Appropriate for the end of summer, gak finally tackles a long-promised episode devoted to the 1980s Japanese genre known as city pop. The entire playlist should be considered ultrasmooth with acts clearly inspired by this resurrected & imported style. Perfect for driving away from the city and to the beach. Ichi, ni, san, yon, go! 00. BGM 01. Miki Matsubara: Mayonaka no Door/Stay with Me (Paradise Beach, 1983) See-Saw/Pony Canyon 02. Joseph Shabason: 15-19 (The Fellowship, 2021) Western Vinyl/Telephone Explosion 03. Angela Bofill: On & On (Something About You, 1981) Arista 04. Gary Wright: Dream Weaver (The Dream Weaver, 1975) Warner Bros 05. Laura Karpman: Dreamweaver (Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed OST, 2024) Lakeshore 06. Moon King: Go to My Head (Roses EP, 2024) Arbutus 07. Bridal Party: Pool (Cool Down, 2022) self-released 08. CFCF: Marike (You Can Live Forever OST, 2023) CFCF 09. Teen Daze: Backyard (Elegant Rhythms, 2024) Plancha 10. Light Blending In: Solitude (2024) self-released 11. Boreal Network: Aquarius Base (Calliope, 2022) Hotham Sound 12. Tatsuro Yamashita: Solid Slider (Greatest Hits! of Tatsuro Yamashita, 1982) Air 13. Piper: Tobenai Tori (I'm Not in Love, 1981) Yupiteru 14. Kenji Omura: Yumedono (Kenji Shock, 1978) Alfa 15. Circus: Tasogare Loneliness (Marmalade Sunset, 1982) Warner Bros 16. Anri: Last Summer Whisper (Heaven Beach, 1982) For Life 17. Jun Fukamachi: Treasure Hunter (Eirian Maju Kagami OST, 1985) Columbia/Animex 18. Mariya Takeuchi: Plastic Love (Variety, 1984) Moon 19. Aran Tomoko: Midnight Pretenders (Fuyü-Kükan, 1983) Warner Bros 20. Yukihiro Takahashi: Gekiryuu/Torrent (Gaku No Boken OST, 1991) Eastworld/Universal 21. Yukihiro Takahashi: Poisson D'Avril [single] (Poisson D'Avril OST [remastered & expanded], 2022) Yen 22. Yuichiro Oda: The Last Hero (The Last Hero OST, 1982) Eastworld 23. Claude Lavender: Going Up (After Lunch, 2022) self-released 24. Rapallo: Play to Lose (Merger, 2024) self-released 25. Jack J: Only You Know Why (Opening the Door, 2022) Mood Hut 26. Masahiro Takahashi: Cloud Boat (Humid Sun, 2023) Telephone Explosion 27. United Future Organization: Loud Minority [club mix] (Loud Minority 12", 1992) Zero Corporation radiofreegak@gmail.com www.citr.ca/exploding-head-movies https://mas.to/@100aire
