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Good haul from this Tokyo trip — focused on classic 70s/80s city pop and YMO/Sakamoto, but couldn’t resist the 1978 Japan pressing of The Kick Inside, a 1985 Hounds of Love tape, and that Kid A obi. (See ALT text for details)

Returning a nonsite to its site.

Visited the ramen bar featured on Rod Modell & Taka Noda’s ambient masterpiece Glow World. (Hat tip to my old friend @patrick_h_lauke@mastodon.social for sharing this location: Hakata Tenjin Ramen, Shinjuku.)

Akiko Yano & Kosuke Mine at The Barbican. https://colly.com/journal/akiko-yano-kosuke-mine

I never expected to see Akiko Yano play live, let alone briefly meet her and get an album signed. We were delighted to discover (late, we grabbed the last tickets, I think) the closing night of the London Jazz Festival at The Barbican was happening the day after Radiohead, so stayed in London for it.

Shocked about Mani. Forever grateful that my teens aligned with the rise of the Roses' in 1988-90, when the summers went on forever. Here's a love letter I wrote back in 2012. https://colly.com/journal/the-stone-roses

Archived a deep Q&A about how I use field recordings and why they mean so much to me. https://colly.com/journal/composing-with-field-recordings

Having a tape stock sale, from now until end of #BandcampFriday.

I've found enough EP tapes to create five bundles — all four tapes (without maps or other extras) for £20

Reductions on everything else: Live at Delia’s £6, Remixed £5, Japan Series compilation £7

https://sitenonsite.bandcamp.com/merch