Mix of Japanese new-age/ambient/minimalist music, mostly emanating from the corporate infrastructure of the 1980s asset bubble. FM synthesis, prefab “lifestyle” soundscapes and the illusion of nature in a hyper-urban environment.
Root Blog: Posted January 24, 2013 by Spencer
Tracklist:
Hiroshi Yoshimura – “Water Planet” from Soundscape 1: Surround
Toshifumi Hinata – “Colored Air” from Reality in Love
Midori Takada – “Mr. Henri Rousseau’s Dream” from Through the Looking Glass
Yas Kaz – “Jungle Book/Windscape” from Jomon-Sho
Yutaka Hirose – “Nova” from Sound Scape 2: Nova
Shiho Yabuki – “Tomoshibi” from The Body Is A Message Of The Universe
Inoyama Land – “Mizue” from Danzindan-Pojidon
Yoshio Ojima – “Sealed” from Une Collection Des Chainons II: Music For Spiral
Yoichiro Yoshikawa – “Nube” from Cyprus
Interior – “Park” from Interior
Yasuaki Shimizu – “Kono Yo Ni Yomeri #2″ from Kakashi
Hiroshi Yoshimura – “Water Copy” from Music For Nine Post Cards
Yoichiro Yoshikawa – “Crater on the Moon” from Miracle Planet
Haruomi Hosono – “(In-store background music for Muji storefront)” from Muji BGM
Kenji Furukawa – “(Untitled Water Recording) from Sound Stream: Mizu
[related mix]
Spencer Doran - Fairlights, Mallets and Bamboo
Fourth-world Japan, years 1980-1986
