Cosmocities France Vinilo y CD

Review: The Cosmocities label has had a "life-long love story with Japanese electronics" which now comes to bare on this superb collection of sounds from the Far East. It is a two volume collection with the first serving up a to of deeply dug out delights which draw mainly from ambient, electronica and deep house sound worlds. Highlights are plentiful but Gabby & Lopez 'Drive form the Miracle' (Kaoru Inoue remix) is a zoned out post-rave and new age comedown and Sauce81's 'Sign Of Secret Love' is a super steamy synth romancer with slow-mo drums that delight.

Review: Cosmocities have held an enduring fascination with Japanese music which now manifests in two expansive compilations gathered under the title Denshi Ongaku No Bigaku. The French label has made a strong impression since first emerging around 2019, favouring a fertile crossover where organic instrumentation and electronic sensibilities meet, and that comes though on Volume 2 of this expertly curated series in no uncertain terms. There's a detectable jazziness to the music on offer from the likes of Seiji Ono, Uyama Hiroto and J.A.K.A.M, as house grooves and more lilting pulses flow from one track to the next, shining a light on some truly spectacular visionaries in the contemporary Japanese scene.