Various - Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990Light In The Attics Japan Archival Series continues with Kanky Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980 1990, an unprecedented overview of the countrys vital minimal, ambient, avant garde, and New Age music what can collectively be described as kanky ongaku, or environmental music. The collection features internationally acclaimed artists such as Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Joe Hisaishi, as well as other pioneers like

were often bleak

the members started to think about cracking it on a bigger scale

‘Any Day’ is testament to The Sea and Cake’s artistry

genres and eras - Schott tunes the viola da gamba like a guitar and plucks it

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but also theyåÊplay the 'b' sides too

Sadao Watanabe

acid riffs

Martin Carthy and The Clangers’ composer Vernon Elliot

'Heartleap' has a classic sound and sees her break free from previous frustrations to deliver an album where - for the first time - she herself has been in control of the whole process

Its star musicians were targeted and killed

and a way to keep moving forward