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this album :0 it feels like riding a bicycle in the summer by the river and then stopping at a bakery while wearing your favorite floral perfume. overall, very groovy, very happy, and very much for skipping and jumping instead of walking.
It’s part of the Japanese shibuya-kei genre of music so a lot of inspiration from western music and 60s pop and a lot of cool guitar sounds :)
Apr 22, 2024
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Good album. Japanese ambiance? idk I’m bad at genre classification. Good for walking around in parts of the city you don’t often explore.
Feb 2, 2024
We had a work trip to Japan in November (already feel so grateful I get to experience Japan in this way). After a week of intense workshops in the day and connecting with people and exploring the city after hours, I was finally left alone to wander on my own for an evening. After queueing up for 20 minutes for the most delicious spicy wagyu ramen that I randomly passed by, and happily devouring it, I wandered into a vinyl/ listening bar with a long-ish queue of locals.
Since I was alone and didn’t mind sitting at the bar (love sitting at the bar and just watching the bartenders in their “flow state” usually in time to music), I was seated almost immediately. While I ordered a delicious and most rewarding Manhattan, this song played and in those few minutes, I felt waves of joy, gratitude and calm.… almost like everything felt right and I was meant to be in this moment and just be.
Then I leaned over and saw the cutest/ most kawaii album art! This song is probably exhausted with how much it’s been running in my rotation but it always takes me back to that crisp, cold evening in a foreign country, blissfully alone but not lonely (rare for me to feel this as an incorrigible extrovert constantly seeking connection).
I have no idea what the song translates to from Japanese and I actually don’t want to know, in case it ruins the memory for me or ends up being a sad song. But if you understand Japanese, and know this is a happy or hopeful song, let me know! And if you know of similar songs, drop them… would love to discover more!
Jan 14, 2025
70s Japanese jazz fusion jams that make u feel like you’re at the beach. Good for running bc upbeat but relaxed enough to keep HR down ! Seychelles is a personal favorite
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