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
Carhartt Work In Progress (WIP) is a clothing brand that adapts and modifies the core products of the pioneering American workwear brand Carhartt to create its own collections. Established in 1994 by Edwin Faeh, the brand’s audience is just as likely to associate its iconic yellow C motif with late 90s hip hop videos or skate clips, as they are with factories or manual labor. This distinction is key in defining what Carhartt WIP does. Carhartt WIP engages with different cultural spheres: from Detroit and Berlin’s symbiotic techno scenes, to skateboarding and its communities that span Paris, New York, and Seoul, to the contemporary art world. The brand channels these influences, representing the culture which has formed around it. This can be seen and felt in its collections, its imagery, and its choice of partners and collaborators. Today, Carhartt WIP operates over 100 brick and mortar retail stores across Europe, Asia, and the US, as well as working with select wholesale clients.
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