Various Artists - Rough Guide to Avant-Garde Japan (2021)

From boundary-pushing koto musicians to experimental jazz virtuosi, Japanese music has long embraced all things avant-garde. This Rough Guide highlights some of today’s key innovators whose individualism challenges the conformist perception of Japan.

Tracklist:
1 01. Michiyo Yagi - Rouge (05:59)
1 02. Masanori Oishi - Syracuse Blues (03:50)
1 03. Haco - Over the Unfinished Bridge (03:30)
1 04. Cockroach Eater - Kyogen Qabbalah (05:51)
1 05. Ken Sugai - Daidai (04:13)
1 06. Karin - Uiteruyo? (03:15)
1 07. Jittyaku Orchestra - Suwarikome Koko e (04:45)
1 08. EMiKO VOiCE - Sanosa (04:55)
1 09. Mutsumi Aragaki - Nankuru Nankuru (05:10)
1 10. SHIBUSASHIRAZU - Akkan (06:43)
1 11. Shun Sakai & The Long Goodbye - Sukanpo no Sakukoro, Bengawan Solo, Kanpyo (06:06)
1 12. A Mother Tongue Project - Noosphere (04:32)
1 13. tsuMGuito - fPB (11:04)
1 14. Japanorama - Ensemble One (05:11)