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Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR And Boogie 1972-1986
Light In The Attic (LITA 179)
Release date: May 15, 2020, US
When Light In The Attic released _Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986_ in 2019, it was the first collection of its kind to be released outside Japan. It proved to be just what music fans had been waiting for—a compilation of sought-after tracks that had been nearly impossible to obtain unless you were well-connected with dealers and collectors, or traveled regularly to the countless record stores in Japan. _Pacific Breeze_ included Minako Yoshida, Taeko Ohnuki, Hiroshi Sato and Haruomi Hosono among other key players of ‘70s-’80s Japanese City Pop, the nebulous genre that encompassed an “amalgam of AOR, R&B, jazz fusion, funk, boogie and disco, all a touch dizzy with tropical euphoria,” as we described it the first time around.
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.
A1
Bread & Butter - Pink Shadow
A2
Eiichi Ohtaki - Yubikiri
A3
Kimiko Kasai - Vibration (Love Celebration)
A4
The Mystery Kindaichi Band - Kindaichi Kosuke No Theme
B1
Tetsuji Hayashi - Hidari Mune No Seiza
B2
Anri - Last Summer Whisper
B3
Momoko Kikuchi - Blind Curve
B4
Tomoko Aran - I'm In Love
C1
Yu Imai - Kindaichi Kosuke Nishi E Iku
C2
Sadistics - The Tokyo Taste
C3
Piper - Hot Sand
C4
Junko Ohashi & Minoya Central Station - Rainy Saturday & Coffee Break
D1
Eri Ohno - Skyfire
D2
Yumi Murata - Kanpoo
D3
Kyoko Furuya - Harumifutou
D4
Yuji Toriyama - Bay/Sky Provincetown 1977