A nostalgic dive into the golden era of 80s Japanese city-pop, filled with smooth grooves that capture the urban nightscape. Closing the journey, a modern track bridges the past and present, showing city-pop’s timeless influence.

Tracklist :

Yumi Murata — Starlit Night
Bread & Butter — Summer Blue
Yoko Nishigori — Futari
Matsutoya Yumi — Te no Hira no Toukyou Tawaa
Yumi Seino — Sky Restaurant
Yuuko Shibuya — Tokai no Ehon
Nobuyuki Shimizu — Silver Spot
Shigeru Matsuzaki — Groovin’
Yuko Kawai — Rasuto Kyandoru
Yurie Kokubu — Snob na Yoruhe
Yasuhiro Abe — Lady
Yuji Toriyama — Maze
Yukari Ito — Kokuhaku
Noriyo Ikeda — Dream in the Street
Aru Takamura — Appeal to You
Rajie — Kanashimi no Erefanto
Taeko Ohnuki — Le Courant de Mécontentement
Saucy Lady — Makka na Taiyo

Illustration: Hiroshi Nagai

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A cosmic playlist featuring space-inspired tracks, blending funky grooves, electronic vibes, and interstellar atmospheres.

Tracklist :

Chocolate Milk — Time Machine
Manzel Bush — Space Funk
Nostromo — Around the World in 80 Seconds
Dexter Wansel — Theme from the Planets
Planet Earth — You Are My Starship
Ronnie Foster — Love Satellite
Ashra — Midnight on Mars
Brian Bennett — Solstice
Laurin Rinder & W. Michael Lewis — Lust
Alan Hawkshaw — The Speed of Sound
Anthony Hobson — Omicron
Ganymed — Stand by Your Love
Zodiac — Pacific
Cosmic Gal — Space Fever
Milkways — Astroport
Chromium — Time Traveler
Isao Tomita — Clair de Lune (Suite Bergamasque, No. 3)

Illustration: Ed Paschke

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