Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

Yamp Kolt

Yes

(Cemetery Records, DDCZ-1738) (Japan) (CD)

  1. Ohisama wa Taiyo (3:46)
  2. Splash (4:13)
  3. Nangoku Irootoko (4:52)
  4. Hashiru Shimarisu (4:31)
  5. Sweet Little One (4:55)
  6. E no Queen Hariko no King (4:31)
  7. Fokka no Oka (5:33)
  8. Cause Addiction (4:20)
  9. Ichiban Ookina Ki no Ue kara (3:56)
  10. Kimagure Jishaku (4:41)

All words and music by Yamp Kolt

Etsuko Yakushimaru: vocal (1)
Saya: vocal (2, 4), electric bass (2)
Ikuko Harada: vocal (3)
Toi Hitomi: vocal (5, 10)
UA: vocal (6)
Pika: vocal (7), whistle (7)
Aco: vocal (8)
Mai Likkle: vocal (9)
Yamp Kolt: acoustic guitar (1, 2, 3, 6, 10), electric bass (1, 6), electric harpsichord (1), organ (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), keyboard (1, 10), percussion (1, 3, 6), ukulele (3), concertina (3), background vocal (3), electric upright bass (4), electric piano (5), whistle (5, 10), harmonics melody bass (6), toy glockenspiel (6), toy piano (6), drums (6, 10), electric guitar (7), fretless bass (8, 9), TR-808 (8), kecak (9), gamelan (9), coded zither (10), musical box (10)
Yasuhiro Yoshigaki: drums (1, 5)
Muneomi Senju: drums (2, 3, 4)
Dairo Suga: piano (4)
Yukio Nagoshi: acoustic guitar (2), electric guitar (2, 8)
Yumiko Ono: steelpan (3, 10)
Gideon Jukes: tuba (3, 10)
Osamu Matsumoto: trombone (1, 5, 10), flugelhorn (1, 5, 10), euphonium (1, 10)
Cudamani: gamelan (3)
Yoshihiro Goseki: tenor saxophone (8, 9), soprano saxophone (9), alto saxophone (9), baritone saxophone (9), flute (7)
Hongo: violin (8, 10)
Ayako Ikeda: tabla (3, 4, 9), bol (9)
Tetsu Nishiuchi: tenor saxophone (3, 5), alto saxophone (5)
Kohei Kawamura: suling (3)
Masaki Domoto: tuba (5, 9)
Ryoji Yamashiki: wood bass (7)
Benjamin Skepper: cello (4, 8)
Keiichi Tanaka: drums (7)

Produced and basic arrangement by Yamp Kolt
Recorded and mixed by Yamp Kolt at Kupuland Studio
Additional recordings:
Gamelan on track 3 in the open air, Bali
Piano on track 4 at Studio Pit Inn, Tokyo
Hand claps on track 9 at a secret table tennis court

Mastered by Mitsukazu Tanaka at Bernie Grundman Mastering Tokyo
Drawings by Kyotaro
Design by Yamp Kolt

Released in March 2011