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Alien Parade Japan

A Compilation Of Japanese Brass Music
Release
2022.Jun
Alien Transistor
Vinyl

Track list

  1. A1 Biobiopatata - Pale Blue Care
  2. A2 Maher Shalal Hash Baz - Crossing The Tama River
  3. A3 Mitamurakandadan? - Bayern
  4. A4 Popo - Anton
  5. A5 Kourakuen - Tohonoko
  6. A6 Various Sighhorns - People Have Called Them Flowers
  7. B1 Zayaendo - A Sparkle To Your Eyes
  8. B2 Strada - Swamp
  9. B3 Sekifu - New Window (Onto A Collapsed House)
  10. B4 Hose - Gone Astray
  11. B5 Compostela - Ghhgh
  12. B6 Zayaendo - Wippi
  13. C1 Gratin Carnival - Just Watching
  14. C2 Pascals - Apple Ringo
  15. C3 Tail - Way To The Sea
  16. C4 Noahlewis' Mahlon Taits - Pensive Miss
  17. C5 K'dlokk - Nagyon Szeretrek Mindenkinek
  18. D1 Fuigo - Kemuri
  19. D2 Petit Daon - Mado
  20. D3 Nrq - Minato
  21. D4 Tenniscoats - The Ending Theme
  22. D5 Satomi Endo - A Day With The Saints

Alien Transistor present Alien Parade Japan, a joyous double-album compilation of groups from Japan’s indie-pop and avant-garde undergrounds, all of which feature brass or woodwind instruments as part of their line-up. Compiled by Markus Acher (Alien Transistor, The Notwist, Hochzeitskapelle) with plenty of support and help from his Spirit Fest bandmate, Saya (also of Tenniscoats), it features some familiar names – Tenniscoats, naturally, but also Zayaendo, Tori Kudo’s Maher Shalal Hash Baz – alongside lesser-known groups like Biobiopatata, Mitamurakandadan?, Kourakuen, sekifu, and Noah Lewis Mahlon’ Taits, amongst many others.