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Call And Response Records

@callandresponse.bsky.social

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Independent record label, based in Koenji, Tokyo.

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Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

NOW FOR SALE IN JAPAN! New at our permanent pop up at Tokyo, Koenji Substore: ・Library Music Volume Two - The Leaf Library ・After The Rain, Strange Seeds - The Lead Library ・A Short Survey Of Annotated Musical Equipment - Matt Ashton ・Dream Archipelgo: A Forecast For Imaginary Islands - Matt Ashton

The Leaf Library’s album “Library Music Volume Two” being held up in front of the Call And Response Records permanent pop-up store at Koenji Substore in Tokyo.

The Leaf Library’s album “After The Tain, Strange Seeds” being held up in front of the Call And Response Records permanent pop-up store at Koenji Substore in Tokyo.

Matt Ashton’s zines “A Short Survey Of Annotated Musical Equipment” and “Dream Archipelgo - A Forecast For Imaginary Islands” on display in the Call And Response Records permanent pop-up store at Koenji Substore in Tokyo. Next to them are a few copies of our own “Last Year’s Sounds” zines of reviews of local Japanese underground releases.

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

CALL AND RESPONSE IS GOING ON HOLIDAY! This means from Sept 1 to 14 we won't be able to fulfil any orders of physical goods. Any orders we get this week will go out before 5pm Monday 31st, but any shipping after that will be delayed until the 14th. Also, if you're at End of the Road, come say hi!

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Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Dream collaboration here that just sort of came out of nowhere. I would love to do more with them!

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A soundtrack to a dark, brooding, psychedelic dream in the form of a single 30-minute long track. Futtachi「Tane to Zenra 」 1. 過去を想う者が見た夢

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Tane to Zenra, by Futtachi

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

More translation than a collaboration perhaps. Of course in language, but also from one place to another, one idiom to another, one time zone to another. London-based Sun Drawing's acoustic album made in Helsinki, re-formed and built upon in Fukuoka. Sun Drawing+SEA LEVEL「Afternoons At The Library」

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Afternoons At The Library, by Sun Drawing + SEA LEVEL

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A lot of Former Airline's full length albums seem to be born out of transitional moments. No Man's Land came from the before-and-after of pandemic life, and this was his farewell to Tokyo after moving to Osaka: former_airline「Breath of the Machineries」 (track list's too long to list here!)

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Breath of the Machineries, by former_airline

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Yesterday's future musik former_airline「Postcards from No Man's Land」 1. In Today's World 2. Geometries of the Imagination 3. Insane Modernities 4. On the Sea of Fog 5. Dubby the Heaven 6. Paint This December Blue 7. Destroy What Destroys You 8. Walking Mirrors 9. S. Sontag in the Psykick Dancehall

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Postcards from No Man's Land, by former_airline

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Today, we're taking a little tour through the abstract/ambient/post-rock/krautrocky corners of our catalogue: Lo-shi「Ninjin」 1. Albertine 2. Yage! 3. Yoron-tō 4. Le pistolet d'os 5. Les amis de la prostate 6. Naruhodone 7. Yūkaku 8. Machiawase basho wo kimete okō 9. Allez tous vous faire foutre 4

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NINJIN, by Lo-shi

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Man, we've put out so much awesome, batshit, cool stuff over the years. Every one a lost future to some place wonderful. And a lot, like Nakigao Twintail, hails from somewhere or other in Kyushu: 泣き顔ツインテール「イチジク」 1. 金魚 2. 植木 3. オリモノ 4. 祈り 5. 道路 6. 発芽 call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/ichijiku

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イチジク / Ichijiku, by 泣き顔ツインテール / Nakigao Twintail

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Since we're on a frenzied junk noise tip... LIYL Beefheart, King Crimson, Boredoms, Gong... Cardiacs? Punk-prog-sorcery. 光分解「8555」 1. vaporwave 2. ランチ 3. 市のベージュ 4. 東湖 5. Tom Um 6. おさけ (feat.青木陽南) 7. 35.2_1 8. min haya 9. Hotbone 10. 会える日 11. 8555 12. 豫 call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/8555

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8555, by 光分解

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Want some fresh, frenetic, disconcertingly vaudevillian Japanese punk? On cassette? WE HAVE SOME OF THAT! worst taste「Bastard City EP」(2026) 1. Bastard City 2. ニュークリエーションA1 3. 地獄の門へ 4. Bastard City [DJ MEMAI remix] 06:34 call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/bastar...

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Bastard City EP, by worst taste

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Grandma's Garden are a bunch of sellouts... That's right, congratulations GG on their debut cassette EP "Sweet Dystopian Daydreams" being sold out on Bandcamp! You can get it digitally: call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/sweet-... And a few physical copies are still knocking around elsewhere.

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Sweet Dystopian Daydreams, by Grandma's Garden

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Ian (F) Martin @ianfmartin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

But since it *is* Bandcamp Friday, why not check out my little record label for some pop/noise/other from Japan (and one or two other places): call-and-response.bandcamp.com

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Call And Response Records

Indie, post-punk, new wave and underground music in Koenji, Tokyo since 2005.

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

NEW RELEASE! worst taste「Bastard City EP」 Cassette EP, ¥1300+tax 1. Bastard City 2. ニュークリエーション 3. 地獄の門へ 4. Bastard City（DJ MEMAI remix） call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/bastar...

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Bastard City EP, by worst taste

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This new NHK World documentary about CAR's home neighbourhood of Koenji is not only entertaining and informative but also features a lot of music we've released! Needle drops from Worst Taste, Lo-shi, 光分解, Sea Level and Sun Drawing: www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...

Koenji - Backstreets Buzzing with Subculture Spirit - Dive in Tokyo | NHK WORLD-JAPAN

Home to musicians, comedians, writers, and more, Koenji is known as a subculture hub. Join us as we explore its shopping streets and countless alleys and learn the origins of its maze-like layout.

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Released just a few weeks ago, young jazz-punks 光分解/Hikari Bunkai's debut album 8555 is a ultra-condensed King Crimson skronk blast of semi-improvised wig flipping mayhem: call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/8555

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8555, by 光分解

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

It's Bandcamp Friday, so that means it's time to jolly you all along into checking out or refreshing yourselves on our recent releases. Miu Mau make beautiful avant-pop/new wave with a sharp, glacial edge. London's The Leaf Library are on remix duty: call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/motif-21

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Motif 21, by miu mau

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Out now! 光分解 / Hikari Bunkai 「8555」 The debut album by Tokyo's coolest, youngest, hottest, nicest, fucked-uppest multi-instrumentalist jazz-prog-punk trio. Listen in full and buy (in full!) here: call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/8555

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8555, by 光分解

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Our friends at Blossom Rot Records in Australia are tantalisingly close to their $1K fundraising goal for the Desert Divas programme supporting female First Nations musicians. CAR acts P-iPLE, Grandma's Garden and Cyber Cherry all feature on this album: blossomrotrecords.bandcamp.com/album/blosso...

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Blossom Buddies IV, by Various

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Today is the day the 光分解 album was supposed to be released, but this is your reminder that we've had to push it back a couple of weeks. Very sorry and please bear with us.

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Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Bad news! Due to a massive production snafu, the new Hikari Bunkai album release, which was scheduled for this Friday March 27th, has been put back 2 weeks to April 10th. Huge apologies, especially to those of you who have pre-ordered the CD. The problem will be fixed soon.

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Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

The Leaf Library, who recently remixed Miu Mau's "Furidashi" for us, just released their new album "After The Rain, Strange Seeds" and it's a masterpiece. It tightens and hones to perfection their expansive yet intimate, drizzle-swept yet sometimes sun-dappled, melancholy yet joyous musical vision:

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

One more new preview track "min haya" is now available to whet your appetite for 光分解 (Hikari Bunkai)'s album 8555, out next Friday. Skronk freely here: call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/8555

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8555, by 光分解

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

We've updated the pre-order page for Hikaribunkai's blistering avant-punk-prog mindmelt debut album "8555". You can now listen to the track "市のベージュ " in addition to "ランチ" which was made available last week. You can check both tracks out here: call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/8555

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8555, by 光分解

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The Leaf Library @theleaflibrary.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

We also did a remix for the new Miu Mau EP on @callandresponse.bsky.social (bringing the Flying Saucer Attack lo-fi drones to the original's sweet avant-pop): call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/motif-21

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Motif 21, by miu mau

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Bandcamp Friday is also a great opportunity to lay down an early preorder for our next release, 光分解 (Hikari Bunkai)'s forthcoming album of prog-skronk-jazz-punk mayhem "8555": call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/8555

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8555, by 光分解

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Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Happy Bandcamp Friday! If you've been holding off on buying Miu Mau's excellent new Motif 21 EP, now's your chance to make the biggest impact with your love! call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/motif-21

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Motif 21, by miu mau

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Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

P-iPLE, Cyber Cherry and Grandma's Garden all participated in this online compilation from Australian indie label Blossom Rot Records. It's released for International Women's Day 2026 to raise funds for a project supporting indigenous women in music. blossomrotrecords.bandcamp.com/album/blosso...

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Blossom Buddies IV, by Various

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

This year, our Fashion Crisis DJ nights are travelling through time, decade by decade, to figure out our alternative history of popular music. We're starting in the 60s (because none of us is confident we could do justice to the 50s) on March 6th.

Fashion crisis presents An Alternative History of Popular Music Part 1: The 1960s.

Date: 3/6 (Fri)
Place: Koenji SUBstore
Time: 19:00
Price: ¥500 + 1 drink
DJs:
- Evil Penguin
- Mittu
- BB Clarke
- James Hadfield
- Ian Martin

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Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Our next release! "Tokyo Avant-garde Propeller Postcard Band" 光分解/Hikari Bunkai's wild ride of a debut album "8555" is open for pre-rders now, with the song "ランチ" currently available for early listening: call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/8555

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8555, by 光分解

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Ian (F) Martin @ianfmartin.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I've been a fan of Miu Mau for years and it's a profound pleasure to be able to finally put something by them out from my little label. That I've been able to get The Leaf Library to remix them as well is just a wonderful feeling.

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The Leaf Library @theleaflibrary.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

This is a fantastic EP - very pleased to be able to contribute a couple of remixes to it. Hope you enjoy it.

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

It's past midnight here in Tokyo, which means Miu Mau's new EP Motif 21 is now officially out! Two fantastic original indie/new wave/art-pop tracks plus two lovely remixes by Matt from @theleaflibrary.bsky.social Listen to it, love it, buy it here: call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/motif-21

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Motif 21, by miu mau

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Very happy to hear, via @koenjimusic.bandcamp.com, that Grandma's Garden were played the other day on X-Posure Daily with John Kennedy. Check out the whole EP here: call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/sweet-...

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Sweet Dystopian Daydreams, by Grandma's Garden

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Get in early with our upcoming cassette EP from alternately spiky/woozy art-pop/new wave trio Miu Mau: call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/motif-21

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Motif 21, by miu mau

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Another Bandcamp Friday treat for adventurous music fans is this wild journey of a covers album featuring 15 artists either on or connected to our little label. It's pop? call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/pop

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POP?, by Call And Response Records

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

This Bandcamp Friday, why not treat yourself to some spiky, riff-heavy garage-punk from Tokyo: call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/sweet-...

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Sweet Dystopian Daydreams, by Grandma's Garden

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

New Looprider coming in a couple of months. Get your ears ready!

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Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I've two remixes on this new Miu Mau EP, one as @theleaflibrary.bsky.social and one as Roland Prague (long story). Enjoy!

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The Leaf Library @theleaflibrary.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

New TLL remix on here!

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

NEW RELEASE OUT 2/27! Miu Mau have been friends of the label forever and guitarist Hiromi's old band 百蚊/Hyacca were one of the foundational pillars of early CAR. So it's a profound pleasure to welcome them in all their evolving art-pop glory to our label call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/motif-21

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Motif 21, by miu mau

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Matt from The Leaf Library has done fantastic stuff with us recently — with Sea Level, our recent covers comp, and on the forthcoming Miu Mau cassette — but their upcoming album is fucking fantastic and will still be up there with your year’s favourites come December. Treat yourself to a good time.

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Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Merry Christmas! Saki from Grandma's Garden has just written a seasonal song for all you lovely people to enjoy over the holidays. Joanne Saki「My Christmas Ritual (Just Don't Drink Too Much)」 call-and-response.bandcamp.com/track/my-chr...

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My Christmas Ritual (Just Don't Drink Too Much), by Joanne Saki

track by Joanne Saki

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Merry Christmas! Saki from Grandma's Garden has just written a seasonal song for all you lovely people to enjoy over the holidays. Joanne Saki「My Christmas Ritual (Just Don't Drink Too Much)」 call-and-response.bandcamp.com/track/my-chr...

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My Christmas Ritual (Just Don't Drink Too Much), by Joanne Saki

track by Joanne Saki

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Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I have recorded, and there is no real way to dress this up as anything other than it actually is, a U2 cover. call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/pop (Sun Drawing, track 6) A pleasure and an honour to be an ongoing part of the @callandresponse.bsky.social family.

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POP?, by Call And Response Records

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

NEW RELEASE! To celebrate our 20th anniversary, 15 artists from/closely tied to the label recorded cover versions for this madcap album to help us celebrate our reaching the Japanese legal drinking age. (Digital-only but with cute merch bundle options) call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/pop

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POP?, by Call And Response Records

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Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Made this album with SEA LEVEL a while back. Still got some CDs (and am now sending to EU as well). sundrawingsounds.bandcamp.com/album/aftern... Acoustic/electronic drifting dream states based on recordings I made in the central library in Helsinki. @callandresponse.bsky.social

CD copies of Afternoons At The Library by Sun Drawing and SEA LEVEL

CD copies of Afternoons At The Library by Sun Drawing and SEA LEVEL

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Ian (F) Martin @ianfmartin.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Want to spend an evening cruising a Bandcamp account full of great music, mostly from Japan, that no one else is talking about? And then spend money on buying 3-5 albums/EPs that you can play to other people and they'll go, "What's this?" Then I have a record label account you oughtta check out:

Call And Response Records @callandresponse.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

This Bandcamp Friday, why not explore our extensive catalogue of leftfield punk and indie music from Japan (and one or two other places)? Not gonna bully you into looking at certain things this time: we trust your own inherent curiosity and joy in discovery call-and-response.bandcamp.com

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Call And Response Records

Indie, post-punk, new wave and underground music in Koenji, Tokyo since 2005.

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音楽ナタリー @music.natalie.mu · 14/10/2025

2人組パンクバンドGrandma's Garden 初EPはCall And Responseから発売 natalie.mu/music/news/644153?utm_so… #GrandmasGarden