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Light Wave: Today And Tommorrow

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*Great insight into Japanese Pop Music!* This compilation is a sweet snapshot of a sophisticated sector of young Japanese pop music, circa 2014. Originally released as a series of web-only EPs on Dai Ogasawara's Ano(t)raks label, Light Wave features artists born in the 1990s who have been strongly influenced by the melodic, sophisticated Japanese "City Pop"(*) music of the 70s and 80s, as exemplified by revered names such as Tatsuro Yamashita and Yumi Arai. Also inspirational is the "Shibuya Style" pop of the 90s, artists like Pizzicato Five and Cornelius. But whereas these earlier artists were living in boom times and recording in luxurious studios financed by major labels, these young artists have been born into a glum economic era with a decimated recording industry. Nevertheless, through the magic of sheer willpower and surprisingly assured musical and self-production skills, they make joyous, lighthearted and refreshingly refined pop music. With strong melodies and inspired arrangements, this fresh new wave of City Pop is perfect summer music, all year-round. Newly remastered to EM Records' exacting standards, this collection shows the genesis of a promising new generation of pure pop music in Japan. * City Pop is a genre of Japanese Pop music from the 1970s to the 1980s that was born out of the elegant and wealthy lifestyles of young people living in the inner cities and suburbs at the time. In terms of sound, it was deeply influenced by such Western musical styles as singer-songwriter music, blue-eyed soul, smooth jazz, and adult contemporary (referred to in Japan as AOR). Well-known artists of the genre include Tatsuro Yamashita, Yumi Arai (now Yumi Matsutoya), Toshiki Kadomatsu, and the band Tin Pan Alley.

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Release Date

10.09.2015

Cat No

EM1137LP

Tracklist

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Track 4
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Track 5
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Track 9
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Track 10
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Track 12
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Tech House
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12"
Various
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Muna Musik 010 Muna Musik
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House
12"
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Various
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Muna Musik 010 Muna Musik
Soundtrack
2-LP
Various
40.95 €
KNEECAP (Original Soundtrack) (Ltd. Col. Vinyl) Pias / Heavenly
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2-LP
Various
40.95 €
KNEECAP (Original Soundtrack) (Ltd. Col. Vinyl) Pias / Heavenly
Electronica
2-LP
Various
45.95 €
A Love From Outer Space (180g Red Vinyl Gatefold) Material Music
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2-LP
Various
45.95 €
A Love From Outer Space (180g Red Vinyl Gatefold) Material Music
Electronica
2-LP
Various
42.95 €
A Love From Outer Space (180g Black Vinyl Gatefold) Material Music
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2-LP
Various
42.95 €
A Love From Outer Space (180g Black Vinyl Gatefold) Material Music
LP
Various
24.95 €
The Sound Of Hardstyle - Years Of Madness 2012-14 Be Yourself
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LP
Various
24.95 €
The Sound Of Hardstyle - Years Of Madness 2012-14 Be Yourself
tba
12"
Various
17.95 €
World Is Waiting For Us Vol.2 Readymade International
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12"
Various
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World Is Waiting For Us Vol.2 Readymade International
E Pop
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12"
Xiao Yun
26.95 €
Purple Garden EM
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Rock / Pop / Indie
12"
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Xiao Yun
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Purple Garden EM
Drum & Bass
12"
Cycheouts
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Cycheouts' Counterattack: Best Cuts 1995-2000 EM
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Bass Music
12"
Cycheouts
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Cycheouts' Counterattack: Best Cuts 1995-2000 EM
Experimental Electronica
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7"
Henry Kawahara
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Minami-Kaze A Wave(南風 アルファ・ウェイヴ) EM
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Electronica
7"
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Henry Kawahara
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Minami-Kaze A Wave(南風 アルファ・ウェイヴ) EM
Electronica
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Clan Caimán
23.95 €
Clan Caimán EM
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Electronica
LP
Clan Caimán
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Clan Caimán EM
Electronica
12"
Emerson Kitamura
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The Countryside is Great EP EM
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Electronica
12"
Emerson Kitamura
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The Countryside is Great EP EM
World
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The Sakai Ishinage Odori Preservation Society
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Sakai Ishinage Odori EM
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World
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The Sakai Ishinage Odori Preservation Society
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Sakai Ishinage Odori EM
Headz
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Lionrock
10.00 €
Straight At Yer Head - Act One Deconstruction
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Headz
12“
Lionrock
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Straight At Yer Head - Act One Deconstruction
Indie / Alternative
LP
Caribou
26.95 €
Honey City Slang
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Rock / Pop / Indie
LP
Caribou
26.95 €
Honey City Slang
Balearic
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12“
Various Artists
16.95 €
Balearic Headspace - Volume 7 Sampler Riot
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Disco
12“
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Various Artists
16.95 €
Balearic Headspace - Volume 7 Sampler Riot
E Pop
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LP
Trentemöller
23.95 €
Dreamweaver (Transparent Crystal Clear Vinyl) In My Room
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Rock / Pop / Indie
LP
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Trentemöller
23.95 €
Dreamweaver (Transparent Crystal Clear Vinyl) In My Room
E Pop
LP
Jamie XX
26.95 €
In Waves XL / Beggars
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Rock / Pop / Indie
LP
Jamie XX
26.95 €
In Waves XL / Beggars
Balearic
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LP
My Friend Dario
22.95 €
Senza Estate Hell Yeah
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Disco
LP
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My Friend Dario
22.95 €
Senza Estate Hell Yeah