NAGISA YOKO & JUSTIN SIMON - KAYOKO NONSENSE Vinyl 12"

A special collaboration between old friends Justin Simon and Nagisa Yoko. Justin's songwriting and production take Yoko into more primitive/tweaked out territory than her usual recorded output. It also features fellow Yoko fan and notorious underground Tokyo journalist Naruse's ode to Yoko, recorded late one night in Inokashira park.

Takuyuki Moriya (Ghost, Tsuki No Wa) plays bass on "Kamikakushi."

Yoko bio from old Mesh-Key website:
If Asakawa Maki were possessed with Iggy Pop's soul, if Lydia Lunch's spirit invaded Eri Chiemi, if Wada Akiko grew her hair out and popped some hallucinogens, still none would outshine Tokyo's enigmatic psychedelic kayokyoku/enka/chanson singer, Nagisa Yoko.

A captivating performer with a golden voice, Yoko has mesmerized Japanese audiences for nearly ten years. She spent her formative years in cabarets in Tokyo's filthy "entertainment" district, Kabukicho, a seedy and sometimes belligerent environment. And her roots show--Yoko has a confident, no-nonsense demeanor, and even her most elegant, refined performances can be intimidating. Yoko is the real thing.