Following the successful reissue of Midori Takada’s Through The Looking Glass, WRWTFWW Records is delighted to announce another release from the legendary Japanese percussionist: 1990’s LUNAR CRUISE, her superb collaboration with jazz pianist, synth master, composer and arranger Masahiko Satoh. Arguably the best kept secret in Midori Takada’s fascinating discography, LUNAR CRUISE is an under the radar masterpiece that captures Takada (on marimba and minimal percussion set-up) and Satoh (on Korg M1 and Yamaha DX7II synths, Ensoniq EPS sampler, and acoustic piano) vibrantly fusing traditional African and Asian percussion with jazz, ambient, and minimalism. The album also features the great Haruomi Hosono (Yellow Magic Orchestra, Happy End…) and Kazutoki Umezu. Points of interests For fans of ambient, jazz, electronic, traditional Asian and African music, minimalism, Midori Takada’s Through The Looking Glass, Haruomi Hosono, percussion, Japan, experimental. Midori Takada and Masahiko Satoh’s 1990 masterpiece LUNAR CRUISE LP available on vinyl for the first time ever, sourced from the original studio masters, with all new liner notes. Featuring Yellow Magic Orchestra’s Haruomi Hosono (bass) and Kazutoki Umezu (saxophone, clarinet). Midori Takada on tour! Midori Takada is set to tour Europe and Australia between August and November. Selected dates below, many more to be announced! 12/08/17 Sat - Helsinki FI, Flow Festival The Other Sound 29/08/17 Tue - Melbourne AU, Melbourne Recital Centre 01/09/17 Fri - Sydney AU, RBMA Weekender 28/09/17 Thu - London UK, Transcender Festival @ Milton Court SOLD OUT 29/09/17 Fri - Paris FR, RBMA Paris Palais de Tokyo 03/10/17 Tue - Milan IT, Palazzo Litta Cultura 19/11/17 Sun - Leipzig DE, TransCentury Update @ UT Connewitz shipping out on or around September 22, 2017

Companies, etc. Manufactured By – Nippon Phonogram Co., Ltd. Recorded At – Epicurus Studio Credits Alto Saxophone – Hiroshi Yaginuma, Keiji Hori Art Direction – Ben Nishizawa Baritone Saxophone – Takemi Ishikane Bass – Yoshinori Ishida (2) Bass Trombone – Kenichi Sudare Composed By – Bingo Miki Drums – Kazuhiro Ebisawa Engineer – Yoshihiko Kannari Ensemble – The Tokyo Union Guitar – Kenichi Araya, Takao Naoi Leader, Tenor Saxophone – Tatsuya Takahashi Liner Notes [Poem] – Kayoko Fuyumori Percussion – Yuji Imamura Piano – Masahiro Kanayama Producer – Takeshi "Tee" Fujii* Synthesizer – Mickey Yoshino* Tenor Saxophone – Seiji Inoue Trombone – Eijiro Miyazaki, Kiyotaka Uchida, Koichi Okada Trumpet – Hiroshi Abiko, Motoharu Suzuki, Tomokazu Saio, Yoshifumi Tada Notes Later press. Single sleeve Cover. Comes with insert. Recorded May, 15 & 22 1977. at EPICURUS Studio Tokyo

サード アルバム。最も有名なレパートリー「生きてるって言ってみろ」を収録。また、「乱れどんぱん節」「死にぞこないの唄」は近年のステージでも比較的よく歌われている名曲。 このアルバムの編曲を担当したのは、寺山修司の劇団「天井桟敷」で知られるJAシーザー（若い方にはアニメ「少女革命ウテナ」の音楽を担当した人と紹介したほうが通りがいいかもしれない。昔のイメージとずれてしまうのだが）。 なお、CDには1993年春に友川かずき本人に対して行われたインタビューがライナーノーツの代わりに付されている。