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Playboy Magazine's Iconic Alcohol Advertising in the 1980s

Playboy Magazine, a hallmark of 20th-century popular culture, was known for many things - its groundbreaking interviews, in-depth articles, and iconic centerfolds. But, often overlooked, was its strategic and stylish portrayal of alcohol advertising, particularly during the exuberant decade of the 1980s.

Playboy Magazine's Iconic
Alcohol Advertising in the 1980s

Yukihiro Takahashi - Early Albums Collection 1980-1983 (4CD) Remastered 2005-2007

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Yukihiro Takahashi - Early Albums Collection 1980-1983 (4CD) Remastered 2005-2007

Yukihiro Takahashi - Early Albums Collection 1980-1983 (4CD) [Remastered 2005-2007]
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 1.2 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 497 Mb | Scans included
Synthpop, Techno-Pop, New Wave, Electronic | Time: 02:55:23

Yukihiro Takahashi (高橋 幸宏 Takahashi Yukihiro) is a renowned Japanese musician, who is best known as the drummer and lead vocalist of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, and as the former drummer of the Sadistic Mika Band.

Ryuichi Sakamoto - CHASM (2005) Japanese Edition

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Ryuichi Sakamoto - CHASM (2005) Japanese Edition

Ryuichi Sakamoto - CHASM (2005) Japanese Edition
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 380 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 165 Mb | Scans ~ 66 Mb
Experimental Electronic, Ambient, World Fusion | Label: Warner | # WPCL-10072 | 01:12:16

Chasm (stylized as CHASM) is the 15th studio album by Ryuichi Sakamoto and was released in 2004. The album is experimental, pairing Sakamoto's piano work with ambient and glitch programming. Notably, Sakamoto's former bandmates from Yellow Magic Orchestra, Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, contribute on several songs under their own production name, Sketch Show. "coro" was featured on the soundtrack to the anime film Appleseed, while "World Citizen - i won't be disappointed/looped piano" and "only love can conquer hate" were featured in the film Babel. The original version of "Ngo", featured on the single for "Undercooled", was used in a New Balance advertisement. "Seven Samurai - ending theme" is taken from Sakamoto's score for the PlayStation 2 game Seven Samurai 20XX.

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Raw Life Osaka (1999) 2CD

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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Raw Life Osaka (1999) 2CD

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Raw Life Osaka (1999) 2CD
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 529 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 286 Mb | Scans included
Experimental, Avant-Garde, Modern Classical | Label: Warner | # WPC6-10054~5 | 01:54:54

Japanese edition of 1999 live album by the seminal Japanese electronic music pioneer in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to the initial pressing only. The album is a concert performance of his 1999 opera 'Life'. Nine tracks. Each disc comes in a separate, inner protective sleeve.

VA - WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol 1-2 Deep, Heavy and Beautiful Jazz from Japan 1962-1985 (2022/2023)

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VA - WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol 1-2 Deep, Heavy and Beautiful Jazz from Japan 1962-1985 (2022/2023)

VA - WaJazz: Japanese Jazz Spectacle Vol 1-2 Deep, Heavy and Beautiful Jazz from Japan 1962-1985 (2022/2023)
FLAC (tracks) - 973 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 382 MB
1:24:55 + 1:21:39 | Free Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock | Label: Deep Jazz Reality, Universounds, 180g

Universounds, HMV Record Shop and 180g team up for an exceptional release: from blazing hard bop to free jazz, to introspective saxophone solos and massive big band sounds, renowned Japanese jazz expert Yusuke Ogawa presents an essential 14 track collection of “WaJazz” music taken from the Nippon Columbia vaults. Featuring Jiro Inagaki, Minoru Muraoka, Hiroshi Suzuki, Hozan Yamamoto, Count Buffalo, Takeshi Inomata, and much more!

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Sweet Revenge (1994) Japanese Edition

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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Sweet Revenge (1994) Japanese Edition

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Sweet Revenge (1994) Japanese Edition
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 333 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 138 Mb | Scans ~ 122 Mb
Label: ForLife Music | # FLCG-3128 | Time: 01:00:18
Experimental Pop, Electronic, World Fusion

Sweet Revenge is an amazingly sophisticated album in which Sakamoto sets the distinctive and heart-rending chordal and harmonic ideas of his soundtrack work to trip-hop and neo-bossa-nova beats. The songs are fronted by a succession of guest vocalists who each contribute lyrics which add up to an amazingly coherent whole–a mature meditation on love, longing, conflict, revenge and regret. As usual, Sakamoto was ahead of his time. By spotlighting the deep poetry of J-ME and Latasha Natasha Diggs, this 1994 album anticipated by years the introspective hip-hop diva trend popularized by Lauryn Hill.

VA - Pacific Breeze Volume 3: Japanese City Pop, AOR and Boogie 1975-1987 (2023)

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VA - Pacific Breeze Volume 3: Japanese City Pop, AOR and Boogie 1975-1987 (2023)

VA - Pacific Breeze Volume 3: Japanese City Pop, AOR and Boogie 1975-1987 (2023)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 434 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 149 MB
1:05:01 | Soul, Funk, Disco, Boogie, City Pop | Label: Light in the Attic

Light in the Attic's Pacific Breeze series has supplied the world's growing legions of Japanese music fans with an expertly curated selection of the most sought-after City Pop recordings-the mesmerizing and nebulous genre of Japanese bubble-era music of the '70s-'80s that encompasses AOR, R&B, jazz fusion, funk, boogie and disco. These familiar sounds are spun through the unique lens of optimistic, cosmopolitan fantasy colored by Japan's affluence at the time. Much of the music has previously been nearly impossible to acquire outside of Japan and continues to captivate listeners with it's unique blend of groove-laden escapism, even birthing wholly new genres such as Vaporwave.

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Bricolages (2006)

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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Bricolages (2006)

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Bricolages (2006)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 449 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 190 Mb | Scans included
Experimental, Electronic, World Fusion | Label: KA'+B | # KAB-0017 | Time: 01:13:49

"Bricolage," a French word meaning to assemble something from available materials, is such a perfect term for the art of the remix that it's surprising no one has ever used it before. It's less surprising that Ryuichi Sakamoto, whose work has always had a cool Continental flair despite the artist's Japanese roots, would choose such an elegant term for his swish remix collection. Focusing on reworks of material from 2005's back-to-the-roots electro-pop experiment Chasm, Bricolages features a cross-cultural and cross-generational batch of remixers including Cornelius, whose playful sense of pastiche is to current hipster Japanese pop what Sakamoto's Yellow Magic Orchestra was a quarter-century before; his take on the spoken word cut-up "War & Peace" is considerably lighter and groovier than Aoki Takamasa's tense, austere version. Former Japan drummer Steve Jansen, whose collaboration with Sakamoto goes back to the early '80s, contributes the skittering "Break With," bridging the gap between new wave disco and contemporary IDM.

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia (1986)

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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia (1986)

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia (1986)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 231 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 104 Mb | Scans included | 00:40:42
Electronic, Fusion, Avantgarde, Synthpop | Label: 10 Records/Virgin | # DIXCD34

Professor Sakamoto gives a lesson on what is practically a different style of music with each track on Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia, beginning with a sure-fire hit: the extroverted, quintessentially Japanese synth workout "Field Work" (with Thomas Dolby). From there, Sakamoto hits riff-ready crossover jazz-fusion ("Etude"), electronic minimalism ("M.A.Y. in the Backyard"), and Oriental dub ("Paradise Lost"). There is a return to sampladelic Eastern synth-pop with "Steppin' Into Asia," but for the most part Sakamoto displays his impressive stylistic range on this solo album.

Kitaro - Albums Collection 1979-1993 (13CD) [Geffen Records Releases]

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Kitaro - Albums Collection 1979-1993 (13CD) [Geffen Records Releases]

Kitaro - Albums Collection 1979-1993 (13CD) [Geffen Records Releases]
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 3.3 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 1.55 Gb | Scans included
New Age, Ambient, Progressive Electronic, World Fusion, Prog-Rock | Time: 10:51:40

Kitaro's universally acknowledged as the founding architect of new age music. The Grammy and Golden Globe Award-Winning Kitaro has achieved global acclaim over a more than three decade long career with a signature sound and a pioneering fusion of cultures, techniques and spheres of consciousness that are truly his own.

上原ひろみ - BLUE GIANT (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2023)

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上原ひろみ - BLUE GIANT (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2023)

上原ひろみ - BLUE GIANT (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2023)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) 390 MB | Cover | 01:12:58 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 171 MB
Soundtracks, Jazz, Blues | Label: UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC

人気ジャズ漫画を映画化した『BLUE GIANT』のサントラ。音楽は“漫画から音が聞こえてくる”と絶賛する上原ひろみが担当。原作者の石塚真一と親交のある上原が以前から制作していたという、劇中バンド“JASS”のオリジナル楽曲も楽しめる。

Yaffle - After the chaos (2023)

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Yaffle - After the chaos (2023)

Yaffle - After the chaos (2023)
WEB FLAC (Tracks) 218 MB | Cover | 47:34 | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 109 MB
Classical | Label: UNIVERSAL MUSIC LLC

気鋭の作曲家 Yaffle が問う、混沌のなかのヒューマニズム

話題の日本人アーティストのプロデュースから映画音楽まで手掛ける人気のプロデューサー、トラックメイカーであるYaffle(ヤッフル)が向き合うポスト・クラシカル。クラシック名門レーベル、ドイツ・グラモフォンからニュー・アルバム『After the chaos』をリリース!!

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - Ruy's Bar Part.2 (1990) {Japanese Edition}

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Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - Ruy's Bar Part.2 (1990) {Japanese Edition}

Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - Ruy's Bar Part.2 (1990) {Japanese Edition}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 252 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 147 Mb
Full Scans | 00:41:08 | RAR 5% Recovery
Jazz, Post-Bop | King Record Co., Ltd. #KICJ-35

Yamamoto's popularity has increased since he played the theme song of the popular talk show. This is the second album featuring the theme song . Yamamoto is the pianist with the best song in Japan. This is a standard collection of gems with exquisite expressive power.

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Beauty (1990)

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Ryuichi Sakamoto - Beauty (1990)

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Beauty (1990)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 312 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 137 Mb | Scans ~ 81 Mb
World Fusion, Experimental Pop/Rock, Electronic | Label: Virgin | # 7 91294-2 | 00:59:56

Beauty is the eighth solo studio album by Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto. Beauty is notable for its "collage of styles" that range from rock, techno, and classical to flamenco, African, and Japanese traditional. In discussing whether music is narrative and illustrative or an abstract medium, Sakamoto said, "I have visions sometimes when I'm writing contemporary music, even when it's very logical. For example, for one of my songs on the album Beauty, I was always having visions of Amazonian rainforests, a little plane flying very low over the trees. Trees, trees, trees, and some birds. But the title of the song is 'Calling from Tokyo'." Recorded at various sound studios throughout Tokyo, New York, and Los Angeles, Beauty features many collaborators that include Arto Lindsay, Brian Wilson, Robbie Robertson, and Sly Dunbar.

Sarah Brightman - Voce: Beautiful Songs (2014) {Japan 1st Press}

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Sarah Brightman - Voce: Beautiful Songs (2014) {Japan 1st Press}

Sarah Brightman - Voce: Beautiful Songs (2014) {Japan 1st Press}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 530 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 206 Mb
Full Scans | 01:15:25 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classical, Classical Crossover, Electronic, Pop | Universal Music #TYCP-80080

Japan only release edition! Best selection album of Sarah Brightman. 18 tracks, releasing in SHM-CD format. Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, musician, songwriter, and dancer. Brightman began her career as a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip and released several disco singles as a solo performer. In 1981, she made her West End musical theatre debut in Cats and met composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, whom she later married. She went on to star in several West End and Broadway musicals, including The Phantom of the Opera, where she originated the role of Christine Daaé.

Katsuya Yokoyama - Japon : L'art du Shakuhachi (Art of the Shakuhachi) (1997/2017)

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Katsuya Yokoyama - Japon : L'art du Shakuhachi (Art of the Shakuhachi) (1997/2017)

Katsuya Yokoyama - Japon : L'art du Shakuhachi (Art of the Shakuhachi) (1997/2017)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 274 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 151 MB
1:04:50 | Folk, Min'yō | Label: Ocora Radio-France

Ocora is known for the quality of the musicians the label produces. This one with Katsuya Yokoyama is clearly one of these. Yokoyama is considered one of today's five greatest Japanese shakuhachi masters, and he does not disappoint on this release; he is a master totally in control of his instrument, his art, and his craft, and especially of a tradition that is still evolving. Although Japanese are known to hold dearly to traditions, with regard to the shakuhachi, each master is able to add something of his own. Yokoyama does not disappoint in this respect.