Tag: 80s
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THE SUSUMU HIRASAWA FILES VOL.3- BEFORE THE FREEZE
The year is 1984, and the world is moving incredibly fast. Everyone is carrying a Walkman, listening to new music and AOR, and adjusting their eyes to the bright neon lights that weren’t on these streets before, or at least not in this density. Young people frequent clubs, go on late-night drives in stylish cars,…
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‘I had no idea about the resurgence of Sunset Road’: An Interview With Reiko Takahashi
One of City Pop’s greatest mysteries has finally come to an end. After the 2018 release of Victor Records’ City Pop compilation album, DJ Notoya Presents: Tokyo 1980s Victor Edition, which included the seminal track ‘Sunset Road’, artist Reiko Takahashi has racked up a new generation of fans online. A defining track of the 2020s…
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INTERVIEW: MITSURU TABATA -The Final Tabata
Photos by Alex Zucco From Boredoms to Acid Mother’s Temple, Mitsuru Tabata has an impressive and influential decades-long career of solo, band and collaborative projects, working alongside notable and renowned figures in Japanese and English music. Combining traditional Japanese folk-music and early post-punk in Noizunzuri, post-hardcore noise rock in his 20 years with Zeni Geva,…
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