Bird Masayoshi Fujita

Initially founded by German-born Robert Raths in 2007, the London-based label has grown and extended across the world with satellite offices in Los Angeles and Berlin. Spanning over ten years, Erased Tapes has nurtured avant-garde artists from all around the world whilst remaining genre-defying and truly independent.

“Words cannot describe everything we feel. How can one accurately verbalise the sensation we feel when we’re a newborn and our mother holds us in her arms, and we feel her skin on our cheek. We clearly feel her warmth and humidity, some feeling of love from her, but it’s tough to verbalise it perfectly. Music is a language that can translate that sensation, feeling, the memory of love.” — Hatis Noit.

Stereo Deluxe present Le Café Abstrait Vol. 12. 43 excellent Chillout tracks and continuous mixes by Raphaël Marionneau.

Masayoshi Takanaka is japanese guitarist, vocalist and producer. He is member of Flied Egg and Sadistic Mika Band. Takanaka is his third solo album, released in 1977 by Kitty Records, Japan.

50th Anniversary Project! The latest remastered all-time best album is finally released! This 3-CD all-time collection includes many of the songs released by Kitty Records, Toshiba-EMI, and his own label "Lagoon Records". 3CD+1DVD with live video footage, the first time it has been released on DVD. All songs were remastered in 2021.

"Golden Best" is a compilation album by Japanese guitarist Masayoshi Takanaka, specifically focusing on his work with EMI Records, and released in 2004.

A real gem from that key moment in Japanese fusion when some of the nation's best artists were hopping over to the American scene - cutting records like this, which often beat the American soul fusion scene at its own game - thanks to the help of a big array of all-star players! Masayoshi Takanaka plays guitar solos throughout, but also gets some help from Lee Ritenour on the electric strings - in a group that also has arrangements from Greg Adams of Tower Of Power, who brings in the rest of the TOP horns too - plus keyboards from Patrice Rushen, bass from Chuck Rainey, and drums from the great Harvey Mason - a rhythm combo that really keeps things groovy throughout. There's two vocal tracks on the set - which feature work from Jim Gilstrap, Maxi Anderson, and The Waters.

Mao Fujita, one of the most sought after pianists of his generation, debuts with a major recording project – the eagerly anticipated studio recording of Mozart’s complete Piano Sonatas, presented across 5 CDs. With an innate musical sensitivity and naturalness to his artistry, Mao Fujita has already impressed many leading musicians as one of those special talents which comes along only rarely.