VA / MIDNIGHT IN TOKYO VOL.3 (2LP)

The 3rd compilation "midnight in tokyo", which contains only Japanese artists' songs compiled on the soundtrack-like theme to listen to in the middle of the night in Tokyo. From the previous work, which was compiled mainly on 80's jazz fusion, this work is a sequel to vol.1, compiling minor soul, disco and new wave from a rare groove perspective. Yoko Hatanaka, who is still active as the queen of sexy songs, opened the curtain with the popular Japanese rare groove song "more sexy", which is also popular overseas. A masterpiece of Balearic acid folk that can be said to be the highest peak in Japan, "Kimi no Yume", an electric bossa nova reminiscent of antena recorded in the extremely rare album "octopussy" by a female singer-songwriter who was also active as a backing chorus for Motoharu Sano" silhouette call”, a dope song recorded in the most difficult domestic movie soundtrack, “Train ran on a plateau”, produced by Atsuo Fujimoto of colored music, who can be said to be the spark of the current domestic music revival. Dub track "High School Student Theme", cold funk "get to paradise" by Nobuaki Kaneko, drummer of rize and Mari Kaneko, who is also known as Janis of Shimokita and mother of kenken, and friends of earth, a unit centered on Haruomi Hosono. Miyazaki is popular for his covers of the top Japanese new wave disco song "hannya" and the free soul classic "seawind/he loves you" recorded in Tomoko Aran's popular 3rd album "Floating Space" produced by Masato Nishimura. Masako's cover of ``earth wind & fire/fantasy'' is a hidden masterpiece that sounds like it was sung in English by a Japanese person, but on the contrary, it sounds fresh. Junko Sakurada's disco boogie classic, ``Watashi no Advertisement'', is called Japanese Shakatak. The Brazilian fusion group kangaroo's Brazilian manner jazz fusion "sunshine bright on me", and idol singer Maiko Okamoto's rah band "the shadow of your love", a synth-pop masterpiece "Stranger's Night". The one-off project "the fad" that was only released gave Giorgio Moro a manor electro-pop disco "singing lady", the popular songwriter Tetsushi Hayashi's Japanese disco band the eastern gang's melancholy disco masterpiece "magic eyes", and Yamamoto, who was also created by Tetsushi Hayashi. Linda's unknown masterpiece 7inch "Minato no Soul", the highest peak of Kayo Seoul, "crazy baby", and the second song, Tomoko Aran's sweet and sour mellow dancer "i'm in love", closes the curtain. A total of 14 Japanese rare grooves that color the midnight of Tokyo.



A1–Yoko HatanakaMore Sexy


A2–Masumi Hara Kimi No Yume


A3–Yuki Nakayamate Silhouette Call


A4–Atsuo FujimotoTheme of High School Student


B1–Mari KanekoGet To Paradise


B2–Tomoko Aran Hannya


B3–Masako Miyazaki Fantasy


C1–Junko SakuradaWatashi No Koukoku


C2 – Kangaroo Sunshine Bright On Me


C3–Maiko OkamotoStranger's Night


C4–The Fad Singing Lady


D1–The Eastern GangMagic Eyes


D2–Linda YamamotoCrazy Baby


D3-Tomoko AranI'm In Love