{"product_id":"pacific-breeze-volume-3-japanese-city-pop-aor-and-boogie-1975-1987","title":"Pacific Breeze Volume 3: Japanese City Pop, AOR and Boogie 1975-1987","description":"\u003cp\u003eLight in the Attic’s Pacific Breeze series has supplied the world’s growing legions of Japanese music fans\nwith an expertly curated selection of the most sought-after City Pop recordings—the mesmerizing and\nnebulous genre of Japanese bubble-era music of the ‘70s-’80s that encompasses AOR, R\u0026amp;B, jazz fusion,\nfunk, boogie and disco. These familiar sounds are spun through the unique lens of optimistic, cosmopolitan\nfantasy coloured by Japan’s affluence at the time. Much of the music has previously been nearly impossible to\nacquire outside of Japan and continues to captivate listeners with its unique blend of groove-laden escapism,\neven birthing wholly new genres such as Vaporwave.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePacific Breeze 3: Japanese City Pop, AOR and Boogie 1975-1987\u003c\/i\u003e marks the latest chapter in the famed series\nand features holy grails plus under-the-radar rarities. The collection bursts at the seams to reveal some of\nthe greatest Japanese tracks ever laid to tape, pushing towards the edge of City Pop to reveal glimmers of\nthe next waves of styles to spring forth from the country’s creative minds. The appearance of Pizzicato Five\nhint at the emergence of Shibuya-kei while the influence of hip hop and electro as an emerging global trend\nare also evident here through the prevalence of heavier programmed drum beats on tracks such as\n“Heartbeat” by Miho Fujiwara.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume of Pacific Breeze, like its predecessors, is a female-forward offering with many tracks being\nvoiced by women who would become household names in Japan as actresses and pop idols. Their songs\nhere subvert the norm and brim with an innovative spirit that shatters gender roles in favor of sonic\ntranscendence. Techno-pop classics from Susan, Miharu Koshi and Chiemi Manabe sit alongside sublime\nfunk from Atsuko Nina and Naomi Akimoto while Teresa Noda slides into the mix with a sultry reggae jam.\nThe genre span is stretched wider with hypnotic jazz fusion by Parachute and Hiroyuki Namba, a synthesizer\nfantasy from Osamu Shoji, and magnetic pop by Makoto Matsushita and Chu Kosaka.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough not front and center, the visionary members of Yellow Magic Orchestra are still very present on\nPacific Breeze 3, with Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Yukihiro Takahashi taking up producer and\nmusician roles on many of these tracks. Pacific Breeze 3 serves up a captivating musical journey that adds\nan essential chapter to the iconic compilation series.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Light in the Attic","offers":[{"title":"Tape","offer_id":50409848111435,"sku":"2004091","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50409847914827,"sku":"2004092","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50409848537419,"sku":"2004093","price":54.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/LITA2022_1a3882f2_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726629988","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/pacific-breeze-volume-3-japanese-city-pop-aor-and-boogie-1975-1987","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}