City Pop S/D

oh, also, a lot of YMO members had a lot to do with city pop, even though YMO aren't really city pop proper. that's also where you get kind of offbeat unexpected influences on city pop like david sylvian

a city pop record that i recommend a lot that doesn't get much play, probably in large part because it came out in '92, after city pop's commercial peak, is satoshi ikeda's _a love supreme_. you can also hear music in the genre branching out into different styles, like you got some acid jazz influence in there for instance.

for your next generation of city pop considerations-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTD5vKQhcqA
color filter - "vision" (2000)

Dope track

pre-City Pop ('77) deep cut from my buddy's auntie in Honolulu:

Nohelani Cypriano "Lihue"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE1mwfX_5EY

I love that song so much

Yeah, huge fan of Lihue!

I like the Vision track you posted but just sounds like a 90s jam though :shrug:?

subthread: city pop/reggae fusion

in this regard, i submit the following for your consideration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTb3s2AXGkk
junko yagami - "ジョハナスバーグ (Johannesburg)" (1985)

yeah that nohelani cypriano sounds awesome!

losing the plot a bit here, but on that note, here's a dj muro mixtape called hawaiian breaks that highlights hawaiian funk records. very fun!

that junko yagami tune appears on a comp that time capsule just put out, which focuses on the reggae tracks from pop & city pop artists...

https://timecapsulespace.bandcamp.com/album/tokyo-riddim-1976-1985

this one's not on it, and it's cheesy and stupid and perhaps kinda a beginner song in that whole area, but i do love it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4Hqy_PMGIw
Marlene – Zanzibar Night