KEY FEATURES

• 11-track album Pressed on Classic Black Vinyl
• Features an iconic Japanese OBI-strip
• Artwork by illustrator Rika Hase
• The definitive City Pop cover album

RELEASE DESCRIPTION

Following the release of Lo-Fi Ghibli in 2022; lo-fi hip-hop covers of classic Ghibli songs, the underground hip-hop producer Grey October Sound and P-VINE are delighted to release a cover album of lo-fi hip-hop arrangements of Japanese City Pop classics!

After their successful worldwide debut with "Lo-Fi Ghibli", Grey October Sound is gaining recognition not only in Japan but also overseas. The album features world-famous city pop classics covered in lo-fi hip-hop arrangements, including covers of "Mayonaka no Door ~ stay with me" by Miki Matsubara, "Fly-Day Chinatown" by Yasuha and Taeko Onuki's "Tokai", which opened up the recent global popularity of city pop, as well as classic tracks by Tatsuro Yamashita, Mariya Takeuchi, and Yumi Arai. The cute artwork with the traditional style of Lo-Fi Girl and city pop is by Rika Hase, who also designed the Lo-Fi Ghibli cover.

TRACKLIST

1. Fly-Day CHINA TOWN (Yasuha)
2. Plastic Love (Mariya Takeuchi)
3. Mayonaka no Door ~ stay with me (Miki Matsubara)
4. Tokai (Taeko Onuki)
5. Anohi ni Kaeritai (Yumi Arai)
6. Kanashimi-Ga-Tomaranai (Anri)
7. Kimi wa 1000% (1986 OMEGA TRIBE)
8. Amaku Kiken na Kaori (Tatsuro Yamashita)
9. Mr. Summertime (Circus)
10. DOWN TOWN (Sugar Babe）
11. Mayonaka no Door ~ stay with me (Ver.2) (Miki Matsubara)

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