Choice Works 1982 – 1985 | Yuji Toriyama

Choice Works 1982 – 1985

by Yuji Toriyama

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Limited edition first press with obi strip
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180g heavy weight vinyl cut loud at 45rpm. New liner notes, original artwork & pictures on inner sleeve. Obi for the first pressing

Includes unlimited streaming of Choice Works 1982 – 1985 via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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Heavyweight vinyl
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180g vinyl cut loud at 45rpm. New liner notes, original artwork & pictures on inner sleeve.

Includes unlimited streaming of Choice Works 1982 – 1985 via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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2022 Repress 12" vinyl
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Originally compiled and released in 2019 as Time Capsule's 2nd release and sold out almost immediately. The 2022 repress comes with new liner notes design. It’s been the longest out of stock release of our catalogue so we are thrilled to answer the many requests we received to repress it!

Includes unlimited streaming of Choice Works 1982 – 1985 via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.	A1: Night Together (2mins sample) 02:00	info
2.	A2: Stranger In The Mirror (2mins sample) 02:00	info
3.	B1: Donna (2mins sample) 02:00	info
4.	B2: Maze (2mins sample) 02:00	info
5.	B3: Bay/Sky Province Town 1977 (2mins sample) 02:00	info

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The 2nd installment from the label is an anthology of guitarist, composer and producer Yuji Toriyama, regarded as one of the pioneering Japanese fusionists alongside Hiroshi Sato, Ryo Kawasaki and Yasuaki Shimizu. Toriyama has not enjoyed as much recognition as his contemporary, after shunning a solo career in favour of pop and TV arrangements in the 90s and composing video games soundtracks like Street Fighter II and Final Fantasy XII.

Choice Works 1982-1985 represents his first reissue title, with Kay Suzuki compiling work from three rare albums to showcase the best of Toriyama’s sound, most appealing to modern ears. Drum machines and live drums combine to create rich depth, complimented by the boogie tenacity of funk fusionist Toshiki Kadomatsu and the crying spiritual solos of Pat Metheny. It’s no coincidence that Metheny and Toriyama used the same Roland GR-300 and G-505 synth guitars.

LM-1 funk boogie A1 ‘Night Together’ is lifted from Aerobics LP (1982), a TV soundtrack where Toriyama collaborated with keyboardist and producer Ken Morimura. Vocoder mellow funk A2 ‘Stranger in the Night’ and slap bass sexy fusion B1 ‘Donna’ come from his self-titled third solo album Yuri Toriyama (1983). Pat Metheny inspired one man production of B2 ‘Maze’ and balearic boogie down B3 ‘Bay/Sky Provincetown 1977’ are taken from subsequent solo album A Taste of Paradise (1985).

“Yuji Toriyama is an unsung guitar hero in Japanese fusion. While there were so many talented Japanese guitarists in the 80s, Yuji’s production and arrangement in the era were very experimental and raw. I chose tracks that would somehow resonate with the feelings we have in 2019.” Kay Suzuki.

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released January 11, 2019

New original artwork by Ben Arfur.
Remastered by Tim Young, Metropolis Studios (Grammy Award Winner mastering engineer)

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Time Capsule is a reissue focused record label that captures the feelings & sonic experiences from across time & space.

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