Electronic

DANCE NOT DANCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UI1NN19V6c Ramuntcho Matta - Conk From Ramuntcho Matta Presents Brion Gysin / Polo Lombardo Released on Mosquito, 1986, France Fans of Liquid Liquid and other Disco-Not-Disco acts should fell for this great Ramuntcho Matta record. The French producer, who most notably produced Elli Medeiro's album Bom Bom..., blends many elements of the No-Wave era into…Lire la suite DANCE NOT DANCE

THEM ! AGAIN ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMvCUDOkjpY&feature=youtu.be Jimmy Murakawa - Beauty From Jimmy Murakawa - Original De-Motion Picture Released on B&M, 1982, Japan Another Mariah's related post ? Yes it is. Taken from the obscure 1st solo album by Jimmy Murakawa, vocalist of Mariah, Beauty is another Yasuaki Shimizu's production. you can definitively hear the distinctive Mariah's sound on Beauty : low tension keyboards and…Lire la suite THEM ! AGAIN ?

GARLIC DISCO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ7jSGHUPTg Monsieur Goraguer - Sexy Dracula (Instrumental) From Monsieur Goraguer - Sexy Dracula Released on Disques Meyes, Japan Who is that mysterious Monsieur Goraguer ? Well, he is no other than legendary composer and arranger Alain Goraguer, who has been working with Jean Ferrat, Serge Gainsbourg, France Gall, and many other French singers, and who recorded one…Lire la suite GARLIC DISCO

ACCIDENTAL RECORDINGS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8Fk-U90whc Pep Llopis - Muntanyes De Granit From Pep Llopis ‎– Poiemusia La Nau Dels Argonautes Released on Grabaciones Accidentales, 1987, Spain Spanish label Grabaciones Accidentales is amongst the most popular labels for new-age ambient fans. Mainly known for Madrid's balearic super group Finis Africae, it released some of the mot sophisticated pieces of organic…Lire la suite ACCIDENTAL RECORDINGS

HEAVENLY MARACAS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftvhPJiVJFs&feature=youtu.be Yasuaki Shimizu - Tamare-Tamare From Yasuaki Shimizu - Subliminal Released on Invitation, 1987, Japan Yasuaki Shimizu is a legendary saxophonist from Japan. Playing on essential albums such as Mariah's Utakata No Hibi (yes, that recently reissued holy grail), he released 6 Jazz-Fusion albums before moving to Europe (Paris, London) and finally releasing Subliminal in 1987.…Lire la suite HEAVENLY MARACAS

CINCO DE MAYO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8lD8yHSiJQ&feature=youtu.be Archie Shepp & Jasper Van't Hof - 5th of May From Archie Shepp & Jasper Van't Hof - The Fifth Of May Released on L+R Records, 1987, Germany Do we need to introduce legendary saxophonist Archie Shepp ? The jazzman played with John Coltrane, Don Cherry, etc. on ground-breaking albums, and he is one…Lire la suite CINCO DE MAYO

BIOLOGY / ITALY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBjn0pgbkD4 Elicoide - Mitochondria From Elicoide - Elicoide Released on Moon Record, 1987, Italy Mitochondria is the meeting place of a genre, a place and a period that we are really fond of, and especially when these three dimensions are tied together to give you Italian Ambient from the late 1980's. This track perfectly illustrates that…Lire la suite BIOLOGY / ITALY

THE ALFA INVITATION MIX

Our friends at Moderneast recently asked us to do a mix. We decided to celebrate Japanese music, and picked some of our favorite records from Japan. Featuring classic albums, rarities as well as  work by today's generation of Japanese artists, we tried to make this selection as broad as possible. You can listen to it here : https://soundcloud.com/moderneast-magazine/moderneast-the-alfa-invitation