mule musiq s sub label studio mule has formed a group of shifting members and are now releasing a debut album with 8 tracks of reworked obscure japanese gems

till today fumio itabashi is a vital part of the japanese jazz culture as a live performer and film score composer. those who want to see how he makes love with his piano should check the world wide web for the french documentary jazzed out, that captured his unique way of playing in one episode. but as music is always firstly for the ears, and not for the eyes, this little letter in-front of you would rather like to recommend to play the “watarase” recordings loud to get hooked by the highly infectious piano gems that have been recorded at nippon columbia 1st studio in tokyo on 12th and 13th of octo-ber 1981. they will haunt you. they will come for good. and they will force you to be a good friend with the repeat button – whatever medium you chose to surrender to the piano jazz music of fumio itabashi.

japans mule musiq present second edition of the midnight in tokyo series, showcasing their countrys capital and its propensity for audio-visual dystopia.

the first collaboration of kuniyuki and japanese legendary jazz pianist fumio itabashi, it’s originally released in 2009,recorded for kuniyuki’s third album “walking in the naked city”. kuniyuki and itabashi invited henrik schwarz as vocalist,maybe you remember henrik&kuniyuki’s house version. itabashi said river is one of the best song which i have produced.
finally available on vinyl!

more talking all that jazz, more high aiming music by fumio itabashi: mule musiq is ready to release another record by the legendary japanese jazz pianist, born in ashikaga, tochigi in the year 1949. this time his first solo record ever: the heavy jazzing “nature”, which has never been reissued on vinyl since its birth in 1979. it has been recorded at nippon columbia 1st studio, tokyo from march 13 to 15 in the year of its release.

children are laughing and playing in the back, a baby screams happily: handsome field recordings welcome the listener to the final chapter of fred p’s fp-oner trilogy for mule musiq. the opening tune is called smiles, so children s laughter fit the mode. the idea is that smiles and cries are natural for children and as they grow to adulthood the reality becomes more, therefore the duality of life itself is obvious in the mood of the song. the new york city native that is working on his very own music for almost 20 years explains about the beginning of his new album that features eleven tunes for deep meditative club use and beyond. it brings the listener house music full of cosmic realities, odd jazzing moments, japanese spoken word pop, synth spheres for ambient use and an overall outer-national atmosphere, that handsomely dances between roughness and subtle tuned in deepness.

it was in february 2015 when japanese producer and sound designer kuniyuki takahashi, sometimes known as koss, releases with the ep ônewwave project æ2ö a record, that tapped some roots of his mu-sical education: new wave, german electro punk from bands like a daf, ebm from acts like front 242 as well as industrial music.

mathias kaden’s project mathimidori is back to mule musiq since our first release in 2013. this time he teamed up with japanese female singer shoco (she is actually girlfriend of our friend “dj pige”). it’s a great mixture of atmospheric tech house and cool japanese poetry reading.

one of the most important work of japanese deep house master kuniyuki is finally repressed! earth beats have been supported by a lot of djs and licensed for lucianos sci.fi.hi.fi mix cd. this track have been remixed by henrik schwarz, larry heard, roman flugel, chateau flight, magazine. earth beats have been a future classic by the time it has been released. dont miss the last chance to get the release on vinyl!

japanese deep house master kuniyuki collected his best remix. its said remix collection. it is released in only japan. two highlight remix from remix collection are finally available on vinyl.

mathias kadens project with japanese vocalist debut release on mule musiq. mathias and tomomi have already collaborated on mathiass latest album and maybe you remember excellent dj koze remix of the song. main version on a side is atmospheric dub techno tune with mysterious japanese voice. on b side, lawrence made deeper and club friendly remix and beats version is simple dj tool.

this is first single cut from the long awaited japanese deep house maestro kuniyuki takahashi s feather world (mule musiq cd 39, release on 21th jan!). kuniyuki invited many amazing gest musicians from bugge wesseltoft, henrik schwarz,fumio itabashi and name a few. this first single cut is club friendly version of the collaboration track with legendary 80 s poetry singer anne clark . her our darkness are our all time favorite. kuniyuki version is Êhomage to his all time favorite early 90 s house track. our very favorite new artist barnt version is his unique dark kraut rock oriented house.

this is third single cut from the debut album of mr raoul k “introducing my world . album was recorded in his hometown africa with local musician and raoul edited and reconstructed at his german studio. a side, >japan japon< is a simple but effective african minimal house stuff and >the green thing< is raouls slow mo house stuff. b side >rainning love< is bit darker and more trancy than usual.

olive oil is a hottest japanese underground hip hop artist at the moment. they became popular and popular since they produced many tracks for rapper and huge success of their 2nd album. they have released two album,one sigle collection album and some 12inch and remix. their biggest track >pianity< was played by gilles peterson on bbc. this single is a first single cut from their new album >space in space< which will be released in feburuary on mule musiq. olive oil have a unique own style,its like a fusion of prefuse 73 and flying lotus and madlib. if you like the sound of them,you definetly need to check olive oil.

watch out for the first hip hop release of mule musiq! olive oil is the hottest japanese underground hip hop artist at the moment. they became popular and popular since they produced many tracks for rapper and huge success of their 2nd album. they have released two album,one sigle collection album and some 12inch and remix. their biggest track >pianity< was played by gilles peterson on bbc. this single is a first single cut from their new album >space in space< which will be released in feburuary on mule musiq. olive oil have a unique own style, its like a fusion of prefuse 73 and flying lotus and madlib. if you like the sound of them, you definetly need to check olive oil!

foog is a new project of japanese veteran house music producer yukihiro fukutomi. yukihiro released the new single on mule musiq (cover of marshall jeffersons >open our eyes<!) under the own name few month ago, it was played by michael mayer, cassy. foog have already released two album in japan (only) and some of the track have been supported by carl craig, loco dice and name a few. this foog new single is a first single cut from the upcoming new album which will be released in feb or march 2010. a side >nino< is a dark experimental deep house. b side >manya< is a hi-tec detroit techno style!

yukihiro fukutomi is a japanese house music producer who have released from jcr, king street and released from mule electronic under the name of foog. this is a single cut from his new album contact, its released in only japan. a side, open our eyes is a cover of marshall jeffersons house classic. he updated this great classic song to modern electric jazzy house version. its a simply bomb! b side, nesting is a deep, dubby house with freaky trumpet sound.this track is a similar style to dennis ferrer release on objektivity. very good dj tool for all around.

ampler 12inch a. linda law/nights in white satin b. chris&cosey/walking through heaven after the first mix cd of force of nature force behind the power, one of the biggest vinyl collecter in japan kza (one of force of nature) came back with his first solo mix cd. last mix cd was like a part of thier usual peak time selection in the club, but this time, kza mixed his favorite and typical force of natures cosmic style. its from a lindstrome,the release of eskimo records to john daly as more underground selection and some his favorite old stuff like a b.w.h., chris&cosey. on the sampler 12inch,first time reissue of underground french disco linda law/nights in white satin. original french press 12inch was mega rare.but this song is simply good song,not like only rare

big cosmic influenced disco house biggy !! finally, after mule musiq released 4 single,force of nature third album called >iii< will be released for worldwide after it was released in japan 2 years ago. in japan, this album was very succesfull and many press said one of the best album in the leftfield scene of 2006

deep house master >kuniyuki< is back after his beautiful 1st album >we are together<. this is a 1st single cut from his 2nd album >all these things< which coming in the spring 2008. this time, some artist who love the music of kuniyuki like ian o brien, henrik schwarz, alex from tokyo (aka tokyo black star/innervisions) and name a few joined to the album. for this relase, very well known japanese trumpeter >shuichiro sakaguchi<, mule electronic artist >code e< as a guitarist and alex from tokyo (aka tokyo black star/innervisions) as a poetry reader joined. a side is a original instrumental long ver, b side is kuniyukis deep house edit and you can listen original vocal ver on the album.

this is a debut release of kaoru inoue aka chari chari for mule. he is a one of the most popular japanese house music dj & producer since end of 90s. maybe people still remember that he has joined to the compilation of bossa tres jazz. recently, he is pushing & producing to his roots music like a progressive rock, balearic sound under his own name & aurora (the project with guitarist dsk). these his original two tracks of a side will be reminded the sound of can, holger czukay, klaus schulze, manuel gottsching etc and this releases highlight of todd terje remix is a dreamy long barealic tune!!

supported by james flavour, prins thomas and sasse !! this is the first sampler 12inch from mule musiq for more disco people. a1, ana is a japanese pop band and force of nature remix was available in only japan but their original remix was featured japanese voice from ana’s original song (i think they had to use the voice parts), then people wanted to have instrument version. it’s a first appearance and great cosmic disco sound. a2, marcello giordani is a new artist for mule,but you know he has relased from dirt crew/players paradise as well boogie farm(morris audio),you will see his progressive disco sound. his some 12inch&debut album is coming from mule in this winter. and b1, maybe you remenber this great timeless disco track from one of the most popular artist “ame” in the house, techno scene. the original release of vinyl was a sampler 12inch of dixon’s mix cd

japanese super duo force of nature with a super bold funky disco outing with a strong bass lead, cowbells, swirling strings, scratching and loads of other party starting antics. incl prins thomas mix !!!

japanese super-producer duo dj kent and kza aka force of nature drops two new gems between italo disco, melodic 80s electronica and early detroit sounds. rekid joins in with a stunner of a remix, a haunting and epic slo-mo ride into darkness

children are laughing and playing in the back, a baby screams happily: handsome field recordings welcome the listener to the final chapter of fred pÕs fp-oner trilogy for mule musiq. the opening tune is called smiles, so children s laughter fit the mode. the idea is that smiles and cries are natural for children and as they grow to adulthood the reality becomes more, therefore the duality of life itself is obvious in the mood of the song. the new york city native that is working on his very own music for almost 20 years explains about the beginning of his new album that features eleven tunes for deep meditative club use and beyond. it brings the listener house music full of cosmic realities, odd jazzing moments, japanese spoken word pop, synth spheres for ambient use and an overall outer-national atmosphere, that handsomely dances between roughness and subtle tuned in deepness.

it was in february 2015 when japanese producer and sound designer kuniyuki takahashi, sometimes known as koss, releases with the ep ™newwave project ¾2š a record, that tapped some roots of his mu-sical education: new wave, german electro punk from bands like a daf, ebm from acts like front 242 as well as industrial music. styles, about kuniyuki claims that they are his ™favourite musicš. now, nearly two years after his first newwave project ep, he drops an album that is leaning towards his musical love from the past. com-pared to his former work, that was rooted in worlds of classic, jazz, house, ambient, and electronic song-writing, his new tunes are full of melodic drifts and rhythmical shifts. as usual all is loaded with tones and rhythms straight from the heart that filter and modulate human emotions without losing their natural source. to get a sound that is fresh but still leaning to the 1980ees, he used some old synthesisers like a roland jupiter 8, a juno 60, a korg ms 20, an old tape echo machine but also new instruments like the roland aira. furthermore, his modular synthesizers talk too.

when i joined mouse on the keys, i envisioned a concept that mixes diverse elements of contemporary music, such as dynamic hardcore drumming and modern french harmony with the feeling of a detroit techno follower. since we got an offer to release an album on mule musiq, a label with much diversity in dance and contemporary music - our new album has been pulled out of us by itself- reveals the japanese acoustic and electric piano player daisuke niitome. together with drummer and piano player akira kawasaki and synth and piano player atsushi kiyota he is mouse on the keys, an energetic, hard to pigeonhole tokyo based trio that combines the sound of divers pianos and synthesizers with out-there drumming.

die tokioter labelgruppe mule musiq veršffentlicht eine hoch interessante mix-cd des schwedischen produzenten und djs sebastian mullaert, der eine hŠlfte des techno-duos minilogue ist. der erlšs aus dem verkauf von >move the wave to move your heart< kommt den opfern des erdbebens in japan zu gute. alle einnahmen flie§en ans japanische rote kreuz. die mix-cd enthŠlt tracks von da capo, mr raoul k, culoe de song, moodswing, kab & mac und minilogue.

watch out for the first hip hop release of mule musiq!! olive oil is a hottest japanese underground hip hop artist.they became popular and popular since they produced many tracks for rapper and huge success of their 2nd album. 2 cd compilation with a mix side!

julius is finally back on his own home smallville with along the coast- its the first solo 12 since his mesmerizing flocking behaviour album in 2014. after remixes for telfort and lerosa recently, a 12 together with moomin on his closer label and some smallpeople material last year plus a surprising non-electronic album with his band-project tonight will be fine (together with abdeslam hammouda) on japanese label mule musiq, julius is now back on his own imprint, delivering 3 deep cuts for the dancefloor. next to running the smallville record-store and -label, julius started his own club-night and accompanied stamp-label down by the lake (catalogue number 03 is out now) in freiburg, plus hosting the smallville & friends thursday at legendary golden pudel club in hamburg every month as a smallpeople residency together with just von ahlefeld. they also put out record no. 5 on smallville-offshoot fuck reality recently. watch out for more good things to come this summer.. as always along the coast comes with a full cover artwork by stefan marx. all tracks are written, produced and mixed by julius steinhoff mastering & vinyl cut by helmut erler, dubplates & mastering artwork by stefan marx distributed by wordandsound

oskar offermann and his frequent collaborator and label mate edward are two of the brightest rising stars in contemporary deep house music. as head of the esteemed white imprint, offermann has an envious catalog spread across his own label, aim, and japans storied mule musiq, edward has mostly confined his releases to white apart from a single drop on the mysterious giegling, and some outstanding remixes on other powerhouse labels. since their appearance in 2007, the pair of berliners has only one collaboration record between them in spite of a close association, large individual discographies, and frequent pairings behind the decks. it is thus with great ceremony that thema announces their north american vinyl debut with the four-track ep, verses.

second of 3 volumes taken from the incredibly rare japan only cd release inner films 70 from 2009. the sketch is simple, modern dance artists take on seminal film scores from the 70s and give them a twist. kicking of with maurice fultons eerie and quite frankly disturbed version of jaws (main title), next shigeru tanabu takes on star wars! on the b side brisha steers ninth symphony… (from clockwork orange) into deep techno territory, while finally godfather (love film) gets a deep paddy house overhaul by yukihiro fukutomi (mule musiq).

first of 3 volumes taken from the incredibly rare japan only cd release inner films 70 from 2009. the sketch is simple, modern disco artists take on seminal film scores from the 70s and give them a twist. first we have norweigan disco wizard prins thomass take on the theme from rocky – gonna fly now. all live instrumentation… thisll rock your socks off. on the flip japanese artist foog (mule musiq) gives the theme from close encounters of the third kind a new lick of paint, while fellow japanese sonic adventurer hideo kobayashi (apt. international / bite grooves) turns rhapsody in blue into a tech-y workout.

theres quite a bit of talent scouting on this lil lovely compilation. keeping the deep edge, all 4 artists provide dope tunes for your summer nights (and days). up and coming uk producer nick lawson delivers some deep dirty and heavy beats stuff, just right for all the mcde lovers out there. if youre into smooth deep house with still enough drive to be played out then watch the space for the excellent sai from japan. on the flipside there iron curtis (with partner leaves), who has made a strong impression since his debut release on morris audio citysport (49). result: great releases on mule musique, hudd trax, and boe. and yes, a full new 12- on citysport is due soon! finishing off this compilation is mahone from berlin with a groovy tool that can be used...well.....-all night long-!

we are happy to present our first japanese artist on quintessentials, ryo murakami. ryo is no stranger to the scene, as he already released a bunch of records on respected labels like dessous, pokerflat or soon on mule musique. the main track >lunch of god< is a deep, raw and reduced house track with a strong us flavour and was already featured in jus eds underground quality radio show. ryo takes it even further with reducing - the result is >depths, a basic kickin techno track. the flipside offers the more than 11 minutes long >lunch of god< remix by house master scott ferguson. the ferris park maestro keeps things close to the original but adds more club feel plus a superb lil bonus track of his own. check it out!

the debut release of the new label lets get lost which is kicked off by mule musiq and force of natures kza. vol. 1&#8242,,,,,,, is kzas re edits of all time top favorite obscure disco tracks. kza is a one of the most popular djs / artists in japan, and is well known as japans biggest records collecter!

one of the most popular japanese house dj kaoru inoue returned to mule musiq (actually endless flight!) with fantastic balearic tune. his last 12inch on mule musiq was a one of the highlight release of 2007 and todd terje remix still have been played. kaoru s original version is taken from mule musiq s japanese artist compilation va/the definitive japanese scene vol.1 . our favorite new producer john daly (his new 12inch is coming on mule musiq) made a floor killer old school house remix

killer deeeeep re edits from the soft rocks guys... more essential soft rocks dance floor pressure for 2009! following on from their essra e.p (on japans mule musiq sister label endless flight) in february of this year this next release in the form of this 4 track e.p ranges from prince like boogie to percussive latin fireworks

john talabots hivern discs label starts afresh in 2015 by introducing a heretofore unknown duo known as init. te pair hails from frankfurt s rhein-main region and comprises nadia dÕalo&#768,,, and benedikt frey, both of whom were featured on the title track of massimiliano pagliaras 2014 lp on live at robert johnson. freys cosmic, plodding, and house-related analogue experimentations have also appeared on the iconic japanese label mule musiq, and this penchant for moody kraut-infuenced psychedelia and atmospheric synth explorations