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Nippon Acid Folk 1970-1980

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A counterculture movement united by an expansive, experimental and deeply soulful sensibility, Japan’s rebel protest music challenged the status quo and changed the country’s music industry in the process.
The birth of Japan’s nascent acid folk scene was rooted in the messy and invigorating political climate of the late 1960s. It is a story of Dadaists, communists, pharmacists and cult leaders, led by a young generation of upstart students, artists and dreamers hellbent on turning their world upside down.
TRACKLIST
1. Hiroki Tamaki – Kawa (River) 05:46 2. Happy End – Kaze Wo Atsumete (Gather the Wind) 04:08 3. Takashi Nishioka – Man In No Ki (The Crowded Tree) 04:06 4. Ken Narita – Gingatetsudo No Yoru (Night on the Galactic Railroad) 04:40 5. Hiroki Tamaki – Beautiful Song 04:59 6. Niningashi – Hitoribotchi (On My Own) 04:15 7. Tokedashita Galasubako – Anmari Fukasugite (Far Too Deep) 05:23 8. Akaitori – Hotaru (Firefly) 03:38

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Nippon Psychedelic Soul 1970-1979

GuerssenAdmin — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 22:00:00 +0000

The kaleidoscopic psychedelia of 1970s Japan captured a fragile and fertile moment as the country sought its future in funk grooves, heavy reverb and lyrical hallucinations.
The follow-up compilation to Time Capsule’s Nippon Acid Folk, Nippon Psychedelic Soul takes myriad pathways into the tripped-out undergrowth of 1970s Japan. Finding their feet at home and looking for inspiration abroad, the musicians featured here were engaged in the communal soul-searching that followed the breakdown of the 1960s protest movements. Some made it big, others drifted into oblivion. The music they left behind shimmers with intensity.
TRACKLIST
1. Hiroshi Kamayatsu – Have you smoked Gauloise? 04:22 2. Happy End – Haruyo Koi (Come, spring) 04:19 3. Yoshiko Sai – Aoi Galasu Dama (Blue Glass Ball) 01:30 4. Tadashi Goino Group – Jikan Wo Koero (Go Beyond Time) 05:02 5. Jun Fukamachi – Omae (You) 04:14 6. Momotaro Pink with Original PINKS – Hachigatsu No Inshow (August’s impression) 06:11 7. Vol.1 Chap.100 – Heya No Naka (In The Room) 07:21

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Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985

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The smooth and funky sound of prime-time Japanese reggae pop in the 1970s and ’80s fired up an obsession with Jamaican music that persists to the present day.
If there is a year zero for the introduction of reggae music to Japan, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was 1979 when Bob Marley and the Wailers toured the country, trailed by an entourage of journalists, photographers and fans ready to spread the message of the music into all corners of Japanese society.
But the story of Japanese reggae is not a linear one, and the music that is collected on Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985 captures the moment J-reggae entered the broader public consciousness, merging commercial city pop style with an infectious backbeat, that has drawn comparisons with the emergence of Lovers Rock in the UK.
Rather than look directly to Jamaica, many producers and artists in Japan were inspired instead by the more approachable sounds of The Police and UB40, their reggae fix arriving pre-filtered through the lens of new wave pop from the UK. Playful and groovy, these album deep cuts have been overlooked for too long.
TRACKLIST
1. Miki Hirayama – Tsukikage No Nagisa 04:31 2. Miki Hirayama – Denshi Lenzi 03:55 3. Chu Kosaka – Music 05:19 4. Izumi “Mimi” Kobayashi – Lazy Love 04:24 5. Junko Yagami – Johannesburg 05:12 6. Miharu Koshi – Coffee Break 01:00 7. Marlene – Hittin’ Me Where It Hurts 01:00 8. Lily -Tenkini Naare 03:21

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Tokyo Riddim Vol 2 1979-1986

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Diving deeper into the story of Japanese reggae pop, Tokyo Riddim Vol. 2 explores an electronic, new wave and often experimental sound unlike anything Japan or Jamaica had ever heard before.
TRACKLIST
1. Teresa Noda – Tropical Love 04:17 2. Yosui Inoue – Anata Wo Rikai 04:24 3. Juicy Fruits – Oshiete Ageru 03:56 4. Yuki Nakayamate – 3 -Trois- 04:44 5. Risa Minami – Jamaican Blue 04:34 6. Kay Ishiguro – Red Drip 03:25 7. Tomoko Aran – Kanashiki Vaudevillian 01:39 8. Teresa Noda – Yellow Moon 03:49

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