Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR and Boogie 1976-1986

by Various Artists

Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR and Boogie 1976-1986 cover art

Expertly capitalizing on the internet-driven resurgence of Japanese City Pop, this meticulously curated anthology compiles the sleek, neon-lit sounds of Tokyo's 1980s economic boom. Blending American yacht rock, disco, and funk with cutting-edge synthesizer production, artists like Taeko Ohnuki and Haruomi Hosono crafted incredibly pristine, cosmopolitan pop music. The release offered the definitive, officially licensed introduction to the genre for Western audiences.

Genres

  • City Pop

Tracklist

  1. I Say Who
  2. Kusuri Wo Takusan
  3. Midnight Driver
  4. Subterranean Futari Bocci
  5. Sports Men
  6. Coffee Rumba
  7. In My Jungle
  8. Sun Bathing
  9. Say Goodbye
  10. Drip Dry Eyes
  11. Bamboo Vender
  12. Lady Pink Panther
  13. Mykonos No Hanayome
  14. L.A. Night
  15. Exotic Yokogao
  16. Machibouke