V/A - Longing For The Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939 LP Americana with equality and fellowship

with equality and fellowship

) Finding freedom in an intentionally limited group of instruments and sound sources

the trio was bound to please Jac Berrocal

And by golly

This duality pervades the band's existence

V/A - Longing For The Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939 LP Americana with equality and fellowshipEmerging during the early stages of the recording industry in Japan, the rykka style adopted western classical, blues & jazz elements into traditional and classical Japanese music. This collection of 1920s & 30s rykka 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 widespread