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The diversity of Japanese pop in the 1980s is astounding. Something magic happened; whether it was the sudden glut of Western culture after Japan’s strict isolation, the economic boom, the sudden availability of synthesizers, or a Japanese proclivity towards razor-sharp musicianship, the ’80s were a singular time for Japanese music. At the heart of the explosion was one of the most influential electronic music acts of all time, Yellow Magic Orchestra. Their music is usually described as technopop, but Yukihiro Takahashi, Haruomi Hosono, and Ryuichi Sakamoto were all deft genre-benders, both as a group and as solo artists. They experimented with folk, funk, house, electro, disco, hard techno, new wave, exotica, surf pop, and Indian synth ragas. Unsurprisingly, the three left their fingerprints on all the best music that was made in Japan at the time. In assembling this mix, we found that almost everything we loved was one degree removed from YMO, be it through their production, songwriting, an instrumental cameo, a collaboration, or their imprint, ¥EN Records.

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The candy-coated appeal of these songs can’t deflect from their progressive (and often deeply subversive) nature, and their importance in the global musical dialogue.

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http://www.self-titledmag.com/2015/10/09...japanese-music/

[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/selftitledmag/omg-japan-rare-experimental-japanese-pop-1980-1989[/soundcloud]

Schöne Dinge dabei. Würde gerne mehr davon haben wollen.

TRACKLISTING:
Chiemi Manabe – Untotooku
Miharu Koshi – L’amour…Ariuwa Kuro No Irony
Hiroshi Satoh – Say Goodbye
Colored Music – Heartbeat
Minako Yoshida – Tornado
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Kacha Kucha Nee
Mariah – Shinzo No Tobira
Yukihiro Takahashi – Drip Dry Eyes
Sandii – Zoot Kook
Haruomi Hosono – Ohenro-San
Osamu Shoji – Jinkou Station Ceres
Neo-Plant – Kisagari Koharu
Inoyama Land – Wässer
Aragon – Horridula
Asami Kado – Kagami No Naka No Zyugatsu
Tamao Koike & Haruomi Hosono – Automne Dans Un Miroir
Hiroyuki Namba – Hiru No Yume

Ich hatte iwie auf mehr innovative, respektive eigene Sounds gehofft. Ein Track hört sich an wie von den Humpe Schwestern, der andere wie von Harold Faltermeyer und ein Bob Dylan Klon ist auch vorhanden.
Aber war mal was anderes, thx für den Link.

Gut sind Yellow Magic Orchestra.

So wie ich das mitbekommen habe, gibt es noch mehr interessantes aus der Zeit zu entdecken.

Ja, bestimmt. Offenbar schaffte es ja nur ein winziger Bruchteil japanischer Musik in den Westen. Ist ja beim Hardcore zum Großteil noch heute so.

http://jpop80ss.blogspot.de/
New Wave ist auch mit im Programm - http://jpop80ss.blogspot.de/search/label...E?max-results=8