Rough Guide To Avant-garde Japan (Various Artists)

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.01 Michiyo Yagi: Rouge 05:5702 Masanori Oishi: Syracuse Blues 03:4803 Haco: Over The Unfinished Bridge 03:2804 Cockroach Eater: Kyogen Qabbalah 05:4905 Ken Sugai: Daidai 04:1106 Karin: Uiteruyo? 03:1307 Jittyaku Orchestra: Suwarikome Koko e 04:4308 Emiko Voice: Sanosa 04:5309 Mutsumi Aragaki: Nankuru Nankuru 05:0810 Shibusashirazu: Akkan 06:4111 Shun Sakai & The Long Goodbye: Sukanpo no Sakukoro, Bengawan Solo, Kanpyo 06:0412 A Mother Tongue Project: Noosphere 04:3013 tsuMGuito: fPB 11:0214 Japanorama: Ensemble One 05:11