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The Radicals

A Nation's Ideogrammic Anthems

$42.00
Boxed Edition / 370 pages

Mosdell’s Magnum Opus

“Captures the sense of intimacy with eternity . . . a blend of passion and detachment sometimes reminiscent of Rilke’s meditations.”
— Kyoto Journal

“Magnificent . . . a banquet of sensory delights.”
— Vivian Allender, Vogue

“The most imaginative work done in Japan today.”
— Sherry Reniker, Poetry Editor, Edge

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The Kantocles

Songs from the Atomic Aisles

$25.00
Hard cover / 248 pages

“More poetic than a Kerouac or a Bukowski, yet just as blunt and edgy as his predecessors, Mosdell is a must read.”

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City of Song

The Incendiary Arias

$25.00
Hard cover / 110 pages

“When I read his lyrics, I see him in a high school chemistry laboratory, making Molotov cocktails — his eyes lucid, blue and very clear.”
— Ryuichi Sakamoto

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Ink Music

The Lyrics of Chris Mosdell

$50.00
Soft cover rare edition

The early lyrics of Chris Mosdell — Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sheena & the Rokkets, Sandii and the Sunsetz. Includes his VISIC (visual music) experimentations and the narrative “birdhead boy” ballad.

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