{"product_id":"dj-notoya-tokyo-glow-2xlp-comp-rm-mint-m-1","title":"DJ Notoya - Tokyo Glow (2LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDJ Notoya - Tokyo Glow (2LP)\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\/3kRSCnidPPxnNOh7ww4vDR?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\"\u003e2025 restock; double LP version. Following the recent success of the \u003ci\u003eTokyo Dreaming\u003c\/i\u003e(WWSCD 040CD\/WWSLP 040LP), Wewantsounds comes with another compelling set, this time compiled by city pop expert \u003cb\u003eDJ Notoya\u003c\/b\u003e who has dug the rich Nippon Columbia catalog to bring a breezy selection of funky gems. Nippon has amassed an incredible back catalog over the decades. Particularly strong in the '70s and '80s, the label was one of the main purveyors of great music at a time when Japan was entering its greatest economic boom and labels had budgets at hand to create the highest quality music. As Notoya explains in the liner notes \"Back in the day, the record companies had big budgets and could afford to have many great musicians playing on one record, plus strings and horn sections, top drummers and keyboardists. It all made for a very rich sound, which is generally very different to today's music.\" Keen to emulate the music created in the US by their American counterparts, Japanese musicians came with their own blend of funk, boogie and soul that has come to be known as city pop. The selection on \u003ci\u003eTokyo Glow\u003c\/i\u003e is full of such gems and starts with \"Kimugare\" a relaxed, mid-tempo track by \u003cb\u003eKumi Nakamura\u003c\/b\u003e, famous actress who only recorded one album in 1980 for Columbia. The set continues and flows effortlessly with the sunshine grooves of \u003cb\u003eMiyuki Maki\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHatsumi Shibata\u003c\/b\u003e and cult keyboard player \u003cb\u003eHiroshi Sato\u003c\/b\u003e before the pace starts going faster and funkier with \u003cb\u003eNew Generation Company\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKengo Kurozumi\u003c\/b\u003e -- with his superb boogie, \"Juggler\" -- and one of the queens of the genre, \u003cb\u003eHitomi \"Penny\" Tohyama\u003c\/b\u003e with \"Tuxedo Connection\". Tokyo-based DJ Notoya is from a new breed of Japanese DJs there focusing on nippon music and is an expert on funk, modern soul, and boogie from the Island. With \u003ci\u003eTokyo Glow\u003c\/i\u003e, Notoya says he \"focused more on the slightly more underground tracks from the era, rather than the bigger, well-known releases. For me that was a more fun and satisfying approach.\" Another fine example on the set is the mid-tempo groove of \"I Wander All Alone Part III\" by New Generation Company, an aggregate group of some of the best Japanese session musicians led by arranger \u003cb\u003eKatz Hoshi\u003c\/b\u003e and including \u003cb\u003eHiroyuki Namba\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKazuo Shiina\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eYutaka Uehara\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eTokyo Glow\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the diversity and specificity of Japanese city pop during the late '70s and '80s. Also features \u003cb\u003eHaruyoshi Yamashina\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSumiko Yamagata\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMakoto Iwabuchi\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eArakawa Band\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKiyohiko Ozaki\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKen Nishizaki\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJadoes\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMidori Hara\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMizuki Koyama\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHaruo Chikada \u0026amp; Vibra-Tones\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eMitsuko Horie\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wewantsounds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52300802556216,"sku":"4142440680","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/4280\/2232\/files\/21277618-0352293566196376898c466196376898c5171293989466196376898c7_c516ed6b-6e53-47b4-8fa3-70cdf6a038c1.jpg?v=1777658679","url":"https:\/\/liminalmusic.shop\/products\/dj-notoya-tokyo-glow-2xlp-comp-rm-mint-m-1","provider":"LIMINAL Music Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}