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Various Artists - Rough Guide to Avant-Garde Japan STONE TEMPLE PILOTS and the Dickensian downtrodden thatVinyl LP pressing. From boundary pushing koto musicians to experimental jazz virtuosi, Japanese music has long embraced all things avant garde. This Rough Guide highlights some of today's key innovators whose individualism challenges the conformist perception of Japan.