{"product_id":"va-pacific-breeze-vol-2","title":"V\/A - Pacific Breeze Vol. 2","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Light In The Attic released\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eAOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp; Boogie 1976-1986\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 2019, it was the first collection of its kind to be released outside Japan. It proved to be just what music fans had been waiting for—a compilation of sought-after tracks that had been nearly impossible to obtain unless you were well-connected with dealers and collectors, or traveled regularly to the countless record stores in Japan.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePacific Breeze\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eincluded Minako Yoshida, Taeko Ohnuki, Hiroshi Sato and Haruomi Hosono among other key players of ‘70s-’80s Japanese City Pop, the nebulous genre that encompassed an “amalgam of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eAOR\u003c\/span\u003e, R\u0026amp;B, jazz fusion, funk, boogie and disco, all a touch dizzy with tropical euphoria,” as we described it the first time around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eAOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp; Boogie 1972-1986\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewe dig deeper into those sounds of bubble-era Japan. From the proto-City Pop funk of Bread \u0026amp; Butter and Eiichi Ohtaki to the crate-digger favorites Eri Ohno and Piper, the latest entry in Light In The Attic’s Japan Archival Series brings another set of sought-after tunes, most of which have never before been available outside of Japan. Tomoko Aran and Anri, also included in this compilation, are just a few of the artists who have gained popularity in recent years thanks to Vaporwave, the meme-genre that heavily samples Japanese City Pop to create its particular aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePacific Breeze 2\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eonce again feature the artwork of renowned Tokyo-based illustrator Hiroshi Nagai, whose iconic images of resort living have become synonymous with City Pop. Nagai’s urban tropical imagery is a perfect match for the expertly curated tunes, evoking a certain sense of nostalgia for the leisure lifestyles of ‘70s-’80s Tokyo, while simultaneously being perfectly in tune with the current zeitgeist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3gZZsx3idZzkBSMJZTCBs5?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"220\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Light In The Attic","offers":[{"title":"Double LP Vinyl - Seaside Splatter","offer_id":67824621224110,"sku":"gau1793004221550","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tape Cassette","offer_id":67824621256878,"sku":"eme1793004221551","price":9.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/2727\/3646\/files\/va---pacific-breeze-vol-2_1.jpg?v=1793004231","url":"https:\/\/www.pleasantparcel.shop\/products\/va-pacific-breeze-vol-2","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}