Supported by Carhartt WIP, DJ, producer, and record label founder Alex From Tokyo is set to release Japan Vibrations Vol. 1., which pays homage to Japan’s booming electronic music scene during the mid-80s and 90s.
The album, out on Alex From Tokyo’s label world famous, features 11 newly remastered tracks spanning ambient, downtempo, dub, deep house, and new jazz. It includes songs from the likes of pioneers Haruomi Hosono and Ryuichi Sakamoto, as well as contemporary artists such as Hiroshi Watanabe (aka Quadra) and Mind Design.
Host of the October edition of Carhartt WIP Radio, Alex From Tokyo will embark on a tour following the compilation’s release in November, taking him through several regions in Japan, Europe, and the rest of Asia. A limited selection of collaborative t-shirts will be available at each show.
ALBUM PREVIEWS
RELEASE DATES
Japan: 1st November 2023
Worldwide: 13th November 2023
TOUR DATES
Japan
01/11 — DOMMUNE streaming program (7-9pm JST)
02/11 — Titty Twister (Tsuruoka)
03/11 — Jazzy Sport Tokyo Music Shop 20th Anniversary @Metro (Kyoto)
04/11 — House Bar Muse (Osaka)
05/11 — Gallery @ Robin Club Omotesando (Tokyo)
08/11 — Tree @ Aoyama Zero (Tokyo)
09/11 — Mellow Mellow (Kumamoto)
10/11 — Sirocco (Fukuoka)
11/11 — Bassment (Asahikawa)
Europe
18/11/2023 Secret Central London location (W1)
19/11/2023 Serpent a Plume (Paris)
01/12/2023 OHM (Berlin)
02/12/2023 Red 58 (Barcelona)
03/12/2023 Doka (Amsterdam)
Asia
25/11/2023 – The Observatory 10th Anniversary (Ho Chi Minh City)
Downloads
Contact
Joseph Biais
jbiais@carhartt-wip.comAbout Carhartt Work In Progress
Established in 1994 by Edwin Faeh, Carhartt Work In Progress (WIP) develops its own collections based on original Carhartt workwear. The brand combines authentic adaptations of these robust American archetypes, while engaging with the subcultures that have embraced it. This, in turn, has seen Carhartt WIP place itself in a new context and bring forth its own classics.
Carhartt WIP opened its first store in London in 1997 and today operates over 80 brick and mortar locations worldwide. It also has its own skate team and music department, while supporting an array of artists and releasing various in-house publications. Since 2010, Carhartt WIP has worked with a number of like-minded collaborators, including A.P.C., Converse, Fragment Design, Junya Watanabe, Nike, Underground Resistance, and Motown.
Credits
ALBUM CREDITS
Sound Engineer: Isao Kumano (PHONON)
License Coordinator: Ken Hidaka
Album Artwork: Takehiko Kitahara
Photography: Meisa Fujishiro, Beezer, Alex & friends’
Vinyl pressing: Mother Tongue Records
Distribution: Rush Hour Distribution