#tokyo flashback

“...these CDs...unquestionably belong in the record collection of anybody with the most remote interest in psychedelic and/or experimental music.” - Doug Pearson

BLACKJACK RECORDS CATALOG page 36 Winter 1997 SCOTT DERR, Cruise Director

For those of you living under a rock, The Black Editions reissued Tokyo Flashback, Volume 1  in 2017, with more to come! 

From The Black Editions site: “Tokyo Flashback is a defining statement of late 20th Century Japanese psychedelic music and an essential primer to the world of P.S.F. All tracks are exclusive, this edition features the first time translation of the original liner notes. Black Editions’ deluxe edition is entirely re-mastered and marks the first release of Tokyo Flashback outside of Japan and it’s first ever vinyl issue.– Remastered at Infrasonic Sound and pressed to high quality vinyl at RTI. Newly created artwork and design expanding on the original by SEEN Studio.– Housed in custom printed deluxe Stoughton gatefold jacket and slipcase, including full color printed inner sleeves and inserts with soft touch and spot UV gloss finishes.”

High Rise - Truth Serum ‘87

Music lovers, I wrote a bit about the recent P.S.F. Records reissues that Black Editions has been putting out this year. If you’re looking for a quick overview of this vital Japanese rock scene, check out this mix. 

I’ve been especially enjoying High Rise II, which is a total blast of psychedelic speed freakouts. These guys could definitely kick out every jam imaginable. For added jams, don’t miss this blown out VHS of the band live in the mid-80s. Zounds!

TOKYO FLASHBACK - PSYCHEDELIC SPEED FREAKS

White Heaven, Blind Promise

Modern Music was a small independent record shop located in the Meidaimae neighborhood of Tokyo, where from 1980 through its closure in 2014, a revolution against mainstream music was mounted. Its owner, Hideo Ikeezumi, who passed away earlier this year, made certain that Modern Music was well-stocked with releases that reflected his own panoramic tastes. A recently-published memoir, by White Heaven vocalist You Ishihara, recounts his own personal history with the store, recalling that Ikeezumi would place orders directly with labels and artists from around the world, making his outlet the only place in Japan that carried those releases. Like many influential stores of its kind around the world, Modern Music was at the junction of art and commerce, bolstered by support from local musicians and customers who treated it as a hub of social networking and musical discovery.

Construction - Fade Out 

Sweet & Honey "Ritual of the Sun" Tokyo Flashback 3 (1993)