Mariko Katsuragi - Seaside HighwayWith unprecedented prosperity and growing worldwide fame in broadcast, game, and synthesizers, the 1980s Japan entered a golden decade. New genre splashes from technopop, Pacifica, and AOR City pop merged local sensibilities with jazz funk and Latin influences. Spiced in sugary US West coast sparkle and boasting naive lyrics with opulent arrangements and cover designs, it beamed millions of listeners on the cosmic journeys of Japan and its connections

it's a deconstructed yet

David Jornet (Strange2

Digwah putting samples in their right place

'Dark Veneer' is a busy mix of tightly sequenced melodic patterns over a jittery groove and 'Life In The Pod' is a clean

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still a big fan

Lost tape 2 is more airy with these sparkling bells and its bass that lifts your guts

an undulating

Together with Fela Kuti (with whom he played for 15 years) Allen co-created Afrobeat - the hard-driving

in collaboration with NG Rec

Joy is afterlife

Limited repress