Nobuo Hara & Hozan Yamamoto - New Jazz in JapanNobuo "Hara", whose real name is Nobuo Tsukahara, is a Japanese saxophonist who became known in 1951 with his big band, the Sharp & Flats. Together they recorded more than a hundred album during their career. Hozan Yamamoto is, for his part, a Shakuhachi player, a traditional Japanese flute, enjoying such recognition in his country that he was awarded a Living National Treasure in 2002. The first record bringing together the two musicians is a live

took the material in varied and lusher directions

it's a small homage to one of the most notorious after clubs in Belgium 'The Kings Club' located in our shared hometown Aalst

distant in space but deeply similar and intimately connected

and the four tracks showcase Kolter at his best as he makes a triumphant return

the latest album by Beijing-based producer/artist

They sent me an mp3 of an instrumental they’d written and told me they wanted lyrics

listening and absorbing

turning the dials towards a more sinister entity

One of music’s most innovative artists

The sound is characterised by the complex interplay of guitar melodies

where those first two records felt like dispatches straight from the recesses of de Casier’s brain – intimate thoughts slinking through the ether at 2am – Still feels like a conversation between friends in the backroom of a crowded bar

Opening with the low end arpeggio of 'Hello In The Dark (Standing)'