MUSIC

The content is good with surprise and excitement. Faust-This Heat's krautrock / post-punk, free rock / industrial such as Smegma and Z'ev, and the sound of emptiness turns into a violent passion. Highly recommended.

Japan Indie's hottest work !!
The initial collection of works has finally arrived !!

The improvisational trio of Yokohama, Inryofen, which was formed in 1978 and released the new work "Hugging" [EM1125CD] for the first time in 29 years, is far left and heretical even in the Japanese underground music scene. , The reason is thoroughly disclosed in this collection. Is there any other band like this at that time and now?

Their starting point was the idea of "converting surrealism to the sound of" automatic writing "", and they were active in the Tokyo / Yokohama underground scene, recording vigorously from 1980 to 1982, and three works. announced. This "early work collection" is the definitive edition that remastered all of these works from the master tape, expanded and recorded the unrecorded parts that were edited and cut, and remastered with high sound quality. In addition, for this release, the five works other than "Uncompromising" were given "song titles" for the first time (see the work description for the reason).

= Work description =
-"Uncompromising" at the beginning is a mysterious work that made known the shadow hunting rottenness, and it was also the first release of the prestigious indie, Cragale Records, known to those in the know. According to them, "Cover of Tony Conrad & Faust", but perhaps during the recording of this performance, a student activist broke into the stage and started a horse mackerel speech. The band that keeps playing silently, the activist who incites, the PA who tries to prevent the speech, the ending of the three-way! ?? !! This version is a complete version that contains all the patterns of this "legend".

-The "hammer clock" and "aiming cat" (included only in the CD version), in which the crazy electronic percussion instrument pulse is delivered, are forcibly called "articles" from the symbol with three squares on the jacket. A work recorded in the popular 7-inch EP.

-The band's true essence, the 23-minute automatic descriptive performance "Grand Rock", the masterpiece "The one that came down from the sky" where heavy percussion with a sense of mass trembles and cuts through the space, and the suspicious "Forest record" "(CD version only) is a 1st album recording work in which the band name, song name, and kata number are not written in a pure white jacket, and the agency company has declared that it cannot be distributed.


CD version:
＋ CD bonus 2 songs
＋ Normal jewel case / liner included
＋ Commentary: Atsushi Harada
＋ Japanese / English notation / Rare photos posted

The culmination of big sounds created by the small label with a sense and spirit!
Is this "No New York" in Japan in 2020? Is it "Pillows & Prayers"? No, it's not like that. Visit the first label compilation of "Birdfriend", a sublime (reckless) DIY label run by YPY / goat's Koshiro Hino. When you hear this, you want to create asexually!

"It's too experimental and challenging to release, but there are still many great ones" (by Koshiro Hino)

Birdfriend, a label of Koshiro Hino (YPY / goat) who continues to release DIY music of electronics and self-made remodeled musical instrument creators based on a thorough writer's standard of choosing by sound instead of name. From the start in 2013, DIY handmade with enthusiasm, patience and sincerity, special personalities such as Bonno Nomukuro, UNBE, Futoshi Moriyama, Wet Dog, NEW MANUKE, OPQ, Inoue Shirabe, JMT Synth, H. Takahashi, Sofheso・ Dropped into a cassette and released 38 original works to date. Overcoming various problems, we made 5,000 pieces!

Birdcage's first label compilation, "Bird Cage," was an attempt to put these Birdfriend friends in one place by abusing Hino's authority. When I forcibly compiled those people who couldn't be edited quietly in the first place, what appeared there was an unexpectedly fresh story! Now is the time to ask the world about the feats (variants) of mysterious bird friends. When you hear this, you will be surrounded by feelings (impression?) That you do not understand, and you will probably want to create asexually!

・ 2 CDs / Jewel case
・ Booklet included
・ Japanese / English notation
・ Artist profile and photo posted

Compiled and the cover art design by Kōshirō Hino
Cover drawings by Yūko Kureyama and Kōshirō Hino
All tracks originally mastered by Bunsho Nishikawa
2nd mastering by Takuto Kuratani
(c) 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Birdfriend

TRACKS:

= Disc 1 =
1. Sofheso --M.N.L
2. Wet Dog-Bird Peck at Dead Dog
3. NEW MANUKE --Fastest Motor
4. YPY --BFMIX B-3
5. JMT Synth Pinosaku --Tansun
6. Wet dogs-Dog is Surrounded by Birds
7. UNBE --Vector Milk
8. YPY --The Damo UFO
9. Micro-Futoshi --Reforest 1
10. Inoue Shirabe --Sleep Talk

= Disc 2 =
1. Futoshi Moriyama-Time Limit
2. OPQ --ENT
3. Futoshi Moriyama-Niko Electro
4. H. Takahashi ―― 4
5. Micro-Futoshi --Reforest 2
6. UNBE -5 Ritsumai
7. Bonnounomukuro --Enter the Exit
8. Futoshi Moriyama --Piano and Sampler

What is the true tempo in your heart?
Following "Light Wave", M's J-Indie pop is a new album by Bank, a 5-member group that pursues HYPE pop that has nothing to do with the atmosphere of the times. Mixing / mastering is that Tomoki Kanda!

Bank is an angler scene in the early 90's: Tokyo Neo Acoustic-Early Club Music-Crue-L (presided by Kenji Takimi) who has been active around the very "Shibuya-kei" parties, Bridge, Love Tambourines, Arch. Formed in 2006 by musicians who have worked in a legendary band. The core is Dai Nakamura (gtr, voc) and Nozomi Suzuki (drums). The motto is "good music with good performance" without any strangeness, but Nakamura's helplessness is new wave-post-punk-neo acoustic, fake jazz-funkaratina, which are their indelible foundations. 80s lovers naturally come out, and the sound is indistinguishable between old and new (for some reason, everyone likes Duran Duran).

Supporting the inorganic songwriting of Nakamura is Suzuki, who has the characteristics of Fumio Hirami (ex. Love Tambalins), who is a pillar of rhythm with AOR in the background, and YMO-like drumming of non-groove. The strangely comfortable urban groove created by this mismatch is also attractive. Mixing / mastering is Tomoki Kanda (genius!), Who has been an ally since the 90's. This time we will also release the bank's first vinyl version!

The latest work by Don't DJ, a German genius composer / producer. Techno Sun Ra? Underground YMO? Experimental ethnic electronics techno exo music with the theme of the hyperspace world.

Florian Meyer, who toured domestically with YPY, now explodes a foreign talent as a solo name Don't DJ, rather than a member of The Durian Brothers and Institut Für Feinmotorik. According to him, this work "has become a relatively easy-to-hear category for me." A double-sided mini-album with the theme of the hyperspace world, which seems to be named after Sun Ra's masterpiece "Space Is the Place" (1973), of that "Authentic Exoticism" (2016). A work that seems to be an evolved version. The title is not Date, but side A, which is a digital possession of the world of San La, and instead, side AA has a scale like Ethiopia or Indonesia. Expressed ethnic exo techno sound. It's still an experimental attempt, but his talent is the pop finish. A-2 is a collaboration with Derek Pyotr and enthusiasts should pay attention!

One of the deepest and ideal forms of "Bon Odori", which is innumerable all over Japan, is considered by Minyo Mountains x M Records. The non-bouncing drums and hammer beats of krautrock reminiscent of German rock, the whistle that is blown all at once at an overwhelming volume, and the pole of minimal dance music that repeats thoroughly! Its too stoic and sharp sound image makes me want to call it "rural industrial music" or "richie hawtin in the field" that is played without using electricity. This is the "Boundary Stone Throwing Dance" that still remains in northern Saitama Prefecture. Here, the songs and dances that retain this old form have not been turned into tourism, and have continued to this day as the activities of the Bon festival.

This time, we remastered the song contained in the record "Saitama Bon Odori" produced by the Saitama Folk Culture Center in 1983, and recorded / mixed the latest version by the preservation society as of 2017. Recorded in. Please listen to the Japanese dance classics, where the stone Buddha begins to dance. The binding is Shinsuke Takagi (Soi48) following "Yumi Kagura".

Osharaku is a traditional Japanese form of musical entertainment, featuring mainly voice, shamisen and percussion, with a repertoire of folk and popular songs, performed by farmers and fishermen for local audiences. This compilation, 28 tracks compiled by Riyo Mountains, is the fourth release in the EM Records/Riyo Mountains Japanese folk series. These recordings feature legendary osharaku masters, recorded in their homes, brilliantly capturing the casual warmth of vitality characteristic of the style. Osharaku is unique in its use of shamisen, originally an “uptown” urban instrument, in a “downtown” non-urban setting. These joyous tracks, all recorded in the 1960s and 70s, are available as a 2-CD set or a single 12” vinyl LP, with English translations and rare photos.

A hard and killer Morlam / Luk Thung barrage of secret weapons. Surin Paksiri's treasured child, , Son Taya Karasin's best selection of men's days has appeared in M's Thai Music Archive.

Son Taya is a singer who was hand-salted by Surin Pakshiri, a famous producer of Isan in the northeastern part of Thailand who made "Isan Lam Phloon" (1972) by Ankanan Kunchai, and is a female mor lam singer Payrin Pawn Phibun (already mentioned by Em). He is a "boy" singer who played an active part in pairs with. Based on the belief of the patterner of Isan music (developed and developed in Thai), Paksiri who always tried new things was the hottest recording of 70s-80s, and this Sontaya sound source is a strange and heavy mor lam that can not be heard anywhere else. A treasure trove of Luk Thung. From the Isan girls at that time to the hearts of the current Japanese, European and American dance floor DJs, this 's dangerous world is put together in one piece. The combination of Sonyata-san and Paksiri's unique songs before coming out, which was extremely popular with women but had a maiden spirit, gives off a hard charm that enthusiasts (what?) Can't beat. There is a mass!

In Thai music, which tends to focus only on the appearance and voice of the singer, as with the producer / arranger work in Japan, the United States and Europe, there are works that should be talked about in their contents. Soi48 and M are proud to send you unique Thai music that is neither funk, jazz nor rock, and the more you know about it, the more you will understand its speciality.

Finally came out! !! !! That Martin O'Cuthbert, which was traded only between Far North Music Seekers and Junkies, has been released by EM in Japan! !! !!

"Record of the Year:
Martin O'Cuthbert:'B.E.M.S' (Esoteric Records)
Seriously, when I played this record, something on the wall suddenly quivered. There are also witnesses. Martin Ocasbert is a super evil person (listen to the record) or a ridiculous idiot (listen to the record). Maybe don't be big in Japan. I think it's all because of Yamaha's organ, but how can I make such a terrible sound with a synth? "
(John Lydon "New Musical Express" July 22, 1978)

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"INDUSTRIAL MUSIC FOR INDUSTRIAL PEOPLE !!! [Noise-filled disc guide 511 selections]" A collection of pathological alien synth music that will be sent to you with the selection and commentary of the author, Tamotsu Mochida! !!

Martock (early active under the name Martin Ocasbert) is an English writer / electronic and electrical musician who appeared on Earth during the post-punk period and is still active. Inspired by John Foxx, Fad Gadgets, Kraftwerk, Eno and others, he is deeply devoted to science fiction and fantasy literature, including his countrymen J.G. Ballard and Iain Banks. It's unclear if the composition developed into his own work, but the mighty power of his Dark Force was proved by numbing John Lydon (and in his debut work).

He rejected all major invitations and released everything independently for the noble purpose of "creating lasting music that doesn't look at things that are in line with disposable products" (!!!). There are 11 singles and 13 albums. In the recording, I used a lot of drum machines with a crunchy synth sound that seems to have been sent to aliens and a collapsed groove feeling. All 10 songs The Best of Martock selected by Dr. Mochida, who took the great works that are completely ill (= difficult for earthlings to understand) !!!! (Professor Boredoms Yamazuka) It ’s a little famous for its favorite!?!)

Alex Ice & Drink (real name Alex Eisenling), who has been active since the 1970s when young people saw blood just by playing music, became a synth in the early 1980s during the Mexican currency crisis. It was Sintoma who released her passion and anger at the drum machine. Sintoma is a trio of Alex, his wife Cynthia Napalm, and friend Bernard Gonzalez. An underground-smelling electro with an overdose sensation and vocals with a Latin accent melody that Cynthia is angry with are released with a dry Mexican that follows a step toward worsening public order. Inspired by this band, a self-produced indie and underground scene will appear in Mexico. This work is compiled from their album / single / unreleased song. The CD version has 2 bonus songs. Fortunately, high-quality sound is guaranteed by mastering based on the existing master tape sound source.

What is really happening now?
A 2020s new generation compilation with a digital release as the default generation, and a as the main focus. With no city pop, techno, or ambient, the creativity of the 12 songs on the front line of JAPANESE INDIE LEFTFIELD illuminates the future of post-pandemic beyond the current chaos!

of the Japanese 2020s music scene that may be named someday. "S.D.S" tries to package the that flows to the production site where Hype does not work. Contains 12 self-produced songs by 17 creators and 3 behind-the-scenes, 8 of which have no physical release experience, and 12 of the VINYL version have no experience of subscription / DL / Youtube music. It will be a collection of works of the generation who have experienced it.

All "S.D.S" works are based on D.I.Y home recording, which does not need to give the term of bedroom pop, and are a mixture of musical languages such as electronic music, trap, indie pop, bass music, and EDM / ADM. It's a hip-hop expression, but the position is shifted from the mainstream of the current hip-hop, rather it is a tune closer to electronic music, or vice versa, and there are also irregular works that are difficult to explain, and it is full of works that bother critics. Amalgam is the heart of reality. This phenomenon is common to the creators of "S.D.S", which is why it is important to listen individually to who is playing what kind of music. Betting on sense, ideas and spirit, the passion for making music lies behind the atmosphere of creativity, sharp dedication, and daring boldness in Japan's current underground scene.

* Profiles / photos / discography / lyrics of all artists are fully posted on the CD / LP version liner. You can also use it as an artist directory.

Curation / Explanation: CVN
Song selection: CVN + Yuki Emura
Binding: Daiki Miyama

+ Mastering for CD
+ 36-page booklet included, wide case used
+ Artist profile & photo / discography / lyrics (translation) posted
+ Japanese / English notation

Tracks:
A1. Dove "Irrational"
A2. Lil Soft Tennis "Feelin'Love"
A3. Tamanaramen "angel number"
A4. Karavi Roushi and Aquadab "Tokyoite --Val Kilmer (Love Her)" = new song =
A5. valknee + ANTIC "The Best SSS in Life (2020 Mix)"
A6. NTsKi "Labyrinth of Summer (KM Remix)"

B1. seaketa "good"
B2. Menace No "Lucky Guess"
B3. lIlI "Nightmare"
B4. CVN "without u feat. Itaq" = new song =
B5. S Satoh "MLC"
B6. Le Makeup "Ray" = new song =

Imagine being a punk rocker before the advent of punk rock, or a hippie that puts a cynical meaning in the message of peace. It's just like Pip Proud in Sydney in the 1960s, who cursed the media and its hypocrisy and made music that cuts through all the falsehoods. (Excerpt from David Nichols, commentary)

An anthology of the musical works of Australian outsider poet Pip Proud, also known as "Syd Barrett on the other side of the globe," under the supervision of his biographer, Professor David Nichols. All songs first appeared in Japan!

He has a quiet voice with a tangled tongue, and his vocal range is less than half an octave. (Omitted) A complete understanding of the childhood sensibilities shown in these songs is the most extraordinary feature of his work. "(From commentary) ... Proud is unprecedented in Australia. At that time, the industry was awkward, and it wasn't even described as a "pioneer" in that even followers weren't established, and it was just an "outsider" who was isolated from the front and back. Syd Barrett and Daniel Johnston have a strong personality that once you hear it, you will never leave your mind.

This work is an anthology selected from the phantom private 1st album produced in the 1960s, 2 albums released in majors, and treasured recordings in the early 70s, and the latest remaster based on the sound source source generated from the master tape. Was given. In addition, with the cooperation of Professor Nichols, an English poem that should be called "Pip" was published as a text for the first time in the world based on a draft handwritten by the writer (→ This English poem alone is of great value!). The CD version adds 3 bonus songs.

If you're a fan of Hiramazu, VIDEOTAPEMUSIC, Tortoise, Tommy Guerrero, Martin Denny, or Balearic jungle, you're definitely a narcissus! Argentine talent Emilio Alo's new work is a fantastic, mellow and minimalistic exotic tribal music in the name of the band. Released worldwide from M Records.

The solo works "Panorámico" (2007) and "Estrambótico" (2012) released by Emilio Alo, a multi-instrumentalist writer who does not need explanation for Argentine music fans, are a new generation after the acoustic group. It was a complete studio work under the influence of folklore revival. However, it is extremely important that the key man of the scene dared to form a band here. The debut album of this suspicious band name , which is named after the South American crocodile, is a concept of music that flows in an unexplored region, imagining the music played by a fictitious tribe. Alo's own instrument called Kalimbaphone (the name is also the best!), Which is a remodeled Kalimba, is set as the core, and the band groove, which is mellow and fantastically played with loose waves, is quite hypnotic. Addictive. It's a waste to be monopolized only by Argentine music fans, and there is no doubt that fans of Hiramazu and VIDEOTAPEMUSIC will definitely be addicted to this fantasy music!

"The Countryside Is Great" by Runepet Laemsin, the song in the play that became the theme song for "Bangkok Nights" (included on the soundtrack CD). It would be great if I could hear this instrumental thing! The first thing that came to our minds when we dreamed was Emerson Kitamura, who we all love! This 70s Thai funk Luk Thung classic "Country is good" was overly picopico covered with Emmasolo 18th synth & rhythm box, and cooked in 2 versions of instrumental and dub!

Another highlight is the killer, slightly dreamy version featuring mmm (Mimaimo) on vocals, which wipes out the image of the 70s disco hit "Rock Your Baby" famous for Kiyoshi Matsutakeya / Tomatos version. And another happy song is a DOPE instrumental tune that was reconstructed by interpreting the songs from Ankanan Kunchai's 1st album as bass music, and its name is "Ramprun Salab Korn Sawan Bassline", Thai music enthusiast, techno, dubstep. PURE dance cut that pushes to step and trap fans. The strongest and most fun 12-inch with 4 songs that I've been waiting for! (Binding: Shinsuke Takagi / Soi48)

The second of two EM Records 12-inch vinyl-only "tribute releases" in support of the Kuzoku film "Bangkok Nites", this time by rap group stillichimiya, local heroes in their Yamanashi homeland. Based on samples from Dao Bandon's biggest hit, the classic luk thung Isan tune "Man on a Water Buffalo" [EM1131CD/LP], the tracks here, including a remix by Compuma, are a grittier, real-world counterpart to the dreamy first release in the series.

TRACKS:

Side A
Bangkok Nights

Side B
1. Bangkok Nights (COMPUMA Remix)
2. Bangkok Nights (Instrumental)

A folk trio who was active in Derbyshire in central England met Jane Marsden, a vocalist with a brilliant voice, and this was the opportunity for the birth of a six-member electric folk rock band, No Light Turn. They gained popularity in central England, and in 1983, at Woodwarm Studio, which was the core of the Fairport Convention, they independently produced their first album, "No Light Turn." (Adding a cover song "Lady of Pleasure" that respects Fairport to the album) The uniqueness of NRT is that although it is not so much involved in live performances, two songwriters, Phil Harrison and Tim Dawson, Being on the back as a member, the repertoire of major vocal songs was the original that became their pen. Jane's multi-recording / double-track vocals, reminiscent of Linda Perhax, were the band's glamor, and the British-style refreshing and melancholy voice matched Harrison / Dawson's original songs best. While there are songs that appeal to the times, such as "Roller Coaster" where neo acoustic acoustic guitars run, "Lawlands Away" which invites nostalgia, and "What Do You Do?" Rearrange traditional songs such as "Ash Plant" and "Waves" into a heavy progressive instrument like Pink Floyd. This exquisite sense of balance is also the charm of the band. It's a local indie independent board, but it's a lovable miracle work that is truly a masterpiece!

The latest work "Hear / Here", which is M's fifth work in total, was recorded in his hometown of San Francisco, where he produced the masterpiece 1st "Isophonic Bugiugi" (1980), which is his origin. He moved to New York in the early 80's. He suddenly moved to Israel in 2013, but returned to San Francisco last year. This latest composition collection "Hear / Here" was produced there.

Roland, who consistently produces works with improvisational composition, has a top-notch mix of electronics and acoustics, with a sense of Pharaoh Sanders, techno, electronic music, and classical music. The spirituality and ambientness, and the (

This work is a cutting-edge attempt to create a new Amazon by using "Amazonia" (1990), an Amazon expedition record by Finis Africae, a classic of Balear Relic, as a sound material. Strongly inspired by Toru Takemitsu, Joji Yuasa, Charles Ives, Juan Alberto and others, this work has strong elements as classical and contemporary music, but it makes full use of analog and digital instruments and recording techniques, collage and sound art, We will cook shredded materials from various perspectives such as electronic music and folk music. The finest natural beauty and psychedelia, in the endless inner universe that spreads in front of the listener, the electronic sound that shimmers like a heat haze leads, and the magnificent nature and the earth beat on the leaves of the sound, a pleasant ambience Cosmicche soundscape that wanders into the unexplored interior with the wind. This emotional melody is truly unique.

Euphoria indeed. Rie Lambdoll and Mayuko are the two euphoric Synth Sisters, Osaka-based musicians who also comprise Crossbred. “Euphoria” is the duo’s long-awaited second release, following their 2014 debut. This release consists entirely of new Synth Sister recordings, featuring Mayuko’s synthesizers, and Rie’s electric piano and synthesizers as well as her celestial vocals. The euphoria on offer here features equal parts of angelic arpeggios, seraphic sequences, meditative melodies and transcendental timbres, masterfully mixed and mastered by Kabamix. The pieces here, all composed and produced by Rie Lambdoll, combine drifting drones with rhythmic elements sure to appeal to fans of Tangerine Dream; (Terry) Riley-esque meditations melding with psychedelic musings in blissful ease. Available on CD, 12-inch vinyl or as a download, “Euphoria” is yours for the asking. EM Records delivers the goodness.

Baan Yen Laken is a leading figure who has built up the existence of a female mass idol Mor lam in the heyday, and is a superstar who has been the goal of many singers including Ankanan and Hong Thong since the latter half of the 1960s. Discovered by Isan's big-name producer, Tape Pubut, she has an urban mor lam that was one of the first to incorporate Western music, and destroyed traditional mor lam entertainment with flashy costumes and bewitching stage productions. The state of (* meaning of development and development in Thai) that foresaw this era was criticized at that time, but the influence that it became more enthusiastic and became the mainstream of the present age is immeasurable.

She was supported not only by her cuteness and flashiness, but also by her debut in an era when good and bad songs were the first priority, and she was sung by legendary Morlam singers. Because he was a talented singer who fascinated him. That should be it, Baan Yen's singing ability learned under Morlam's classic apprenticeship is with origami. He is now one of the leading singers in the country (he has also performed at Thai festivals in Japan).

This time, she compiled the most violent 70's innovative Morlam & Luk Thung works, and distributed them in a well-balanced manner from flashy and up-to-date songs to moist and astringent songs. It is a "listening" best compilation album that focuses on the innate talent of Baan Yen, the skill of singing. Soi48, of course, for song selection, commentary, and binding!

The current three artists will challenge the difficult song "Gun Ho 1,2,3D", which is a masterpiece of New Zealand's legendary performance group From Scratch. This is a cover performance collection in which each person explores how to play with percussion as the common denominator (* not a remix collection). Everyone made it very hard. I look forward to working with you!

From Scratch is a development of a performance group organized by Phil Dudson, who learned from the far-left musician Cornelius Cardew, as the New Zealand branch of the Scratch Orchestra in the 1970s. They are known around the world for their combative custom instruments, and Ryuichi Sakamoto became a percussion instrument unit at a glance, and he visited Japan twice.

The work that can be said to be their true value is this difficult song "Gung Ho 1,2,3D", which features hocking in which the performers beat different beats individually, and the ultimate polyrhythm with accurate repetitive rhythm is a masterpiece. The sound is mechanical and inorganic in terms of characters, but the overtone-covered mundane sounds generated from the vinyl chloride tube and the slight error caused by human performance become organic components and create a mysterious ecstasy.

In this work, the original recording of 1981, which was performed in the most complicated 8,9,10 and 9,10,11 time signatures of "Gung Ho 1,2,3D", is the first, and the current three artists in Japan and abroad: Goat (M2) led by YPY Koshiro Hino / Don't DJ (M3), a German genius / Utena Kobayashi (M4), who is currently active in DAN, Tokumaru Shugo, etc. Contains a total of 4 works. All the performances are based on the score, but the interpretations of the four are completely different, and despite the fairly advanced performance, it has a pop appearance due to the repetitive rhythm.

+ CD version: Japanese / English commentary / normal jewel case / booklet included

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