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01. Nobuo Yagi - Mi Mi Africa
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02. Nobuyuki Shimizu - Silver Spot
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03. Piper - Samba Night
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04. Haruko Kuwana - Akogareno Sundown
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05. Aru Takamura - Koi Wa Saikou (I'm In Love)
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06. Hitomi Tohyama - Love Is The Competition
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07. Honma Express - What The Magic Is To Try
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01. Colored Music - Colored Music
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02. Shohjo-Tai & Red Bus St Project - Electric City
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03. Yumi Murata - Krishna
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04. Eri Ohno - Live Hard, Live Free
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05. Minnie - Rocket 88
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06. Shoody - Tokyo Melody
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ARTIST
VA
TITLE
Midnight In Tokyo Vol. 1
FORMAT
2LP
LABEL
STUDIO MULE
CATALOG #
STUDIOMUL 001LP
STUDIOMUL 001LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
2/9/2018
2024 repress; Double LP version. Mule Musiq announce their new label, Studio Mule.
Midnight In Tokyo Vol. 1
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
Summer Breeze
(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. The dubby electronic new wave disco "Electric City" is a B side of pop idol group
Shohjo-Tai & 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
Next Door
(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
. Compiled by
Toshiya Kawasaki
. Mastering by
Kuniyuki Takahashi
. Cover photo by
Mika Kitamura
.
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