Various – Longing For The Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939 [CS] DIY / Lo-Fi / Pop Hailing from Ruislip

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Various – Longing For The Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939 [CS] DIY / Lo-Fi / Pop Hailing from Ruislip"Emerging during the early stages of the recording industry in Japan, the rykka style adopted western classical, blues & jazz elements into traditional and classical Japanese music. This collection of 1920s & 30s rykka recordings follows on from the Kouta Katsutaro tape we put out a couple of years back, and further captures the hauntingly unique sound of a cultural merging that was starting to reflect itself via popular song, ahead of the widespread