{"product_id":"various-artists-midnight-in-tokyo-vol-1","title":"Various Artists - Midnight In Tokyo Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eMule Musiq announce their new label, Studio Mule. \u003ci\u003eMidnight In Tokyo Vol. 1\u003c\/i\u003e is a compilation of Japanese disco, boogie, and soul music. The compilation starts off with the Afro disco classic \"Mi Mi Africa\" by harmonica player Nobuo Yagi. \"Silver Spot\" is a jazzy fusion disco track taken from composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist Nobuyuki Shimizu's first album (1980), released when he was 19. The track features singer Epo. \"Samba Night\" is by vocalist Keisuke Yamamoto and his band Piper, from their masterpiece second album \u003ci\u003eSummer Breeze\u003c\/i\u003e (1983) -- a delightful city pop number for fans of Tatsuro Yamashita. \"Akogareno Sundown\" is a Japanese soul classic, sung by singer Haruko Kuwana (sister of Masahiro Kuwana). Produced by Mackey Feary Band, known for the soulful classic \"A Million Stars\". \"Koiwa Saiko (I'm In Love)\" is a mellow and groovy track by singer Aru Takamura, the great-grandchild of sculptor Kouun Takamura. It can be thought of as Japan's answer to Cheryl Lynn's \"Got To Be Real\". \"What The Magic Is To Try\" is a cult electropop track by Honma Express, a project helmed by producer Kanji Honma. Hailed as Japan's Trevor Horn, he is also known as the producer of legendary techno pop band TPO. \"Colored Music\" is a song by Colored Music, a duo of pianist Ichiko Hashimoto and her partner Atsuo Fujimoto. Taken from their sole album (1981), the Japanese rare groove treasure is a mesh of new wave, synth pop, and jazz influences. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe dubby electronic new wave disco \"Electric City\" is a B side of pop idol group Shohjo-Tai \u0026amp; Red Bus St Project's debut 12\" single. \"Love Is The Competition\" is a breezy disco jam by Okinawa-born bilingual artist Hitomi Tohyama, originally featured on her album \u003ci\u003eNext Door\u003c\/i\u003e (1983). Taken from Mariah project's diva Yumi Murata's first album (1979), \"Krishna\" is a funky and soulful rockin' disco cut. Reminiscent of Chaka Khan's \"I Know You, I Live You\", \"Live Hard, Live Free\" is a song by jazz vocalist Eri Ohno who is known for her work with DJ Krush. \"Rocket 88\" is a melancholic disco number by singer Minnie originally released through Sapporo's independent label Paradise Records. Closing out the 13-track compilation is Japanese disco staple \"Tokyo Melody\", sung by Shoody and backed by Tetsuji Hayashi's disco band the Eastern Gang. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompiled by Toshiya Kawasaki. Mastering by Kuniyuki Takahashi with cover imagery by Mika Kitamura. Mule Musiq states: \"A\u003cspan\u003et Mule Musiq, we’ve focused on shining light on the many aspects of what electronic music can be, putting out house, techno and ambient releases on our main label, while releasing alternative-leaning dance music through our endless flight imprint. but with the launch of our new label, studio mule, we are stepping away from electronic club music for a bit. the label will not be tied to a specific genre, as we will instead focus on releasing any kind of music that we feel is a little bit different and interesting, but somehow make sense in this day and age. for our first batch of releases, we will be focusing on Japanese Music.\" — via Label\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/366587894\u0026amp;color=%23161c12\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\u0026amp;visual=true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Studio Mule\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Midnight In Tokyo – 1\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2018\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic, Funk \/ Soul, Pop\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Disco, Soul, New Wave, Boogie, Funk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Japanese Electronic\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Studio Mule","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45053876994206,"sku":"880319897030","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/studio-mule--copy.jpg?v=1738311375","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/various-artists-midnight-in-tokyo-vol-1","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}