It’s not only erratic, however, it’s also very spastic. Fragments of Herrman’s shrieking violins from Psycho clash with Gregorian-esque chants while echoes of Krzysztof Komeda’s jazzy ensembles underlay heavy synth pads.

Track by track, even minute by minute, Shoji weaves together an array of wide ranging influences. What will first strike you about their first release, Osamu Shoji’s score for Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s (Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust) 1987 anime Wicked City, is its erratic nature. The anime fandom is already so strong - I think it’s the soundtrack revivalists that will be introduced to something new.” The market has always been strong, and that’s because the original scores have always played an integral part in anime. As a soundtrack fan and vinyl collector, I thought that I could re-introduce the fan base to film scores they have either forgotten about or never picked up on.” When asked why chose to focus his label on anime, he continued: “As more people become swept up by the revival, anime soundtracks haven’t really faded away.

According to John Dobyns, the founder of Tiger Lab Vinyl, “Anime scores have been just as important to my musical upbringing as any other genre or influential group.

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