Tag: Jun Fukamachi

• ‘Tokyo Dreaming’ is an essential selection of Japanese music from the Nippon Columbia/Better Days archive by the long-established taste-maker Nick Luscombe for Wewantsounds

  Aficianados of Japanese music will be truly nourished by this latest selection by Nick Luscombe for Wewantsounds, with a focus on a key label and the sumptuous city pop genre. Tokyo Dreaming presents a wide range of ear charming music, with surprises even for the devoted collector of this canon. Nippon Columbia – one of…

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  November 23, 2020

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  Akiko Yano, Akira Sakata, ​Chika Asamoto, BBC Radio, Better Days, British Airways radio stations, Chief Music Editor, Director of Music at London Institute of Contemporary Art, founder, iTunes, Jun Fukamachi, Kazumi Watanabe, Late Junction, Monocle, MSCTY, Nick Luscombe, Nippon Colombia, Optimo, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Shigeo Sekito, Yasuaki Shimizu, Yumi Murata

• Ambient soundtrack for Japanese consumers: Light In The Attic compiles “environmental music” and feature visionaries of the genre

  Kankyō Ongaku  translates as “environmental music” and collectively describes the soundscapes and acoustics – as well as incidental music – that soundtracked the spaces and experiences of 1980s Japan. During Japan’s booming export of manufacturing and design products, corporations began to invest in art and music to enhance the user and consumer experience. A rage of artists…

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  February 4, 2019

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  Akira Ito, Ayuo Takahashi, environmental music, Fumio Miyashita, Haruomi Hosono, Hideki Matsutake, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Inoyama Land, Japan, Joe Hisaishi, Jun Fukamachi, Kankyō Ongaku, Masahiro Sugaya, Masashi Kitamura + Phonogenix, Muji, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sanyo, Satoshi Ashikawa, Shiho Yabuki, Takashi Kokubo, Takashi Toyoda, Toshi Tsuchitori, Toshifumi Hinata, Yasuaki Shimizu, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Yoichiro Yoshikawa, Yoshiaki Ochi, Yoshio Ojima, Yoshio Suzuki