Toshio Matsuura | A Roundup of Notable New Releases - January 24 Issue
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January 24, 2025

Toshio Matsuura | A Roundup of Notable New Releases - January 24 Issue

MUSIC | MUSIC FOR LIFE

TOKYO MOON PLAYLIST 2025.1.24

Friday nights, a moment of pure bliss for adults, spent leisurely with exquisite music. This enriching experience is brought to you by DJ, selector, and broadcaster Toshio Matsuura on his radio program, "TOKYO MOON." Each week, he presents a curated selection of music and topics from around the globe, designed to stimulate intellectual curiosity for discerning listeners. The program airs simultaneously every Friday on interfm and London's online jazz radio, One Jazz. Here, we introduce the playlist from the latest broadcast.

Selected by MATSUURA Toshio

soraya - 言葉の庭 Kotoba No Niwa (B.J.L. X AWDR/LR2)
Laurie Torres - Correspondances (Tonal Union)
Nitai Hershkovits & Amir Bresler - Song For Leon (Raw Tapes)
Baths & Rachika Nayar - Dried Apricot (Leaving)
M.I.A. - Armour (M.I.A.)
Nariaki Obukuro - Kagero (Nariaki Obukuro)
Tako Toki - Colapso (Muju)
Silvan Strauss - Diving (Kabul Fire)
James Brandon Lewis - Prince Eugene (Anti)
Women In Jazz x Rosa Brunello - Uno Punto Uno (Women In Jazz x New Soil)
Mark Turner - Red Hook (Loveland Music)
Redman - Soopaman Luva 7 (Skit) (GILLA HOUSE / RIVETING)
Nels Cline - The 23 (Universal)
Butcher Brown - Ibiza (Concord Jazz)
John Lamkin - Flower Power (Jazz Room)
radiko →Time Free(Until Jan 31)
International Edition →Mixcloud

TOKYO MOON x YouTube PLAYLIST

TOKYO PARTY & GIG PICK UPS

Jan 27 (Mon), 28 (Tue) Fabiana Palladino atBlue Note TokyoAoyama
Jan 31 (Fri) TYCHO Live atSpotify O-EASTShibuya
Jan 31 (Fri) Louis Vega & The Elements of Life Live atCotton ClubNear Tokyo Station
Feb 1 (Sat), 2 (Sun) atBlue Note TokyoAoyama

Appointed Y's Store Music Curator

I am pleased to announce my appointment as Music Curator for Y's Store.
Each season, I will select the latest music that harmonizes with the brand's worldview for stores in cities such as Omotesando and Paris. Please enjoy an evolving musical experience alongside your shopping.

I am delighted to announce my appointment as Music Curator for Y's Store. Each season, I will curate the latest music that reflects the brand's world view, presenting it in stores across cities like Omotesando, Paris, and beyond. Enjoy your shopping.
Toshio Matsuura "TOKYO MOON"
Every Friday 23:00-24:00 ON AIR
interfm 89.7MHz
www.interfm.co.jp
Every Friday 15:00~16:00 UK Time ON AIR
松浦 俊夫|TOSHIO MATSUURA
In 1990, he formed United Future Organization (U.F.O.), releasing five full albums
in 32 countries worldwide, earning critical acclaim.
After launching his solo career in 2002, he has been active as a DJ at clubs and festivals both domestically and internationally.
He also produces events and oversees music curation for high-sensitivity lifestyle spots
such as hotels, international brands, and Michelin-starred restaurants.

In 2013, he launched "HEX," a project disseminating current jazz, releasing the album "HEX" worldwide from Blue
Note Records. In 2018, he released an album from his new project "TOSHIO
MATSUURA GROUP," featuring emerging musicians from the UK.
The album was re-released on vinyl in 2024.
In 2024, it was re-released on analog from Brownswood Recordings in the UK.
http://www.toshiomatsuura.com

Founding member of United Future Organization (U.F.O.) which was formed in 1990.
The collective established the beginning of Japanese club culture, and released
5 full albums in 32 countries which gained high reputation in 12 years.
After leaving U.F.O. in 2002, he has continued to play as a solo dj at clubs and festivals
internationally and currently produces events and supervises music for notable fashion brands.
He also has produced many remix works of artist in a wide range of genres,
such as James Brown, Astor Piazzolla, Gotan Project, Melanie De Biasio, etc.
In 2013, he gathered talented and forward-thinking artists based in Tokyo to produce
a project called “HEX,” which presents Tokyo’s progressive form of Jazz to the world.
The debut album “HEX” was released from Blue Note Records worldwide.
Recently, his new project "Toshio Matsuura Group" gathered radical musicians from UK
and album was released from Brownswood Recordings 2018.
The album is re-released on double vinyl from Brownswood Recordings in 2024.
His radio show “TOKYO MOON” every Friday 15:00-16:00 (UK) on One Jazz.
http://www.toshiomatsuura.com
https://www.mixcloud.com/toshiomatsuura/

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