For the inaugural release in their freshly minted japan archival series light in the attic presents an incredible anthology of seldom heard at least on this side of the world japanese folk and rock.
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This track is from a light in the attic release called even a tree can shed tears.
Performances from barbara lynn devendra banhart gigi masin fred armisen marcos valle lynn castle jarvis cocker azar lawrence jim james money mark inoyama land gruff rhys alex maas michael chapman grant frankie olsen sessa stephen john kalinich ben gibbard julie byrne members of the free design.
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Light in the attic records upcoming release even a tree can shed tears.
Japanese city pop aor boogie 1976 1986.
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Hosono is the central thread that ties together light in the attic s recently launched japan archival series.
For kanenobu now 71 the sudden attention is welcome if a bit disorienting.
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Happy end haruomi hosono and maki asakawa may be recognizable names to some but the other equally worthy artists on the compilation remain unknown to most but the die hard fans.
A number of hosono s songs appear on even a tree can shed tears.
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Light in the attic heads to japan for special archive series expect mountains of rare disco new age and city pop.
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Japanese folk rock 1969 1973 collects a number of essential folk and rock songs from the angura or underground movement of late 60s early 70s japan.
Light in the attic founder most of us call him matt was but a teenager in the middle of one of those requisites of american post high school life the find yourself hostel hop through europe.
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The story of light in the attic records begins curiously enough with a motor crash in madrid spain and a rather bad one at that.
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And last month the tastemaking seattle label light in the attic reissued misora earning praise it in the new york times and bringing kanenobu s folk masterpiece to a new generation of fans.
Japanese ambient environmental new age music 1980 1990 and pacific breeze.