{"product_id":"various-artists-midnight-in-tokyo-vol-4","title":"Various Artists - Midnight In Tokyo Vol. 4","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTsunaki Kadowaki, a staff member at Kyoto’s record store Meditations, the supervisor of \"New Age Music Disc Guide\", and the founder of Sad Disco, curates the fourth installment of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/various-artists-midnight-in-tokyo-vol-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMidnight in Tokyo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e themed around Ambient Kayō. The \u003cem\u003eMidnight in Tokyo\u003c\/em\u003e series by Studio Mule focuses on Japanese music, serving as a soundtrack for Tokyo nights—whether for home listening, club play, or as a driving BGM, transcending location and space. After a six-year hiatus, the fourth volume takes \"Ambient Kayō\" as its new perspective, compiling genre-defying tracks released between 1977 and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1999 to explore the intersection of Japanese ambient and pop music. For this long-awaited fourth installment, selections were made regardless of record label status (major or independent), era, format (vinyl or CD), original release price, or prior reissues. Instead, the focus was on music that deeply moves the listener, is open-minded and evocative, brims with inspiration and spiritual insight, and embodies the \"utagokoro\" (singing heart) of Japanese artists. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe album presents 12 exquisite pop tracks infused with an ambient feeling, resonating deeply with the evolving landscape of the mid-2020s—a time of post-hyperpop and Y2K revival. Tsunaki Kadowaki has written liner notes for multiple Japanese releases (Brian Eno, Masahiro Sugaya etc.) and runs the Sad Disco music label under Disk Union. He also curates Spotify’s official New Age Music playlist and performed as a DJ at YCAM’s Audio Base Camp #3 in 2024. — via Label\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/3o3IIoF6mlYqvjGrgYj4xA?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Studio Mule\u003cbr\u003eSeries: Midnight In Tokyo – Vol. 4\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation\u003cbr\u003eReleased: 2025\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Balearic, Downtempo, Ambient\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Japanese Electronic\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Studio Mule","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45361847500958,"sku":"4250101476709","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/1230559-1024x1024.jpg?v=1745493078","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/various-artists-midnight-in-tokyo-vol-4","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}