https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXWNBaNZU9I Kuniko Yamada - Tetsugaku Shiyo From 山田邦子 - セカンド - 贅沢者 Released on Victor, 1982, Japan Our first dancefloor-friendly post in a while is a classy Japanese synthpop track by Kuniko Yamada. Kuniko has a long career of humorist,comedian, actress, and writer behind her but she also found the time to record 2 albums…Lire la suite ANOTHER H. HOSONO PRODUCTION
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YAMA NO KYOKU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFo3DOTjhDE Mountain Tune - Triad From Mountain Tune - Bolero Released on King Records, 1985, Japan A few months ago, we uploaded a smooth disco jam by Masanori Sasaji, a keyboardist who worked on many classic Japanese albums including Mariah's Utakata No Hibi and Yasuaki Shimizu's Kakashi. He's now back on OYT with a one-shot band, Mountain Tune, in…Lire la suite YAMA NO KYOKU
ALIVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSb-00SXfCs Ichiko Hashimoto - D.P. From Ichiko Hashimoto - Vivant Released on Polydor, 1986, Japan This beautiful lady is not your average good-looking J-pop singer, Ichiko Hashimoto is instead one of the most emblematic figures from the Japanese experimental New Wave scene, releasing, alongside Atsuo Fujimoto, one of the most famous albums on Better Days, Colored…Lire la suite ALIVE
INVISIBLE MAZE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKUjnCXw9xs&feature=youtu.be Mkwaju Ensemble - Maximum Alpha From Mkwaju Ensemble - Ki-Motion Released on Better Days, 1981, Japan Mkwaju Ensemble is a Japanese unit formed by two percussionists , Midori Takada (whose solo album, Through The Looking Glass, recently gained a huge fame) and Yoji Sadanari. Ki-Motion is their second album but their only two albums were…Lire la suite INVISIBLE MAZE
ASIA DREAM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcBocJA9mV4 Mu Project - Asia Dream From Mu: Pradʒékt - Asia Dream Released on For Life Records, 1985, Japan When most people think about Asia, the first ideas that pop in their mind are high technology, something about a high-degree of sophistication in Asian people's everyday-life , myths filled with magical creatures and ghosts, etc. Well,…Lire la suite ASIA DREAM
BOOM-BOOM-TCHAK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW8oyZY76fw Hoodoo Fushimi - Furarete Nambo From Hoodoo Fushimi - ケンカおやじ (Kenka Oyaji) Released on Syntax, 1987, Japan Hoodoo Fushimi is such a mysterious and talented man : he self-released four albums in the late 1980's - early 1990's , playing the Guitar , the Bass , Synths , Scratching , and even playing the Shamisen, making…Lire la suite BOOM-BOOM-TCHAK
OKONKOLE Y TROMPA 03 : SATOSHI YAMAMURA
This month podcast is by no other than Satoshi Yamamura, co-funder of Okonkole Y Trompa. If you've ever experience aimless walks in a city - whether you already knew it or were discovering it - then you may be familiar with that feeling triggered by happy discoveries you make unexpectedly, sunbeams giving a bright color to a…Lire la suite OKONKOLE Y TROMPA 03 : SATOSHI YAMAMURA
FROM WEST TO EAST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI8lWavQNpE&feature=youtu.be Hiroshi Sato - Bad Janky Blues From Hiroshi Sato - Time Released on Wave Concept, 1977, Japan We never made a post about Hiroshi Sato, but it was as if he has been around since the launch of OYT. Indeed, the man highly influenced our views on music, opening for us a whole new…Lire la suite FROM WEST TO EAST
FIRST DIP IN THE POOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1MqDU18aj4&feature=youtu.be Safari - Brass Monkey From Safari - Safari Released on Vap, 1984, Japan Safari is a Japanese one-off fusion band, and as you can guess by taking a look at their record's sleeve, its eponymous release is filled with summer mellow tunes. Brass Monkey, the track we chose to upload, has a sweet Latin…Lire la suite FIRST DIP IN THE POOL
THEM ! AGAIN ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMvCUDOkjpY&feature=youtu.be Jimmy Murakawa - Beauty From Jimmy Murakawa - Original De-Motion Picture Released on B&M, 1982, Japan Another Mariah's related post ? Yes it is. Taken from the obscure 1st solo album by Jimmy Murakawa, vocalist of Mariah, Beauty is another Yasuaki Shimizu's production. you can definitively hear the distinctive Mariah's sound on Beauty : low tension keyboards and…Lire la suite THEM ! AGAIN ?