{"title":"sugar plant","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe will be gradually releasing the physical copies of sugar plant.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sugar-plant-blue-submarine-7-vinyl-single","title":"sugar plant \/ blue submarine 7' vinyl single","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the official merchandise by sugar plant.\u003cbr\u003eReleased via KiliKiliVilla.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlternative mellow groove from Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSugar Plant's first new song in six years is released on 7\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eside a : blue submarine\u003cbr\u003eside b : flow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSugar Plant, also known as psychedelic Sade in the 2000s, was a rare band that performed at many outdoor raves and parties, and created chill-out and ambient spaces in their live shows, which was rare at the time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the past few years, live performances have been revitalised and new listeners have been attracted. A new song is being released for the first time in six years, heralding the arrival of a new golden age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KiliKiliVilla Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55405261029449,"sku":"1","price":1980.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/9969\/5689\/files\/ChatGPTImage2026_1_6_16_33_29.png?v=1767684827"},{"product_id":"inokashra-rangers-feat-sugar-plant-7-vinyl-single","title":"INOKASHRA RANGERS feat sugar plant 7' vinyl single","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA signature track by sugar plant is now being covered—with original vocals—by INOKASHIRA RANGERS!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the first time in nine years since releasing the UK punk cover compilation \"Rangers Patrol 1977~1982 UK!\" through KiliKiliVilla in 2016, INOKASHIRA RANGERS return to the label with a surprising new project: covering songs by sugar plant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe songs chosen are \"happy\" and \"rise,\" both from sugar plant’s 1998 classic album happy. Notably, \"rise\" is one of the band's most iconic tracks, also featured in the soundtrack of the film Ping Pong. What makes this release truly special is that the vocals are performed by sugar plant themselves—adding an authentic touch to this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"package_description_0\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003eunique reinterpretation. The dreamlike, floating quality of the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"package_description_0\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoriginal songs blends seamlessly with the laid-back rocksteady and reggae grooves that INOKASHIRA RANGERS are known for, creating a fresh yet nostalgic listening experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe connection runs even deeper: Sota Takagi, the mastermind behind INOKASHIRA RANGERS, was actually a keyboardist and support member for sugar plant from their 1996 release after after hours through to 2000’s dryfruit. This long-standing musical relationship is what made this extraordinary collaboration possible.\u003cbr\u003eExperience a miraculous meeting point between '90s Japanese indie and vintage reggae\/rocksteady culture—reborn for a new generation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KiliKiliVilla Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55422268997705,"sku":"1","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/9969\/5689\/files\/kkv-188VL_dummy.jpg?v=1768095495"},{"product_id":"sugar-plant-after-after-hours-2025-remaster-cassette","title":"sugar plant \/ after after hours 2025 remaster cassette","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally released in 1996, after after hours marked a bold evolution in sugar plant’s sound—blending gentle indie pop with electronica and ambient influences, inspired by Japan’s early rave scene and the chillout rooms of that era. Now remastered with greater depth and clarity, this forward-thinking album is finally back in circulation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTo accompany the digital release, we’re also offering a limited edition cassette (with download code)—a perfect analog format for this dreamy, late-night soundtrack.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KiliKiliVilla Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55422271422537,"sku":null,"price":2750.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/9969\/5689\/files\/KKV-187CA.jpg?v=1768096772"},{"product_id":"sugar-plant-happy-2024-remaster-cassette-with-dl-code","title":"sugar plant \/ happy 2024 remaster cassette with DL code","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSugar plant, Japan's proud originators of indie-pop and dream-pop, are releasing their 1998 masterpiece 'happy', remastered for the first time!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndie, acoustic, post-rock, ambient, deep house, Sugar Plant has been spinning genre-defying sounds since the 1990s. He currently has more than 30,000 monthly listeners on Spotify at any one time, and his reputation is growing again in the US and abroad. The last few years have seen a re-evaluation of the shoegaze sound, including the revival of Slowdive and Mazzy Star, as well as a quiet Japanese response to the mellow grooves of Khruangbin, Bonobo, Cigarettes After Sex and others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis reissue is a remastered version of the 1998 release 'happy', which is renowned as a masterpiece, with a sound that has increased resolution and depth. A remix of 'rise' by a French ambient artist is included as a bonus track.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe mastering was done by Soichiro Nakamura, the engineer for Shintaro Sakamoto and Ogre You Asshole. Sugar Plant will be releasing their first new material in a long time this spring, so look forward to it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KiliKiliVilla Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55422271651913,"sku":null,"price":2200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/9969\/5689\/files\/KKV-169CA.jpg?v=1768097265"},{"product_id":"sugar-plant-dryfruit-2018-remaster-cassette-with-dl-code","title":"sugar plant \/ dryfruit 2018 remaster cassette with DL code","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 2000 masterpiece dryfruit by Sugar Plant, Japan's proud originators of shoegaze and dream pop, has been reissued on cassette, with the sound source remastered in 2018.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEngineered by Naoyuki Uchida, the stripped-down performances and simple arrangements have a unique sound and a deeper sense of space. At the time of release, the album was described as a psychedelic sherday and a European edition was released on a German label. It also includes two dub mixes by Naoyuki Uchida, which were attached exclusively to the original release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KiliKiliVilla Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55422275223625,"sku":null,"price":2200.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/9969\/5689\/files\/KKV-170CA.jpg?v=1768097585"},{"product_id":"sugar-plant-headlights-limited-edition-cd","title":"sugar plant \/ headlights Limited edition CD","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"532\"\u003eReleased in 2018, \u003cem data-start=\"155\" data-end=\"167\"\u003eheadlights\u003c\/em\u003e marked sugar plant’s first full-length album in 18 years—a quiet yet decisive return by one of Japan’s true originators of shoegaze and dream pop. Since the 1990s, sugar plant have continuously woven sounds that move freely across indie rock, ambient, post-rock, deep house, and experimental pop, always guided by a delicate sense of space and emotional restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"1010\"\u003eRather than chasing trends, \u003cem data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"574\"\u003eheadlights\u003c\/em\u003e feels timeless. Its hazy guitars, soft pulses, and gently suspended melodies form a deeply immersive listening experience—music that unfolds slowly, revealing its depth with each listen. The album resonates with the global reappraisal of shoegaze sparked by the returns of Slowdive and Mazzy Star, while also standing as a subtle Japanese response to the mellow, intimate grooves of artists like Rhye, Bonobo, and Cigarettes After Sex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1275\"\u003eAt once introspective and expansive, \u003cem data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1061\"\u003eheadlights\u003c\/em\u003e is not simply a comeback record, but a masterwork that reaffirms sugar plant’s unique position in the continuum of international indie and dream pop—quietly confident, emotionally rich, and unmistakably their own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KiliKiliVilla Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55426678358089,"sku":null,"price":2750.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/9969\/5689\/files\/MKM-002.jpg?v=1768261222"},{"product_id":"sugar-plant-trance-mellow-2018-remaster-limited-edition-cd","title":"sugar plant \/ trance mellow 2018 Remaster Limited Edition CD","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"595\"\u003eOriginally released in 1996 and newly remastered in 2018, \u003cem data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"212\"\u003etrance mellow\u003c\/em\u003e stands as one of sugar plant’s most distinctive and forward-looking works. Since the 1990s, the band have continuously blurred the boundaries between indie rock, ambient, post-rock, deep house, and experimental pop. Among their catalog, \u003cem data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"465\"\u003etrance mellow\u003c\/em\u003e is the album that comes closest to the dance floor—without ever abandoning the band’s signature sense of intimacy and mellowness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"597\" data-end=\"1078\"\u003eThe year 1996 marked a turning point for Japan’s underground dance culture, symbolized by the emergence of the rave movement around events such as \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eRAINBOW 2000\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Immersed in this moment, the members of sugar plant encountered new values and sounds firsthand. 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The album preserves the sense of mellowness sugar plant had pursued since their debut, while allowing repetition, atmosphere, and texture to take on a more central role.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1888\"\u003eThe record embraces a wide spectrum of influences, from the chill-out aesthetics associated with \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eCafe del Mar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e to the ethereal beauty of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eCocteau Twins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eSlowdive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. 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This beautiful collection of tracks can also be enjoyed as an ambient album on its own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA quiet, refined destination reached by true originators of indie pop and dream pop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"lightweightBreak\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarking 30 years since their album debut in 1995, sugar plant have spent 2025 celebrating their anniversary with a series of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"package_description_0\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003ecarefully curated releases, including a newly remastered edition of their 1996 classic after after hours and a special rise \/ happy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"package_description_0\" class=\"peekaboo-text\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esingle reinterpreted by Tokyo-based dub band Inokasira Rangers. 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On this latest release, the band further refines and updates their signature dreamy sound, presenting an elegantly modern vision of alternative pop from Japan—one that feels both intimate and quietly expansive, and unmistakably of the present moment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KiliKiliVilla Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55505170235465,"sku":null,"price":3300.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/9969\/5689\/files\/KKV-192CDdummy.png?v=1771986098"},{"product_id":"sugar-plant-signature-collection-volume-1-very-limited-clear-mint-green-vinyl","title":"sugar plant \/ Signature Collection Volume 1 Very Limited CLEAR MINT GREEN Vinyl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpanning the full arc of sugar plant’s career—from their 1995 debut hiding place to their latest release one dream, one star—a carefully curated collection album is now set for release across two analog LP titles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing the global acclaim of their new album released this March, this long-awaited best-of arrives on vinyl for fans worldwide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilt around shimmering, wave-like textures that rise from stillness, the sound drifts and swells like eddies in motion, illuminated by vocals that carry a quiet, almost divine radiance. These elements bring each track into sharp relief, forming the core of this collection. Reframing 30 years of work from the present moment, the album gently reveals the expansive sonic landscape that defines sugar plant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis release comes from a Tokyo-based creative design studio—run by a florist\/designer in Higashi-Azabu—who previously reissued the remastered CD edition of sugar plant’s trance mellow. Conceived not only as a music release but as a spatial, immersive analog work, the record invites a deeper mode of listening.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs the needle drops, sugar plant’s singular soundscape emerges with a sense of clarity and soft illumination—unfolding with a visual-like expansiveness. 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