Piper
Summer Breeze

✺ Light in the Attic World Exclusive (Including Japan)✺ Japanese import✺ Pressed on black double vinyl✺ First ever vinyl release of several rare tracks including "Bikkuri Party No Theme"✺ Track selection and liner notes by Hashim Kotaro Bharoocha✺ Remastered and cut by Bernie Grundman✺ Art direction by Takashi OkadaAt the center of Tokyo’s Techno Pop scene was ALFA/YEN Records. The label left behind an impressive body of work, but much of it wasn't made widely available... until now! This new, definitive compilation focuses on the music archives of the YEN Records catalog, available for the first time exclusively at Light in the Attic. This is a true celebration of Japan's Techno Pop scene of the 80s, reissued with the intent that future generations, internationally, will be able to discover, enjoy, and appreciate ALFA/YEN and its significant contributions to the sonic landscape of the 80s and beyond.

City Pop meets West Coast Boogie with a dash of Synthwave Jazz Funk on this 4 track EP. Vocal and instrumental mixes of "MOONLIGHT MAGIC" and "TAKE TO THE SKY" with vocals by Japanese native KUMOKO. Fans of XL MIDDLETON's take on Modern Funk should dig this.

✺ Originally released in 1983✺ Pressed on clear red vinyl✺ Newly remasteredPony Canyon is pleased to present the 2024 reissue of Miki Matsubara's acclaimed "Revue"! This album features lyrics by Masao Urino, Shun Taguchi, and SHOW, and was composed by Kaname Nemoto, Ken Sato, Etsuko Yamakawa, and Ginji Ito. Arrangements were done by Tetsuji Hayashi and Shiro Sagisu, with the participation of numerous talented musicians. This can't miss city pop album not only showcases Matsubara's original songs but also highlights her versatility and talent.

The latest chapter in the acclaimed Pacific Breeze series with artwork by renowned illustrator Hiroshi Nagai. Compiled by Yosuke Kitazawa and Mark “Frosty” McNeill (dublab)Housed in a deluxe wide spine jacket with full color inner sleeves and custom die-cut OBI and features extensive artist bios by Yosuke KitazawaLight in the Attic’s Pacific Breeze series has supplied the world’s growing legions of Japanese music fans with an expertly curated selection of the most sought-after City Pop recordings—the mesmerizing and nebulous genre of Japanese bubble-era music of the ‘70s-’80s that encompasses AOR, R&B, jazz fusion, funk, boogie and disco. These familiar sounds are spun through the unique lens of optimistic, cosmopolitan fantasy colored by Japan’s affluence at the time. Much of the music has previously been nearly impossible to acquire outside of Japan and continues to captivate listeners with its unique blend of groove-laden escapism, even birthing wholly new genres such as Vaporwave.Pacific Breeze 3: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1975-1987 marks the latest chapter in the famed series and features holy grails plus under-the-radar rarities. The collection bursts at the seams to reveal some of the greatest Japanese tracks ever laid to tape, pushing towards the edge of City Pop to reveal glimmers of the next waves of styles to spring forth from the country’s creative minds. The appearance of Pizzicato Five hint at the emergence of Shibuya-kei while the influence of hip hop and electro as an emerging global trend are also evident here through the prevalence of heavier programmed drum beats on tracks such as “Heartbeat” by Miho Fujiwara.This volume of Pacific Breeze, like its predecessors, is a female-forward offering with many tracks being voiced by women who would become household names in Japan as actresses and pop idols. Their songs here subvert the norm and brim with an innovative spirit that shatters gender roles in favor of sonic transcendence. Techno-pop classics from Susan, Miharu Koshi and Chiemi Manabe sit alongside sublime funk from Atsuko Nina and Naomi Akimoto while Teresa Noda slides into the mix with a sultry reggae jam. The genre span is stretched wider with hypnotic jazz fusion by Parachute and Hiroyuki Namba, a synthesizer fantasy from Osamu Shoji, and magnetic pop by Makoto Matsushita and Chu Kosaka.Although not front and center, the visionary members of Yellow Magic Orchestra are still very present on Pacific Breeze 3, with Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Yukihiro Takahashi taking up producer and musician roles on many of these tracks. Pacific Breeze 3 serves up a captivating musical journey that adds an essential chapter to the iconic compilation series.

✺ Pressed on black vinyl✺ Yumi Tanimura's 1987 debut album✺ Newly remasteredSinger-songwriter Yumi Tanimura’s first album “Believe In” will be reissued on LP. The LP "Believe In (2024 Cutting)" is a new cut in 2024 from the original master and will be released in the domestic press. It is a new cutting/newly remastered sound source that delves deeply into the original sound source of 1987 and evokes new emotions, and we hope that those who have listened to it so far will enjoy it to their heart's content again.