V/A - Longing For The Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939 LP Funeral Doom “Don’t Belong” is yet another

“Don’t Belong” is yet another attempt at channeling December’s Children

Úlfarsson gave Bertoni a carte blanche for how to handle the instrument

including drumless versions of his disco classics “Let’s Go Swimming

the geometry of an open field: these are part of the record

Das Warten hat ein Ende

V/A - Longing For The Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939 LP Funeral Doom “Don’t Belong” is yet anotherEmerging 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