Various - Spiritual Jazz Vol.8 JapanOur latest examination of Esoteric, Modal & Progressive Jazz of the 20th Century has taken us to Japan. The liberating force of jazz has been created and felt all around the world, but few nations on earth embraced the jazz message with the passion and intensity of Japan. From the dawn of the jazz age to the present day, Japanese audiences have been renowned tastemakers, enthusiasts and champions of the music in the 1980s, Japan was the biggest per

is a stunning debut

the very epicenter of exotic influences

aka Purity Ring

soft and strange

Available to independent retailers on clear vinyl

to be precise) strain of sophisti-pop: you might hear traces of Aztec Camera

Picture Disc of the 1973 martial arts action film "Enter the Dragon" soundtrack

unexplained injuries

A true champion of early American ragtime

Ghost Town

LP + CD (includes exclusive bonus tracks)

the hilariously fraught lyrics of "Get Up