{"product_id":"kankyo-ongaku-japanese-ambient-environmental-new-age-music-1980-1990","title":"Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental \u0026 New Age Music 1980-1990","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eETA JANUARY 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a distribution title courtesy of Light in the Attic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__selling-points fw-demi\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst-ever fully licensed collection of this music outside of Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3xLP with extensive liner notes and artist bios, including an essay by Spencer Doran\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVinyl pressed at Optimal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCover photo by Osamu Murai features buildings designed by Fumihiko Maki\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecial vinyl edition pressed on Pearl Sunrise color wax\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNote: below video is of previous black vinyl edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"Release-Detail\" class=\"acordion_description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex flex-wrap flex-lg-nowrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__info-description product__info-description--full product__info-description--open\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"section_title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section_height\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"release-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"release-description-complete\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yhB9HIleZW8\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight In The Attic’s Japan Archival Series continues with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental \u0026amp; New Age Music 1980-1990\u003c\/em\u003e, an unprecedented overview of the country’s vital minimal, ambient, avant-garde, and New Age music–what can collectively be described as \"kankyo ongaku\" or environmental music. The collection features internationally acclaimed artists such as Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Joe Hisaishi as well as other pioneers like Hiroshi Yoshimura, Yoshio Ojima, and Satoshi Ashikawa who deserve a place alongside the indisputable giants of these genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1970s, the concepts of Brian Eno’s “ambient” and Erik Satie’s “furniture music” began to take hold in the minds of artists and musicians around Tokyo. Emerging fields like soundscape design and architectural acoustics opened up new ways in which sound and music could be consumed. For artists like Yoshimura, Ojima, and Ashikawa, these ideas became the foundation for their musical works, which were heard not only on records and in live performances but also within public and private spaces where they intermingled with the sounds and environments of everyday life. The bubble economy of 1980s Japan also had a hand in the advancement of kankyo ongaku. In an attempt to cultivate an image of sophisticated lifestyle, corporations with expendable income bankrolled various art and music initiatives, which opened up new and unorthodox ways in which artists could integrate their avant-garde musical forms into everyday life: in-store music for Muji, a promo LP for a Sanyo AC unit, and a Seiko watch advert, among others, can all be heard in this collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKankyo Ongaku is expertly compiled by Spencer Doran (Visible Cloaks) who, with a series of revelatory mixtapes as well as his label Empire of Signs (\u003cem\u003eMusic For Nine Postcards\u003c\/em\u003e), has been instrumental in shepherding interest in this music outside of Japan. Together with Light In The Attic’s celebrated anthologies\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Am The Center\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Microcosm\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKankyo Ongaku\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehelps to broaden our understanding of this quietly profound music, regardless of the environment in which it’s heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"release-description-toggler release-description-less text-uppercase mt-1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Light In The Attic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47697370349758,"sku":"LITA-167","price":108.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0513\/2497\/7342\/files\/tmp_2F1592499984015-51nlf4mtpff-95718ad8551368c6f1cf2cb3b1b71add_2FLITA_2B167_2B-_2BCover_2Bwith_2BGrammy_2BLogo_2B_281_29_974x_2b5104fb-a27b-466b-8a88-bd56fca21f4b.png?v=1782139751","url":"https:\/\/www.veryokvinyl.com\/products\/kankyo-ongaku-japanese-ambient-environmental-new-age-music-1980-1990","provider":"Very Ok Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}