GENRE : PSYCHEDELIC-GARAGE-ROCK
RELEASE DATE : 冬 WINTER 2026
LABELS : P572 + ZBONS-SYA + OUCH!
CATALOGUE : P572 LP 106
FRANÇAIS :
Nous avons le plaisir de présenter UMA LAND, le 12ᵉ album de nos amis de Tokyo, les Zoobombs. Le grand retour discographique du groupe, neuf ans après leur dernier album. Onze nouvelles chansons de rock psychédélique intense et émouvant. Comme si Miles Davis, Sun Ra et les Rolling Stones avaient composé ensemble en japonais.
Mené par les éternels Don Matsuo (chant, guitare) et Matta (claviers), maintenant accompagné de Reo Saigusa (basse) et Gak Ouchi (batterie), le groupe a connu de nombreuses transformations depuis sa formation, un soir de pleine lune de 1994. Avec une discographie presque infinie à explorer et des centaines de concerts en Australie, aux États-Unis et au Canada, il faudrait un livre entier pour raconter le projet artistique que sont les Zoobombs.
Le vinyle est une co-parution internationale qui réunit les labels P572 (Canada), ZBONS-SYA (Japon) et OUCH! (France). Le visuel est signé Matta, qui dessine chaque jour leur mascotte Kumaku depuis les années 90. La musique a été enregistrée à Tokyo, mixée à Montréal et le disque est entièrement pressé, imprimé et bricolé à Québec. Le lancement officiel de l’album (qui marquera le 1000ᵉ concert du groupe) aura lieu le 18 décembre 2025 à Tokyo, le jour de l’anniversaire de Keith Richards. Coïncidence ?
ENGLISH :
We are happy to present UMA LAND, the 12th album from our friends from Tokyo, the Zoobombs. The band’s long-awaited return, nine years after their last release. Eleven new tracks of intense, bitter sweet psychedelic rock. It’s like if Miles Davis, Sun Ra and the Rolling Stones had written songs together in Japanese.
Led by the forever youthful duo of Don Matsuo (vocals, guitar) and Matta (keyboards), now joined by Reo Saigusa (bass) and Gak Ouchi (drums), the band has had countless transformations since its formation on a full-moon night in 1994. With an almost endless discography to explore and hundreds of shows across Australia, the United States, and Canada, it would take an entire book to capture the artistic project that is the Zoobombs.
The vinyl is an international co-release by P572 (Canada), ZBONS-SYA (Japan), and OUCH! (France). The artwork is by Matta, who has been drawing their mascot, Kumaku, every day since the ’90s. The music was recorded in Tokyo, mixed in Montreal and the record is entirely pressed, printed, and handcrafted in Québec City. The official album launch (marking the band’s 1,000th concert) takes place on December 18, 2025, in Tokyo, coinciding with Keith Richards’ birthday. Coincidence?+ Limited to 500 copies on 140g white vinyl
+ Deluxe heavyweight jacket with spot gloss
+ 24 pages lyric booklet translation
+ Beautiful Risograph art print
+ First 200 copies include a special postcard
SIDE A : Flaming Funky Lady / The Last Rock’n’roll Star / Tropic / In Blue / R&B International (revisited)
SIDE B : Deep Connection / Fortune Child / My Backstory / Time of War / My Favorites / 21st Century Hobo
Produced by DON Matsuo. Performed by Zoobombs (Reo Saigusa, Gak Ouchi, DON Matsuo, Mattaira)
All songs written by DON. Except “My Favorites” written by Matta
Basic recordings engineered by Hiroki “Terry” Ito at studio dig, Honjo,Saitama, Japan. Additional Recordings engineered by DON and Hajime Miki (M&N Recording Service) in various places, 2024. Mixed and mastered by Jean-Michel Dumas in Montréal, Canada. Artworks, cartoons and colors by Matta. Full credits and surprises await inside this record.
