Another single from SFU. Mix of new studio tracks, including the main title single, new studio versions of old tracks plus six live tracks. The title tune is great, although the rest sound a bit like 'fillers' of the 45 minutes or so on offer here.

Maxi single from one of Japan's best rock bands. Nine tracks including tributes to recently deceased musicians Kiyoshiro Imawano and Michael Jackson, a dub mix by Keiichi Sogabe (Sunnyday Service) and songs from the old Newest Model and Soul-cialist Escape days.

1. Aqua Vite 2. Boku no Sukina Sensei 3. Human Nature -instrumental 4. Senkou Hanabi - Keiichi Sogabe's Senjo Dub Bon-Uta Version 5. Shio no Michi 6. Mottomo souna Futari No Futten 7. Nisshoku no Machi 8. Aqua Vite - Alternate Mono MIX 9. Aqua Vite - Instrumental


Price:   £13.99

Kansai's Soul Flower Union pride themselves on their energetic live performances. They perform just about every year at Japan's top music festivals. This is their 'best of the best' of their live shows.

1. Intro : Levelers no Nyujo 2. La Vie Belle - Jinsei wa Subarashii 3. Gekko Fanfare 4. Horizen March 5. Sora (Kono Sora wa Ano Sora ni Tsunagatteiru) 6. Matsubazue no Otoko 7. Uta wa Jiyu o Mezasu! 8. Negao o Misete 9. Palestina 10. Kyokuto Sensen Ijo nashi!? 11. Mangetsu no Yube 12. Arechi nite 13. Kaze no Ichi 14. Kamidanomi yori Yasuagari 15. Surviver's Banquet 16. Umi Ikaba Yama Ikaba Odoru Shikabane 17. Outro : Ai no Soudouin

Eight track maxi-single of new recordings plus three live tracks (3-6). Soul Flower add a Latin flavour with additional guests including Black Bottom Brass Band plus percussion, flute and piano.

1. Lucy no Kodomotachi (Lucy's Children) 2. Akita Ondo (A Dance Song of Akita) 3. Mississippi Goddam 4. Ubaguruma to Kan-Oke (Buggy and Coffin) 5. Kotatsu nai Funso (Struggling in the Kotatsu) 6. Ponkotsu Guruma (Immortal Old Banger) 7. <09 Free Gaza Mix> Palestine 8. Lucy no Kodomotachi (Lucy's Children) <Instrumental>


Price:   £12.99

First full album for 3 years from Kansai's finest rock band. Swirling psychedelic Celtic soulful swinging rock with attitude.

1. Moonlight Fanfare 2. Ai no Sodoin (The Mobilization of Love) 3. Umi e Yuku (Go to the Sea) 4. La Vie est Belle (Life is Beautiful) 5. Michikusa Bushi (Stopover Song) 6. Senko Hanabi (Flashing Fireworks) 7. Swimming Pool 8. Palestine 9. Carnival on the Borderline 10. Hikoshi Na Yoru (Unofficial Night) 11. Nimonaki Wakusei (The Unnwed Planet) 12. Henoko Bushi 13. Asaborake (The Dawn) 14. Motto Oppai (More Breasts) 15. Negao Wo Misete (Let me See you Sleeping Face)

All singles by one of Japan's best rock groups from their Ki/oon Sony period (1993-1999). 2 CDs with English lyric transalations including rare and unreleased tracks. Disc 1 : 1. Sekai Shimin wa Subete no Hata o Orosu 2. Tell Mama 3. Mangetsu no Yube (Single Version) 4. Lepun Kamui (Single Mix) 5. Mukaikaze (Single Mix) 6. Gaiko Funosho (Sutakora Version) 7. Eejanaika 8. Eejanaika - Takkyu no Gokudo Denshi Bonuta Version 9. Soul Flower no Yume wa Hiraku (Live Version)10. Jungle Boogie 11. Uchu Futen Swing 12. Sayonara dake no Rojiura 13. Chicchana Toki kara 14. Mogura to Matsuri (Live Version)15. Tankyori Sosha no Kodoku (Respectable Single Mix) / Soul-Cialist Escape 16. Onboro no Yoake / Soul-Cialist Escape 17. Denshoku no Machi (Demo Version) / Takashi Nakagawa

Disc 2 : 1. Mangetsu no Yube / Soul Flower Union with Donal Lunny Band 2. Shio no Michi / Soul Flower Union with Donal Lunny Band 3. Takeda no Komoriuta / Soul Flower Union with Donal Lunny Band 4.Ariran / Soul Flower Union with Donal Lunny Band 5. Yoru ni Kansha o (Japanese Gospel Version) / Soul-Cialist Escape 6. Shio no Michi (Live Version) / Soul Flower Union with Donal Lunny Band 7. Mangetsu no Yube (Live Version) / Soul Flower Union with Donal Lunny Band 8. Each Little Thing (Featuring Altan) 9. Alabama Song (Featuring Sam Bennett) 10. Heiwa ni Ikiru Kenri (TV Live Version) 11. Aotenjo no Crown 12. Jinriki Hikoki (Accoustic Mix) 13. Shintenou (Accoustic Mix) 14. Sasurai no Kappa (Demo Version) 15. Umi Yukaba Yama Yukaba Odoru Kabane (TV Live Version) 16. Mangetsu no Yube (Demo Version)

Price:   £27.99

Soul Flower Union and Mononoke Summit perform live at the 'Peace Music Fest' in February 2007 on Henoko Beach in Okinawa. Includes a short documantary film 'America no Senso to Nihon' and promotion videos. Comes with maxi single cd of their new song 'Henoko Bushi' (with 4 different versions).

Soul Flower Union are back with a new 7 track maxi CD single. 3 new songs, 3 live tracks recorded June and December 2006 and instrumental version of the title track. 1. La Vie est Belle - Jinsei wa Subarashii. 2. Fuwaku no Asaborake 3. Bella Chao 4. Blue Monday Parade 5. Uchu Futen Swing 6. Minna Shinja 7. La Vie est Belle - Jinsei wa Subarashii (instrumental)

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First album from Osaka's highly rated Soul Flower Mononoke Summit for nine years., the acoustic version of a rock band who got together to cheer up the victims of the Kobe earthquake in 1995. A lot of water has passed under the bridge, probably most notably for this album that the group's leader Hideko Itami has moved to Okinawa with Irish producer and bouzouki player Donal Lunny. The group have maintained their basic sound and original members, Okinawan sanshin, the characteristic chindon drum (also the name of the music, a kind of early form of street advertising) plus accordion, clarinet (the wonderful Wataru Ohkuma) guitars, hayashi backing vocals and Takashi Nakagawa's rasping vocals. They still play Japanese soshi enka (political street songs) dating back up to 100 years, but there's a definite Okinawan leaning to this album. Most of it was recorded in Okinawa and there are four local tunes including Kunjyan Jintoyo and Chon Chon Kijimuna, while Natsuki Nakamura, one of Okinawa's best young musicians (in the UK recently with Ryukyudisko) plays Okinawan shima daiko drum and is among the hayashi chorus. Donal Luuny adds his considerable skills and experience as bouzouki player and co-producer. Elsewhere is a great version of the Korean classic Toraji, old sing-along party tunes and the Kawachi ondo flavored Kamagasaki Ninjyo. Probably the album's highlight though is Takeda Koi Koi Bushi, their version taken from a buraku (former outcast) community in Kyoto. This may be SFMS third album, but seeing as the first two included mostly live tracks, this feels almost like the first. And highly recommended it is too.

Brilliant album of acoustic unit of Soul Flower, playing mainly old Japanese songs, in a chindon/folk mixture. Mainly live, with two studio recorded songs. Essential album.


Price:   £23.99

Second album from the acoustic unit of Soul Flower, recorded live in Tokyo. Just as brilliant as the last one, but a bit longer.

First studio album for four years. Soul Flower Union are back with their radical rock, soul and swing funk mix with a social conscience. Past their heyday maybe. but still knocks the socks of most Japanese rock bands. 14 tracks, 70 minutes.


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Perhaps not their best, but nevertheless, enjoyable, thought provoking album 'dedicated to the solidarity of souls demanding peace in the world'. Includes 'All Songs Go Forward to Freedom', some inspired by Iraq, East Timor and Northern Ireland. Mainly straight rock, without the Japanese elements of Mononoke Summit, and covers of the Clash's Bankrobber and Van Morrision's 'Moondance'.

The releases come thick and fast from Osaka's greatest rock group. Perhaps in the case of this one a bit too fast. Mostly straight ahead rock and covers which after the creativity of their last few albums, can sound like a backward step. Versions, all sung in Japanese of Van Morison's 'Crazy Love', Bob Dylan's 'Shelter from the Storm', the Clash's 'Charlie Don't Surf', the Irish song 'On Raglan Road', Gram Parson's 'She' demonstrate where their influences came from, but Soul Flower Union are too good to be a rock tribute band.


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Soul Flower Union have been one of Japan's best band's for the last 13 years or so. This is their third volume of 'Ghost Hits' from the last six years. 17 tracks includes 5 new remixes and comes with 40 page booklet. Initial pressing includes a live DVD featuring rare tracks.

Brilliant compilation from probably the best years of Osaka's finest rock group. Includes many Soul Flower classics. 1.Umi Ikaba, Yama Ikaba, Odoru Kabane 2.Horizen March 3.Blue Monday Parade 4.Eejanaika 5.Yamiyo no Taiyo 6.Amanogawa 7.Uchu Futen Swing 8.Sayonara dakeno Rojiura 9.International 10.Fukko Bushi 11.Mangetsu no Yube 12.Shio no Michi 13.Onboro Yoake 14.Oyasumi 15.Yoru ni Kansha o 16.Each Little Thing 17.Kaze no Ichi 18.Senka no Kanata


Price:   £23.99

New Soul Flower Union studio album is one of their best ever.Their usual powerful mix of punk, soul, funk, ska, celtic, rock, psychedelic, blues and yes,Japanese music. Great songs overflowing with energy, politically insightful lyrics (booklet comes with English translation). One of the Japanese albums of the year in 2001.

Soundtrack mini-album. Includes cover of Curtis Mayfield's 'People Get Ready', and of Bo Gumbos, 'Tonneru Nukute' plus the instrumental title track. For Soul Flower completists.


Price:   £18.99

Live album of music from all Soul Flower's career, with emphasis on rock side. Featuring Donal Lunny.

Big project featuring one of Japan's best rock groups recorded with Donal Lunny Band, Altan and Kila from Ireland. Japanese rock / Celtic mixture that works brilliantly.


Price:   £23.99

Glorious album by a band who play their brand of electric rock and roots with more gusto than any other. Japanese and Korean roots with a psychedelic twist.

Retrospect of Soul Flower's songs remixed and recorded, including in Mononoke style. Features the original single version of the brilliant Mangetsu no Yube from 1995.


Price:   £23.99

First album of mainly rock material, although some roots influences. The better albums would come later.

Winners of the best band name in Japan, Takashi Nakagawa(Soul Flower Union) & Hiroshi Yamaguchi(Heat Wave) join forces on a rock album playing the music of their heroes, Lou Reed, The Ramones, The Only Ones, John Cale, Bob Dylan, (all sung to new Japanese lyrics) plus their own Bored with the USA, (inspired by the Clash) Uncle Sam Kills You, Mass Communication Enfolds you Gently and other politically inspired songs. Can't argue with that. Good time rock 'n' roll from two of the only musicians in Japan with genuine talent and non-pretentious passion.


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Mini album of more Soul Flower / Donal Lunny sessions. Includes the wonderful Mangetsu no Yube.

Brilliant solo album by Takashi Nakagawa of Soul Flower Union, partly recorded with Donal Lunny and band. Includes another version of Mangetsu no Yube, Ching-Dong, and more Irish/Japanese collaborations.


Price:   £23.99