra

  5. Kleen (3:17)
    EAD: Koichi Yoshimura (keyboards), Hiroki Misawa (guitar), Gonzo Murakami (bass) and Gaku Ishikuma (drums); and guest Michiyo Watanabe (vocal)
    Mixed and edited by Ryo Watanabe

  6. Grooop Nation (3:20)
    Helicoid 0222MB: Roco (guitar, vocal, keyboard, sampler, effect), Suguri (bass) and Kon (drums)
    Music and arrangement by Roco
    Recorded and mixed by Roco
    Recorded at Studio Office Love in October 2000

  7. Eagle Eye (8:45)
    ATR

  8. Kimigayo (An actual recording: I communicated with an alien.) (4:24)
    Koichi Nakaya and an alien

  9. (1:20)
    Doroasu: Maa (bass), Micca (drums) and Ichizo Ikeda (guitar, vocal)

  10. (3:32)
    Uchu Engine: Fumio Kosakai (vocal, guitar), Ryuichi Nagakubo (bass) and Sudeo Ekenzumi (bass)
    Recorded by Uchu Engine

  11. "Hashira" (3:57)
    The Fox: Yuka Shindo (vocal, guitar), Harumi Kataoka (keyboard), Takashi Kinoshita (bass), Junko Danura (drums) and Guchi (percussion)
    Recorded and mixed by Kazunobu Inushima
    Recorded at Wansk Studio

  12. Comlate (3:15)
    Jenny on the Planet

  13. Y2KK (3:41)
    K.K. Null

  14. King of Heart (Ganbare Nippon no Osama) (4:41)
    Ultra Fuckers: Kazuki Kawai (vocal), Izumi Headache (guitar) and Tom Nagata (drums)
    Recorded and mixed by Keizo Suhara

  15. Omae ga Hoshii (2:03)
    Hiroshi Na
    Recorded by Hisakazu Kashiwagi

  16. Sumera 2001 (6:55)
    Seiichi Yamamoto

  17. oo oo oo oo (3:49)
    Voo Doo Broo Yoo: Nana, Gonzo Murakami and Ichizo Ikeda

  18. Oyasumi Osaka (3:40)
    Nagisa nite: Shinji Shibayama (vocal, guitar, drums) and Masako Takeda (chorus); and guests Eiji Tanaka (bass, chorus) and Takahisa Watanabe (chorus)
    Engineered by Tetsuya Kotani

Mastered by Scott Meister and Kentaro Takahashi
Artwork: Naohiro Ukawa
Produced by Seiichi Yamamoto and Hiroki Misawa
Includes liner notes in Japanese by Hiroki Misawa

Released December 2000