Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

John Butcher
Toshimaru Nakamura

Cavern with Nightlife

(Weight of Wax, WOW 01) (UK) (CD)


  1. Ideoplast (7:38)
  2. Ashfall (4:38)
  3. Mustard Bath (5:22)
  4. Ejecta (9:21)
  5. Practical Luxury (19:17)

Tracks 1-4:
Solos by John Butcher (tenor sax, soprano sax)
Recorded live by Tetuzi Akiyama at Oya Stone Museum, Utsunomiya City, Japan, November 17, 2002

Track 5:
Duo by John Butcher (tenor sax) and Toshimaru Nakamura (no-input mixing board)
Recorded live by Tetuzi Akiyama at Super Deluxe, Roppongi, Tokyo, November 26, 2002

Concert photos by Osamu Enomoto

Released in September 2004