guest session
01.02.24
Here’s a selection of tunes we brought back from Japan after our much too brief Asia tour last July. We each made an hour-long mix and stitched them both together for a 2-hour deep dive into our favorite Japanese music. Enjoy a journey through shibuya-kei, city pop (+ proto-city pop and neo-city pop), 70/80s fusion, novelty electronic records, ymo-verse, the occasional Japan-exclusive release from international artists, as well as other eclectic pop stuff gleaned across many record stores, book-offs, and flea markets in Tokyo and Osaka!
Tracklist:
Takako Minekawa (1997) – Micro Mini Cool Masayoshi Takanaka (1981) – Just Chuckle Takako Mamiya (1982) – Love Trip Tasturō Yamashita (1984) – I Love You (A’cappella version) Hiroshi Sato (1977) – Island Fantasy Cornelius (2001) – Nowhere Sugar Babe (1975) – Sugar Bob James (1980) – Sparkling New York Cornelius, The High Llamas (1998) – The Micro Disneycal World Tour (High Llamas Remix) Takako Minekawa (1999) – Flow in a Tide Kirinji (2000) – Goodday Goodbye YMCK (2004) – Magical 8Bit Tour Cymbals (2000) – Highway Star, Speed Star Pizzicato Five (1991) – しりとりをする恋人たち Lamp (2004) – For Lovers Isao Tomita (1974) – La fille aux cheveux de Lin ******* Haruomi Hosono (1984) – Talking Haruomi Hosono (1984) – Galaga Fantastic Plastic Machine (1997) – First Class ’77 Hiroshi Sato (1979) – Kalimba Night Yellow Magic Orchestra (1978) – Cosmic Surfin’ Masayoshi Takanaka (1983) – Tokyo… Singin’ in the City Hosono, Suzuki, Yamashita (1978) – Passion flower YMCK (2022) – Convenient Swing Slow (1996) – Good Morning Mr Echo Apogee & Perigee (1984) – Professor Persec Swing Slow (1996) – Capybara Taeko Ōnuki (1977) – Tokai Yukari Fresh (2000) – Whoopee Cat Momoko Kikuchi (1986) – Overture Ryuichi Sakamoto (2000) – Dream Ono Shunsuke and Shintaro Sakamoto (2016) – Disco Is Kahimi Karie (1995) – Zoom Up! Plus Tech Squeeze Box (2000) – Rocket CoasterRelated Broadcasts
