Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ‘76 arte Big Star let loose their

Big Star let loose their trademark mix — shimmering jangle pop with a side of elliptical melancholia — into a world that just wasn’t ready for it

This collection of new songs wasn't intended as an album at first

humorously lambasts the college town he called home for all those years

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Wamono Groove: Shakuhachi & Koto Jazz Funk ‘76 arte Big Star let loose theirUnlike previous instalments in the 180g label's Wamono series, this isn't a compilation in the strictest sense of the term, but rather a retrospective. It showcases a range of killer jazz funk and rare groove tunes recorded at Nippon Columbia studios in the mid 1970s by arranger Kiyoshi Yamaya, koto legend Toshiko Yonekawa and shakahuchi master Kifu Mitsuhashi. Highlights come thick and fast throughout, from the mellow, slow burn lusciousness of