Various Artists
Welcome To Dreamland
Celluloid LP, 1985

01. Fake – Dig
02. Saboten – Low Chair
03. Luna Park Ensemble – Scramble Suite
04. Akira Iijima / Seiji Murayama – Timon’s Navel
05. Katra Turana – Yatara-Chan’s Annoying Noise
06. Sodaneva – 42
07. The Honeymoons – The Formula Of Silence
08. The Polka Dot Fire Brigade – The Moon Which Lies
09. After Dinner – The Room Of Hair Mobiles
10. Kenichi Takeda – Dumb Like A Fox
11. Keiji Haino – As It Is, I Will Never Let It End …
12/13. A-Musik – The Black International / Chie Mukai – Wandering Hindu
14. Ché-Shizu – Festival Song

Fred Frith curated mix of mid-80’s Japanese New Wave, Art Rock, Avant-garde and experimental weirdos (whom Mr. Frith often participated with on many of these recordings). Includes early ‘hits’ from some of my absolute favorite Japanese underground artists including Chie Mukai performing with A-Musik, her band Ché-Shizu (+Tori Kudo), Keiji Haino, and an 18 second piece of sped-up koto by Ken-Ichi Takeda.

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