Various Artists - Tokyo City Pop vol.1"Portrait"Produced by KANAKO HARA - Japan CD

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Various Artists

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Top-notch vocalists and musicians gathered! This "NEO TOKYO CITY POP" EP is produced by Kanako Hara, a rare piano & keyboardist who has worked on many songs and artists, including the OP song for "Information Live Miyaneya", and "Information Live Miyaneya". Kanako Hara, a composer, pianist, and keyboardist who has worked on music for commercials, animations, and musicals, including the opening song for "Information Live Miyaneya," and has participated in live performances and recordings by many major artists as a pianist, has taken on the challenge of creating a CITY POP sound for this album, She has released an EP with a "NEO TOKYO CITY POP" sound, featuring a superb lineup of vocalists and musicians.The six vocalists participating in this event are a truly genre-less lineup, including the one and only female rock singer "Kyoko" who no longer needs any explanation, "Hitomi Shimatani" who has many MEGA POPS HITs with her clear voice, "Hiromi" who has created many R&B classics in the J-R&B scene, "nikiie", a singer-songwriter who plays the piano and guitar by herself and is popular for her gentle voice with a floating feeling, and "Ki", a singer-songwriter who boasts overwhelming singing ability and sings in every genre. Hiromi, who has created many R&B classics in the J-R&B scene; nikiie, a popular singer-songwriter who plays piano and guitar by herself and sings with a gentle floating voice; Nijiiro Samurai Zuma, a "top music Youtuber" with overwhelming vocal ability who sings in all genres; and the only vocalist participating in this album who has been active in the "CITY POP scene". He is the only vocalist participating in this album who is active in the "CITY POP scene" and was selected for the book "The Basics of City Pop in 100 CDs! Sho Kurashina, vocalist of the band "GOOD BYE APRIL", who is the only vocalist participating in this album, is active in the "CITY POP scene" and was selected in the book "The Basics of City Pop". The chemistry between the two vocalists, each of whom is active in his or her own scene, is evident in this album.In addition, "Last Kiss if it's a Last Kiss feat. Hitomi Shimatani" on track (2) samples Momoko Kikuchi's single "Glass Field" released in 1987, and "Tokyo Neon feat. Remember Summer Days," a CITY POP classic released in 1983. The recording musicians include guitarist Kazuki Isogai, bassist Ryota Kanbayashi, drummer Ryo Ebihara, and saxophone player Yoshihiro Tsujimoto. The recording studio was designed to accommodate the music of the 70's and 80's. The recording studio was used to record the music of the 70's and 80's. All songs were recorded at Acoustic House, which is known as the "headquarters of CITY POP" and produced many CITY POP hits in the 70's and 80's. All recording, mixing, and mastering were done at Acoustic House.The previous album "Light" was also a great challenge that took the audience by surprise, but this time the music, genre, and worldview are all different, not just a challenge, but a new one, and of extraordinary quality. It is a new "NEO TOKYO CITY POP" work that goes beyond homage.