Various Artists - Nihon Kizuna / 日本絆

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Looks like this was just released today! Great idea for a great cause...

 

http://www.nihonkizuna.com/

 

 

Worldwide artists contribute to Nihon Kizuna music compilation in aid of Japan disaster relief effort

 

Over 40 international artists have donated music for the Nihon Kizuna compilation in aid of the Japan disaster relief effort. Nihon Kizuna, or 日本絆 in Japanese roughly translates as ‘bond of friendship with Japan’.

 

The compilation was put together in five days thanks to the internet. Every artist and/or label on the compilation donated a track, either previously released, unreleased or created especially for the occasion. Many of the tracks, artists and labels on the compilation have a direct relation to Japan, further highlighting the connection many people outside of the country feel towards Japan in the current situation. It’s no small thing to say that many of those involved feel a kinship to the country regardless of whether or not they’ve ever lived in or visited the country.

 

Nihon Kizuna is released on Friday March 18th using Bandcamp as a selling platform and with payments handled via Paypal. This will be followed by a release on iTunes Japan in the week of March 21st – as many Japanese residents do not use Paypal.

 

The compilation will cost £10, $15, 1,500Y or 12E and there will be the possibility to donate more should people want to via Bandcamp. The compilation will be available on iTunes Japan until the end of March, while the Bandcamp page and this website will stay up for the foreseeable future.

 

All proceeds from the compilation will be given to the Japan Red Cross directly.

 

There is a very lengthy sampler on the site. And here are the artists & tracks involved...

 

Kode 9 (UK) – 9 Samurai (Hyperdub Records) **

Don Leisure (UK) – Trio of Desserts *

Kuedo (UK) – Zap (Planet Mu) *

Himuro Yoshiteru (JP) – Missing Links *

Onra (FR) – High Hopes (All City Records) **

Tatsuki (JP) – Mirror In Bologna (Original Cultures) *

Om Unit (UK) – Lavender (All City Records) **

Danny Drive Thru (UK) – Prescience (Fat City Records) *

Slugabed (UK) – Rockin U (Ninja Tune) *

Ken One (JP) – Mindrain (Raid System) *

Paul White (UK) – Grimy Light (One Handed Music) **

Darkhouse Family (UK) – Lemon Drizzle (Fat City Records) *

Illum Sphere (UK) – Sweat The Descent (Hoya:Hoya / Tectonic) **

A Taut Line (UK/JP) – Azul (Dyskotopia) *

Fink (UK) – See It All (Ninja Tune) *

Mus.sck (US) – Happiness Is The Best Face Lift (Car Crash Set/Daly City) *

Rudi Zygadlo (UK) – Perdu (Planet Mu) *

Broken Haze (JP) – Move Forward (Raid System) *

BD1982 (US/JP) – Aluminium Riddim (Seclusiasis/Diskotopia) *

Nightwave (UK) – Hokusai Dream *

The Electric ft. Yarah Bravo (UK) – Beautiful (Memory9 remix) (Organically Grown Sounds) **

Ernest Gonzales (US) – Beneath The Surface (FoF/Exponential) *

Jono McCleery (UK) – Garden (Ninja Tune) **

Ido Tavori (UK) – Haunted Top Hats *

Jay Scarlett – The Rising Sun (Ampsoul) *

Paper Tiger (UK) – Lunar Notes (Jus Like Music) *

Kid Kanevil (UK) – One For Tokyo (One World Records / Ninja Tune) *

Takuma Kanaiwa (US) – Senpo World (Concrete Sound System) *

B-Ju (GE) – Philly Run (Mux Mool remix) (Error Broadcast) **

Primus Luta & Lonesome D (US) – Lockdown (Concrete Sound System) *

2phast (IT) – JapaN *

Doshy (DE) – Space Attack (Robox Neotech) **

Sesped (VE) – Too High To Drive (Jus Like Music) *

Yosi Horikawa (JP) – Passion (Eklektik Records) *

Audace (FR/JP) – Indestructible Soul (Inductive) *

Scrimshire ft. Inga Lill Aker (UK) – Warm Sound (Wah Wah 45s) **

Kan Sano (JP) – Bless (Circulations) *

Elliott Yorke (UK) – Wormhole Squirm (Five Easy Pieces) *

Daisuke Tanabe (JP) – Artificial Sweetener (Circulations) **

Super Smoky Soul ft. Guilty Simpson (JP/US) – Knockout Kings (Circulations) **

Emika (UK) – Count Backwards (Ninja Tune) *

Eccy (JP) – EFH (Slye/Milk) *

Throwing Snow (UK) – The Luck Without (A Future Without) *

XLII (UA/JP) – Standuptall Nippon (Raid System) *

Pete Sasqwax (UK) – Aggro A Go Go *

Virtual Boy (US/FR) – Thrust (Turnsteak remix) *

F.A.M.E (US) – Real Surreal (F.A.M.E/4OneFunk) *

re:ill (JP) – We Are Possible (Circulations) *

The Qemists (UK) – Stompbox (Ninja Tune) **

Kper (IT/FR) – Chotto *

 

*exclusive to compilation

** previously released