Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980-1989Various Artists

• – Noriko Miyamoto – Arrows & Eyes
• – Mishio Ogawa – Hikari No Ito Kin No Ito
• – Yoshio Ojima – Days Man
• – Mkwaju Ensemble – Tira-Rin
• – R.N.A-ORGANISM – WEIMAR 22
• – Naoki Asai – Yakan Hikou
• – Takami Hasegawa – Koneko To Watashi
• – Mammy – Mizu No Naka No Himitsu
• – Dip in the Pool – Hasu No Enishi
• – Wha Ha Ha – Akatere
• – D-Day – Sweet Sultan
• – Perfect Mother – Dark Disco-Da·Da·Da·Da·Run
• – Neo Museum – Area
• – Sonoko – Wedding With God (À Nijinski)

• 1. Noriko Miyamoto – Arrows & Eyes
• 2. Mishio Ogawa – Hikari No Ito Kin No Ito
• 3. Yoshio Ojima – Days Man
• 4. Mkwaju Ensemble – Tira-Rin
• 5. R.N.A-ORGANISM – WEIMAR 22
• 6. Naoki Asai – Yakan Hikou
• 7. Takami Hasegawa – Koneko To Watashi
• 8. Mammy – Mizu No Naka No Himitsu
• 9. Dip in the Pool – Hasu No Enishi
• 10. Wha Ha Ha – Akatere
• 11. D-Day – Sweet Sultan
• 12. Perfect Mother – Dark Disco-Da·Da·Da·Da·Run
• 13. Neo Museum – Area
• 14. Sonoko – Wedding With God (À Nijinski)

Light In The Attic release 'Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980–1988', a collection of tracks that were created “during Japan’s soaring bubble economy of the 1980s, an era in which aesthetic visions and consumerism merged. The music echoed the nation’s prosperity and with financial abundance, came the luxury to dream.”

“Thanks to the idyllic economic climate and innovations in domestically manufactured music gear, creators on the edges were empowered to focus on satisfying their artistic visions in the open headspace of home studios.”

“These tracks exist in a space of transition when the major label grip on the Japanese recording market began to give way to the escalation of independents

Across its 14-tracks, 'Somewhere Between' spans ambient, pop, electronic, minimal, and so-called “shadow sounds”, with music from Mkwaju Ensemble, Naoki Asai, Noriko Miyamoto, and more.