Island Music
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TRACKLIST
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Haruomi Hosono (細野 晴臣)
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Shigeru Suzuki (鈴木 茂)
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Shigeru Suzuki (鈴木 茂)
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Shigeru Suzuki (鈴木 茂)
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Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)
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Masataka Matsutoya (松任谷 正隆)
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Haruomi Hosono (細野 晴臣)
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Ryuichi Sakamoto (坂本 龍一)
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Haruomi Hosono (細野 晴臣)
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Haruomi Hosono (細野 晴臣)
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Takahiko Ishikawa (石川 鷹彦)
SYNOPSIS
Island Music is a quintessential example of early-80s Japanese fusion—slick, tropical, and full of groove. Mixing sharp jazz-funk musicianship with breezy island rhythms and lush synth textures, the album radiates a sun-drenched, cosmopolitan vibe. Both sophisticated and laid-back, it captures the escapist mood of Japan’s bubble-era soundscape, making it a deep cut that fusion heads and city pop diggers still chase today.
GENRE & STYLE
Jazz, Funk / Soul, Pop, Stage & Screen
Fusion, Soul
PRESSING INFORMATION
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CBS/Sony – 25AH 1522
LP | 12”, 33⅓ RPM
Japan | 1981
Original Pressing
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