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Somewhere Between (black)
First-ever officially licensed compilation of this kind Artwork by noted illustrator/designer Koichi Sato new liner notes by Mark "Frosty" McNeill Double LP housed in wide-spine jacket Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980-1988 hovers vibe-wise between two distinct poles within Light In The Attics acclaimed Japan Archival Series-Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990 and Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986. All three albums showcase recordings produced during Japans soaring bubble economy of the 1980s, an era in which aesthetic visions and consumerism merged. Music echoed the nations prosperity and with financial abundance came the luxury to dream.