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Shibuya Summer pt. 2 by Moon Cities

http://www.tmwk.com/lampshade/shibuya_summer_2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHere’s part 2 of the shibuya-kei primer, this time focusing on influences of the genre, artists who were influenced by it, and music that co-evolved along the same lines. It also happens to be some great summer fun time music! 1. Primal Scream – Loaded 2. Gorillaz – 19-2000 …

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Shibuya Summer pt. 1 by Moon Cities

http://tmwk.com/lampshade/shibuya_summer_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download This is something of a primer on that mid-90s Japanese melting pot sound, shibuya-kei. Drawing equally from Brazilian bossa nova, French nouvelle chanson, electronic experimentalism, synth-pop and twee, this sound exploded into life in the early 90s and was heavily influential through the late 90s and early 2000s. …

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