the late 70s (and running) japanese city pop/art rock interzone. (maybe riyl kate bush?)

from Kate Bush

boxedjoy posted yumi marata's "face to face" (1985)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=515fqvIAGyg

I always thought this sounded stylistically like Kate Bush

― boxedjoy, Wednesday, June 15, 2022 1:23 AM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

Akiko Yano may be Japan's closest KB analogue.

Their careers more or less started at the same time too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHDUZMjnvs8

(akiko yano — hanto no kimochi full album [2004])

― Maresn3st, Wednesday, June 15, 2022 1:29 AM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

akiko yano — "dogs awaiting" [1980] embedding disabled — sorry.)

― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Wednesday, June 15, 2022 2:00 AM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

Some nice selections there! This is something that reminds me of Kate Bush in the arrangements (for parts of the song at least - and especially the fretless bass):

The Aldeberts - (Modaji) Mandarin Man (1983)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDV2ZO0xDI8

― Chewshabadoo, Wednesday, June 15, 2022 7:27 AM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

Definitely get frequent Kate Bush vibes from early Kumiko Suyama, especially on this LP from 1986, which also gets a little chanson français at moments...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUOJ7Ykquvo

― atonar, Wednesday, June 15, 2022 9:32 AM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink

and so forth. i made some additions for clarity. sorry if you posted something further down and i missed it.

i go into binges of this stuff sometimes and the albums are totally inconsistent, but there's inevitably some amazing tune that pops up. i can't be the only one. let's chat about it here. post yr mixtape favs.

discovered this one a while back and immediately thought of the dreaming, except whoops. duped by time again: it's from 1981. maybe mildly drums + wires-ish even:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EixlSm3WbQ

tomoko aran — "so get up (yosainoonnatachi)"

i don't actually approve of it, but you may need clearance from alfred before using the word 'interzone'

alfred you have my permission to veto this.

Gonna use this thread when I really have the itch for this (which I will). I want music that sounds like the intersection of Moonriders and China Doll's 'Turkish Delight'.

the chorus of this has always seemed very kate bush to me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRw_R4Iro08

don't actually approve of it, but you may need clearance from alfred before using the word 'interzone'

― mookieproof, Wednesday, July 20, 2022 1:58 AM (fourteen hours ago)

wait is Alfred actually Burroughs?

love this one, manuel gottsching hijacked by dubby city pop:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3qLXHnJWwU
Chieko Beauty - Make Me Know It