V/A - Tokyo Dreaming 2xLP

Label: WEWANTSOUNDS

Tokyo Dreaming is a fascinating selection picked from the highly collectible Nippon Columbia label and its Better Days sub-label. For the occasion, we’ve teamed up with journalist and Japanese music expert Nick Luscombe who was granted rare access to the much guarded Nippon Columbia vaults for a masterful selection encapsulating the captivating sound of Tokyo in the late 70s and 80s. The selection mixes electro, synth-pop, funk and ambient and features such artists as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Mariah, Shigeo Sekito, Juicy Fruits, Hitomi "Penny" Tohyama and Yumi Murata. The tracklist includes many sought-after rarities and hidden gems which have never been released outside of Japan and the set has been newly remastered by Nippon Columbia. The 2-LP gatefold album has been designed by famed London-based designer Optigram and is annotated by Nick.

1 Ryuichi Sakamoto The End of Asia
2 Mariah Shinzo No Tobira
3 Chika Asamoto Self Control
4 Jun Fukamachi Treasure Hunter

5 Yumi Murata Watashino Basu
6 Hitomi "Penny" Tohyama Rainy Driver
7 Yumi Seino La Maison Est En Ruine
8 Kyoko Furuya Tokyo

9 Kazue Itoh Chinatown Rose
10 Kazumi Watanabe Tokyo Joe
11 Juicy Fruits Jenie Gets Angry
12 Haruo Chikada & Vibra-tones Soul Life

13 Heartbeat Colored Music
14 Akira Sakata Room
15 Yasuaki Shimizu Semi Tori No Hi
16 Shigeo Sekito The Word II