Cult Japanese do-it-all type offering intriguing fusion of the ghastly and gorgeous The background: Shintaro Sakamoto is a cult star in Japan. Formerly a member of psychedelic band Yura Yura Teikoku, a mainstream success back home with enough of a reputation for James Murphy to re-issue an LP of theirs on his Death from Abroad imprint in 2009, he only released his solo debut album, How to Live Wit
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