Haruomi Hosono - NDEEver since his days as a pioneer of Japanese electronic music in the 1970s, Haruomi Hosono has constantly pushed forwards musically. The 1990s was a particularly fertile decade for the Yellow Magic Orchestra co founder. Following two decades spent creating and releasing innovative electronic pop, imaginary sound worlds and inspirational ambient music, Hosono established the Daisyworld label to showcase cutting edge ambient, techno and electronica,

Kickin' off with infectious

Funk and Disco movements were extremely influential in these regions

Guy Fawkes Day

keeps things uplifting with its female/male paired vocal arrangements

Melodies International move from North America into Brazilian territory reissuing a remarkable piece of 1970s MPB (Música popular brasileira) written and mostly recorded by a single family

From the upbeat mambo rhythms of "Amigo" to the unusual combination of Calypso and Tamborera styles used in "My Brother

a call to a horizon without a visa

Artwork and design by Protean Productions

originally released in 1979

Edits are not a crime

The closing track is a great reinterpretation of “Wakax” from “Chants of Pachamama (Part 1)” by the legend Matias Aguayo

Speaking with Michael back in November