Neil Halstead: "We were always ambitious

” bridging the gap between Shaffer’s earlier work and the clarity of Patience

Opening track “Ex Machina” with its ebbs and flows

Ragequit and Hallebardier)

flickering sequencers and oscillations of luminous channels

V/A - Longing For The Shadow: Ryūkōka Recordings, 1921-1939 LP Stoner Neil Halstead: "We were alwaysEmerging during the early stages of the recording industry in Japan, the rykka style adopted western classical, blues & jazz elements into traditional and classical Japanese music. This collection of 1920s & 30s rykka recordings follows on from the Kouta Katsutaro tape we put out a couple of years back, and further captures the hauntingly unique sound of a cultural merging that was starting to reflect itself via popular song, ahead of the widespread