A photograph collection by Japanese photographer Katsumi Watanabe « Shinjuku 1965-97 ». Katsumi Watanabe, known as a “photo studio of sinks”, is a photographer who has been held a number of exhibitions since 2000 and has been highly acclaimed overseas. A photographer who has been walking around Shinjuku at night since the mid-1960s, capturing night workers, youths, tramps, gay people, bad guys, yakuza, etc. into the camera and fascinated by life theater Shinjuku where many drama were born. . This book is composed of illustrations of « Shinjuku » that were taken for more than 30 years from 1965. The richness of the contents that can be seen as the history of customs in post-war Shinjuku, such as changes in the history of Shinjuku, changes in movement, changes in fashion and lifestyle. A 500-page masterpiece that concentrates on the culture of the city that continues to be the center of Japan and Tokyo.
Laurence Vanay is the pseudonym for Jacqueline Thibault, wife of producer and musician Laurent Thibault (Magma). Her debut album “Galaxies” (1974) is pure genius: almost all instrumental, with gorgeous keyboards of many types, acoustic/electric guitar, even a little Zeuhl bass. There are wordless vocals on many of the tracks, although she occasionally sings in a soft, seductive manner. Incredible, spacey “avant-garde progressive chanson,” a Holy Grail for most collectors of 70’s underground French music. Rivaled only by the early work of Brigitte Fontaine for pure inventiveness. Sublime compositions: unique, melancholic and very powerful.
“Sounds have always been of special significance to me. Since childhood, I improvised and composed songs and instrumental music… it seemed to me that music was the true language of emotions. It was with great difficulty that I managed to record the albums “Galaxies” and “Evening Colours” in very limited time with the means at hand, and with the help of faithful musician friends.” —Jacqueline Thibault
Album produit par SFP en 1974. Enregistré au studio de Milan par Gérard Manset. -Musiques, paroles, arrangements, chant, chœurs, claviers, basse orgue Hammond et peinture de couverture, Laurence Vanay. -Guitares, flûte, choeurs, Serge Derrien. -Batterie, percussions, Jean Chevalier dit Popov.
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