Hako Yamasaki 山崎ハコ - 綱渡り Tsunawatari

Genre: FOLK / COUNTRY / ACOUSTIC JAPANESE‎ PSYCHEDELIC / PROGRESSIVE ROCK 

Format: 180g 1LP Edition
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180g 1LP Edition
Release Date:
21/4/2023
Label: We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records

CD Edition
Release Date:
21/4/2023
Label: We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records

Description

* For fans of folk, alternative, ballads, psychedelic, poetic music, the joy of love, the sorrow of love, nostalgia, nature, Janis Joplin, Lana Del Rey, being human.
* Official reissue of Hako Yamasaki’s sophomore album in pristine 180g vinyl.

WRWTFWW Records is proud to present the first official worldwide reissue of the sophomore album from fabled Japanese folk singer-songwriter/actress/writer Hako Yamasaki, Tsunawatari. The limited edition 180g vinyl LP comes in a heavy sleeve with the original artwork, and the digipack CD has one bonus track. Tsunawatari is also available in digital formats.

Recorded right after her outstanding debut Tobimasu, Tsunawatari was released in 1976 on Elec Records, one of the first independent labels in Japan, and solidified Hako Yamasaki as one of the most gorgeous voices of the country and an exceptional musician and singer. A truly perfect follow-up, it immortalizes the bitter beauty of heartache with tearful performances and nostalgic empowerment.

The beauty of melancholic songs reaches heartbreaking heights in Tsunawatari, a magnificent ode to the sorrow of lost love and the time that passes offered to the world with a very unique brand of folk music. The kind of folk that goes for the guts, folk that shamelessly flirts with tearful blues, contemplative soft pop and psychedelic nostalgia. Put the needle on "Help Me" - there’s simply no holding back.

Hako Yamasaki, a pioneer in both the creative boom and the rise of feminism of 1970s Japan, went on to release over thirty albums, building an impressive discography and a fascinating career filled with ups and downs. Her work, inimitable and timeless, deserves the utmost recognition and should be celebrated. Again and again and again.

Tsunawatari is released in conjunction with Hako Yamasaki’s classic debut album Tobimasu, also available on WRWTFWW Records.

Tracklisting

A1 向かい風 5:17
A2 白い花 5:16
A3 ひまわり 3:15
A4 天井 5:29
A5 ヘルプミー 4:18
B1 ひとり唄 3:38
B2 ハーモニカ吹きの男 3:34
B3 綱渡り 5:31
B4 歌いたいの 4:12
B5 誕生祝い 6:59 

1 Mukai Kaze / 向かい風 5:17
2 Shiroi Hana / 白い花 5:16
3 Himawari / ひまわり 3:15
4 Tenjō / 天井 5:29
5 Help Me / ヘルプミー 4:18
6 Hitori Uta / ひとり唄 3:38
7 Harmonica Fuki No Otoko / ハーモニカ吹きの男 3:34
8 Tsunawatari / 綱渡り 5:31
9 Utaitaino / 歌いたいの 4:12
10 Tanjō Iwai / 誕生祝い 6:59
11 Yurusarezaru Koi / 許されざる恋 (Bonus Track) 5:06 

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