{"id":14678102081915,"title":"The Rough Guide to Avant-Garde Japan CD","handle":"the-rough-guide-to-avant-garde-japan-cd","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cu\u003eDescription\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJapan, a country with a reputation for conformity and obeying the rules has also produced some of the world’s most radical music, where rules are only there to be broken. The origins of the experimental, avant-garde, improvisation, free jazz and onykokei (reverberation of sound) scenes date back to at least 1951, when the American administration departed Japan. Of course, improvisation is inherent in some Japanese musical traditions. 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The album also features the unique singer\/songwriter koto player Karin, as well as the koto\/guitar duo tsuMGuito (Maya Kimura and Norio Sato) who pay tribute to French composer Pierre Boulez in an experimental composition by Shintaro Imai.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- TABS --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRough Guide to Avant-Garde Japan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e01 Michiyo Yagi - Rouge 05:57\u003cbr\u003e02 Masanori Oishi - Syracuse Blues 03:48\u003cbr\u003e03 Haco - Over The Unfinished Bridge 03:28\u003cbr\u003e04 Cockroach Eater - Kyogen Qabbalah 05:49\u003cbr\u003e05 Ken Sugai - Daidai 04:11\u003cbr\u003e06 Karin - Uiteruyo? 03:13\u003cbr\u003e07 Jittyaku Orchestra - Suwarikome Koko e 04:43\u003cbr\u003e08 Emiko Voice - Sanosa 04:53\u003cbr\u003e09 Mutsumi Aragaki - Nankuru Nankuru 05:08\u003cbr\u003e10 Shibusashirazu - Akkan 06:41\u003cbr\u003e11 Shun Sakai \u0026amp; The Long Goodbye - Sukanpo No Sakukoro, Bengawan Solo, Kanpyo 06:04\u003cbr\u003e12 A Mother Tongue Project - Noosphere 04:30\u003cbr\u003e13 tsuMGuito - fPB 11:02\u003cbr\u003e14 Japanorama - Ensemble One 05:11\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eMore Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eMusic Style(s)\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsian , Fusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eAssociated Countries\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJapan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eAge Suitability\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTeen , Young Adult , Thirty-Something , Young At Heart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eEthics\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCultural , Ethically Produced , FSC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eMade in UK\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAbout WMN\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003ca title=\"Link to World Music Network\" href=\"https:\/\/worldmusic.net\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"Link to World Music Network\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0228\/2189\/6256\/files\/wmn-rough-guide_160x160.jpg?v=1549762812\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOur amazing range of CDs of World Music from World Music Network\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom compilations of Psychedelic Cambodian rock to the Grammy-Nominated Indian slide-guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya, \u003cstrong\u003eWorld Music Network (WMN)\u003c\/strong\u003e has been responsible for the most consistent and varied output of world music for the past 30 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWMN\u003c\/strong\u003e publishes titles under three main banners;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• Rough Guides\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e...take you deep into the music of different countries and genres. 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