Japan was in the midst of the peak GS (Group Sounds) boom – a sound that fused Japanese kayōkyoku music and Western rock music
Mysterious
Deliverance Echoes
the jangling melancholy of ‘Shady Lane’
Formed in London youth clubs
Isaiah Collier - JOY FARAQUET Japan was in the midstIsaiah Collier returns with Joy, a five track EP that treats joy not as escape, but as a grounded, hard won force shaped by loss, love, faith and collective endurance. Across the record, the Chicago saxophonist, composer and bandleader moves between spiritual jazz, gospel, R&B and exploratory ensemble writing, bringing vocals, piano, tenor sax, flutes, synth bass and layered arrangements into close conversation. The title track opens with bright,