NK Bonus

The guys who brought us the Nihon Kizuna Japan disaster relief compilation have released a free or you could just slip a few bucks in, Bonus compilation as a huge thank you to all of you who purchased the original comp and as a celebration of the amazing response which has raised over $20,000 in under a month...Big up!!!..NKBonus once more features tracks from artists worldwide, some of which were submitted for the original comp but not received on time and others which were submitted later. For a full tracklist of the artists see HERE.




They are also having a few Release Parties, check'em out if your in the vicinity.

To celebrate the incredible success of the Nihon Kizuna project we’re holding two release parties in April, one in Tokyo and one in London.Both parties will be used to raise more money for the Red Cross and awareness of the work we’ve done, as well as give everyone a chance to hear some of the incredible artists on the compilation live.

Nihon Kizuna Tokyo release party
Friday April 15 @ Be-Wave, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Free entry w/ donations to Red Cross - 11pm – 5am
FeaturingDj's:XLII, Broken Haze, Eccy, Yosi Horikawa (live), Himuro Yoshiteru (live), Daisuke Tanabe, BD1982, A Taut Line, Ken One and Kper.


Nihon Kizuna London release party
Wednesday April 20 @ Vibe Bar, Brick Lane, London
Free entry w/ donations to Red Cross - 7.30pm – 11.30pm
Featuring Dj's: Kid Kanevil, Blue Daisy, Om Unit, Throwing Snow, Danny DriveThru and Slugabed. (Additional fundraiser for Japan upstairs at Vibe Live)
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Nihon Kizuna

Worldwide artists contribute to Nihon Kizuna music compilation in aid of Japan disaster relief effort.

Over 40 international artists have donated music for the Nihon Kizuna compilation in aid of the Japan disaster relief effort. Nihon Kizuna, or 日本絆 in Japanese roughly translates as ‘bond of friendship with Japan’.

Following the earthquake and tsunami which devastated the northern coast and prefectures of Japan on Friday March 11th 2011, a small group of Tokyo-based artists (from Japan, Ukraine and France) and one visiting London-based journalist (from Italy) decided to pull their efforts and contacts together to do the only thing they could to help the country and its people – sell music to raise awareness of the devastation that hit the area and raise money for its people and the relief effort.

The motivation behind Nihon Kizuna was simple: in face of the feeling of helplessness many felt here in Japan in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami this compilation seemed like the best way to express our support and love for the country and its people. Amid widespread scaremongering and panic from the foreign media it felt only right to stand tall alongside the people of Japan who have always welcomed foreign artists and musicians with open arms and hearts.

The compilation was put together in five days thanks to the internet. Every artist and/or label on the compilation donated a track, either previously released, unreleased or created especially for the occasion. Many of the tracks, artists and labels on the compilation have a direct relation to Japan, further highlighting the connection many people outside of the country feel towards Japan in the current situation. It’s no small thing to say that many of those involved feel a kinship to the country regardless of whether or not they’ve ever lived in or visited the country.

Nihon Kizuna is released on Friday March 18th using Bandcamp as a selling platform and with payments handled via Paypal. This will be followed by a release on iTunes Japan in the week of March 21st – as many Japanese residents do not use Paypal.
The compilation will cost £10, $15, 1,500Y or 12Euros and there will be the possibility to donate more should people want to via Bandcamp. The compilation will be available on iTunes Japan until the end of March, while the Bandcamp page and this website will stay up for the foreseeable future.

All proceeds from the compilation will be given to the Japan Red Cross directly.

Worldwide artists contribute to Nihon Kizuna music compilation in aid of Japan disaster Artists and labels involved in the compilation include Kode 9, Kuedo, Rudi Zygadlo, Broken Haze, Circulations Records, All City Records, Daisuke Tanabe, Yosi Horikawa, XLII, Memory 9, Ninja Tune, Kid Kanevil, Om Unit, Paul White, Illum Sphere, One Handed Music, BD1982, Fink, Emika, Mux Mool, Ernest Gonzales, Paper Tiger, Sesped, Jay Scarlett, Elliott Yorke (Royalty), Kan Sano, Onra and many more.
Represented on the compilation are over 7 countries, 40 artists and 10 labels.

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