First broadcast date: 27 September 2017

Mari* is Worldwide FM’s senior producer and Gilles Peterson’s longtime radio collaborator. She presents two hours of new wave music from Japan, live from the Brownswood basement.

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Yosi Horikawa

Yosi Horikawa is a sound creator who incorporates field recordings into his music. Yosi Horikawa brings a 40 minute soundscape of field recording sounds and inspirational music, focusing on the theme of ‘water’.

Nobuyuki Nakajima

Nobuyuki Nakajima is one of the most significant composers, arrangers and pianists in Japan. Nobuyuki performs a live session on a Wurlitzer and selects his favourite soundtracks from Japanese films. Nobuyki is in London for a concert with Gainsbourg Symphonic and Jane Birkin, featuring the Heritage Orchestra with conductor Geoffrey Styles as pianist and musical arranger.

Jun Inoue

Jun Inoue is a contemporary artist from Tokyo. In 2016, Jun performed at Worldwide Festival Sête, with Gilles calling it one of the best performances in Worldwide Festival history. Jun Inoue live paints the wall of the Brownswood basement during the show.

Tracklist

Yasuaki Shimizu – Seiko 5 [Crammed]
Makoto – Fancy Points[Hospital Records]
Midori Takada & Masahiko Satoh – NAHM [WRWTFWW Records 2]
WaqWaq Kingdom – I Would Like To Let You Go [Atari]
Nemui Pj – Pockets (Fzpz Remix) [Flau]

Nobuyuki Nakajima Guest Mix
Nobuyuki Nakajima – Gitano – Impressiones Intimas（内なる印象ジプシー ) [East Works]
Nobuyuki Nakajima -Broken Flower (散りゆく花） [East Works Entertainment inc.]

Nobuyuki Nakajima Live Performance on Wulitzer
Summer Confession (夏の懺悔）
Reminiscence (忘れかけた面影）

Nobuyuki Nakajima – Indian Song [East Works]
Fumi Main Theme (from Film Seven Samurai)
Nobuyuki Nakajima – Indian Song [East Works]
Jane Birkin – Ces Petits Riens [Parlophone/Warner]
Jane Birkin – Baby Alone In Babylone[Parlophone/Warner]
Jane Birkin – Requiem Pour Un Con　[Parlophone/Warner]

Nobuyuki Nakajima’s Soundtrack selections – from 1950’s to Now

Song: Main Theme
Artist: Fumio Hayasaka (composer/piano)
Film: Seven Samurai (1954) Directed by Akira kurosawa
Label: Roslin Records

Song: Walz
Artist: Toru Takemitsu
Film: The Face of Another (1966) Japanese New Wave film directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
Label: Nonesuch

Song: Love Ballad
Artist: Yuji Ohno
Film: The Inugami Family (1976) Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa
Label: Epic Records

Song: Main Theme
Artist: Nobuyuki Nakajima
Film: The Fallen Angel (2010) No Longer Human Novel by Osamu dazai from 1948
Label: Jet Tone

Madegg – Wakaru (Daisuke Tanabe Remix) [Flau]

YOSI HORIKAWA’s Soundscape – Theme: Water

Yosi Horikawa – Soundscape Intro [Exclusive] // Japan
(Wave sound in Shikine island, Japan)
Adventure Time (Daedelus & Frosty) – The Sea of Tranquility (Yosi Horikawa remix) [rings] // USA
(Wave sound in izu, Japan)
Yosi Horikawa & Daisuke Tanabe – Song for Rémy [Brownswood Recordings] // Japan
Masahiko Togashi With Don Cherry & Charlie Haden – Rain [King Record Co. Ltd] // Japan, USA
Baka Pygmies – The “Water Drum” [Unesco] // Cameroon
Yosi Horikawa – Dropping [Eklektik Records] // Japan
Incognito – Black Rain [Talkin’ Loud] // UK
Anenon – Acquiescence (Yosi Horikawa remix) [Non Projects] // USA