Various Artists - World Is Waiting For Us Vol.1 [Readymade International]

Warehouse find / Original pressing from 2002. Distributed by the defunct Japanese companies Cisco & DMR (Dance Music Records).

WORLD IS WAITING FOR US
A 3 x 12” Vinyl collection shared by Japan’s hottest artists!

Tracklist:
A1 Mansfield – Take On Me
A2 Mansfield – Portobello Samba
B1 The Gentle People – I Love The Gentle People
B2 Konishi Yasuharu – A Tribute To Simon Harris

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Profile 1

KONISHI Yasuharu
Band leader, composer, arranger and producer of the now defunct Pizzicato Five (1985-2001). Although he undertook two successful world tours and released five international albums, with followers ranging from London’s Karminsky Experience to Karl Lagerfeld, many of his fans know him as a DJ, spinning in trendy Tokyo venues such as Shibuya’s Organ Bar.

He tours regularly in Japan and abroad. On the Jackson 5 remix album, his remix “I Want You Back (readymade 524 mix)” received an extraordinary amount of airplay on national radio. The remix album charted well at major record stores.

In 1998, his project Punch the Monkey! (where he remixed the theme tune to the popular anime series Lupin the Third) sold over 700,000 copies, which some say, started the remix craze in Japan. His success hit the mainstream when in 2000 he produced the No.1 single Oha-Rock, which became a social phenomenon.

More recently, Konishi established his own record label, readymade international inc., from which he plans to release exciting new solo work.

His talents also span film and photography, and he is a recognized director of promotional videos, shows and commercials. His personally designed original T-shirts and merchandise are sold in select stores such as Shibuya’s BEAMS.

He is also a writer, with regular columns in several magazines, and has published a number of books. A collection of his essays has been published under the title Kore wa koi de wa nai (“This is not love”).

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Profile 2

IKEDA Masanori (Mansfield)
He began his DJing career in London in 1991, whilst working at Soul Jazz Records in Soho. After becoming a resident DJ at London’s Wag Club for the Blow-Up event, he toured around the UK and the rest of Europe.

Together with his friends Karminsky Experience and Gentle People, he has organised numerous club events, compiled CDs and produced radio shows. Upon returning to Japan in 1997, he quickly made a name for himself as a DJ with the rarest records from the East, playing at many popular events across the country.

He is renowned for rocking dancefloors globally, having completed a successful European tour in 2000.

In addition to his DJ work, he has contributed remixes for Konishi Yasuharu’s Punch the Monkey! His solo releases include the mixed CD series Spin Out and Spin Out 2 (V2 Records Japan). His albums 6 Complexions of Mansfield and It’s a Man’s Man’s Field (readymade records), released under the alias Mansfield, have cemented his reputation as a sound creator.

A new album is expected to be released under readymade international in early 2002. This is the DJ and composer that everyone is talking about.