rough house rosie dedicates the sixth release to its japanese listeners with a four track compilation from four different japanese producers. legendary takayuki shiraishi (aka planetoid) releases a track nightfall which was first out in 2002 on a cd slow shoutin . he is teamed up with mitsuaki komamura renowned for his unique sound on record label weedis. miruga (ethereal sound / badance) delivers a strong deep track on b1, while mahal has his debut with a catchy bass driven tune as a final track of the ep.

mitsuaki komamura (one of the most interesting japanese electronic musician of late), known for his releases on his own imprint weedis, crosses the continents and lands a splendid ep on terpsichore. inspired by nature (the slanted butterfly way of flying), early chicago house, dub and experimental music, the butterfly effect ep is the combination of all the aforementioned. atmospheric pads combining heavy kick drums, raw rhodes keys and dark ambiances, mitsuaki komamura manages a sublime and subtle mixture.

heavy aquatic house tracks by japanese producer mitsuaki komamura. slow and heavy tracks ranging from more electronic to dubby grooves. out there with releases of kassem mosse, pittmann and the likes. seriously good release!

second release on this japanese label. vintage moon is inspired on sword&sworcery game for the i-phone that has a nostalgic feel. three tracks rooted in the traditions of the detroit/chicago house from the early 2000s from people such as terrence dixon, theo parrish and the likes. analogue madness!

addictive beatdown house tracks inspired by the athmosphere of a foggy san fransisco. memories of days with good friends hanging out in a foggy city gives a melancholic feel, but the masculine grooves make this a fierce release that works well in the club. a nice combination that goes back to some hiphop roots and a love for deeper intense house music that works in the club. great start for this new japanese label from tokyo!

side a) 1. weedis : weedis is so funky we can t still can t believe it s made in japan. breathtakingly smooth, broken, and deadly. side b) 1. wipe sherbet : ok… now re-read what we said about weedis and apply it to wipe sherbet, only this time add a scoop full of subtle melody (or raisins). side b) 2. snoop summer : a brooding, melodic and emotive track which will fill the head and clear the dancefloor

our 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 capita market in the world for jazz records, and it has even been said that japanese jazz fans kept the jazz record industry alive through the lean years of the 1970s, when the music fell from commercial favour in the land of its birth.

in the years following the world war two, japan developed one of the most insatiable, dynamic and diverse markets for jazz. for a crucial period of little over a decade - from the late 1960s to the early 1980s - japanese jazz culture progressed at an astonishing rate, producing an extraordinary array of artists, recordings and record labels that created some of the most forward thinking and impressive jazz to be committed to tape. this amazing journey is explored on ‘j jazz’.