Longing For The Shadow: Ryukoka Recordings 1921-39 - Longing for the Shadow: Ryukoka Recordings 1921-1939 / VariousEmerging during the early stages of the recording industry in Japan, the ryukoka style adopted western classical, blues & jazz elements into traditional and classical Japanese music. This collection of 1920s & 30s ryukoka recordings follows on from the Kouta Katsutaro tape we put out a couple of years back, and further captures the hauntingly unique sound of a cultural merging that was starting to reflect itself via popular song, ahead of the

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through to the war's end in 1945

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Picture Disc LP

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the second disc contains an instrumental version of the album which is exclusive to this release

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On the flip are two fresh remixes by different aliases of prolific Ann Arbor producer Tadd Mullinix

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