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Song of the Day: Haruomi Hosono “Sports Men”

Alex Deley  10:00 am on May 8, 2019July 8, 2019

Yellow Magic Orchestra alumni, Haruomi Hosono, went for broke with his ebullient 1982 J-pop hit, “Sportsmen”.

Categories: Blog, electronica, music, Song of the Day Tags: electronic, Haruomi Hosono, j-pop, Japan, Japanese, pop, song of the day, synth pop, yellow magic orchestra, YMO

Song of the Day: Sundays & Cybele “Mystic Ocean”

Alex Deley  10:00 am on March 4, 2019March 1, 2019

Sundays & Cybele deliver a furious psych attack with “Mystic Ocean”: a song that helps make the case for guitar music in the 21st century.

Categories: Blog, music, psychedelic, rock, Song of the Day Tags: acid rock, Japan, Japanese, Japanese psych, psych, psych rock, song of the day, Sundays & Cybele

Song of the Day: Mariah “Shinzo No Tobira”

Alex Deley  10:00 am on November 28, 2018November 28, 2018

“Shinzo No Tobira” is a gorgeous, gliding avant-pop number from storied Japanese underground indie band, Mariah.

Categories: Blog, indie, music, Song of the Day Tags: indie, Japanese, Julie Fowell, mariah, music, song of the day, Yasuaki Shimizu

Song of the Day: Pizzicato Five “Baby Love Child”

Alex Deley  10:00 am on May 14, 2018February 22, 2019

Pizzicato Five‘s brilliant pop anthem “Baby Love Child” is an intoxicating combination of disco, retro and J-Pop.

Categories: Blog, disco, music, R&B, Song of the Day Tags: disco, Japanese, Maki Nomiya, nu-disco, Pizzicato Five, pop, song of the day, Yasuharu Konishi

Song of the Day: Akiko Yano “Kuma”

Alex Deley  10:00 am on November 21, 2017December 8, 2017

J-pop musician Akiko Yanno‘s first record included this great country-inflected song, featuring backing by American group Little Feet.

Categories: Blog, music, pop, Song of the Day Tags: akiko yano, j-pop, Japanese, Little Feat, ryuichi sakamoto, song of the day, yellow magic orchestra

Song of the Day: Kazuhiko Kato “Arthur Hakase No Jinriki Hikouki”

Alex Deley  10:00 am on June 28, 2017July 3, 2017

Kazuhiko Kato‘s “Arthur Hakase No Jinriki Hikouki” is a fuzzed-out and blissed-out Japanese psychedelic folk classic.

Categories: Blog, folk, music, psychedelic, rock, Song of the Day Tags: Japan, Japanese, kazuhiko kato, psych, song of the day

Song of the Day: Tatsuro Yamashita 山下達郎 “Love Talkin’ (Honey It’s You)”

The Pinstriped Rebel  10:00 am on November 2, 2015November 2, 2015

“Love Talkin’ (Honey It’s You)” is so infectious you might find yourself listening to this song on repeat for a while.

Categories: Blog, disco, funk, music, Song of the Day Tags: Air Records, For You, funky, Japanese, Mid-tempo, Minako Yoshida, song of the day, Tatsuro Yamashita Leave a comment

Song of the Day: Yasuko Agawa “L.A. Night”

The Pinstriped Rebel  10:00 am on April 6, 2015April 6, 2015
Song of the Day: Yasuko Agawa - L.A. Night

While I was digging for records in Manila, Philippines yesterday, I finally found Yasuko Agawa’s 1984 modern jazz and soul album Gravy.

Categories: Blog, jazz, jazz-funk, music, R&B, Song of the Day, soul Tags: Dog House, Gravy, Japan, Japanese, jazz-funk, Light of the World, song of the day, Tetsu Hoshika, Yasuko Agawa Leave a comment

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