{"product_id":"dj-notoya-tokyo-bliss-japanese-funk-boogie-and-city-pop-from-king-records-1974-88-lp-comp-rm-mint-m-1","title":"DJ Notoya - Tokyo Bliss (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDJ Notoya - Tokyo Bliss (Japanese Funk, Boogie And City Pop From King Records 1974-88) (LP)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"CbhPvjihE8GhHJJn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rEuORo4cJaM01o06\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Ye2ZIrRqFzgoLdtI\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"NYBGfFJCcpAzAiZs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"PLb3QVvoh4MUhks0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jbPaa61Cpu07Wc13\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Sy7WQOG6s_gcuWyw\"\u003e\u003ciframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3XJmVuAcAPAeWkV7Thn5wl?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"description\"\u003eLP version. Following the success of the \u003ci\u003eTokyo Glow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFunk Tide\u003c\/i\u003e sets, Wewantsounds once again teams up with Tokyo-based \u003cb\u003eDJ Notoya\u003c\/b\u003e for a breezy selection of funk and boogie recorded in Japan for King Records in the '70s and '80s. Most tracks here are making their debut on vinyl outside of Japan and the album, like its predecessors, has been designed by Optigram's \u003cb\u003eManuel Sepulveda\u003c\/b\u003e and is annotated by DJ Notoya. The audio has been newly mastered in Tokyo by King Records and remastered for vinyl by Colorsound in Paris. For \u003ci\u003eTokyo Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e, Japanese Funk expert DJ Notoya has picked a diverse selection of great funk, boogie and city pop tracks recorded between 1974 and 1988 for King Records, one of the most venerable record labels in Japan. These tracks -- which are in demand on the Japanese groove scene -- are mostly new to international ears and showcase the breadth and quality of Nippon music recorded during the '70s and '80s. The selection kicks off with the group \u003cb\u003eBuzz\u003c\/b\u003e, a folk duet formed in the early '70s by \u003cb\u003eHiroshi Koide\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMasakazu Togo\u003c\/b\u003e who released a handful of albums for King during the '70s. The track \"Garasumado\" (Glass Window) is from the 1974 album \u003ci\u003eRequiem The City\u003c\/i\u003e which was produced by \u003cb\u003eNobuyuki Takahashi\u003c\/b\u003e, the older brother of future \u003cb\u003eYMO\u003c\/b\u003e superstar \u003cb\u003eYukihiro Takahashi\u003c\/b\u003e. At the time both were members of cult group \u003cb\u003eSadistic Mika Band\u003c\/b\u003e. Next comes the synth boogie sound of singer \u003cb\u003eMami Ayukawa\u003c\/b\u003e, who was active on the Japanese music scene in the mid-'80s, followed by drummer \u003cb\u003eJohnny Yoshinaga\u003c\/b\u003e's 1978 hard funk \"The Rain\" featuring great keyboards action from \u003cb\u003eHiroyuki Namba\u003c\/b\u003e, one of Tatsuro Yamashita's key musicians. \u003cb\u003eKeiko Toda\u003c\/b\u003e's mid-tempo delight \"Fade In\" was released in 1983 and adds a touch of class to the ensemble with its languid rhythm and synth riffs. The rest of \u003ci\u003eTokyo Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e alternate between the stylish funk-folk floater \"Bokura no Date\" by \u003cb\u003eKoji Kobayashi\u003c\/b\u003e from 1978 and the '80s funk bomb \"Your Love's Away\" by \u003cb\u003eKumiko Sawada\u003c\/b\u003e, produced by prolific guitarist \u003cb\u003eKazuo Takeda\u003c\/b\u003e with his group \u003cb\u003eCreation\u003c\/b\u003e, who is backing Sawada here. The selection closes with the superb Moog and Fender Rhodes-led space funk instrumental \"Paper Machine\" released in 1977 by \u003cb\u003eFujimaru Band\u003c\/b\u003e and which ends the set on a perfect note.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wewantsounds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52300802457912,"sku":"4142440944","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/4280\/2232\/files\/33081219-0222333467e69ee01f70f67e69ee01f710174316720067e69ee01f712_7e4b735b-ac7b-44c1-a25b-de1536087994.jpg?v=1777658676","url":"https:\/\/liminalmusic.shop\/products\/dj-notoya-tokyo-bliss-japanese-funk-boogie-and-city-pop-from-king-records-1974-88-lp-comp-rm-mint-m-1","provider":"LIMINAL Music Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}