Shoukichi Kina Asia Classics 2: The Best of Shoukichi Kina - Peppermint Tea House (PINK PEPPERMINT VINYL) 1/21/14

Shoukichi Kina Asia Classics 2: The Best of Shoukichi Kina - Peppermint Tea House (PINK PEPPERMINT VINYL) 1/21/14It's been thirty years since we originally released this retrospective from the Okinawan icon Shoukichi Kina. There's a lot we could say about the legendary Kina and his influence on popular Japanese music but we'll let Ry Cooder, who's featured on most of the songs here, take it away: "I first met Shoukichi Kina in 1979. David Lindley and I were on tour in Japan, and were getting well worn out. Kina and a translator met up with us in Osaka and we all

the summit of Everest and beyond

one guitar

His fragile vocals (often compared to Sufjan Stevens and Patrick Watson) and evocative lyrics also add to the dreamlike feeling of the record

Greetings From Echo Park (Trans-Blue Vinyl) is a Records & LPs from Ryan Cassata

powered by heartfelt lyrics

the record takes its title from an unfashionable but profound idea that

As I Lay Dying)

Following the exit of Reg Isadore

Format Detail: LP w/ Massive 12-Page Booklet

but it's the little nuances and connective tissue that make it Hot Mulligan's most cohesive album yet

Heatwave feat

ghostly forests: in equal parts unsettling and rich with possibility - such is the world of 'Thawlines'