{"product_id":"various-artists-kankyo-ongaku-japanese-ambient-environmental-and-new-age-music-1980-1990-3lp","title":"Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient Environmental \u0026 New Age Music 1980-1990","description":"\u003ch3\u003e** This is a PRE-ORDER. Please read our policies before ordering. Check our website for Est. Ship Date.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cb\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst-ever fully licensed collection of this music outside of Japan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e3xLP with extensive liner notes and artist bios, including an essay by Spencer Doran\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl pressed at Optimal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCover photo by Osamu Murai features buildings designed by Fumihiko Maki\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial vinyl edition pressed on Pearl Sunrise color wax\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLight In The Attic’s Japan Archival Series continues with Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental \u0026amp; New Age Music 1980-1990, an unprecedented overview of the country’s vital minimal, ambient, avant-garde, and New Age music–what can collectively be described as \"kankyo 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 Hiroshi Yoshimura, Yoshio Ojima, and Satoshi Ashikawa who deserve a place alongside the indisputable giants of these genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1970s, the concepts of Brian Eno’s “ambient” and Erik Satie’s “furniture music” began to take hold in the minds of artists and musicians around Tokyo. Emerging fields like soundscape design and architectural acoustics opened up new ways in which sound and music could be consumed. For artists like Yoshimura, Ojima, and Ashikawa, these ideas became the foundation for their musical works, which were heard not only on records and in live performances but also within public and private spaces where they intermingled with the sounds and environments of everyday life. The bubble economy of 1980s Japan also had a hand in the advancement of kankyo ongaku. In an attempt to cultivate an image of sophisticated lifestyle, corporations with expendable income bankrolled various art and music initiatives, which opened up new and unorthodox ways in which artists could integrate their avant-garde musical forms into everyday life: in-store music for Muji, a promo LP for a Sanyo AC unit, and a Seiko watch advert, among others, can all be heard in this collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKankyo Ongaku is expertly compiled by Spencer Doran (Visible Cloaks) who, with a series of revelatory mixtapes as well as his label Empire of Signs (Music For Nine Postcards), has been instrumental in shepherding interest in this music outside of Japan. Together with Light In The Attic’s celebrated anthologies I Am The Center and The Microcosm, Kankyo Ongaku helps to broaden our understanding of this quietly profound music, regardless of the environment in which it’s heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlass Chattering - Yoshio Ojima\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIslander - Joe Hisaishi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVariation III - Masashi Kitamura + Phonogenix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNube - Yoichiro Yoshikawa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIshiura (abridged) - Toshi Tsuchitori\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChaconne - Toshifumi Hinata\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApple Star - Inoyama Land\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee The Light (abridged) - Fumio Miyashita\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreathing New Life - Jun Fukamachi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLoom - Yellow Magic Orchestra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUmi No Sunatsubu - Masahiro Sugaya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNagareru - Ayuo Takahashi (LP Only)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAvailable on Desktop \u0026amp; Mobile\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Various Artists","offers":[{"title":"3LP \/ White","offer_id":45799857848511,"sku":"LITA167-WH","price":94.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/6947\/3471\/files\/tmp_2F1592499984015-51nlf4mtpff-95718ad8551368c6f1cf2cb3b1b71add_2FLITA_2B167_2B-_2BCover_2Bwith_2BGrammy_2BLogo_2B_281_29_974x_2205d30d-602b-41d6-8e74-9c62f017e5db.jpg?v=1782797106","url":"https:\/\/helixsounds.com\/products\/various-artists-kankyo-ongaku-japanese-ambient-environmental-and-new-age-music-1980-1990-3lp","provider":"Helix Sounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}