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Taiji no Yume (胎児の夢, "Foetal Dream") is the critically acclaimed 1977 third album by Japanese singer-songwriter and poet Yoshiko Sai. Known for its surreal, dark folk, and baroque pop sound, the album features arrangements by Japanese jazz musician Yuji Ohno (known for scoring various Japanese anime series including Lupin) and showcases Sai's unique, ethereal vocals, often described as an introspective spiritual journey. 

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Yoshiko Sai’s third album – another gem in a tragically brief yet remarkable career – is being reissued once more. Originally released in the mid-1970s, Taiji No Yume emerged from a fortuitous chain of events. Sai, whose primary passion was poetry, began writing during a period of illness. It was only through her encounter with singer Rabi Nakayama that she ended up in the recording studio, where she completed a discography that blends psychedelic textures with experimental folk-rock fusion.

On Taiji No Yume, this convergence of chance and talent is elevated by the presence of key collaborators such as pianist Masahiko Sato and polymath Yuji Ohno, whose fluid, jazz-inflected playing lends the album a sense of weightlessness. This quality perfectly complements the album’s dreamlike mood, which feels at once fantastical and delicately composed.

The nine-minute title track serves as the album’s centrepiece and final statement – a sweeping synthesis of the album’s motifs. It opens with a shimmering piano motif, soon giving way to castanets and Latin-tinged rhythms, which in turn dissolve into a cinematic arrangement of strings and horns. Throughout, Yoshiko Sai’s voice dances across the surface like vapour – light, poised, and utterly transportive. — (via HHV Mag)

2025 Limited edition reissue
Clear vinyl
Vinyl Goes Around pressing
Japan edition with Obi

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Vinyl Tracklist:
A1 ヒターノ (Gitano)
A2 アルハンブラの青い壜 (Alhambra No Aoi Bin)
A3 ある晴れた夜 (Aru Hareta Yoru)
A4 波止場 (Hatoba)
A5 春の夢 (Haru No Yume)
A6 海の沈黙 (Umi No Chinmoku)
B1 青いガラス玉 (Aoi Garasudama)
B2 遍路 (Henro)
B3 白昼夢 (Hakuchūmu)
B4 胎児の夢 (Taiji No Yume)

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Label: P-Vine Records
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Clear Vinyl
Reissued: 2025 / Originally Released: 1977
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock, Japanese

File under: Japanese Folk/Rock
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