My second book has arrived. The author is a music business attorney who used to play lead guitar in a band. I really like his rhythmic storytelling style and his musician-like sense of rhythm. It's a very intriguing and informative book, full of everything I wanted to know.

I've started studying the Music Copyright Law as my first step toward becoming a publisher.

Listening to the original vinyl of David Sylvian’s Blemish. David's voice and songs sound amazingly vivid and powerful on vinyl that I feel I could almost touch the sound. Above is Keith Rowe's private painting that he painted after his MIMEO CD 'Sight' release in 2007 (All has Fennesz in them)

The artists on elsesong and Elsewhere Music will be featured by albion_editions on Radio Alhara. The show will start in 5 minutes about 1:30 p.m. NYC time. Please check it out. radioalhara.net

Now listening to the reissued 2LP of Cowboy Junkies' The Trinity Session (2LP, 2017) I love the natural, warm sound of this album and vocals. It feels like I can touch the air in the space where it was recorded. The naturalness of the sound and vocals gives me goosebumps.

レコード芸術ONLINEの「新譜月評」に2025年9月から2026年4月にかけて、elsewhere musicのリリース４作品のレビューが掲載されました！ recogei.ontomo-mag.com

I am excited that the Japanese edition of elsewhere music's catalog is expanding. 11 titles are now listed on the Tower Records shop, including pre-order CDs. These Japanese editions will come in beautiful packaging with an obi and Japanese liner notes. tower.jp/search/advan...

東京・早稲田奉仕園スコットホールでの沼尾翔子ソロアルバム「The Siwnin Sails — 青い帆」国内盤リリース記念公演は、大盛況のうちに終了いたしました。200人収容のホールのほぼ半分を埋める集客数となり、音響としては理想的な空間での演奏とライブ録音が実現し、大変嬉しく思っております。 昨年夏に沼尾翔子さんの歌を初めて聴いた時、その独特の揺らぎと透明感のある歌声をいつか響きの良い教会のような空間でぜひ聴いてみたいと思ったのを覚えています。その夢が今回、様々な方々のご協力で実現し、レーベル主としても感動を言い尽くせない思いです。

当日はご来場者全員に、沼尾翔子未発表音源ダウンロードコード付きカードも配布する予定です。会場では『The Siwnin Sails—青い帆』日本語解説付き国内盤CDの販売も行います。 www.tokyo-m-plus.co.jp/products/els...

明日5/23（土）のスコットホールでの沼尾翔子CDリリース記念コンサート、当日券あります！LivePocketでの前売りチケットは当日16時まで販売いたします。 www.elsewheremusic.net/shoko_numao_... （映像） 沼尾翔子「蛻（Monuke）」新藤早代撮影　蒼枯にて

Happy to find this used vinyl in very good condition at a local record shop in Jersey City. James Taylor sounds great on vinyl, deep and warm.

RIP Kiyoshi Kitagawa. I had a chance to interview him in 2007 for a free Japanese paper in NYC. He was such a wonderful musician with a cheerful, joyful, and pure heart. I posted the interview with him I wrote at the time, titled “When I Was 35" on FB. www.facebook.com/share/p/18qu...

I found an old vinyl record of The Band at a local vinyl market that I was hoping to get someday. Pretty good condition and sound great.

Quentin Tolimieri - Monochromes II (elsewhere 044-3) is officially released today! CDs are now in stock. We will send preorders soon. elsewheremusic.bandcamp.com/album/monoch...

This evening, andPlay (a duo of Maya Bennardo and Hannah Levinson) will perform at Mise-En_Place in NYC at 7 pm. Maya is an incredibly talented composer, and I highly recommend this to anyone in town. (Images are of her recently released CD 'rustlings') Mise-En_Place, 7 pm www.mise-en.org/place/

Marianne Schuppe / Deborah Walker - Two Paths (elsewhere 038) CDs are now in stock! We will send out the preorders early next week. elsewheremusic.bandcamp.com/album/two-pa... (cover drawings by Marianne Schuppe)

The full digital album 'Don't Lose Your Faith' (elsesong 001) by Rick DePaoli is now available on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms. A limited edition of 50 handmade CD-Rs, including a lyric paper insert, is also available. elsewheremusic.bandcamp.com/.../dont-los...

Happy to see the nice reviews of the two 3CD sets of Quentin Tolimieri's 'Monochromes' series in STINT.org magazine. (The screenshots are of the automatic English translation from French.) stnt.org/content/quen... stnt.org/content/quen...

Watching Led Zeppelin's 1973 film 'The Song Remains the Same'. I wish I could play the guitar like Jimmy Page. (I almost mastered 2/3 of 'The Rain Song' on guitar.)

Maya Bennardo - rustlings (elsewhere 040) CDs are now in stock! We sent out the preorders. elsewheremusic.bandcamp.com/album/rustli...

Adrián Demoč - Flute (Manuel Zurria) (elsewhere 039) CDs are now in stock! We sent out the preorders. The CD wallet includes a QR code to download two bonus tracks of Ars Subtilior. elsewheremusic.bandcamp.com/album/flute

RIP Éliane Radigue. One of the upcoming elsewhere releases features a collaborative work between Marianne Schuppe / Deborah Walker and Éliane. As a tribute to Éliane, I am posting this interview with Marianne and Deborah early. www.elsewheremusic.net/qa-with-mari...

We are excited to announce an upcoming release on elsewhere, scheduled for mid-April. Quentin Tolimieri - Monochromes II (elsewhere 044-3)

Very happy to share the cover design for Maya Bennardo - rustlings (elsewhere 040), to be released in late March. CD preorders will start by mid-February. cover photography by Kristofer Svensson

We stocked the CDs of Uquwa - Peering into flowers (Shoko Numao, Fumi Endo, Masatake Abe and Yoshinori Shiraishi) (self-release) ($13) on ErstDist. www.erstwhilerecords.com/erstdist.html Uquwa (Shoko Numao / Fumi Endo / Masatake Abe / Yoshinori Shiraishi) recorded, mixed and mastered by Taku Unami

In order to help fund our upcoming releases, we are now offering 20% off everything (CDs & digital on elsewhere, Erstwhile, Gravity Wave, CDs from ErstDist) through Feb 8 at midnight PST, both on Bandcamp and the label sites. coupon code: 2026 www.elsewheremusic.net www.erstwhilerecords.com

Very happy to share the cover design for Marianne Schuppe / Deborah Walker - Two Paths (elsewhere 038), to be released in late March. CD preorders will start by mid-February. Cover drawing by Marianne Schuppe.

Shoko Numao's 'A Rumor of Foxes' from The Siwnin Sails (elsewhere 037) was featured in the podcast Toneshift (run by an artist residency called CAMP in France) on January 19th. You can listen to the archive via the link below. www.mixcloud.com/camp_fr/tone... tjnorrisart.com/toneshift

Very happy to share the cover design for Adrián Demoč - Flute (Manuel Zurria) (elsewhere 039), to be released in late March. CD preorders will start by mid-February. Cover painting by Maria Filippakopoulou.