New releases // May 15, 2020

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Pacific Breeze 2 - Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-86

  • Purple vinyl. 2xLP
May 15, 2020
12" Album / Light In The Attic / Organic Grooves, Rock, Indie, Pop
"With Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986 we dig deeper into those sounds of bubble-era Japan. From the proto-City Pop funk of Bread & Butter and Eiichi Ohtaki to the crate-digger favorites Eri Ohno and Piper, the latest entry in Light In The Attic’s Japan Archival Series brings another set of sought-after tunes, most of which have never before been available outside of Japan. Tomoko Aran and Anri, also included in this compilation, are just a few of the artists who have gained popularity in recent years thanks to Vaporwave, the meme-genre that heavily samples Japanese City Pop to create its particular aesthetic. Pacific Breeze 2 once again feature the artwork of renowned Tokyo-based illustrator Hiroshi Nagai, whose iconic images of resort living have become synonymous with City Pop. Nagai’s urban tropical imagery is a perfect match for the expertly curated tunes, evoking a certain sense of nostalgia for the leisure lifestyles of ‘70s-’80s Tokyo, while simultaneously being perfectly in tune with the current zeitgeist." - Light In The Attic
Tracklist:
  • 1. Pink Shadow - Bread & Butter
  • 2. Yubikiri - Eiichi Ohtaki
  • 3. Vibration (Love Celebration) - Kimiko Kasai
  • 4. Kindaichi Kosuke No Theme - The Mystery Kindaichi Band
  • 5. Hidari Mune No Seiza - Tetsuji HayashiBUY
  • 6. Last Summer Whisper - Anri
  • 7. Blind Curve - Momoko KikuchiBUY
  • 8. I'm In Love - Tomoko Aran
  • 9. Kindaichi Kosuke Nishi E Iku - Yu Imai
  • 10. Tokyo Taste - Sadistics
  • 11. Hot Sand - PiperBUY
  • 12. Rainy Saturday Coffee Break - Junko Ohashi & Minoya Central Station
  • 13. Skyfire - Eri Ohno
  • 14. Kanpoo - Yumi MurataBUY
  • 15. Harumifutou - Kyoko Furuya
  • 16. Bay/Sky Provincetown 1977 - Yuji Toriyama

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