Noriko Miyamoto - "Arrows & Eyes" (4:01)
Mishio Ogawa - "Hikari No Ito Kin No Ito" (4:45)
Yoshio Ojima - "Days Man" (5:14)
Mkwaju Ensemble - "Tira-Rin" (4:29)
RNA Organism - "Weimar 22" (4:08)
Naoki Asai - "Yakan Hikou" (3:56)
Takami Hasegawa - "Koneko To Watashi" (2:31)
Mammy - "Mizu No Naka No Himitsu" (4:36)
Dip In The Pool - "Hasu No Enishi" (3:50)
Wha Ha Ha - "Akatere" (6:10)
D Day - "Sweet Sultan" (5:17)
Perfect Mother - "Dark Disco-Da Da Da Da Run" (3:10)
Neo Museum - "Area" (5:14)
Sonoko - "Wedding With God (A Nijinski)" (2:36)
Review: Now that's what we call an album title 2021. As the name implies, we're skirting the edges of 1980s Japanese pop, opting to explore the strange, sci-fi hued, traditionally rooted noises that weren't necessarily dominant in the Far East country at that time, but certainly found favour with more explorative listeners. And it's not hard to hear why.
Tracks like 'Days Man' by Yoshio Ojima could work well in a slo-mo house or electronica set today. While preceding effort 'Hikari No Ito Kin No Ito' from Mishio Ogawa is like a strangely innocent hybrid of lullaby and pop song. Elsewhere, the twinkling synths and wet snare hits of Naomi Asai's 'Yakan Hikou' further accentuate the surrealism running through so much of what is here. One for the trophy cabinet, collectors take note (and form a queue).
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