V/A - Longing For The Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939 LP Grind “but I appreciate now

“but I appreciate now

both alone and with David Rome of Drinking Electricity

Ferrie Meurkerrie (trumpet tk

a sort of expressive eclecticism where straight forward evolution often prevails over far-fetched intemperance

listening ahead

V/A - Longing For The Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939 LP Grind “but I appreciate nowEmerging 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