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Anime & Manga Synth Pop Soundtracks 1984−1990
V.A.
Stories From Another Time 1982-1988
Mário Rui Silva
Léspri Ka
New Directions in Gwoka Music from Guadeloupe 1981-2010
A Cosmic Poet From Martinique 1979−1989
Gratien Midonet
Selected Works 1985−2005
Gabrielle Roth & The Mirrors
Bons Momentos
Serginho Meriti
Illuminated Audio
Gigi
Shravanam
Bombay S Jayashri
Island Sounds from Japan 2009−2016
V.A.
Oasis
Il Guardiano Del Faro
Choice Works 1982−1985
Yuji Toriyama
A Cosmic Poet Revisited
Gratien Midonet
Endless Wave Vol.1
Gabrielle Roth
All Keyed Up EP
Ben Tankard
📻 Worldwide FM takeover
REVIEWS +
Fip Selection for November 2024
Tokyo Riddim Vol.2 1979−1986 has been selected 🎊
Choice Cuts 1978−1983 Review
BAN BAN TON TON review of Izumi “Mimi” Kobayashi - Choice Cuts 1978−1983
Nippon Acid Folk Review
bandcamp Album of The Day feature with in-depth review
Tokyo Riddim Review
Pitchfork in-depth review on Tokyo Riddim
Denshi Lenzi Review
In-depth review of the first single from Tokyo Riddim on Aquarium Drunkard
Tokyo Riddim Review
bandcamp Daily Feature in-depth review
Léspri Ka: revient frapper
A brilliant review on Léspri Ka by Jacques Denis on PAN African Music Magazine 💯
📺 My Analog Journal
Cédric Lassonde showcases the depth of his Gwoka moderne collection at his home on the mighty My Analog Journal YouTube channel.
🥁LÈSPRI KA
Curator Cedric Lassonde’s epic blog about Gwoka & the genesis of the project.
RADIO & INTERVIEW
📻 Brownswood Basement: Gilles Peterson
Gilles Peterson is live for a special 4 hour morning show. Today Gilles is joined by Bluey, from iconic band Incognito and Kay Suzuki, from the label Time Capsule. (from 02:36:00 until the end)
📻 Soup To Nuts w/Anu - Japanese Reggae Special
Strictly Nippon dubwise sounds in a two hour special with Anu and special guest Kay Suzuki of Time Capsule, the label behind upcoming Japanese reggae compilation “Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985”.
📻 Brownswood Basement takeover on Worldwide FM
👉 Kay Suzuki sits in for Gilles Peterson to present a four hour Time Capsule special and is joined by Angolan musician Mario Rui Silva and his band for an exclusive live session. (16-Sept-21)
📻 BBC Radio 6 Gilles Peterson x Kay Suzuki
22nd Oct - Kay Suzuki drops in for a chat about his recent productions and Time Capsule
Hivern Discs Presents→Label Notes w/Time Capsule
👉 Barcelona based label Hivern Discs (lead by Uri a.k.a John Talabot) produced a radio show featuring Time Capsule on Radio Raheem(12-05-2021). Music selected & mixed by Pol Valls and interview answered by Kay Suzuki. Talking about how London’s music scenes shaped the label.
📖 Drums & Chants
👉 An exclusive interview & mix for Italian online magazine / radio show on Automat Radio (08/07/2021)
📖 Inside the fascinating world of reissue labels
👉 A freelance writer Katie Thomas explores the rise of the reissue record labels on DJ Mag: why the appetite for reissues has grown, how reissue labels work to preserve the context of original works, and the extraordinary stories of artists whose music has been given a second lease of life. Featuring Time Capsule, Music From Memory, Analog Africa, Soundway and more.
Brownswood Basement: Gilles Peterson w/Kay Suzuki
👉 Gilles invited Kay Suzuki to his Brownswood Basement for a long interview & introduction of Time Capsule. Interview starts from around 02:52:20 (27-05-2021)
📖 The Record label for Diggers and Musicologists
👉 A long interview about Time Capsule and its community by Resistor Magazine
📻 Record Culture in Japan feat. Kay Suzuki
👉 Teranga Beat on Movement Radio in Athens, Greek. Adamantios Kafetzis invites Kay Suzuki for a discussion on the record culture in Japan and on how the US military bases in Japan influenced the music in the country until the creation of Jazz Kissas, the popular in the ‘60s and world-famous jazz cafés in Japan.