The sound of urban decadence: that was the aesthetic of city pop, the name given to Japanese disco. It’s unfortunate that city pop isn’t listened to more today — I guess saying “I listen ...

And now, the reissue label Light in the Attic is offering up Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976–1986, an expansive compilation that offers an idea of what a tech boom can sound ...

Following compilations of Japanese city pop and ambient, Light in the Attic unearths a set of songs lying outside familiar genres. It’s a vital addition to the label’s broader historical project.

The upswing of city pop likely originates with the Japanese themselves: a few decades ago, domestic crate diggers started critically reevaluating vintage Japanese music, or wamono.According to DJ ...

City pop is the latest trend to hit Japan's indie-music scene. Well, not the musical style, just the words. The term was originally used to describe an offshoot of the emerging Western-influenced ...