reissue of the 1984 album from shintaro quintet, housed in a gatefold sleeve. cut at 45rpm, pressed on 180 gram double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

vinyl only. the 6th release from tokyo based init which especially focus on releasing tracks from japanese artists. this time is the split ep by shintaro.d and kensuke yasuhara who are the core artists and founders of the label.

shintaro.d is new on the scene, but this promising japanese producer follows up on his debut on his own label init with this assured 12inch for jus groove it, taking the stripped down deep house template and injecting it with an off-kilter approach to sound design that subtly makes for one of the most effective dj tools heard in recent memory. that track in question is kohisikarubeki, and its remix by rhythm & soul takes those intricately carved shards of sound design and smooths them into a more conventional house music shape. the b-side finds shintaro.d turning out more of that subversive, future-minded deep house business, with waganamidakana being a clear highlight.

after 20+ years with psych legends yura yura teikoku, shintaro sakamotos third solo album is a bonafide masterpiece of warped steel guitar, ambient disco and aor soul. orginally released in japan, 2016. like a language of sakamotos own…made with a ship-in-the-bottle-like focus. pitchfork love if possible is the pay-attention-moment. not enough know. more should know. under the radar perfectionist pop for the extraterrestrial bachelor pad. spin

vinyl only. straight limited. no repress! sound spectrum is a project aimed at recording slices of human experience through sounds. it started among friends partying together in london, tokyo, new york and berlin. this is a journey of feelings which exists in a place with no time and space.

the 3rd release from tokyo based init. the label owner shintaro.d s solo single including the remix work from rio kawamoto who released under skadat and what now becomes.

second introduction to weather rec with another va compilation featuring cuts from russian producer swoy, the multi-faceted spanish artist dakpa, hund’s italian duo dubfluss and rounding up this multinational release, one of japans finest, shintaro.d head of init tokyo. limited press. 180gr. weather-proof sleeve.

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’.

remixes part 1 is the first of a series of remixes ep s from great artists and close friends of the label. for this first round we have two well established french artist. on the a side djebali made a groovy and deep remix of rhythm&soul s andromeda s dream from jusg002. on the b side mr ks turns shintaro.d s kohisikarubeki from jusg006 into a 13 min dj tool full of modular grooves

vinyl only - exciting minimal tracks

kanja records is sincerely honored to present its second vinyl release, based on a concept called sunday mornings. with this series of releases we will focus on that warm up, early morning, after party gems and slowly fading away from peak time music. our philosophy behind this concept is that the focus goes to the tracks being timeless, and music that you can listen to in every time of day and night. music that offers a vast variety, but in the end coming together in that sweet and warm morning glory.

2nd release from japanese label init . this compiles 3 tracks from 3 japanese artist, shinob satosi who previously release from work them, flugel and vinyl club and the label founder shintaro d and kensuke yasuhara. advance minimal house sounds with essence of break and electro. vinyl only.

2016 repress! new label -init- has appeared from new minimal house scene of tokyo. first release is a compilations singles like the label samplers! artists included are -takashi himeoka- who has released from rora and ada kaleh etc, -yoshitaca- from fasten musique, -shintaro. d- and -kensuke yasuhara- of init label founders. presenting the exquisite track with cool sound flow of the current minimal house. vinyl only.