Takahiro

Takahiro Yoshikawa, a Japanese pianist who has settled in Milan, presents this new release, which is a double date with Mozart. The concert took place in November 2019 at La Scala alongside the ballet Petite Mort by choreographer Jiri Kylian, which was written in honor of the bicentenary of Mozart's death. After highly acclaimed romantic and modern recordings dedicated to composers like Beethoven and Liszt, this is Yoshikawa's first recording dedicated to Mozart. Alan Becker of American Record Guide wrote of this album: "I'm impressed. This Japanese artist storms through the music as if a born Lisztian. There is an abandon here that keeps you on the edge of your seat - and a larger-than-life technique to wow you with his digital gifts. Still, he is also attuned to moments of reflection, and there is nothing shallow about his interpretations… "

Izumikawa’s latest album, Life Is Your Thoughts, is a cross-cultural examination, born out of his experiences living and working in both Japan and the United States. Musically, the tracks on the album balance traditional Japanese melodies and hip-hop, R&B, and jazz. The title track, “Back to the Moon – Life is Your Thoughts” is particularly poignant. It’s based on the 10th century Japanese fictional prose narrative Princess Kaguya, which ends with the princess tearfully leaving earth to return to her home on the moon. The song plays out a conversation between the English rap and the Japanese lyrics, taken directly from poems in the original text.

Metal Gear 25th Anniversary: Metal Gear Music Collection is a 2012 soundtrack compilation of various music taken from the Metal Gear video game series in Japan. This was released by Konami.

Dancefloor Hits 2017 presents tracks and remixes from DJ Tao & DJ Gabri B., DJ Combo & Vera feat. Donnie Ozone, Chris Lain, Copamore feat. Mikey Shyne, Stephan Vegas & Rizzo DJ, Luxx Daze, Spikaa feat. Joyce, Idin & Dadmehr feat. Tina Amy, Lorenz Nardo & Ema D. feat. Bubble Boy, MJX, Dual Size feat. Nico Larson, Takahiro Yoshihira & Francesco Sparacello, Ryan Housewell feat. Krysta Youngs, Lenzi & Martin, Nyel, Maury J & Dave Baron, 2Noise feat. Elena, DJ Combo feat. Maureen Sky Jones, Distortive, Geordo & Febration, Copamore feat. Shauna Cardwell, Daniel Rosty, Teknova, Stephan F feat. Jimmy Trias, Woyera, Alex Signorini feat. Stefano Damaro, DJ Skip & Andrea Di Pietro, Alpha Squad, Goldenbeatz feat. Bodhi Jones.

This is the debut album of the unit "GARDEN WINDS" with Naoto Yamamoto, who was once the chief oboe player of the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, and Takahiro Iwase, a composer and pianist. All tracks are original works by Iwase, with emotional melody, beautiful oboe tones, and star-like sparkling piano sounds.

Recorded in 1969, best known under the 1977 US reissue by Catalyst Records, Matrix is the first album as a leader of Masabumi Kikuchi featuring Tetsuo Fushimi & Hideyuki Kikuchi (if one ignores the album duet with Terumasa Hino in 1968). Matrix is obviously a masterpiece, released after significant experience years as sideman, close to various Jazz masters, it was conceived, reciprocally, on the saxophone overtones occurred by Hideyuki Kikuchi alongside Akio Nishimura on tenor. The track list constits in great variations selection of standards & covers rearranged with brio by Kikuchi, from Chick Corea (the amazing piano run "Matrix"), the modal "On A Green Dolphin Street" (based on the 1958 Miles Davis version), the Jazz Rock Baroque (Kikuchi using harpsichord) "If I Said The Sky Was Falling" composed for the TV drama "Matte Masu Wa" by Sadao Watanabe, and the bossa "Black Orpheus" composed by Luiz Bonfa, including two own compositions that completes magnificently the album : the original ballad, reminiscent of John Coltrane, "Little Aby", & "In Fourth Way".