Help Japan

In a stunning example both of the power of the internet and the strength of human compassion a music compilation has been put together in just five days to support the relief effort in Japan. Every artist and/or label on the Nihon Kizuna compilation has donated a track, either previously released, unreleased or created especially for the occasion. Many of the tracks, artists and labels on the compilation have a direct relation to Japan, further highlighting the connection many people outside of the country feel towards Japan in the current situation. It’s no small thing to say that many of those involved feel a kinship to the country regardless of whether or not they’ve ever lived in or visited the country.

Nihon Kizuna is released on Friday March 18th using Bandcamp as a selling platform and with payments handled via Paypal. This will be followed by a release on iTunes Japan in the week of March 21st – as many Japanese residents do not use Paypal. The compilation’s base price will be announced shortly and there will be the possibility to donate more should people want to via Bandcamp. The compilation will be available on iTunes Japan until the end of March, while the Bandcamp page and this website will stay up for the foreseeable future.

All proceeds from the compilation will be given to the Japan Red Cross directly.

Artists and labels involved in the compilation include Kode 9, Kuedo, Rudi Zyglado, Broken Haze, Circulations Records, All City Records, Daisuke Tanabe, Yosi Horikawa, XLII, Memory 9, Ninja Tune, Kid Kanevil, Om Unit, Paul White, One Handed Music, BD1982, Paper Tiger, Sesped, Jay Scarlett, Foreign Beggars, Kan Sano, Onra and many more.

Go Buy

You can buy the compilation and support the relief effort by at http://www.nihonkizuna.com / Payments via Paypal / From March 18th, 2011

Track Listing

PLEASE NOTE: this is a current tracklist and the final tracklist will be finalised when the compilation is available for sale on March 18th.

Don Leisure (UK) – Trio of Desserts *
Darkhouse Family (UK) – Lemon Drizzle (Fat City Records) *
Onra (FR) – High Hopes (All City Records) **
Kode 9 (UK) – 9 Samurai (Hyperdub Records) **
Om Unit (UK) – Lavender (All City Records) **
Paul White (UK) – Grimy Light (One Handed Music) **
Ernest Gonzales (US) – Beneath The Surface (FoF/Exponential) *
Kper (IT/FR) – Chotto *
Tatsuki (JP) – Mirror In Bologna (Original Cultures) *
Memory 9 (IT) – Shinzen Variations (Soundcrash Music) **
Himuro Yoshiteru (JP) – Missing Links *
Danny Drive Thru (UK) – Prescience (Fat City Records) *
Rudi Zyglado (UK) – Perdu (Planet Mu) *
Mus.sck (US) – Happiness Is The Face Lift (Car Crash Set/Daly City) *
Broken Haze (JP) – Move Forward (Raid System) *
BD1982 (US/JP) – Aluminium Riddim (Seclusiasis/Diskotopia) *
Night Wave (UK) – Hokusai Dream *
Paper Tiger (UK) – Lunar Notes (Jus Like Music) *
Kid Kanevil (UK) – One For Tokyo (One World Records / Ninja Tune) *
Sesped (CO) – Too High To Drive (Jus Like Music) *
2phast (IT) – JapaN *
Kuedo (UK) – Zap (Planet Mu) *
Primus Luta & Lonesome D (US) – Lockdown (AvantUrb) *
Senpo World (US) – Takuma Kanaiwa (AvantUrb) *
Jay Scarlett ft. Kissey & Distant (UK/GE) – In Tokyo (Love) *
Yorke (UK) – Wormhole Squirt (Five Easy Pieces) *
B-Ju (GE) – Philly Run (Mux Mool remix) (Error Broadcast) **
Yosi Horikawa (JP) – Passion (Eklektik Records) *
Ido Tavori (UK) – Haunted Top Hats *
Kan Sano (JP) – Bless (Circulations) *
Daisuke Tanabe (JP) – Artificial Sweetener (Circulations) **
Super Smoky Soul ft. Guilty Simpson (JP/US) – Knockout Kings (Circulations) **
Audace (FR/JP) – Indestructible Soul (Musou Prod) *
The Electric ft. Yarah Bravo (UK) – Beautiful (Memory9 remix) (Organically Grown Sounds) **
Scrimshire ft. Inga Lill Aker (UK) – Warm Sound **
Pete Sasqwax (UK) – Aggro A Go Go *
Emika (UK) – Count Backwards (Ninja Tune) **
Fink (UK) – Perfect Darkness (Ninja Tune) **

*exclusive to compilation
** previously released