Fourteen amazing Japanese folk-psych bands, most part of a Tokyo scene centering around the Majikick label, run by Ueno and Saya of the Tenniscoats, with older bands Maher Shalal Hash Baz and Nagisa Ni Te as two primary inspirations.
Songs For Nao CD
By Fourteen Songs From Japan, Various Artists
Released February 2005 (CH46)
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