Name: Tobimasu
Brand: Hako Yamasaki

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

WRWTFWW079

Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

180 Gram Vinyl.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-05-26

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

4251804140430

Total Cap

Black LP

WRWTFWW079CD

Digipack with One Bonus Track.

4251804140812

Artist

Hako Yamasaki

Genre GB

Folk

Label GB

We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records

Hako Yamasaki is a Japanese folk singer-songwriter and actress, born on 18 May 1957 in Hita City, Oita Prefecture, Japan. She played a crucial role in the folk-boom of 1970s Japan and has released an impressive total of 22 albums from 1978 to 2011. Despite facing challenges when the cultural shift to city pop occurred in the 1980s, leading to underwhelming album sales and even homelessness at one point, Yamasaki persevered. In 1985, she signed with Polydor label and released four albums before taking a hiatus for three and a half years. Her comeback came in the form of her album SA・SU・GA in 1990. Today, Hako Yamasaki is recognized as both a pioneer in the creative boom of the '70s and as an influential figure in promoting feminism.

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Founded on the belief that music should be free from restrictions, We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records has become a platform for artists who refuse to conform. Their diverse roster showcases experimental, avant-garde, and genre-defying music that captivates listeners with its raw authenticity.

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The first official worldwide reissue of the debut album from fabled Japanese folk singer-songwriter/actress/writer Hako Yamasaki, Tobimasu. The limited edition 180g vinyl LP comes in a heavy sleeve with the original artwork, and the digipack CD has one bonus track.&nbsp;

Originally released in 1975 on legendary independent label Elec Records, Tobimasu is a masterpiece of&nbsp;melancholy carried by one of the most beautiful, moving, melodic, and haunting voices in the history of&nbsp;Japanese music. An extraordinary singer and guitar player, Hako Yamasaki wrote the album at only 18 years&nbsp;old, showing incredible emotional maturity and music making skills, and creating, out of nowhere, a&nbsp;downright classic of folk music, brilliantly arranged and sequenced.

Hako Yamasaki’s folk is bluesy, psychedelic, soft, and poetic, perfectly fitting the themes of nostalgia, love,&nbsp;and nature she covers with heartbreaking intensity. Her songs capture sorrow ravishingly, offering glimpses&nbsp;of empowering hope and uplifting wisdom. A unique voice, a unique approach, and nothing less than&nbsp;magnificent music.

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

Tobimasu

Music GB