Due to the limited information available about Armonico, it’s difficult to determine whether he created these tracks or simply compiled them. Regardless, the music sounds fantastic, blending City Pop with the melancholic elements reminiscent of the early Durutti Column era.
City Pop
Toshiki Kadomatsu (角松敏生) – 52nd Street (52ndストリート) (1987)
I will be taking some time off from the blog soon, as the co-founder of this site, Steven Shore will no longer be among the living. For now, I leave you with something sunny.
Various Artists – Funk Tide – Tokyo Jazz-Funk From Electric Bird 1978-87
From our incredible friends at Wewantsounds, we have another scorching compilation of Japanese jazz-funk. From the label’s Bandcamp site: “Following the success of the ‘Tokyo Glow’ compilation, Wewantsounds once again teams up with Japanese Tokyo-based DJ Notoya to dig the rich Electric Bird catalogue and come with a versatile selection Continue Reading
Masian Love / Frequency – Incheon City Pop Vol. 1
I have no info on either Masian Love or Frequency, two bands out of South Korea, but they do a fine take on the quintessentially Japanese City Pop genre.
Various Artists – Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986
From Light In The Attic Records, this is perfect Sunday listening: “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 Continue Reading
Nicadrio Lee – Palette
Aloha Got Soul is a record label out of Hawaii documenting the lost soul that was coming out of the state during the 1970s and 1980s, but this release is actually the work of a local prodigy called Nicadrio Lee who put this album together last year if I understand Continue Reading