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"Shower" is the brand-new album by New York born, Los Angeles based ambient / jazz / downtempo musician Danny Scott Lane, following the recently released and very well-received cozy soundscape, "Home Decor". 

Continuing to gently push (caress?) the boundaries of chill out music, smooth jazz, and comfy electronica, "Shower" draws inspiration from 'the feeling of a steamy shower shared with a stranger after a night on the dancefloor', a warm immersive affair for the mind and the body. This latest funky auditory experience once again invites Matt Elliot Gooden’s soothing saxophone, and this time also welcomes the vibrant beats of drummer David Ruiz. Organic, discreet in the most relaxing and elegant ways, and just the right amount of sexy - Lane’s new creation offers the finest in audio cocooning.

As you tilt your head back and close your eyes, let the hot and dripping sounds of "Shower" transport you to a world of sonic serenity. Feel the rich textures and appeasing harmonies wash over you, enveloping your senses in pure musical bliss.

"Shower" is the first new release by WRWTFWW Records made with biovinyl, a sustainable alternative to traditional vinyl. Biovinyl replaces petroleum in S-PVC by recycling used cooking oil or industrial waste gases, resulting in 100% CO2 savings in bio-based S-PVC production. Furthermore, it is 100% recyclable and reusable, embracing the circular economy ideology.




TRACK LISTING

A1. Three Is Company
A2. A Shower At Six
A3. Share
A4. Must Have
A5. Star Thing
B1. Spy On Me
B2. Shower Dance
B3. 11PM
B4. Smells Like Flowers
B5. Showering Sad

Satsuki Shibano

Wave Notation 3: Erik Satie 1984

WRWTFWW Records present the first official reissue of Satsuki Shibano’s "Wave Notation 3: Erik Satie 1984", the final album from the sound-defining Wave Notation environmental music series curated by Satoshi Ashikawa. Originally released in 1984 on the Sound Process label, "Wave Notation 3" followed Ashikawa’s own "Still Way" (1982) and Hiroshi Yoshimura's "Music For Nine Postcards" (1982).

The highly sought-after album, sourced from the original master tape, is available as a double LP (housed in a luxurious heavyweight sleeve) for the first time ever.  This exclusive reissue, including English and Japanese liner notes by the artist, was supervised by Japanese ambient legend Yoshio Ojima.

"Wave Notation 3" is a splendid tribute to seminal French composer and pianist Erik Satie, himself one of the main influences behind kankyo ongaku / environmental music (alongside Brian Eno, John Cage to name a few). The alphabetically-sequenced album features 26 pieces showcasing Shibano's unique piano interpretation of Satie’s works.

Satsuko Shibano’s minimalistic approach to ambient classical is simply perfect and offers a beautiful and tranquil listening experience, furniture music with extra comfort and soothing simplicity, relaxing to the mind and to the soul. This Wave Notation deserves a spot among the pillars of Japanese environmental music, next to Midori Takada’s "Through The Looking Glass", Hiroshi Yoshimura’s "Green", and Satoshi Ashikawa’s "Still Way".




TRACK LISTING

A1. La Balançoire (Sports Et Divertissements) 1914
A2. Berceuse (Enfantillages Pittoresques) 1913
A3. Caresse 1897
A4. Ce Que Dit La Petite Princesse Des Tulipes (Menus Propos Enfantins) 1913
A5. 5ème Gnossienne 1889
A6. Colin-Maillard (Sports Et Divertissements) 1914
B1. Danses De Travers (Pièces Froides) 1897
B2. 2ème Gnossienne 1890
B3. 2ème Gymnopédie 1888
B4. Harmonie 1895?
B5. Idylle (Avant-dernières Pensées) 1915
B6. Idylle Cynique (Préludes Flasques) 1912
B7. Lui Manger Sa Tartine (Peccadilles Importunes) 1913
C1. La Pêche (Sports Et Divertissements) 1914
C2. Petite Ouverture à Danser 1900
C3. Petit Prélude à La Journée (Enfantillages Pittoresques) 1913
C4. Prière 1895
C5. 4ème Gnossienne 1891
C6. 4ème Nocturne 1919
D1. Rêverie Du Pauvre 1900
D2. Son Binocle (Les Trois Valses Distinguées Du Précieux Dégoûté) 1914
D3. Songe Creux 1906-08?
D4. Sur Un Vaisseau (Descriptions Automatiques) 1913
D5. Tyrolienne Turque (Croquis Et Agaceries D’un Gros Bonhomme En Bois) 1913
D6. Vexation 1895
D7. Voix D’intérieur (Préludes Flasques) 1912

"Home Decor", the sixth full length album from New York born, Los Angeles based ambient / jazz / downtempo musician Danny Scott Lane, drops on WRWTFWW. 500 copies worldwide, housed in a heavy 350gsm sleeve with an artwork from 3D virtual designer Lucas Barbuzzi.

Danny Scott Lane’s heartwarming 10-track affair is its very own kind of nostalgia-tinted modern chill out music, a silky cocktail of 80s synths and exotica seduction gently carried by Matt Elliot Gooden’s sensuous saxophone. Dare we say ambient smooth jazz? Add hints of italo, minimalism, and fusion, and you there you have it: "Home Decor", a perfect soundtrack for cozy situations, one last drink on the balcony, strolls by the beach, relaxing, thinking back, possibly even gardening and cooking something delicious.

Highlights such as "Champagne Spill", "Baby’s First Balcony" and "Twin Bed" are not to be missed and should allow for a bit of (well-deserved) breathing in the tumultuous times the world is going through. "Home Decor", indeed a rare gem to soothe the mind, body and soul.

- For fans of ambient, smooth jazz, minimalism, exotica, saxophone, comfy pleasures, slow cooked meals, and seducing cocktails.

- Limited edition vinyl of Danny Scott Lane’s sixth full length album featuring saxophone by Matt Elliot Gooden and an artwork by 3D virtual designer Lucas Barbuzzi.

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Louche and languid modern jazz with a seriously sensuous vibe throughout. Almost hinting at vapourwave but with much more stable context. Bit of a masterpiece that's bound to escape the mainstream. Gerronit!

TRACK LISTING

A1. Champagne Spill
A2. Baby's First Balcony
A3. Hurry Out
A4. Whose Oasis
A5. One Left
B1. A Window Let The Breeze
B2. Cube
B3. Miracle
B4. Twin Bed
B5. Fold

Various Artists

Pieces OST

    Original soundtrack of 1982 cult classic horror movie Pieces available for the first time ever. Includes songs by Italian movie score masters Stelvio Cipriani (La Polizia Sta A Guardare, Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof), Fabio Frizzi (Lucio Fulci movies), and Carla Maria Cordo (Absurd aka Anthropophagus 2).

    For fans of soundtracks of horror, Giallo, Spaghetti Western, and Blaxploitation movies.

    This limited edition vinyl includes numerous songs by Italian composer Stelvio Cipriani, the man behind the superb soundtrack of Poliziottesco movie La Polizia Sta A Guardare (1973) whose main theme was reborn in 2007 on Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof, multiple scores for Spaghetti Western movies starring Tony Anthony, as well as a Nastro d’Argento award for best score for The Anonymous Venetian (1970).

    Also found on "Pieces" are compositions by Carla Maria Cordo who scored Joe D’Amato’s gorefest Absurd (1981) that some might know as Anthropophagus 2, Monster Hunter, Horrible or The Grim Reaper 2 - a movie so shockingly violent it became one of the Video Nasties of the UK and was successfully prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Acts in 1984.

    Lucio Fulci’s frequent collaborator Fabio Frizzi (responsible for the music of classic horror movies Zombie aka Zombi 2, L’Aldilà aka The Beyond, City of the Living Dead aka The Gates of Hell and the list goes on) also makes a special appearance with the sexy "Cocktail Molotov".


    TRACK LISTING

    Side 1
    1. Stephen Ham & Alain Leroux - Up Country 4:29 ,
    2. Fabio Frizzi - Cocktail Molotov 1:27 ,
    3. Enrico Pierannunzi & Silvano Chimenti - I Love Blondes 2:45 ,
    4. Carlo Maria Cordio - M21 0:35 ,
    5. Carlo Maria Cordio - M29 2:27 ,
    6. Carlo Maria Cordio - M20 2:21 ,
    7. Carlo Maria Cordio - M15 1:26

    Side 2
    1. Carlo Maria Cordio - M13 1:54 ,
    2. Carlo Maria Cordio - M31 3:33 ,
    3. Stelvio Cipriani - A Strange Symbol 2:10 ,
    4. Stelvio Cipriani - Carlotta And The Professor 2:25 ,
    5. Stelvio Cipriani - Deathwatch 1:54 ,
    6. Stelvio Cipriani - Deathwatch (Unused Alternate Version 1) 1:54 ,
    7. Stelvio Cipriani - Deathwatch (Unused Alternate Version 2) 1:09

    MKWAJU Ensemble (Midori Takada)

    MKWAJU

      WRWTFWW Records is proud to announce the highly anticipated official reissue of holy grail album MKWAJU by acclaimed Japanese percussionist Midori Takada's MKWAJU ensemble, sourced from the original masters and available in two versions: a vinyl LP cut at Emil Berliner Studios (formerly the  in-house recording department of Deutsche Grammophon) and a digipack CD.

      Originally recorded in February and March 1981 and released by fabled Japanese avant-garde label Better Days (home of Ryuichi Sakamato's debut album, Yasuaki Shimizu's Kakashi, Colored  Music self-titled LP and many more) MKWAJU is the fruit of the collaboration between Takada's crew and world-famous composer/musical director Joe Hisaishi, the man behind most of of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli anime soundtracks and over 100 other films scores, including Takeshi Kitano's Sonatine, Hana-Bi, and Kikujiro. The ensemble's transcendental wonder is, in fact, the first-ever Midori Takada album and the first-ever Joe Hisaishi-produced album. Historic.

      Led by Midori Takada on marimba, gong, vibraphone, and tom tom, MKWAJU is an inventive and riveting take on Eastern and Western minimalist traditions, African rhythms, and early electronica. Drawing from its jazz-rooted polyrhythmic improvisations in the most inventive ways, the album covers a wide spectrum of sounds, from colorful dance floor-ready percussion pieces that stand somewhere between proto-techno and experimental synth-pop, to cinematic ambient landscapes and ethereal drone delicacies. The feverishly sought-after full-length is a stepping-stone in Midori Takada's career and an all-around pioneering album.

      Alongside Takada and Hisaishi (who not only produced the album but also played synthesizers), personnel on MKWAJU includes famed Japanese musicians Yoji Sadanari and Hideki Matsutake of KI-Motion fame, Junko Arase (heard on Satoshi Ashikawa's legendary Still Way - Wave Notation 2), and Pecker (whose stacked resume boasts collaborations with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Jun Fukamachi).

      TRACK LISTING

      01. Mkwaju
      02. Shak Shak
      03. Lemore
      04. Tira-Rin
      05. Pulse In The Mind
      06. Flash-Back


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